Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1918-03-07

eoaUessman Ben humphreys says
mr. Humphreys said the day the bill
I'D the Senate, and he said today
- the writer Of this article: 81 do not
Want to take any credit from others;
oouator RansdalI did good work, and
oooator Shields, Of Tennessee, did
10Y valiant service. But ! will cay
- and you may quote me a. saying
- Senator vardaman not only did
ovorythins he could. but he did most
Unable and effective work; without
- timely efforts and his personal In
Uuonees, I do not believe the bill
wogid have passed There are no ffs
- ands about that, and nobody should
~ 60 take the credit from him."
Sonstor Shields, Of tennessee says:
Senator Shields, Of Tennessee, q
momber Of the committee. said . few
dnys ago to the writer Of this article:
- have no hssitaney N saying that
ut for vardamsn. the bill would never
I'VE gotten out OF the committee
rom. ! do not mean to dispara0s
ethers; but IL was HE fighting spirit,
~ efforts and determination thss
breed the committee to report the bill.
I'D II was due TO his management and
trough his personal Influence that u
oassed the senate"
In the senatorial freefor-an, 20 Be
run off in Mississippi this year, the
t1Dus is "Vardaman-" II Ia an old To-
me. and II viii not down. His enc
Udss win not let 1t down" ind his
friends Will not let his enemies
Adown him" II was fought TO a fare
you-vell six years ago. and "varda,
nar" won over two able and distin.
euished opponents. by the largest vote
md the largest majority ever given
my man In Mississippi.
Out OF that mud-throwing, vilifying
obusive campaign, Mr.. vardaman
GAme 10 the senate In 1913, freighted
With q thousand lies his enemies had
eold on him. Because he had refused
- wear any corporation collar; be
eause he had refused to sit still and
zee great corporation interests grab
treat bodies OF land and hand ii down
p their soulless successors; because
BE had been a friend to the deaf and
ne blind and the dumb. and had res
ened the states delinquent wards In
otripes from the merciless whip Of
0ercenary masters, and converted
1Aese asylums and prisons into ahid
0g places lit for these unfortunates
- live In. and in doing so had Il
rive the money-changers out, he had
zen so censured and abused by an In
uuential class. who somehow or othel
managed always to set . hearing
through the metropolitan press, thai
people outside Of Mississippi. despite
he vote Of confidence given him BY
ne people inside Of Mississippi, looked
upon him askance. Loved and trusted
~ home for the reputation that hs
made as governor OF the proud old
Magnolia State. he was weighted IN
he senate with q reputation that his
enemies had made for him.
He had been heralded as 20 rabid
> fire-eater. that the timid trembied
Tor fear he would belch forth fire and
birthstone and blow up the capitol
Capital had been told that he was sS
implacable a foe. that they sst thsil
"A cartoonists on him the first time hS
walked down Pennsylvania avenue
Knowing. as Is the truth. that thsy
could not control him. big business
got busy at once and In every way
y possible. seeking TO destroy him And
they could get all the data they want
Cd from their sycophantic satslr.ss
even in Mississippi
That is what vardaman had to q
mp against That is what he has had
20 live down A new member. At best
has no easy turn In the Senate OF tn,
United States Most OF the work IL
both houses OF congress 10 don,
through their committees: and no new
member can get the best Commute.
assignments al first. They have d
wait: and the waiting Ii sometimes n
slow as II fs in the army and navy
Sometimes that seems to be q pity
but oftimes II Is not; because II 1
man is honest and fairly intelligent
the most valuable asset for good serv
Zee TO his constituents. is experiences
No new member has the chance b
serve his constituents as well ~ n
ola member has: and few, preciou
few, new members could. II they Ia
the chance. serve their country az vel
a an old member. ripe N experiences
Amy man can. II he will. serve his con
stituents better a second term tia,
the first: and any honest. industrious
Intelligent man can serve n state, Do
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