Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-05-01
En uujust ard Unjust fable
Thrust

ofthe Globe appears the fOllCw-
irC editorial comment oil a state
ncnt Of the Ripley Sentinel,
that Rev. J. Il. GambFeil would
probably lie a delegate to the
Constitutional Convention fTCr
the State 1t large. copied by the
and com
mented on by the saras; viz:
AS all things they say viii
keep, we think Brother Gam
breIl aud the balance Of the
preachers in the state bad bet
ter Ire kept ut home. They are
useful in atteuding to their sane
tilted focksn
ia another place. in the same
issue OF the Globe. the follow
ing appears:
I'VE certainly shall not east
cur vote for such men as J. b.
GambreIl and e. ID. Galloway for
Delegates Tor the state at large.
Il would look a little like blend
ing ch9rch and state
In still. antther place in the
same c0lamn the following ap-
pears:
Fanatics are not desires ia
the coaing convention, but men,
pure aud sensible
Since We rarely ever hear the
term fanatic applied to any 9th
IT tLan prohibitioniSt>. I infer
that the above is a rear thrust
at such Ien rs GImbrell and
Galloway aud ether prohibition
lists who are likely to be felt IN
the coming convention.
But the oracle has said it and
fate has deereed that no fauat-
les or preachers are to be elect
ed to the convention. Bat lis
ten: tie oracle speaks again
draw near. make a trumpet Of
your band, lis;eEl ~ifyou riat
70 g. Etalrcs nine to tue Conven-
lion PieTse ome end psy ~ FIRE
deiirrs. aad He will put Your
name Ia oar announcement col
umn. and let the people look at
it
II IS net said that a wOrd-nc.
not a single word Of criticism
will be passed upon those who
announce ibemselyes and pay
the Ave dollars. SEeh a thing
does net often ocear in these
Bat Is. GamsreII and
b. GalloEay, in the event
thei. friends should wish &c send
them TO the CONVENTION. will Gnd.
channels. not eiEcumscr!b
ed . a single ecaHty, through
which the fact can be made
kROUs- But viii net some friend
OF these men GENE 10 their res
eRe and have their names ar
u0uneed IN the-nO; mundane
Globe, but Oxford Globe and
thc aTe dollsEs. TIA. these
Simpsons may be spared the
less oftheir locks
The Baptist Record. a state
vide paper. with a backing Of
s60O supporters. Of which j. z.
Gambrell is editor. nor the
Christian Advocate of New Or
leans of which G. Il Galloway
was once the able editor. With
an equal or stronger backing.
are hot Goliails q. sufficient
strength 10 meet tIl:s youth
fuI David.
Bus since the ancient David
and GOiiah have passed away.
the new order Of things BIZ soE.e
soFt OF evolution. scientific or
OtaerEise, IS producing a re-
verse state Of affairs, aud n0w
We have giants fighting fer God.
home. society AMI country and
the rex order of Davids. evol
we'd SchaEee, from "A pToto-
piaSm- uebGlaT or q spSrad are
to be fUaEd N the ranks OF the
PbiHistiues hghtingagaiEst God.
Bat. 10 be palmer and more to
the point Has GambreIl. Gal
lovay or any other preacher. in
the State offered themselves a.
delegates 20 the convention :
Has any preacher, so far rs vet
known, been publicly urged to
become a candidate But in the
event either Of these gentlemen
should decide 20 become "A can
dldate for this honor, could bet
ter men be found in the State.
This IS not to be 4 scramble for
political pref.rnent. hut an hon
est effort to have the right Kind
OF men sent. Men whose patri
otlSm aud real rlanhooc rises
above mere party Issues. and
Who VIII net step TO Il ten to
The siren song o fthe Liquor com
bIne OF the west and the Lottery
Shyloek of the South. When ID
IS a known fact that these two
arch enemies Of our civil, reIig-
ions and social institutions M
combining to influence the com
ing Constitutional Convention IN
their own interest-with a view
10 forever binding PhiIistine-like
the sampson Of our State glory,
We need men, as GambrelI has
said, "whO are the ablest and
best; men with ability to under
stand what is right, and moral
courage to 90 it. The demand
Is fer broad minded statesmen.
mt HEAf1-a. r.