Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-02-15

PROOF Jnereof. we understand all oil
the work (except the mechanical
was done by the able editor of the pa
per, Mr.. H. T. Crosby. This includes
the splendid drawings. This being
the case, Mr. Crosby richly deserves
the widespread praise that is being
showered on him, and the Greenville
people should give him their cordial
support in his every undertaking. Mr.
Crosby has stood for some time in the
very front rank of the States writers
but it is all too rare to find success
full writer who is also successful
business man, as the souvenir edition
proves him to be.
The following card from Lieut-Gov
Harrison of Columbus (now in Jack
son in his official capacity as president
of the Senate) is self-explanatory:
SENATE CHAMBER,
JACKSON, MISS, Jan. 81, 1902.
Editor CldrioH.Ledger:
Since the notice in your paper OF
the Both inst. Of a meeting held the
night before at the Spengler House
to suggest me as a candidate for Coy
ernor | have had quite number OF
kind friends to call to know why they
were not notified of said meeting My
answer is that the first intimation
that | had was the next morning
when the distinguished hero, Gen. J,
H. Sharp, who led his "high-pressure
brigade" across the fatal field OF
Franklin and through the celebrated
locust grove" capturing the only
stands Of colors taken from the enemy
whose terrific fire was his only guide
to victory did me the high honor to
come to the Senate chamber and in.
form me that Col. w. S. McAllister
and many others Of the House and
Senate, representing the press, agri-
culture, law, mercantile interests edu.
cation and medicine and presided over
by the distinguished Speaker of the
House, the Hon. A. J. Russell. had
passed resolutions requesting me to
make the race.
While | have said that it appears
to me that those candidates for State
offices who have announced so far
ahead were like the man who wanted
to jump big ditch, and starting back
a mile for a running start, got out OF
breath before he got there, yet no
heart unless as cold as marble. could
foil n thrill tt-ith Il
to be thus selected for such an honor,
by so many great and good men, many
of them my superiors, especially when
they had an opportunity to pass upon
my work, for have served with some
of them for years in both branches of
the Legislature | have laughingly
told the friends who complained that
they were not invited to the meeting
that, rather than hurt their feelings,
they had my permission to go and
get up as many meetings of the same
sort as they pleased, Respectfully,
JAMES T. HARRISON.
Jackson came perilously near being
the scene Of a lynching on the 1st,
when a policeman of the city, Mr..
James Redmond, was brutally slain
by negro boy who was under arrest.
Indignation was so general and so in
tense that a mob soon gathered and
clamored for the murderer to be given
to them for punishment. Sheriff
Harding, an ideal officer and a fear.
less man, stood at the Jail door. and
in addition, Judge Powell appeared in
person and assured the public that he
would reconyene the grand jury Mon
day morning and give the man speedy
trial. The Governor called out the
military company to maintain order
and the excitement was soon subdued.
Jim Redmond was a popular man,
and his friends were driven to frenzy
by the cruel death that snatched him
in his early manhood from them and
from a devoted wife and little chill
dren,
Sharkey county's courthouse was de.
stroyed by fire last Sunday night. on
the eve of opening court. 1t is
thought by many that the building, a
frame structure, was set on fire by
some one who very particularly de.
sired that Judge Anderson should hold
no term Of court just at this time #
this is So the miscreant doubtless car
ried his point, as all of the court and
county records, with the books Of the
Superintendent of Education, were de,
stroyed Fortunately the county has
splendid new courthouse about to be
contracted for.
1t begins to look like it would be
well to enact and enforce form of
prohibition in Mississippi that will
prohibit the use Of pistols in the State
Mr. Redmond's murderer was a negro
boy of not more than 16 or II years
of age. Somebody beside the negro
ought to suffer for putting pistol in
his hands. When We prohibit whisky
from entering the State it would be
a good thing for all of us if pistols,
etc, were added to the list. Then, in
deed We might live in peace and quiet.
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