The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-08-09

You may abuse Mr.. Vardaman as
much AS you like, you may dislike him
as much as you desire, but no man can
truthfulIy say that he ever aligned him.
self with the corporate interests OF this
utterances today are the same utteran-
ces that he has made in every campaign
in which he aspired for office. If jim
Vardaman has not been true TO his God,
country ana party, no man ever was
who held office in America. -Yazoo City
Sentinel.
The truly great statesmen in the L.
s. Senate pronounce Senator Varda
man able, honest and upright, and they
say without hesitation that there is not
man IN all the Congress of greater
moral courage.
In this tClarke) county Senator Var
daman's majority over the com bined
opposition will be greater than it was in
1911. It's all over but the shouting.
Enterprise journal.
a friend of the editor of the Enter
prise said to us "A few days ago, the
reason that he was not for VardaRan,
was that Ali the poor people of the hills
were for Vardaman. We told him that
was true .because Senator Vardaman
was no respector of persons for Varda-
m an knew that true and noble heart
could beat in the breast of poor man
as wa.L as taag of a rich man. ~f.-s
Rich or poor, high or low, all look
alike to JAS. X. Vardaman.
Vardaman carried Bolivar county in
the last Senatorial election by two hum
dred majority, and he will carry it in
our opionion by majority of over four
Cleveland Enterprise.
Senator Vardaman'S enemies have en-
deavored to create in the minds of Miss
issippian's the belief that his attacks
upon the war-profiteers would only i'm
pede the progress of the war and were
made for political reasons''-vague
term--which could benefit only himself
Now that the cause for which he fought
is acknowledged and championed by no
less authority than the president. the
I'd mil will hoy ic
important topic from their campaign
speeches. -Brookhaven Leader.
They have backed off from the ''ship
purchase bill" since Vardaman showed
them the ship purchase bill which
Harrison advocated. voted for and saw
enacted - was the same bill that he him.
self helped to draw and supported-not
the ship purchase bill of two years be-
fore-Kosciusko Herald.
Patrioteering Pattie says a great deal
i'm his speeches about some Of our great
men, including Kinds, jefferson Davis.
Walthall, George. and John A. Qnitman.
Yes. and EVERY ONE OF THESE
HEROES WENT TO WAR WHEN
THEY HAD THE CHANCE. Varda-
man went when he had the opportunity,
and tried to go this time. Patte cuts
p1tiful figure beside these men; all he
can offer as a war record is a ~presiden-
;t,ai letter excusing him for STAYING
OUT. The Issue.
You may say what you please about
Vardaman, but everyone must admit
that his standing today is better than it
has ever been His enemies are the
only ones that undertake TO say bad
things about him, and even they are i'm
proving. All those bad unmen tiona BILE
things they used TO try to MAKE honest
people believe are heard no more. They
are now stalking their whole case on the
charge that Vardaman is disloyal to his
country. and even they don't believe
that. What would you think of Clay,
a Calhoun. Webster. Jefferson. Davis,
Lamar, Walthali and George always
agreeing with every body? Why. just
step across the line into Alabama and
YOU will find bunch of fellows that
want to send to Washington man to