The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-04-03
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE AL
LANCE COMMITTEE ON THE
CONVENTION.
Views of Representative y. II,
Beeman.
Calm and Deliberate Consideration of
Every Question Involved should Guide
the People of Mississippi In the selection
of Delegates.

Commercial correspondent before he
left for home. Mr.. Beeman is chair
man of the Executive Committee of
the State Alliance and secretary and
treasurer of the Alliance Manufactur-
ing Company, and one of the directors
of the State Alliance Exchange, re-
Gently domiciled in the Bluff City.
He was one of the delegates to the
national convention of the Farmers
Alliance, held in St. Louis in Decem-
Der last, which consolidated with the
National Farmers Union. A practical
farmer, there is perhaps no better re-
preventative of the agricultural inter-
ests of the State. He has repeatedly
served his county in the Legislature,
and is held in high esteem wherever
known.
The membership of the Farmers
Alliance in this State is variOusly es-
timated at from $4,000 to 10000. At
succeeding State conventions for sew
eral years, this organization, non
political in it's character, has spoken
in no uncertain tone in favor of a
Constitutional Convention. The con-
sentative, prudent, patriotic position
of this distinguished citizen touching
the convention will be widely read,
and contribute largely to the success
of that body. They are briefly stated
as follows:
The approaching Constitutional
Convention will be one of the most
important assemblies ever convened
in our State. The formation or
change of organic law is matter
which should command the serious
consideration of the people composing
a republican government at any time,
and especially is it a subject of grav-
est import to the people of Mississip-
pi now. The distrust with which the
State Government, and its manifest
unfriendliness to the present political
party now seeming so firmly intrench-
ed here and supported by the white
people
WITH SO MUCH UNANIMIrY,
the fact that some Democrats oppose
this action, and among these are to be
found few, who, on account of distin-
pushed abilIty--devotion to the party
in time of need and trial and unques
toned loyalty and high standing-are
recognized as leaders, are indulging
in predictions that no good can grow
out of it; and the further fact that the
negroes, numerically stronger than
the whites in the State, while they
are generally indifferent as to wheth
er change be made or not, yet they
might be used to defeat the reforms
which we seek to accomplish-these
combined make it imperative upon us
to give to this subject Il calm and de-
liberate consideration, commensurate
with its gravity and possibilities for
good.
The central thought in all this bus
mess should be to give to the people
pie better government; one of secur-
ity to all classes and races; one by
which all
VIOLENCE AND INJUSTICE
and fraud may be eliminated. The
delegates to this convention should be
our best men. The people from each
county should place the seal of con-
demnation upon anythings like Il
scramble for seats i'll this body. Del
egates should be selected with refer
ence to their fitness for the work,
which it will be the the duty of the
convention to perform-only those of
re cOgnized integrity and intelligence
which will be necessary in order to
give to the people such a constitution
as they require and expect. Men to
be fitted for this duty must have
given to this matter of government
and law deliberate thought as well as
attention. They should have matur-
cd ideas upon these subjects; they
should be impressed with the respon-
sibility of the position, and be willing
to address themselves earnestly to the
work of giving to the people better
constitution than the one We now
have. No drOnes should be there, and
all Obstructionists
SHOULD REMAIN AWAY.
One-ideaed men, those willing to sacri-
fee the public veal for the en-
thronement of some pet provision,
should find no place in that cOnven-
ton. No one should be honOred with
a seat in that body simply because he
represents a class or profession or an
industry. 1t might and probably
would be well to have delegates from
all avocations and professions, prOvid-
ed they can be found possessing the
requisite ability, intelligence, earnest
ness and patriotism, and it is believed
such can be found.
So intimately are our people con-
nected and SO dependent are they up
on each other for success and prosper
ty, though pursuing different ayoca-
tons and professions, that the mere
mention of class or pursuit as an
element of eligibility or fitness for
labor in this great work is distasteful,
and should not be seriously consider
ed. :,
/ should regard it as fortunate, and
hail it as an omen portending future
safety and prosperity We're the con-
yeption composed of good, true, earn
est, intelligent and capable men repre-
senting
EVERY LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
and profession, which engage the at
tention, employ the capital and en-
ergies, and bring into requisitlon the