The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-06-13

Washington. D. c., May 27.-Con-
gresham Pat Harrison today gave
out the following statement in refer
ence to Senator Vardaman's recent
Address to the People OF Missis.
sippi":
If the result of the Senatorial race
in Mississippi were not so extremely
important to Mississippi and the ma
ton, the address would be amusing.
Cne not familiar with the Senator's
past utterances and performances oa
reading the address would naturally
conclude that he had been one of the
stalwart champions of the Admins
trations policies and, defenders of the
Government in this great crisis. The
address is an adroit piece of camou-
lage-conceived and written for the
sole purpose not of enlightening the
people of Mississippi on his true rec
ord and recalling his past expressions
and votes on the controversy between
Germany and the United States, but
with the hope of diverting the real is
sues of the campaign.
| wonder II any of the friends of the
Senator believe the statement that
"There has not been enacted a war
measure that had for its real purpose
the strengthening of our arms and
the support of our boys in the
trenches that has not had my enthsi-
astic and cordial support" The SEN
ator knows, every one in Washington
knows, and surely every MississiD-
plan should know. that since the be-
ginning of our controversy with Ger
many the Senator's utterances aud
performances have not been such that
any friend of his. no matter how en-
Enthusiastically he may have supported
him in the past, could approve or con-
done.
II is natural, therefore, with the
patriotism of the people of Missis-
sppi aroused as 1t is, and as we
! expected it would be-because
Mississippi has always gIoriously
responded in every crisls-that
the Senator would have them now
forget his past conduct and utter
anoes.
United thought and action upon the
part of the men who directed the al
fairs of this nation were essential ta
maintain peace before the war as
united action and purpose are now To
win the war Before the war declara
ton the slightest dissension among
our people was magnified in Germany
every word and expression toward
Germany's policies were displayed IN
sympathetic German papers and used
by the Kaiser's friends 10 bolster VI
their nefarious propaganda
1t is natural therefore, Tor Sena
tor, who by expression or vote had
harrassed or embarrassed in the
slightest degree the diplomatic rela
tons with Germany very much to de
sire at this time to have his friend,
and constituents forget that conduct
To abuse Germany now when we are
at war with her will not atone for pas
expressions which led Germany to be
lieye that this nation was not whole
heartedly behind its spokesman whei
he enunciated the collective spirit ,
America.
The people of Mississippi will no
forget the part the Senator PLAYED II
1914, when he conspired with the Re
publicans to kill the ship purchas,
bill-a measure designed to obtail
ships, and which are now so neces
ssry for the prosecution of the war
They will not forget that his single
vote cost the farmers of the Souti
upward OF two hundred millions o
dollars in cotton alone. They will no
forget the Senator's opposition to tn
resolution endorsing president Wi
sons severance of diplomatic rela
tons with Germany and on which &C
ton the eyes of all Germany wer
fixed. They will not forget the par
he played in opposing and assisting t
ktll the measure designed to arm GU
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