The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-16
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nlM TO SPEAK OUT
ANOTHER FORMER VARDA-
MAN SUPPORTER TELLS
WHY PAT HARRISON
SHOULD BE ELECTED

MAN SUPPOKl Elk IELLo
WHY PAT HARRISON
SHOULD BE ELECTED
Grenada. Sentinel:
havealway. been averse to say
ing anything for publication but duty
in the present campaign for Senator
prompts me to express myself. Is
pecially do l feel that this is a duty
because l have heretofore supported
Senator Vardaman. In previous
campaigns no persuasion could have
induced me to vote against the Sena-
tor But since his election to the
Senate / have been a very close OBJ
server of his record, and his own acts
and words have forced me to believe
him to be one of the worst enemies
this Government has and one OF the
Kaiser's henchmen. Whether TINS
ha. been intentional or not, ! do not
know.
He opposed the law providing for
ships to haul the country's produce
and it's commerce which would have
fixed our Government better for the
present
merchant vessels SO that they might
protect themselves against herman
submarines. He opposed the draft
Jax. which he ought to have known
was the only fair and impartial way
to raise an army. He opposed the
bill providing for aeroPlanes and
would have our boys go up against
the Germans blind-for the aero
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left the Democrats and went over to
the Republicans whenever he could
best serve his purpose. He seems to
have been unwilling to confer with
his fellow Senators and to do team
work. He has preferred to kick and
pose, it seems to me. In some way,
either by speech or vote,he has tried
to obstruct every war measure before
the Senate.
wish to say to my friends and e:-
pecially to those yet undecided IN TIM:
contest a. well as those who are stu
standing by Mr.. Vardaman that tins
tis one OF the most serious alsea1ts - OF
this Governments life. With good
will toward all and with malice to-
ward none, l beg them to think so
berly and honestly before casting
their vote.
can not believe that there are
many voters in Mississippi who would
Intentionally hinder our President in
the prosecution of this war. and I
know if you had boy in France as 1
have and as thousands of other ia.
thers in Mississippi have, you would
out every ounce behind these boys.
They have been good to my boy in
the Army. He volunteered to go IN.
to the Army and he then volunteered
to 20 to France before any others in
hi. company did. My good wife and
| are proud of him for what he has
done and we implore our people to
stand behind that boy and all the 9TH
er boys in theArmy. Pray for them,
but prayers that are not followed by
deeds do not amount to much. his
war is being fought for a long and
lasting peace and the men who have
left home and gone across and are of
ferinR their all. many of them will
never come back but they will be re-
membered by the Recording Angel
and those who do come back, will hold
to account the men of Mississippi who
voted to keep a man in the Senate
that has said and done what MIR. Var
daman has. We owe more to our
boys, to our wive. and daughters and
our mothers, to our country than we
do to Senator Vardaman or any other
man. A man that is as reckless of
speech as Mr.. Vardaman is not fitted
to sit in the Senate at this hour.
As for my part, can never vote
for Mr.. Vardaman while my dear boy
/ is in France. can not vote for him
as long as the United States has asol-
der in France and feel it as much
nv duty to try and keep MIR. Varda-
man out of the Senate as it is the du-
ties of the soldiers to fight and to
obey the orders of their officers.
| say what l say in all sincerely
and with the utmost respect for any
who see differently. Pat Harrison
has helped while Vardaman has him
dered. so | am 9oin to vote for Har.
rison.
Respectfully,
w. r. CRANTHAM.
Grenada, Miss, Aug. IA, 1918.
Miss Francis Bingham of Carroll
ton, is the attractive guett of Miss
Annie Dudley Gibbs this week.
Judge w. A. Roane of Houston was
in Grenada several days this week the
guest of his brother, Judge A. T.
Roane.
! Misses Bernice and Heard Law
renee are visiting their aunt, Mrs. S.
Grantham, this week.
Mrs. j. S. Dowell, son and daugh-
ter, of Mckinney, Texas, are guests
Of their daughter and sister, Mrs. C.
C. Provine.
Mrs. j. H. Nicely and little Joe, Jr.,
are enjoying themselves in Montgom-
cry, Ala, where they are the guests
of friends and relatives.
| Mr.. andMrs w. R. Grantham are