The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-03-31

first, because II 10 located IN Alabam
and second. because Ford is q frien
and sdmirer OF Woodrow Wilson an
has been making it uncomfortable fC
Newberry, who bought his seat in til
United States Senate. Their hatre
OF Woodrow Wilson is 50 bitter an
implacable, equal to that of some {
the cata-DemOcrats OF Mississippi, tina
they are willing to carry it to the Q,
ten of refusing to allow Ford to d,
velop this power.
You who followed those profaner
of Democracy and voted for Hardin
must have had your indignation arOu
ed to the highest pitch against you
false leaders. when you read Presider
I!ardIng's speech at Birmingham. |
nat speech he insulted every whit
man, woman. boy and girl in tn
South. when he advocated politica
equality for the negro. You have hear
political leaders for many years pas
speak loud and long on the negro Ques
ton. You have known of these lead
ers to be elected to office on that il
sue. | want to ask II you have hear
from any Of these men any words o
condemnation OF Harding and his u:
terance one-hundredth part as sever
as those same persons have uttered
against Wilson and the Democrat,
party?
AS for my part, ! would have ter
thousand times rather have been
a member OF that thoroughly
American minority that ven
down to defeat with James NJ.
Cox, with the banner of Oemoc-
racy waving proudly and unsullied.
thar to have been a member OF
that mongrel union of d~iscontents
led by Henry Cabot Lodge, daddy
Of the Infamous force bill and
other hellish schemes. and George
Sylvester Veirick. who boasted
that six million Germans vored for
Harding.
SUREST HOPE OF PEOPLE.
Believing that the surest poIiti-
cal hope OF the people lies in the
principles Of democracy, | will, il
elected to the Senate, apply tho
straight-ed9e of truth and Demo-
cratic principles to every question.
think that I did during the ten
years that was a member OF Con-
gress. am willing for you to in
vestIgate my record. You will
find, | am confident, that | was al
ways true to the best interests of
the people and the party. You will
find that my feet never strayed
from Democratic paths and wan
dered into a secret caucus with
Republicans for the defeat Of a
Democratic measure, the defeat Of
which cost the farmers of III and
millions Of dollars. Nor was my
faith i'm the grand old Democratic
party and it's leaders so shaken
that my favorite indoor sport is TO
praise Republicans by the dozen
and abuse Democrats by the score.
II elected to the United States Sem
ate. | shall oppose extravaganza IN
avery form and favor the most rigid
economy; | shall oppose a large army
nav and advocate any propOSi-
ion looking to disarmament to the
Utmost limit consistent with our ma
.iOnal safety. | shall favor and work
or restricted Immigration believe
n keeping America American: | Shall
internal development and the
Improvement OF our harbOrs and wa
ercOurses. and the development OF
water power; | shall favor liberal Gu
enlargement to agriculture and to
its handmaiden; | shall "a
'Or greater aid to the farmers IN ths
vay OF obtaining homes and improv-
ng their farms. In short. shall favor
nd work for every measure that, in
IN ~ It'd r,,a mill adm 49, .A.
SITS OF Mississippi and her citizenship.
8 well as the interests OF the nation
8 a whole.
The acts OF the Democratic admins
alton run through a period Of eight
ears. and on several matters OF i'm
Ortance | disagreed with President
| made no effort to conceal
lat. and have no disposition to deny
now.
Wilson Greatest Character.