The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-06-03
A DEsPERATE ExPEDlENT.

half Of the McLaurin-Skinner'
Jayne Bogen- Brawner-et Sl-tickst
have been moved to spAsms
of yirtuOus indignation at the use
of the term 'placated" by The
TINES in referring TO the attitude
of Mr.. Nathan Goldstein in regard
to the present political situation.
THa TnaEs used the word adj
viSedly, and bAsOd its assertion up
on the facts that when = ticket
containing the names of Leltoy
Percy for State Senator, +. N.
Thomas, and +. +. Larkin for
representatives was suggested to
Mr., GOldstein he said that he
would not bs 3 good citizen OF
Washington County II he did not
support it. Surely the fact that
the nSms Of Mr.. Campbell has
since been substituted tor that OF
Mr.. Percy would not have made
the ticket distAstetul to Mr.. Gold
stein, or 60 materially changed his
convictions as TO the duty of "a
good citizen OF Washington
County.
Soon after this Mr.. Goldstcin is
found getting up and supporting
an Avowedly McLaurin ticket,
containing the name Of Capt. j,
N. Montgomery, the man who OPP
posed him for levee commissioner
and for sheriff and was appointed
to the former position by McLaur-
in in spite of the fact that Gold
stem was asked for by four-ffths
of the people of the oountyl while
the ticket which Mr.. Goldstein at
hrst warmly advocated and now
repudiates contains the name Of F.
Z. Lsrkin, who conducted his race
for sheriff, and supported him
steadfastly during that trying
time,
The TINES believes that the OBJ
ject of the agitation is simply to
provoke the hateful and ruinous
spirit Of race prejudice which has
before been appealed to with re-
suits which every good citizen
Of Washington county" deplores
and would avoid.
Some time since, Mr.. Eugene
Bogen openly asserted that he
would control the entire Jew
vote against any man that LeRoy
Percy would support for any
ofice"-becaqse AlF. Percy sup
ported Mr.. J b. Hebron for
Sheriff.
Sensible men, whether of Jewish
or Christian religion, set this down
simply as the idle and vainglori-
Qua boosting Of youth and
\ desire to magnify the per-
Ional importance of the speaker.
This view The TINES still holds
md will continue to hold.
1t condemns and repudiates the
dea of an CENTRE jew vote" as
to the Independence and
brains Of large body Of our most
Intelligent citizens. II believes thai
he attempt to stir up race prejudice
las been seized upon, desperately,
IS a shabby political expedient.
4 any smouldering embers of the
ire kindled here by a municipal
contest still live, they must be
AIMED into famc by SEINE other
.gency than The Greenville TINES.
That this utterly unworthy effort |
will fail THE TINES is convinced. |
Notwithstanding the boast of Mr.. |
}ogen there are too many of our
ewish fellow citizens who are
the ticket headed by
ir. Campbell to make it possible
0 arouse a 4ace issue in this mat
pr. The gentlemen composing
be ticket have every confidence in
be assurances they have received
rom their friends of this persua-
on, They and The TINES recog-
ize no religion in politics; and the
ord nationality is utterly alb
lrd in this connection. Our nat
'nality is the same. We are all ,
merican citizens, and the attempt {
} draw distinctions and array one {
yainst another is covert attack 8
a public peace and welfare which i
erits prompt and severe rebuke ]
om both. q
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