The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03
Madison Dots. F.

DONS'
The announcement in the TINES Of
Mr.. F. w. Johns for the State Senate
is greeted with great pleasure by his
many friends at this place. We may
have inspected every locality in the
state, we may have examined every
hill and valley in the South but in
vain to find more polished. genteel,
or dignified gentleman, more sincere
citizen, or truer statesman, and his
record as map OF homer is above re-
proach. He is indeed high type of
manhood 1t is generally the case at
elections that the most secret actions
of the candidates themselves are not
only revealed, but the ashes OF their
ancestors are ransacked in the grave,
to supply matter for scandal and de-
famation, but against Mr.. Johns rec
ord as dem ocrat nothing can be said.
He plants himself on sound money
platform, unalterably opposed TO the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
ratio of Is to /. Mr.. Johns proposes
to make platform canvass of the
county, and we venture the assertion
t rat the man who crosses opinions
with him on the stump will forever
have cause to regret it. If honesty of
purpose. integrity of character, up
| Brightness of action was ever EN- bodied
in any one man it is this man whose
prudence, wisdom and discretion
| would enable him to serve the people
of Madison county with propriety. fit
ness and business.
On Monday the town of Madison
witnessed more excitement than has
characterized it for a long time. it be-
ing occa<ioned by strike of the berry
pickeIs. Heretofore the berry pickers
have never been paid less than two
cents quart for picking berries, and
the consequence has been that the
pickers received more than the grow
err. To reprieve this evil, the Hort
cultural Society passed a resolution
that the price for picking berries
should be reduced to 4 cents per
quart. The Society deemed it neces-
sary to adopt this resolution, not in a
spirit of luminosity, but because it was
absolutely necessary to protect their
interest: it conld he plainly seen that
| the employees received more in COM
parison than the employer, and thus
| the conclusion was reached after full
| consideration and reflection on the
part of the growers. Monday morning
the pickers refused to go to work for IA
cent and half per quart aud humble
of them returned to their homes. The
Duke of Jessamine," liking of Madi-
son." and the Queen of Leesdale"
! held a consultation and President
Johns of the Society issued call for
the society to meet at 12 o'clock sharp.
AT this meeting a resolution was adop-
ted calling upon the members not to
conntenance the strike by yielding to
the demands of the strikers. This ac-
ton on the part of the society coupled
with the little encouragement and
support received the strikers we're
una BILE to enforce their demands and
hence their plan was "nipped in the
bud" Later in the evening order was
restored, peace was renewed, and har-
mony prevailed; work was not retard-
ed. the picking of the berries was not
INSTRUCTED to much extent, labor was
not detained, the desired purpose, on
the part of the society's resolutions,
was accomplished. An effort will be
made to blacklist the strikers.
On account of the recent rains, the
tomatoe crop is in first-class condition.
The melon crop is also reported to be
in good condition.
Prof. w. Il. Jones came down Mon
day on a visit 10 Mrs. r. c. Lee. Prof.
Jones informed the TINES correspond
emit that he would very soon COM
mence his canvass for County Superiu-
tendent of Education.
Dr. II. f. Mckay, Jr., of Hammond,
was brought home Thursday very sick.
IL is learned that he is convalescent
now. aud that he will soon resume his
work at Hammond.
MIR. Frank Howard was in town last
Wednesday looking after his intereet,
JUNIOR,