The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-02
A FALSE ALARM.

seems TO pc alarmed leSC MISSISSIPPI
should be lost We quote the follow
ing from its Sunday issue.
Is Mississippi to return to the
days of Republican rules?.
This question is being ask will
much concern by leading Democratic
politicians of this State, andprominent
lawyers who make their domicile III
that Commonwealth seem to think
that they see already the dread shadow
of carpet-bag rule lowering over them.
All of, this state of unrest has been
cansed by the action of the State De-
mocratic Committee at Jackson last
Monday, when, by vote of ten to
seven the new celebrated McLaurin
resolution was passed. This 1850
ultion in effect stated that all white
voters of the State who had reg
iistered four months prior to the gem
eral election in November would be
qualified to vote in the primaries in
the election next fall.
AS said the fore going is from the
Commercial Appeal of Sunday.
We see no cause of alarm to Demo-
cracy in the McLau1in resolution. 1t
permits every white Democrat who
can vote in the general election in No
vember to participate in the nomina-
tion of the Democratic candidates for
which he is expected to vote in Novem-
Der. This is SO far and just that no
just man would object There is no
cause of alarm in this except to the
candidates who are not willing to trust
the people, but would win by trick
cry. The Commercial Appeal has not
examined the case, but seems to be
imposed upon by some one interested
in cutting out a large number OF white
Democrats from voting in the primary.
1t is mistaken in supposing that all
white voters are allowed by the Com
mittee to vote in the primary election.
Only white Democratic voters are al
lowed to vote in the primary. 1t is
mistaken in supposing that the co urts
would declare the Republicans cleo
ted, even though not elected. The leg
islature counts the votes in the case of
State officers and declares who is cleo
ted, and their action is final. There
is one error into which the CONNER
cial Appeal was led that shows it's fall
lacy on its face. In another part to
the article from which the extract
herein is taken from the Commercial
Appeal it is said that a candidate
nominated by the primary cannot get
on the ticket by petition because one
nominated by a primary can not get
on by petition. If such were the law
which it is mott would resolve itself
into this: If the nomination by pri-
mary is not lawful it need no petition
to get on the ticket, and the petition is
surplusage; if the nomination by pri-
mary is not lawful it is not legal pri-
mary and the therefore no obstical to
the petition. Another error in the
article on its face: 1t says, ''That
those registering next month had a
I right to decide who would be the De-
mocratic standard bearers in the cleo
tion next fall meaning that the
Committee resolution gives them this
right. The Resolution does not do so.
1t merely gives them the right to par
ticipate with other white Democrats
in deciding who shall be the nomi
nees, right that every fair minded
man will admit. We understand two
candidates for Governor have declared
their satisfaction with the action of
the Committee in this matter, and we
hope the other one will do so. Sen
ator McLaurin' has not only declared
his satisfaction with it, but he advo-
Gated it from the first as fair and
just measure. We hope the two can
didates for the place occupied by Sena.
tor Money in the United States senate
Senator Money and Gov Longino =
will declare their satisfaction with
this fair and just measure, which
puts every white democrat who cal
vote at the November election on al
equality. We hope all the candidates
for state, district and county offices
will do SO openly. No man who is
unwilling for all white democrats reg.
istered for the November election tc
participate in the nomination is made
ND of that sense of fairness that must
exist IN every man fit to hold Office.
The attorney general could do nothing
} else than give his candid opinion as te
what the law is, when he gives it at
. all. but that is different thing from
his Willingness to allow all white dem
ocrats to participate, and we venture
to say for him that he is willing to
submit his candidacy to all the white
democrats who can vote in the Novem-
Der election.
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