The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-05-30

ton the railroads, n telephone q
tie felcgrapks. who kept in motion
tie wheels Of progress, who supported
tha civilian population and made pcs
SHE the maintenance of an army,
these bors ara entitled TO their share
of the g'or.y and credit for the win
ming Of the va: so likewise arc the
brsinesE men. the professional men,
the newspaper men, who gave of Their
time. their talent and their substance
i'm AN effort to promote the various
forms of war work: and so too are
the gOOG women OF our land, the
mother VINO bade goodbye to the son
Tor whose very existence she had
gone GOWN into the valley Of the
SHADOW Of death. in whose future
she had builded the hope of her old
age; The wife who babe goodbye to
thu hu4band, the sister to the brother
the Laughter to the father and the
girl to the sweetheart. These wom-
en- who, REFRESHING a tear and forcing
TO their lips q smile when the heart
"a heavy as lead within the breast.
bade goodbye, GOOD luck and God
speed to the loved one. aid who from
home wrote cay after day letters Of
cheer and encouragement 70 the bo-s
in the camps. ard who day after day
practiced every that they
might contribute their BIT to The SUI
cess OF the army and who day after
day toiled in the Red Cross Rooms
or worked producing articles of COM
fort and hospital necessities for their
boys. These good are EMIT
led to an enormous share of TIE cred
it for the winning of the war.
1.-THE war was won when the spirit
of the boys in the trenches had cer-
meated America and become the
spirit Of every loyal man. wonan and
child in the country. 1t was won
when the German government real
lied that when Woodrow Wilson had
said America was in this war to the
last collar and the last drop of Amer
lean hood, he had uttered no bonn
bast;c boast OF an threat, but haJ
zolCmnly declared the determination
of = free on :ov;nI ceopic TO ca.
them elves and their all in the path
of militarism and tyranny in order
they might crust, t from the face
of thc earth or ro~'sh in the attempt.
AM the glory cf III Jcto-y is Big
and broad enough Coz az aci li+tt,e
is he who would seek to mar
this glory by a~uarreling or pickering |
about who is entitled to the greater
credit or the major part of this glory
and unworthy OF the flag we love
be the man who would seek to
capitalize his patriotism or his 10y
Atty for political or mercenar pur-
Iyss'
""No, my friends. these gentlemen
iced not have worried, ! am rot in
his race as a soldier candidate. J
lam no more credit FOR having done
n May 1918, that which my grand
ather before me did in May 1861,
that which conceived to be
AZ Cuty 30 my country than for hav-
ne done my duty toward my state
W" my twelve years of legislature
| merely ask that my
record be passed in review be-
ore you. that from that record you
etermine my loyalty and my love to
~ state and to my nation. that from
lat record you determine the sincere
Y of my desire to my people
nd to promote the welfare of my
tate, that rom that record YOU de-
my ability to accomplish
things for which | stand.
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pprove the principles for which |
-and, | ask your support and whetn-
= Eo0 give il or not. | shall eve
TIE sam loyal son Of Miss
.ppi, devoted to her interests. d.
Of seeing her resources devo'-
Pei az dche condition of her ch.L-
81 approved, for in my Judgment
ne Greatest honor that ma come
a "a on this earth Is not the
of public office nor the Weld
~ OF power nor the achievement OF
none of this: it is d thing that
come into the life of the lowliest
tiZer in he humblest walk Of life
5 we'll as iGto the life of the greatest
5atCsnan on earth, it is the concious-
ess of right living and square deal
10 ri+h ones fellow mar.
Il ~oIid say to you people Ct Gre
a'a County tonight that if it'be the
u Of the people of Mississippi,
ID - m all wise Providence. that
~. sha~io~ e - G2~t.a:-5 81 Us
ior the next four years be en-
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