East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-08-16

| icHueFeu my services 10 tne Dec -
retary of War; but my services
ike theirs were refE sed. - He did
not mention in any of those state
meats or to those boys that he had
rendered his services condiiionllv,
He never admitted that lie had
rendered his services on any kind
VI condition until | asked hun
when we met at Bonneville on the
J;h Of this month to show the
correspondence relative to his ten>
der of services aud tv tell the
audience if that teuGeer was
not made for one year.
He admitted that it was so made
and tried to justly his conduct by
say ing that a confederate veteran
told him that such tenders were
made during the Civil War. He
was very careful, however. not to
reveal tie name of that Couieder.
ate veteran, His explanation does,
not explain, You know that Mr.
ltaUkin had too much sense. t.
believe for ore minute that his
services would be accepted for one
year. He evidently thought that
he would get the free advertising
which the newspapers gave him
and make reputation for trying
TO enlist, .When, in fact, he was
seeking honor under false preteuces
and did not int nd to go 10 war,
Every memher OF his company
is in the army or navy now as o
volunteer, Ii Mr.. Rankin had
wanted TO raise a company as he
pretended be did, the Governor
would have granted him a com
mission for the asking,
Mr. Rankin has had some of his
friends busy writing letters all over
bhe District making exaggerated
claims for him But most of these
freuds made such extrav-
agaut statements that their
letters did more harm than
good. l have one of these letters
written the oath day of May when
there was not one>sixth of the voters
of the District who had made up
tneir minds as to whom they would
support, Yet the writer claims to
know at that early date how all the
people in five counties will vote
could have had letters written
to people over the district claim
ing all votes for me. But | do not
believe in that kind OF campaign
lng;the peonle how know these let
ters are secured:and it is extremely
expensive at this time of high wages
to pay men to spend their time
writing letters, These letters can
be secured, of course by pledglng
post offices and other positions
within congressman : control be-
fore the election, II u candidate
does this, however, and is elected,
he vii! go into Office 80 handicapped
ILy pre-. election promises that be
can not serve property the major :
| ity who elected blm, Ii you eject
me your Congressman, shall &c
| into Office untettered by pre- ell ctior
promises. | will take care of my
friends of course. h man who
Will not do that is too short tt
measure, But | will rotl 20 into
off e with my hands tied,
Mr., Raukiu has letter from q
boy seventeen years old IN tbs
navy. This boy write that wher
the temperature Was at zero ias'
winter lie was sleeping on a tbn
crete floor with one blanket; that
many of his shipmates', tgoze ~
daath aud others died from expo
sure, Mr., Rankin reads this le&f
in his speeches ia the most piainty
tore of voice that he can assute
sursth feelings aud .arQnses lh
emotions OF his hearers, 'and the
tries TO cram down tue throat},sa5p
intelligent. men the talIacY tlat p
government" c0u.d have - heuah