Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-08-11
JnO. S. Villains K. Kardaman

The Boston Herald, the leading paper Of the cas-. ana
one vi the most influential newspaper OF the nation, in it,
July 27th issue, contained the following comparison OF
John Sharp Williams and James kimble Fardaman. One
is running away from a seat in the Senate, and the other
Is s~crambllng Tor 1t.
Read and draw your own conclusions:
wall Nardaman succeed John Sharp Williams as United
States senator from Mississippi? Not if Uncle Woodrow
has ms way. He says that Nardaman IS thoroughly false
ara untrustworthy." On this slogan We suppose MIR.
Eardaman will now proceed to campaign. jim Reed. OUT
Missouri way, undertook a similar venture. 1t looks
at the moment as if Vardaman would WIN; he has had a
way of getting support in his home state ever since, FOL
lowing his education in the schools OF Ialobusha county.
he plunged into law, Journalism, politics and the cult
walton Of one of the finest crops Of black hair on amy eH-
tant human head.
me Senate IS suffering from an inadequate supply Of
desirable raw material or from a dissemination of such
material to associate with the Senate, or from an ina
biity of the various celebrates to pick with precision and
sapacity. Our eastern states have suffered less than some
portions of the South and West. The New England rep
resentation in the Senate is pretty good. But from the
South particularly, less notable material comes to the
Senate nowadays than that portion of the country has IN
mast wears produced. The old-fashioned Southern gen
tleman' is passing out Of politics, or at least out OF the
Senate. There are some lingering specimens, but most
Of the new crop from that part of the country are of a
different stamp. Lee Overman Of North Carolina is the
most notable continuing representative OF the old and IN
tercsting type. Oscar Underwood of Alabama represents
"a different type, but not inferior. He is one of the strong
est men in national political life, of either party. and he
is so regarded by his colleagues on either side OF the aisle.
The man whose seat Vardaman seeks is John Sharp
Williams, whose IpCOTu covers elSnI consecutive JcTmS Ill
the national House and two terms in the Senate. The last
time he was elected to the House, the Goth Congress, he
received all the votes cast, having no opposition for either
denominations or reelection. Great old gentleman! Nor
is he so very old--68 years almost to a day. He was
born July 80, 1854. He could be reelected now if he were
willing Of course. The last time he was a candidate for
the Senate, six years ago, he had no opposition. He is
one Of the men OF brains in our Senate. He was educated
at the Kentucky Military Institute, the University of the
South tSewanee, Tenn the University of Virginia and
the University of Heidelberg. John Sharp Williams lacks
enthusiasm for the North and Yankees. II distressed him
to find himself in agreement with so stauncn a New Eng
lander as Senator Lodge on the four power tready. He
said as much. A man Of many angles, often stirring vlo-
lent criticism, some of it quite justified, he yet commands
an intense respect by force of his intellect and potential
craftsmanship.
over on the Republican, side is one Senate seat which
IS further embeIhshed with an extra cushion. 1t is the
seat of the late Senator Boise Penrose. 1t is the most
comfortable seat IN the Senate. in this seat Senator
Williams likes to sit, and there he often does sit. Thus
it is that visiting tourists in the galleries, consulting their
misleading nttle charts of the Senate seats, have often
credited to the G. 0. P. this stalwart and unrecorstructed
Southern Democrat. Williams has little hair on the ton
OF his head, buck at each side is a snowy tuft which pro-
Jects beneath the wide brim Of his black soft hat, giving
nm a patrarchal appearance, He walks with a slow,
sedate gait, and is punctilious in courtesy always. His
vocabulary IS large and his use of it is graceful and often
torcelul. His voice is low. The galleries often miss his
brllllancy because of this. John Sharp Williams is a nota-
bic figure, now retiring from our political stage He is
an important man. who should have become a great one.
James kImblc Nardaman is Of different mettle. He re-
presents a different school in politics. A castigation such
- Una when WOODROW wilson mas administered to Narda-
man would sting a man like Williams. 1t won't sting
Nardaman. There is no known political projectile which
could pierce has hide, Eptithets bounce from him like rain
from a duck. Tie thrlves on attack. He was born in 1861,
lie was admitted to the bar at the age of 10. He has
been SINCE then connected with the Winona Advance.
Greenwood Enterprise, the Commonwealth (Which he foun-
died IN 1886 and the Issue. In 1883 he was A CAPTAIN
and major IN the 9Th L. S. volunteer infantry, He was
Governor ct Mississippi from 1904 to 1908. He was Unit
ed states senator IRON 1913 to 1919. hA was defeated for
re-eIectlon by Fat Harrison, receiving 44,l5l votes to
HARRISON oo,lo. Former Gov. L. +. Noel ran in the
same primary contest, receiving 6,73O votes.