The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-02-22

ly and as q writer, we are not
without a few well-defined ideas OF
what the times and present condi-
ton of affairs require of a journal
list. We are one of those who in
tends to live and act in the present.
We believe the war ended in go,
and that the reign of carpet-baggers
and negroes ceased forever decade
later when the people of Mississippi
rose in their might and accomplished
the great politics al revolution of '75.
We believe these things, and we
shall conduct The LEADER in accord
ance with our convictions. To
nurture and keep green the bitter
feelings and animosities engendered
on both sides by the war and the
events just preceding it, is some
thing which does not rank much
higher than second-class folly; and
it is not much more in keeping with
good sense for politicians and news
papers to attempt to frighten intelli-
ligent people into supporting ma
chine-made nominees by conjurlng
up and parading before their imagi-
nations an imminent return Of car
pet-bag rule and negro domination.
Such slogan is like a last years
almanac-it is out of date, if some
big men do still resort to it. The
people of Mississippi can elect hon.
est and capable men to office and
work out theh States redemption
without appealing to any such pre-
JUDGES.
The LEADER will be Democratic
in politics, because we believe the
Democratic party, particularly as far
as the South is concerned, is the
only political organization which
combines all the elments necessary
for the maintenance of success
full government. But we shall al
ways endeavor to be right and just
as well as Democratic, and we do
not expect to be blind and dumb
as to party abuses. When occasion
requires, we shall call a spade by its
right name, and not "a well-known
oblong instrument of manual labor"
As the name we have chosen sug
gests, we consider that a public
journal should be leader of public
opinion, and not simply hollow
echo of it, as is too often the case
with the press of the country; not
leader in the military sense, to COM
maud and dictate, but because of its
superior facilities for acquiring in
formation and investigating matters
of public policy, it is the better quail
flied to point out to its readers the
better way.
Convinced that there is no surer
way of getting at the true merits of
any given subject than by fair, can
did discussion, our columns shall
always be open, to the extent of
reasonable limits, for the discussion
of all matters of public interest,
whether we happen to agree with
the conclusion drawn or contrari-
wise.
We shall never indulge in purely
personal attacks upon political or
other opponents, and it shall be our
earnest desire 20 make THE LEADER
a suitable and welcome visitor at
every fireside in this and the neigh
boring counties. 1t will be warm
friend of education, and expects to
advocate and stand firmly by what
ever it conceives will elevate and be
to the true interest of Mississippi
and her people.
We here return thanks to all pa
pers which have kindly given no
tice of our enterprise, and at the
same time express the hope that our
relations with the entire editorial
fraternity may be only Sof the most
agreeable character. If we differ
from other editors, we shall do so
honestly, and accord to them the
same motives.
The report so generally circu,a-
ted around jackson two weeks ago