The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-06-08
IN A Nutshell.

duly weighed tho two reports made
on tho accounts Of ex-Sherif Cock,
and after mature ref-cti on End that
the mountain has failed 10 bring forth
even 30 much a. o mouse. There is
nothing whatever tangible In the mn.
jority report aud II only deserves to
be ccnsigoed to oblivion. 1t will not
do to lay it up in the archives IS it is
totally worthless az . document OF
reference, and 1t should BY this time
10 treated by both parties as dross.
Tho Democracy could use il as q
good campaign document but We
would scorn to do so--ihe opposition
should be 30 ashamed oft as 10 be
anxious to bury it with the rest Of
their political funds.
We expressed surprise in our last
issue attho report-ws now state that
We are disgus:el-bsiore We thor
oughly examined the two reports We
were charitable enough to suppose
that there was ct least aome shadow
Of iouud.tion for the Matthews and
Lowe repo,t-but now We end that
he whole thing Was forced. that il
they wore compelled TO conduct the
examination they certainly knew that
Mr. Cook could not possibly DO o de-
aulter on tho Land Redemption
Fund. The modus operandi OF re.
desmiug lands that have been forfeit
ted to the state ia SO we'll arranged
that tho vcriest knave could not
prove rascally in this ono fund. The
mere fact that the parties applying
for redemption are in possession OF
their deeds fros the State, is prima
fscia evidence that the entire law has
been complied with. The Sheriff
could not possibly obtain the deeds
to deliver to tho applicant did he not
pay the ccuaty and State the money
due them respectively. Other funds
In " possibly lie in 'hr Shsrift's hands
IN uaiim;ted timo, but money paid
him for the redemption of land must
be paid I, the county Treasurer and
State Auditor before the decd is
made. We believe that this is def.
nits enough t, satisfy tho people
that Uncle Billy i, all o. h on the
fund.
Tue majority report ouly find him
indebted to tho county to the amount
Of about $3.50. In this amount they
have Lin charged with about $4,000
land redemption money, SO sccord'
ing to the Vel sion OF Msssrs Matthews
and Lowe he ia ahead Of oil Of hif
Indebtedness, to the amount Of about
50 $50. We are charitable enough
to believe that the majority thought
they were correct, bat after these
facts are shown them. should tSey
fail /, make tho "amende honorable
then we will DO forced 10 believe tha,
they had an end in view. in ihus at
tsckiDg tho character Of one VIII
he . 90 Q, and row, enjoys the fu
confidence Of the PEOPLE.
We did intend TO comment upon
each fund hsndled by tho Sheriff. but
as We have been able to prove by THU
one that our lac Sheriff is more thar
square, We do not deem it advisable
to g, over any moro ground. We
only proposed TO show that Uncle
Billy was i'm ,cont OF the charge O
d, ia'ca,ion and having done this Al
we think 70 the satisfaction OF al
who are c,u ,;nciblc. va rest This mat
or until further cha gea should they
be made, cali for orr co'unrs again
The Democratic co'ors have beer
turned over to the PARTY ty cx.Shep'
If C"ok a. pnro and unsnlllod as we
C, Md wish. and in his guarded man.
nsr Of manasit: tho office TO which
he was elected. be gave tone and sta'
bility to the patty no represented
and his satisfactory settlements with
tho State and county prove that the
Democracy desire 10 be fair and bon.
est in A.l things. The party honored
him with Office and he LAS given nd.
d;t;oual weight TO the party By his
honest dealings. La. us OF the conn
ing convention nominate mon OF the
like character and no defeat need lie
anticipated or feared.