The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The old railroad commissioner
won in Yazoo county.
Barker, Sessions and Askcw carrie
Lowndcs county tor railroad commits
sioner.
Major Barksdale has formally an
nounccd as Il candidate for the L.
Senator.
Rankin county has instructed TO
McLaurin, Askew and Brown us rail
road commissioners.
Gentle, patient, brave, tactful ant
statesmanlike, Mrs. II. b. kells is thu
Francis Willard of Mississippi.
Senator George spoke at Hazleliurs
last Saturday and the usual cut and
dried resolutions of endorsement
adopted.
A Democratic mass meeting of Nox-
ubce county instructed for Gen.
George and Hon. Clarke Lewis for the
l. -. senate.
Messrs. L. B. Brown of Clarke and
NJ. A. Decs of jackson county are OPP
ponents of Major Sessions for railroad
commissioner in the Southern district.
Gov. Stone has written letter to
the President of the Webster county
Alliance declaring against the Sub
Treasury plank of the Alliance plat
form.
aye hypocrites, ye know how to in
terprct the face of the earth and the
heaven but how Is it that yc know
not how to interpret the signs of the
times ~
The Alliance of Warren county, the
home of the "Grcat Consequentious''
Nlcksburg Herald, has endorsed the
Sub-Treasury plan and Barksdale for
the L. S. Senate.
The Democratic mass meeting in
Madison endorsed Judge Calhoon as
the successor of Senator Walthall and
Hon. L. S. Ward for District Attor-
ney of this district.
According to the Clarion Ledger
Senator Georges visit to jackson ere
ated very little enthusiasm and his
speech fell still born. Only two
farmers could be counted in the small
audience.
"She is an orator, statesman an(
philosopher is what some of oul
prominent citizens who have been in
clined to underestimate the capabili
ties of woman, voluntarily confessed
of Mrs. Lathrop after hearing her
And they are correct.
The editor of the LEADER makes
his profoundest Acknowledgements tt
the ladies of the w. c. T. U. for thei
hearty and appreciated endorsement
of his humble efforts in behalf of tn,
cause which we all love so dearly
and begs to assure them that he il
theirs to command until death. Al
long as we have their approving
smiles and inspiring words, it matters
not who scOrns and reviles as we press
on in the battle for truth and right.
Gen. j. b. Gordon, commander o.
the United COnfederates of the South
has accepted the invitation extended
him by the ladies of the Monument
Association at Jackson, Adjudant Gen.
eral VIM. Henry, of the State Nation
al Guard, and the City Council of the
city of jackson, to be present himself,
and to hold the next meeting of the
United Confederate Veterans, in Jack
son Oh June 3rd, the occasion of the
unwilling of the Confederate monu-
ment.
The chairman of the Madison coun-
ty Democratic mass meeting was in
structed to invite Senator George,
Major Barksdale and Judge Calhoon
to address the people of that county
at an early date on the issues of the
day. An invitation was also extend
ed the same gentlemen by the Alliance
to address the people in joint discus
sion. The Alliance cOntemplates Civ
ing banqnent for the entertainment
Of these gentlemen after their
speeches.