Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-02
WORK TOWN
The WAR
Address of Honorable E. F.
Noel, Candidate for United
States Senator
REVIEW OFFICIAL RECORDS

Its absolute acceptance of one leader
ship. Reverse conditions led 4 to the
defeat and overthrow of Russia. sSini-
JAR results win always follow.
In speaking to the American 4 Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor, some monthstsago,
president Wilson said, in effect. that
team work is essential to success, es-
pecially in war; that those who woold
not do team work, but would kick over
the traces, should be corralledL Eleo-
lions are the corralling times when
bbstruotionists should be eliminated
from place and power.
In introducing me, some weeks ago,
70 Mississippi soldiers who were
about to leave for France Lieutenant
Blount, who resigned a seat in the SEN
ate to enter the army, asked md to
tell the people OF Mississippi for all
the soldiers, that they, officers and
men, keenly realized that while peo-
pie may honestly take opposing sides
of almost any question, in times of
peace, that. in times of war, there
were but two sides to public questions
ours and the enemy'ss and that all
who were not giving hearty support TO
our leader. President Wilson, repse-
Bentins our government and our army,
are public enemies. aiding Germany,
regardless Of their motives, and of
whether they were fpacifists, neutralA
slackers or mere obstructionists to the
presidents war policies; that these
distractions and delays meant in
creased loss of blood and life to our
soldiery; and that all, in either OF
these classes, that are in office should
be ousted, and that all in private life
should be looked after; that our soil
diers and our allies would attend to
the enemy in front, and trusted to
the people to attend to those in their
rear
Like Records Of Competitors.
In all former campaigns, my two
competitors followed the same flag.
voiced the same sentiments, and made
common cause in the same faction.
Only very recently came the parting
of the ways, and the severing of the
two hearts that used to feel and beat
- one Mr.. Harrison declares the
separation was wrought by Senator
Nardaman's deserving his old follow
Ing; and lining up, in obstructive and
other hurtful ways, with the enemies
of our country. The indictment and
evidence submitted by him and his
campaign committee Is very strong.
Erom this charge and evidence, they
draw the erroneous conclusion that
he Is the only door through which
thsre can come the defeat of Senator
Vardaman.
Ever since the war, and the break.
ing of the David and Jonathan bonds
that formerly bound them together,
my two competitors have many times
Followed the same paths. When eff.
forts were made TO break the absurd,
unjust and undemocratic usage by
which seniority of service, instead of
superiority Of merit and patriotism.
controlled the selection of chairman
ships of committees, and the immensf
and decisive leverage 80 exercised,
they stood for, or acquiesoed In, the old
order Of things. by which Hardwick
and many other of the leading and
most active enemies of President VIII
sons war policies, are furnished with
weapons OF attack. Neither have op.
posed, and both have largely benefit
ed In the wasteful extravaganza by
which near $4,000, 900 900, a larger
amount than It cost to run the whole
federal government in It's earlier and
better days, is spent for clerical and
hike work for members OF Congress
and their committees. giving to each
Congressman and Senator, for him.
self and such work, about $l2 100000
q year, besides good deal Of free pub.
lie printing and an immense govern
ment-paid postage, largely utilized by
Congressman and Senators In support
ing their personal political campaigns
"a heavy loss to the taxpayers. and q
gross injustice to their competitors
who defray their own expenses
According to the public press, un
denied, so far as have seen, a large
majority of the committees Of both
House and Senate are mere pegs upon
which to hang patronage do absolutely
no work, and one of them has not met
In thirty-eight years. but all have sal
aired clerks.
Some Of the friends Of my com
petitors seem to think . great Oman
ssu wrong would bs done IL tns1r
aspirations be defeated. Each is re-
csiving for himself clerical work,
printing and postage, paid from the
FEDERAL treasury, about 3so,00000 for
tx or eight years work. II they
have not been able to accumulate
something from this large gum, thsy
should be retired to private life. mead.
ing . lesson of economy, before baina