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Simpson County News:
When we came to this state about
20 years ago we were prejudiced against Vardaman, but as we found some of
the very best of men for him, we began to investigate the political
situation in Mississippi. We found the ring politics in the state solidly
against him, we also found against him every man or corporation that was
trying to evade taxes or was looking for a legalized plan to steal
something from somebody. When we began to seek a reason for this
antagonism we soon found that Vardaman was in politics not in the interest
of the almighty dollar but for the people. We found that he was absolutely
true to the best interests of the people and couldn't be bulled nor
intimidated. He cleaned the crooks out of the penitentiary and put that
institution for the State instead of the grafter's. He made the Railroads
obey the law. When he went to the Senate he refused to obey the orders of
our Tory President and thereby incurred his hatred, but he stood squarely
upon the Democratic platform and by the people. In our estimation he is
the greatest man this state has ever produced. Whenever Vardaman voted
with the Republicans, he voted with Republicans not dominated by Wall
Street. All the Democrats and Republicans who wore the Wall Street collar
voted the other way invariably.
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