The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-03-23

= IL WOuiu nave U6eH unu0dlLly LOE the
man who said it; and feel sure that
/ you resent it now.
One of the results of the constant
critic SIN and complaint by the dis.
gruntled Democrats, who might be
more properly called Assistant Ro.
publicans," was that a very large vote
/ was cast in Mississippi at the 1920
election for the Republican candi.
dates Men who had been lifelong
Democrats voted for Harding. Why
was t,iist The answer is easily given.
Men whom they had followed and wor.
shipped for years had said so much
in criticism of the democratic party
tnat their faith in it was shaken.
| Again, they were led to believe that
| the prices Of cotton and other prod.
ucts would advance If Harding were
elected president
These good men were duped and
misled. They We're caused to violate
the teachings of their fathers and to
abandon the convictions of lifetime.
Today many Of them are ashamed OF
IL; all of tleem regret It, Harding was
| elected, and what was the result !
| Times are harder than we have ever
known. There has been more real suf.
fering, more abject poverty, than at
any time within the knowledge of any
CT MS. The prosperity that existed un.
der the administration of the Demo.
Gratis has entirely disappeared, and
only the remembrance of anything an.
preaching good times" remains.
| Republicans Enemy to South.
The Republican party is an active
enemy of the South. This is shown
by the fact that the Republicans have
| been persistent in opposition to the
development of the water power at
! Muscle Shoals. In this power there
lies the greatest possibilities for tho
Southland. It's development would
| mean that manufacturing plants of all
kinds would be established, that mar.
kets wound be opened for our agricu;.
tural products, property values would
be enhanced, the prices of fertilizers
would be reduced, and many thousands
OF idle persons would be given EN-
| ployment at good wages.
| Henry Ford, that industrial wizard,
has been making every effort for
months to secure the privilege of de
yelop.ng this great natural resource
OF the South. He has been denied the
privilege thus far for two reasons:
first, because 1t is located in Alabama,
and second, because Ford is a friend
and admirer of Woodrow Wilson and
has been making it uncomfortable for
Newberry, who bought his seat in the
United States Senate. Their hatred
Of Woodrow Wilson is so bitter and
impiacable, equal to that of some of
the cata-Democrats of Mississippi, that
they are willing to carry it to the ex-
tent of refusing to allow Ford to de-
velop this power.
You who followed those profaners
of Democracy and voted for Harding
must have had your indignation arous-
ed to the highest pitch against your
false leaders, when you read President
| fIardings speech at Birmingham. In
that speech he insulted every white
man, woman, boy and girl in the
South, when he advocated political
| equality for the negro. You have heard
| political leaders for many years past
| speak loud and long on the negro ques-
ton. You have known of these lead
ers to be elected to office on that is
sue. want to ask If you have heard
| from any of these men any words Of
condemnation of Harding and his ut
| terance one-hundredth part as severe
as those same persons have uttered
against Wilson and the Democratic
| party?
AS for my part, ! would have ten
| thousand times rather have been
| member of that thoroughly
American minority that went
down to defeat with James N.
| Cox, with the banner of Demoe-
racy waving proudly and unsullied,
than TO have been a member Of
] that monurel union Of discontents
| led by Henry Cabot Lodge, daddy
of the infamous force bill and
| other hellish schemes, and George
| Sylvester Velrck, who boasted
| that six million Germans voted for
Harding.
suKEST HOPE OF PEOPLE.
| Believing that the surest polltL
Cal hope of the people lies In the
! principles of democracy, will, II
elected to the Senate, apply the
| straight-edge of truth and Demo-
/ cratic principles to every question.
| think that | 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 30 the best interests Of
the people and the party. You will
find tnat my feet never strayed
from Democratic paths and wan
dercd into secret caucus with
Republicans for the defeat OF q
| Democratic measure, the defeat OF
which cost the farmers OF our land
millions of dollars. Nor was my
faith In the grand old Democratic
party and its 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
every form and favor the most rigid
economy; shall oppose large army
| and navy and advocate any PROPOSE
tion looking to disarmament to the
utmost limit consistent with our ma.
tional safety; / shall favor and work
| for restricted Immigration believe
In keeping America American; l shall