The Brookhaven leader., 1883-12-13
Oar eensirnensr.

independence anu It's maDnOOu, Vo
speak out about the Copiah county
business. and demonstrate 10 the
intelligent and ordcr-loving people
OF the whole country that there is
public sentiment in this State
that is not in harmony with the
resolutions Of the HazleLurst meet
ing.
Speak oat,gentlemen OF the lress
this is free country. In the broad
light of the nineteenth century
there are no secrets and no dark
corners We impose dclusions and
shams on nobody. Right is right,
and wrorg is wrong. Don't let US
have Judgment by d,fault written
up against Mississippi. Speak out,
"rhe Post is demo, ratio Taper
(but not an organ). and it Processes
To have better democracy, and IL
he better friend to the true inter
ests OF the State of Mississippi than
the politicians who condone crime
by their balfhcartcd disaprroyals,
cr their sile.ce, or their apologize
gencralities, if yon please. We
want Mississippi TO prosper. We
want capital TO come here, and
more honest tillcrs of the soil to
come here: and We want this to be
a free country, where life is safe and
liberty is sacred, and right o.
opinion is tolerated by all. And We
wan: our State respected and honor.
ed abroad; and we are jealous of her
reputation and her good name: and
we don't want it justly said of hel
that she condoues crime and sympa-
thizcs with law.breakers.
"Aud we want the Democratic
party to be wise enough, and just
and fair and true enough to deserve
the confidence of the people in the
State, and keep itself in power by
lawful methods and just measures
And we desire a Democratic admin
is,ration whose continuance in
power is not incompatible with free
dom of opinion and speech and
action in the State This great
Democratic party has had contro
of Mississippi since 1875; its official.
have filed every office from Governor
down to Beat Constable, legislative
executive judicial. 1t has made the
laws, it has construed and inter
preted the laws, and it, sol,ly ant
exclusively, has executed the laws. l,
has the treasury and the military
of the State. Moreover it has directed
formed and moulded the enormou.
power known as the educational ma
J.
chinery of the State. With tht
force and prestige that come from al
these powers, what justification oil
excuse is there for unlawful methods
or illegal force? The questions pre-
sents itself from time to time. II
will down at no mans bidding.
"Unquestionably, Enthusiastically
there is deep down in the hearts O
our people reverence for truth ant
love of justice; in word, senti
ment that will find an expression
for itself, and that does not intend tt
be content with the thing that passes
current abroad as the public senti-
ment of the State.
1--WE have q real HONOR THAT /:
SACRED, and Mississippi has som,
friends who would care for and pre-
serve it,
We need scarcely add that thu
above from that sterling journal, tn,
Vicksburg Post, expresses the sen
timents of THE LEADER. And WI
believe it speaks the unprecedented
sentiments of the great mass o
honest, true-hearted justice loving
people of Mississippi who are tireC
and sick of extremism and unlawful
methods.
We are glad many Mississippi pa-
pers, like the Post, are expressing
the better sentiment of our State
many have not had the courage tt
do so; while still others, to thu
shame of the Press be it said, hav,
not hesitated to side with and con
done the wrong. And such journals
with all Of their boosted loyalty, arr
doing most to ipjure party and PEG
pie.
We made a short trip to Beaure-