Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12

EDITOR BEACON In view OF thS
fact that the instrument To be devised
bv The Constitutional Convention Is 10
become orr organic laws without pc
Ing submitted to the people Tor rallh'
cation. and as there are so many ques-
lions of deep import upon when our
pcoplc are known to be almost equally
divided, would il not be well Tor Tue
/ Executive Committee TO devise S0me
plau bv which the will of the majority
could be asrcrtaiued, thereby instruct
ing the delegates from this county 10
the convention. Take Tor Illustration,
The subject OF prohibition. 1t is efi-
dent TO any observing person ina II
will come up tor consideration by the
CONVENTION aud possibly be the subject
of bitter controversy. The prohloi-
tioniA claim they hayc a majority OF
the whites in the state in favor oil lhelr
view of the question and so are emit
led to have II prchibitory clause III the
new constitution. The ants are quite
as sure that they have the mnlori'y, so
10 settle this and other important queS.
lions, | woull suggest that our Co..
Ey5 Com. instruct the managers III the
urinary at the different precincts to
provide Il separate box in which 10
place the votes on these questions, ana
they be counted and returned to En-.
Com. and managed in every way as
tho votes in m ordinary election. Not
10 enter more fully into the details OF
the plan. it occurs TO me as II simple
and effrctual method of arriving at the
will of the people. | opinc no man
would 70 as Il delegate who would not
be willing to obey the will OF the peo-
pie as thus expressed. Large discre.
%iionarv powers would still be the del
egaics as only n few leading questions
could be thus disposed of.
Fortunately both the Whiskcy men
and prohibitiomsls in this county have
expressed in the past their Willingness
to abide the decision of the white vo-
tiers of the Co. BY adopting the above
plan the bad feeling and acrimony usu-
ally attendan: upon a partisan canvass
would be obviated and the question MS
a disturbing factor in our county poll
ties be removed and our delegates 10
! the convention relieved of Il pcrpleX'
ing and delicate responsibility,
Though a prohibitionists myself nc
not think it wise to enact such a radi'
cal change unless favored by a maJorl'
ty of our white citizens.
think we should send men to the
convention who have clearly defined
views of public policy and who have
the courage OF their convictions
Were the rule TO prevail which is adj
vocaled in some quarters, the convch'
,iol would be composed OF Il set 0
milk.sops and non-cntitics. TO rcle'
cate a man TO the background because
he has opinions and dnrcs to express
them is absurd. | have no doubt bu
that Hemingway and the ringstcrs a
Jackson call our Senator billiard
''crank a "onc.idca man" II he Is
"crank," | say give us more like hin
and we will purity the Augcan stabl.
ut Jackson. Have you not observed
Mr.. Editor, that a man who has lntcns'
convictions, who marks out n stralgh
course and pursnes it is invarlaDl,
called a crank or fanatic?
Nv observation leads me to bclicr
that most of the fellows engaged il
this interviewing business have hob
bies and peculiar views of their ow
which they wish 10 thrust upon tn
public under the guisc of great dish
icrcsicdncss, and are from their ow
definition of the term, %"onc-ldea
men. In conclusion, would say, lc
Us have a canvass that the questions b
discussed and the people enlightened
There can be no canvass without can
didatcs so let the aspirants announc
themselves.
PRAIRIE POINT,