The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-19

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ntne3s candidates Stephens, Kear-
ley, Quin and Wall spoke before
3 oolhaven people in the interest of
themselves as aspirants for futher
public service than they have known.
Senator James X. Vardaman did
not speak here, but was represented
in Brookhaven on Saturday, Aug. 70,
by State Senator A. A. Cohn.
The address deserved the notice
and publicity given by the Leader
to the other speakers who preceded
MIR. Cohn, but extended notice was
not given on account of the Leaders
last issue before the election closing
before Mr. Cohn's speech was conclu-
ded. Since Mr.. Vardaman leads the
first primary with more than seven
thousand votes over Hon. H. .. Ste
phens, Mr.. Cohn's speech will be
more interesting now to the elector-
ate than before.
The address follows:-
Mr.. Cohn, in response to Mr.. B. e.
Summers reference to him as the
John Sharp Williams of this Sec
tion," soubriquet bestowed because
of his eloquence, laughingly said that
he would prefer the name of Proxy
Cohn" or ~. K. Cohn" to John
Sharp Cohn".
He stated that he had cancelled
engagements to make three speeches
in Pearl River County in order to
be at this meeting.
The audience had assembled upon
call in the interest of a candidate
and there must be a reason for the
intensity of the interest and 1.-The
loyalty evident. It was not so much
loyalty to Vardaman as to the ideals
he represented.
HE has been loyal to you for 10,
these many years-to you, he has
maintained loyalty that was almost
worship-this greatest champion OF
white democracy Of all time. Fol-
the twenty-five years of Vardaman's
service, he has been loyal to the
rank and file of the white people OF
this great commonwealth. If yor
find a single place where he has
made mistake against your inter-
est, don't vote for him.
AS time goes on, / realize how SEN
sible he was, and what a blame foo
l was" said Mr.. Cohn, referring to
the years when he was strongly anti
Vardaman, and let everybody know
it.
There are some opposed to Var
daman whom dynamite won't change
or death alter. Some of these say
that Vardaman has kept capital out
of the state. No. The only thing
he wants is for capital to obey the
law written for the humblest citi-
zen Of this great commonwealth. He
refused to bow the head and bend
the knee to the great plutocratic in
terests of the United States.
Stricken imposed a fine of $S,-
100000 on the fire insurance COM
panies because of their violation of
the antitrust law. They wanted
special privileges.
Vardaman said to capital 1--WE
know no high or low, rich or poor.
Come in" The capitalistic class op-
pose Vardaman for the reason that
they do not want equal rights for
all, and special privileges for none.
Opposed to Vardaman are many
who say he went into office on the
negro question. Vardaman said that
the white people can't live upon
terms of social or political equality
with the negro, and time proves the
wisdom of the statement. The peo-
pie of the north are realizing its
truth more fully every year.
He Is disloyal," say other Var
daman objectors, among them his
opponents, in the senatorial race, one
refined, high toned lady, the other,
one Stephens, who puts "Democrat"
after his name, since otherwise no
one would know him for one. Ste
phens charges that Vardaman is dis
loyal.
When the United States declared
war against Spain in '98, Vardaman
volunteered and went to Cuba
Stephens was twenty-five when
the Spanish war broke out, yet he
never heard the call of the bugle
Yet he has the temerity to brand as
traitor man whose whole life has
been fight for you.
Vardaman's son went across in the
World War, as volunteer. Yet
Vardaman is branded as disloyaI by
man who never yet has heard the
call of the bugle, and whose father
cast a vote for negro and a carpet
bagger for the Senate.
l have implicit confidence in the
white peoples ability to govern and
manage their affairs. They will not
be led away by calumny, lies and
Misrepresentation.
1t has taken over a hundred years
of Mississippi history to produce a
James K! Vardaman, and it will take
another hundred to produce one who
will measure up with him in loyalty
to you. Compare every man in Of
fee in public life with James X.
Vardaman.
The office of Senator is one Of i'm
mense Importance. One who occu-
pies it should be in sympathy with
the rank and file, with courage to
back up his opinion in the face Of
the President of the United States
if necessary. Anybody can swim
downstream. 1t takes nerve and
muscle to swim up.
No treaty can be made with
foreign government unless confirmed