Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-12

il- ny ulAu-muus vote ard made
a raging s1recA 81 behalf of -s.
c-tlL-Es = the coua-y. eno-s eng
lE the nos. uumeasgr-I terms Ire
q tempted assassination OF tie
Ssr>i lent
y cCumittee consisting Of u.
\ Montgomery. W \. Raane. and
& 7 N1-kett Eas sppolute.I from
the bar of the county ~ dram
s,iiso--- resolutions 90 be present
- - sad adopted - The mertIa.
W-Ile TIE committee VS. pre-
pairing The res1ig- .oaS the meet
1u- uas addressed sy Jz.l-- ?. H.
LeWty AMI l. VI. Russell. Nth
uEel feeling aAi Eject
Iae cpm-alrtes thea PRESENTED
oy tie Chairman TIE Following
paper which after az e.aqu-ut
tt1r~sS by Hoa- IS. y Eaau~.
a. adopted wfga a Staining and
unanimous vote
FIR Caa.rmaa. Gentlemen AMI
rw-clrlKe
For the pl>t feS days the PEG
pie "t the United States. without
-e-tTd 70 SECTIONS or political be
slet>- have been bpgnt reg~ther In
a common bond Of sorrow. Bv
the >,'ie Of one Of the great mile
S-oue> that = srE the develonmenr
Of Tie nation aui the progress of
CIVILIZATION tle P4E-Amer1es.a
Exposition al BGfflloe. Nex YorS.
an assassin Of unprOnouaepa5.e
na-s sOusar The life OF the Trrsi
dent Of TIE I liled States Twice
Tue missile If death from teae. y
weapon he'd Hjthin bar f-W
feet % t1e 1sart 0f the PrvsI.seas.
lepe1 20 = terrible mission. and
trl-e- = 81 hy direction Of Divine
Providence 70 missed Il. awfu.
ll-.l- clF tearing lis coarse tkTOact.
AZ vst4l- laid aim at deaths door
AID p4rtlvE-d tie Shnle people
i'y - horror II she deed Tarp,
lays % E~Eslb-e SUSPENSE. OF aux
iea@ Ts-eAEa- and PRAYER ard y
~s--fz- a-1 era>elsss litea,ic.
e=Ee beloved and shauEs u IA.
Great FacheE q th-s repablle ant
Of = ALI. tie President sts.I live
: aat hLs Vitality ho!dS cut III
: hope q recovery
F7l more taaa 4 q7artsr Of
I century William Sekinley Ia
been constantly before the people
: HIS private and his public If
have beeG known aud read Z a.
men. His thoughts aud his syn
pdthleS have ever been OF and T.
4 the people His hand has been a
: open - the pages Of Il book: IN
: tongue ever eloquent In the caas
!. 81 humanity II private aud II
public speech his language Ia
Z been - clean that 10 man OF xc
nan has ever had cause 10 81
: MS ar her face - hear lin. Ooen
I landed Just and generous ne IA
had the personal esteem OfaII NE
=. everywhere However much hi
. e0Gatrymen may have dlfT-Fe,
EIsa him. they believed him I,
= se true % his coayictIaas al,
siRerFe II The expression IF H.
beliefs HIS thoughts aud IN
feelings ave never been estrzne
ed lis head has never led
g way which his heart has 10
( eAeertgiiy followed And stroa.
= sid Successful a. has been b.
< pEblie career. the beazrv f IN
& private life ant the purity OF hi
: aozat ste relations have ehaIIrns
!, 81 the admiration OF the eIvIIrz-,
= Eaz-1- Tie seaEcAIJshs ct nsh
= lie criticism has been almost con
= tsnaally upon his footsteps. hi
L speech and his Conduct. bit b,
has ever numbered among hi
= S1uceEest personal friends and
mIreEs those who have eantInu
{ ally opposed him POLITICALLY a
Il vel as those who have coatIaa
: ally aided him. and 10 day in eve
. y section OF our beloved eOartr,
! heavy heads and bleeding heart
hang over his PROSTATE form ~ :
: every man felt his pain and count
: ed his heart beats along With hi
4 PHYSICIANS and his devoted wifi.
and pray God for bis speedy al,
: perfect recovery.
And nov. therefore. be II ~
solved. that w. the people a
lafayette county. in mass meet
: ing assembled. do most teRderI,
and sincerely express To Mrs. BIC
= kInley- and to the Immediate rpEa
tlyes waiting az his bedside on
most hearty and pFayerfg4 symDa
thy.
That We condemn in most m
measured terms the act Of the As
sassin. which We can OuIy eOntem
= plate With awful horror: and tha
We express the hope tina, the PEG
pie Of the States and of the Uni
ted States viii ind some speed,
and effective remedy BY which al
/. who DO and ali who inspire sueI
deeds Of Iniamy shall be anatae
matIzed by all people OF all par
ties and shall meet the full meas
/ ure of their iniQuity at the hand.
, of outraged justice.
And that these resolutions b,
q published IN the county papers
and copies thereof sent 10 Mrs
: Mckinley, aud TO the Hon. Geo
. B. C0rteIyOu. the Secretary o
tie President.
(Sigued-l NJ A. MONTGOMERY
w A RO4NB.
b I MARKETT.
j. " T. FALKSER.
Chairman