The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-06-10
TATE COUNTY
CITIZEN DIPS
INTO POLITICS
S~ats Russell, Bilbo and Vardaman
Writes Interestingly of Political
Conditions. Very Readable.

interview in recent number of Tt
Oxford Eagle, a paper the Governe
used to be accused of controlling, til
Governor is made 10 say that h
VIII be candidate for the Senat
against Pat Harrison when the tim
rolls around 20 name his successo
and that he intends TO make tn
aforesaid Pat give an account of tn
deeds done in the body. And h
very modestly added that he wOul
defeat Harrison by a big majority
he also announced the withdrawal
o. the unspeakable Bilbo for the sea
row filled by John Sharp William
and Nardaman's overwhelming ma
JorltV over any opOnent that Nigh
have the temerlty 70 run against him
The counting Of chickens befOr,
tie eggs had even been set has beer
the favOrite indoor sport of feeble
T1Inds for ages and the results have
been about the same as it will be IL
these two cases. BY the time 1923
has rolled around and Pat Harrison
comes up for reelection Governor
Russell Will have been so thoroughly
discredited and Pat Harrison SO
completely intrenched in the minds
Russell with all his gall will not dare
to enter the race. Nardaman has
been thoroughly discredited as a
Senator long ago and the people are
al happy that they have been dis
connected with that body Of death
that they Will scarcely turn around
now and revive the folly that caused
them to send him TO the Senate when
they did. | notice he was in' Wash
ingtOn some time ago closeted with
the Republicans but there was no
charge that he even came in speak
ing distance OF a worthy and honest
Democrat What was ne doing up
there? Evidently seeking some of
the crumbs that might fall off the
Republican patronage table, groan-
ing under the good things from which
they had been separated for eight
long years. ! suspect that the for
ner Senator is getting mighty hun
cry, in fact | know he is for he has
tN depend upon his own efforts for
1 living.
1he Governor still contends there.
are two parties in Mississippi and
thaJ there VIII always remain two.
meaning the crowd that he
n part controls and the Democratic
RI ~. But MS crowd is getting
bsa4tifully less all the time and as
gnSphdateG schools and colleges in
.reaSe in patronage and number it
.YIll continue 10 get less and less. !
Els strength comes very largely from
he communities that still are af-
-IcteG with no schools or either one |
l.
@acherS and as these die out so Will |
he political pull o. the Governor
Ee wfth it. Demagogues always
lourifh where ignorance and vice
walk hand IN hand. if you will only
axe the tine 20 notice. Mississippi,
With the passing Of the black cloud
# ignorance from her horizon. will |,
$50 pass out Of the control Of the
jciols demagOgues that have marred /:
ler Destiny FOR the past several
ears and lef: black splotches on the
air pages Of her history. Wonder
Ow they got rid OF Bilbo? The last ,
heard Of him he was rather court
1g his former enemies and declar-
lg with a little aid from them he 5
7Ould send his former mentor and
mend" back into that oblivion from
'hich he never should have emerged. {
When thieves fall out Just men get
leir dues" it is said. That may be /
le reason that Vardaman and Bill c
o have reached terms for it is evil
ant that each knows enough on the t
ther to forever damn him if not
, hang MIN. | am mighty sorry
le fight has been declared off for
was expecting TO get some inside
STORY that would have been of Il
-eat value TO the people of the State \
rat had honored both them unduly b
I'd foolishly in the past. | under
and that Vardaman expresses a con- N
mpt for Bilbo.
If the race for John Sharp Will c,
ims' seat should be left to Jim
ardaman and Miss Belle Kearney, v
iss Belle Is going to be mighty pop b
ar on election day. She is a long -
ct the best and ablest one of the /
70. She at least would give US the CO
st service of which she is capable IN
nile Vardaman could not give any
ing worse than he has already al
ven US. But new Richmond | p|
pc and pray Will appear when the m
ne comes and while. we cannot III
Pc 10 pe as aDiy represented as w
! are now. we can at least get an pc
nest man whose heart Will beat in "a
ison with the best thought of his IL
rty and the Nation Who is ne? IN
rned if / know. I haven't got the an
king of him "nohow" But when 50
, time comes and this Goliath of en-
tn comes on the field boasting of al
prowess and frothing at the tn
nth some David will appear upon WI
scene and like Pat Harrison did wa
the good year of our Lord, 1918, tn
,e his measure and his scalp at the sal
ne time and the name of Jim will OF
IS down into history along side of mo
t of Plummer who once represent ev,
the state in Congress and was un- WI
table as long as his battle cry of Sb
ummer for the people and the 20
pie for Plummer" couldn't be sue