The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07

and the support Of our boys in. tho
trenches that has not had my enthu-
siastic and cordial support" he ~e-
fused to vote ON final passage for the
act providing for the raising Of our
national army. He did not give that
war measure his enthusiastic and
cordial support; on the contrary, at
page s33 of the Congressional Record.
First session, C5th Congress-. in speak
ing on the floor Of the Senate, he
said: "Thc republic that must be de-
Tended by a conscript soldiery has
about run its course and ought to
change its form OF government. The
l,conscript and convict have been held
Thy patriotic, brave men In equal CON
tempt" No more splendid men are
In the world than compose our nation
al army, and I am wondering whether
the mothers and fathers Of those
young men now being trained and
fighting to protect our nations honor
appreciate their sons being classed az
%"convict."
They will not forget the Senator'S
faction in opposing the aviation bill
and making a speech in the United
Estates Senate against ia bill tha
purpose OF which was to expend six
hundred and forty millions Of dollars
In providing airplanes to prosecute
the war. They will not forget tho op'
position Of the Senator to those meas
ures designed to prevent the newspar
pers Of the country from publishing
the movements Of the army and the
navy and In Furnishing the treasona'
BILE, abusive and disloyal utterances
Of German sympathizers and Hun.
coated patriots in this country. They
will not forget that only three weeks
ago, on the 4th day Of May, 1913, at
4 o'clock, in the Senate Of the United
States, ne deliberately Reused him.
self from the Senate chamber and
failed to vote on the adoption OF the
conference report to place on the stat
ute books the law that would punish
d%isloyalty and sedition. The Senator
did not then manifest those splendid
qualities Of courage and independence
to which some Of his friends often al
lude. The Senator, by his own utter
ances never did believe in the justice
Of our cause that forced us into the
war. He has not given the admins
tration or the government, since the
war resolution was passed, that
~whole-hearted, sincere support that Is
expected of a Senator from Mississippi
pi. The Senator may now, by ap-
peals to Mis%sissippians for he Red
Cross and Y. Nj. C. A., and the sale OF
Liberty bonds, profess his loyalty and
devotion to the cause, but MISSISSIPPI
plans will not forget, nor can 1t b
effaced from the minds OF the people
of America, that four months and i've
days after the United States entered
the war against Germany, namely, on
the 18th day of August, 1917, the Sen
ator, in a carefully prepared state
nent which he gave t the press-a
statement that he dare not deny, and
has not denied, and will not deny
said:
"Then again II was proposed II
We did not fight Germany now
stab her In the back while Eng
land and France nave her down.
that wa would avs to fight her
alone, and other U or
causes, imaginary and real, for
war were assigned. Now, person.
ally, | think the cause Of this war
was the interference on tho part
Of Germany with commerce be-
tween New York and London.
have always thought Il was q mat
ter Of pecunIary profit, and ]
think 90 stIil, but I have no objeo-
ton to discussion. II the sub
marine warfare had not lnterfered
with business and profits there
would, In my Judgment, probably
have been no war"
, by their fruits - shall know
: them" is as true today a. It wa whom
uttered by the Savior Of men in the
| Sermon on the Mount. When tho Sen
ator on that occasion. in his office
dictated that interview and give It II
prepared form to the newspapers ne
was expressing his honest sentiments
: and his deliberate Judgment; he wal
expressing what was in his heart, and
4 the way he felt about this war. II NJ
: thought four months and five days
after our entrance into the wal thai
he had ALWAYS thought it was purel,
a matter Of pecuniary profit" and thai
+ he thought $50 STILL" and that 9TH