The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-09
BANK OF BROOKIiAVEN
RFookhaNen. Aalsa.


Yes, history repeats itself. The
white cappers, like the bulldozers
OF 25 years ago, started in Frank
lin and Amite and spread into
Lincoln. Like the b0lldOzers,
they have not needed and pro6ted
by the repeated warnings of the
press, The better class of our peo-
pie and their first clash with the
law in the courts. The expe-
rience of the old bulldozers, the
repulse Of the mob which at
tempted to intimidate Judge Chris
mans court, and the sending to
the penitentlary, under the shadow
Of Stones bayonets, Of the men
the mob attempted to rescue; the
indictment and conviction of q
squad of white cappers in Judge
Powell's court last year and q SEN
tence tempered with mercy and
solemn admonition, and even the
indictment of white eappers at
the last court terms in Franklin
and Lincoln, have not been heed
ed; house burnings have occurred
since. negro cabins have been
shot into ut night and the organ
izatiOn Of the real white cappers
is being kept up for the purpose
of carrying 90 their criminal out
RACES and defeating the admins
tration of the law.
But The Leader is glad to be
able to say, that, so far as Lincoln
county is concerned, the coils are
lightning around these defiant
law breakers, a reckoning time
is fast approaching and they will
in due course have to face a crisis
they have recklessly invited, but,
seemingly, never anticipated.
History repeats itself. In
Stones place, today sits Gov
ernor just as firm, just as loyal
to his official obligations, and just
as resolute in his determination
to uphold the laws of the State
as that stern old soldier patriot.
In the seat on the bench so honor
ed and adorned by Chrisman and
Powell, sits a young jurist, able
and fearless, who is the sworn en-
envy Of white Gaping and ell
other forms of lawiessness. In
the brilliant and lamented Casse-
dy's stead, as chief prosecutor for
the State in cases of this charac-
ter stands Thos. Brady, coura-
geous, aggressive, able and as
true to duty as the needle to the
pole, a young man in every ie-
spect fitting counterpart of the
eloquent and able States attorney
who brought the bulldozers be-
hind prison bars.
In the hands of Governor Var
daman and the States attorney is
Information which, at the right
time, will be effectively used in
sending certain men in Lincoln
county to Jail or to the pentiten-
tiary for ordinary white Gaping,
and sending still Others.to the gal
lows OF to the penitentiary for
life for murder. To do this, the
State will not by any means have
to rely on negro witnesses either.
The names of all the officers and
leaders of the organization are
known, their places of meeting,
who the men were who participant
ed in the cOmmittal of different
well-known crimes, etc. When
the appointed time comes the
State viii be able to call the roll
of the white cappers in Lincoln
county and not miss the name of
scarcely a member. Gov. Varda-
man and Detective Hoyt and bis
assistants have been ridiculed by
the white caps as playing q losing
game. They have boasted and
felicitated themselves that the
State asked for continuance and
was not ready to measure lances
with them at the last term Of
court. II will be ready at the
next term, never fear, whether
that term be the regular one or a
special term, and that there will
be something DOING then for
the white caps, the public may
Test assured. Back Of Governor
Vardaman and those be has called
to his aid in enforcing the laws
against these criminals, stand all
the law-abiding citizens of Lin
coin county, and all the civil and
military power of the State, and
when the machinery Of the law is
set 10 motion in earnest the white
|cappers, like the old-time bull
d0zers, will realize to their sor-
row that the State authorities and
those who believe in upholding
them are far more powerful and
determined than any organized
band Of criminals ID this or any
other county 10 Mississippi.
Read and Reflect.
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