The Brookhaven leader., 1890-07-31
Hon. CHAS. r.. HOOKER
EDITORIAL NOTES.

lie SItle AIlidnce VIII meet at the
a & NJ College August 5th.
Capt. r. F. Holloway, a prominent
lawyer of Winona, died in the 25th.
When the Office seeks the man il
rarely ever makes mistake. Vide
Chrisman and Thompson.
The Hattiesburg Courier says Gov
ington county has instructed Hon. T.
X. Stockdale to support the bill pen
siOniug all ex slaves.
"Muriatic" Halstead has at last CON
cluded that the bloody shirt has out
lived its day of usefulness. He is
against the Force Bill.
Louisiana has n law similar to the
law of Mississippi which provides
that separate cars shall be provided
for colored and white passengers.
The Vicksburg Post names Gov
Nichols for Vice President if the
place is to be given to the South.
The LEADER seconds the nominations
Mr.. Blaine, notwithstanding all the
abuse that has been heaped upon him
is proving himself the best friend the
South has in the Republican party.
The Natchez Democrat says Judge
Campbell's plan 'came into the State
still born" Maybe so, but it has
kicked up wonderful amount of fuss
for Il dead youngster.
The New Delta strikes from the
shoulder. The way it tore the mask
off of the Times Democrat last week
and ripped that pretentious journal
Up the back was refreshing.
At the Baptist Convention at CO.
lumbus, DIR. w. S. Webb, of Clinton,
was elected president; II. F. Sproles,
of jackson, recording secretary; J. Il.
Buck, of Jackson, corresponding sec
rotary, and j. T. Brown, of Kosciusko,
treasurer.
The stockholders of the Alliance
Manufacturing Company met at Can
ton on the 25th and organized by re-
electing the old Board. 1t was deter
mined by resolution to manufacture
temporarily jute bagging and cotton
fabrics generally.
The Perry county Democrats CEN
sured Stockdale for using his influence
in Congress to prevent the forfeiture
of the Gulf g. Ship Island Railroad
land grant, and instructed their dele
gates to vote for Hon. T. S. Ford as
Stockdale's successor.
Capt. Tillman, the leader of the
farmers movement in South Carolina,
is 43 years of age, blind in one eye,
pays taxes on 1900 acres of land, runs
20 plows, and has dairy supplied by
40 thoroughbred jersey COWS. Nor is
there any mortgage on his farm.
When the vote on the original pack
age bill was taken Morgan, Allen,
Hooker and Stockdale of the Missis-
sippi delegation were all absent from
Washington looking after their fences
Anderson, Lewis and CatclIings were
at their posts and voted for the bill.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of Central Female Institute
in this issue. The Institute, which
has reputation as a first class school
second to none in Dixie, will begin
its 3Sth annual session Sept. 25th, bet
ter equipped than ever before fol-
thorough and efficient work.
The negroes of this and most other
counties in the State showed their
good sense last Tuesday by not at
tempting to raise the race issue oran-
tagonlze the white people in the cleo
ton of Constitutional delegates, and
are to be commended accordingly.
The delegates elected may be safely
relied on to do the best possible for
both races.
Some lond- mouthed politicians are
very vociferous for white supremacy
when it comes to dividing out the of
fees, but when it is proposed to set
tie great moral and economic ones
ton like Prohibition, they want the
negro lugged in and voted on the
side of the saloon. We hope the
Constitutional Convention will end
that sort of tactics for the future by a
constitutional proviso.
The following members of the his
tnric State Senate of 1876 will be
members Of the Constitutional Con.
vention, viz: Hooker of Holmes
Taylor of Pamela, Carter of Perry
Aendenhall of Simpson, Thompson o
Lincoln, and Fewell of Lauderdale
all OF whom voted guilty" on tn,
impeachment trials that freed Missis
s'ppi from the dominion of carpe,
se@sery