Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-08-31
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You see Vardaman was for peace.
Now as to helping the Gotten growers
out, if the Government had have been
interested in their welfare why did
it not loan us some of the millions
it was giving to Russia, France and
Italy? No the Government taxed us
thousand million and absolutely gave
it away. Do you think that was
working for peace among the tax
payers Had we had more men like
Vardaman, this would not have hap
pened and today we would have more
Now as to our country having rev.
olution, want to say that If our
Government keeps going as 1T has
been doing / firmly believe we will
have sure enough revolution. The
only thing that the common people
can do is to try and elect man
that we believe to be against those
principles that have been perpetual
ted on the American people for the
last six years. However things have
gone so far now that ! don't believe
we can do enough to head this great
time Of trouble off. The thing for
us to do is to line up with the COM
mon people as all great times OF
trouble that have ever been were
started by the cities and the rich
rulers. / think you will admit that
all great reforms had their beginning
among the common and unlearned
people never among the rich or highly
educated. You say you are for Mr..
Stephens because he stands for peace
and good will. Well think all candi-
dates say that. / invite you to take
his little record and see if you can
find one single instance where ne
really fought the great interest as
Washington, especially those inter.
ests whose policies are the direct
cause of our present difficulties. The
three great causes of trouble now
!, that have been greatly aggravated
! by those policies which Mr.. Stephens
has either helped to form or SIT
quietly by and permitted others to
; form are 1st. The race question
, which has been greatly aggravated
bv those policies. 2nd The tax
/ question. Ord. The foreign question.
Now very few of US are able to solve
these things but we certainly should
not nut men there that may go
| against the interest of the common
, people. You say you have taken
vour conscience and religion into
the matter and have decided after
, careful thought that Stephens is the
hest man. Well, | have too, and
, have also taken the record OF these
!, two candidates into consideration,
and / find that my conscience tells
me that / would be doing wrong
should ! help defeat the man VINO
/ tried to prevent the greatest curse
that ever has been put on the Amen
, can people. / under stand that MI
Stephens has been accused of beng
Methodist. ] would like to observe
lust here, that he should have been
q Baptist for it is well known that
Methodist are not near as fast about
following Methodist as Baptist or
Presbyterians. However that's all
right provided he is Methodist In
truth as well as in name. AS
know he has no record on this lne'
| can not pass on it.
Z. You stated that God is the Author
of Government as well as religion
and all christian people should sup
mort christians. / feel that | am not
capable of arguing with you on this
line. However have serious doubts
sometimes. Mr.. Wilson got by on
that assertion for while. but when
he made so many blunders, the peo-
ole evidently decided that God had
very little to do with him from the
way the American people voted ,
against him and his proteges in re-
cent elections. | do not understand
WHY one could not vote for Vardam2n
as well as Stephens with this thought
in view. Mr.. Vardaman is certainly
no infidel. / am sorry | cannot dis
euss some of the subjects brought up
in your letter more fully but | have
had no experience along this line, and
if it were not for the facts in the case
and tie records of both men being SO
plain, | would almost be persuaded
to use your judgment in this matter
as / have known you for long time
and realize what you have been worth
to this county In most matters l feel
/ would be safe in using your Judg-
nlent, yet know from my knowledge
of history that some of the greatest
seers the world has ever known,
some of the greatest preachers and
scholars including Mr.. Wilson while
seemingly trying to do the best for
this world have made serious mis-
takes and have BEEN utterly wrong
on some of the most vital questions.
So with this thought in view / feel
that it is not impossible that YOU
stand on politics may be wrong. I
want to do the right thing and cannot
desert the man who has stood by the
common people of Miss. as best he
could under the circumstances. /
agree with you on one thing, / hope
the man will be elected who will
come nearer doing the right thing and
that in the interest of the common
working white" people of Missis-
c;p,,; The three orreaf- ouectionc ha