The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-09

~ IHE NOlERS Of GhCNADh
COUNTY:
The hour has struck when patriot
ism should outrank politics, partisan
ship and personalities. Our highest
duty is to win the war and secure a
permanent peace as soon as possible.
President Wilson is recognized at
home and abroad as the most power
full leader in the world. AS Com
mander-in- Chief of our Army and Ma
Wy, THE GOVERNMENT. The only
way to stand by the Government is to
stand by the President Anything
that hampers the President helps Ger
have no doubt where you stand on
that issue.
AS a Southerner and friend Of
the farmers, the President has: CD
Extended Rural Free Delivery Ser
vice; (2) enlarged the Parcel Post
System; 60 extended aid to Agricul-
tural Schools and Colleges; (4) stop
ped gambling in cotton futures; (5)
passed the Federal Reserve Act al
lowing farmers to borrow money from
the National Banks both on land and
on agricultural products; CO. estab
lished Farm Loan Banks, permitting
farmers to borrow on long time at low
rates of interest; C) revised the ia
riff; (S) imposed an income tax, as
sessing the profits of the rich; 90
passed the Ship Purchase Bill provid-
ing transportation for farm products
to the markets of the world; 1O) en-
acted War Risk Insurance, protecting
farm products on ships when ordinary
commercial rates became prohlbltlve
in cost; GD secured the passage of
many laws to protect American cltl-
zens and to prosecute the war against
GERMANY and her allies. In EVERY
ONE OF THESE MEASURES the
President had the active, hearty, loyal
and efficient support of CONGRESS-
MAN PAT HARRISON. VOTE FOR
HARRISON, WILSON AND AMERI-
CA.
Senator Vardaman: (D opposed
the Ship Purchase Bill; (2) opposed
Preparedness against the war flames
which were consuming Europe and
threatening America; 80 opposed
arming the ships that carried your
cotton that the seamen might be pro-
tected from the barbarous Huns; (4
opposed the declaration of war
against Germany after she had re-
peatedly and persistently murdered
our citizens, including women and
children, and after she had plotted to
set Mexico and Japan upon US and
had spent millions of dollars to buy
American newspapers to advocate the
cause of Though he is
fond of abusing the metropolitan
press. we suppose he does not mean
the o-German press, Hearst's, for
instance, which supports him) go
opposed the Airplane Bill, passed to
enable our Armies to see where to
shoot; (6) opposed the Draft Law,
which takes sons of rich and poor
alike: (7) favored sending the whites
to fight and leaving the negroes here
to PROTECT our women and child
ren-(Oh. you James K, you of all
menD (8) opposed the Sedition Laws
passed to control traitors and spies;
(9) urged sending 100000 encamped,
drafted men back home instead of pro
viding ships to take them to France;
(1O) boasts from the platform that he
would not in anvwise change one Jot
title of his RECORD. Do you en-
dorse his position?
Mr.. Vardaman denies many items
in his record and denounces in most
bitter language those who quote him,
but he ADMITS saying in signed,
typewriter interview given out from
his office four months and five days
after we began war with Germany:
"Now, personally, think the cause of
this war was the interference on the
part of Germany with commerce be-
tween New York and London. I
have always thought it was matter
of pecuniary profit and THINK so
STILL" Then he asked the Secre-
tary of War Che evidently was asham
ed to go to the President) to commits.
sion him to come back to Mississippi
and raise a regiment TO FIGHT FOR
"PECUNIARY PROFIT" Red blood
ed Mississippians do not fight that
way and President Wilson knew it.
In the same interview he said in
this war 1--WE will sacrifice millions of
lives and SQUANDER billions of dol
lars" and then wanted to help
"SOUANDER" the money. Some
fighter, that. He denies being the
author of the statement in said inter-
view about STABBING GERMANY
IN THE BACK WHILE ENGLAND
AND FRANCE HAVE HER DOWN."
hut has never named the author nor
has he sought to refute the sentiment
expressed. The statement is in har-
mony with the entire interview, which
seeks to prove that Americas part in
the war was unnecessary, unworthy
and mercenary. In irving to clear
M. Vardaman. one F. D. Lander at
tributes the statement to "war propa-
oandists." Would any man desiring
war ask peaceful. l;bertv loving Ann
cans to rise up and "stab" nation
am the baek'? No, those words were
not uttered by a war propagandist,