The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
Nj. P. S.
Adopts a Strong Set of Reso.
lutiOnS,


lection Society held at Mt zion churcl
Aug 18th, 1906. the following deciara-
lion and resolutions we're offered and
ordered % be given to the Big sandy
News with the request thar am news.
papers IN The STATE would copy
TO the officers aud brothers Of
the Mutual Protection society
ON The 2sth day Of June 1906 SER
ious trouble occurred al Mt zion
church Lawrence county. Ky dun
Ing the session of q District SUNDAY
School Convention resulting in the
death Of tho young daughter Of John
s Ross, one Of Lawrence county
best citizens aud a member Of our
order and also IN the wounding Of
a young man TIL immediate cause
q this awful TRAGEDY may be summed
az In a few words
interruptions parties procured "a
lot Of whlske, Few days before the
consention met and an the day of
The meeting The whiskey vas brought
upon the grounds, aud many citizens
helleye that II was Illegally sold.
resulting IN a large number Of per
CONS getting intoxicated
Among those persons we're two fac
lions, who had been having some
trouble before ana Il seems they
hAd met that day Ia settle the old
feud Many Of them we're armed
with pistols which they begun dis.
charging In the early part % the
dny After dinner blood, conflict
came up resulting as above stated
For yean past ihe people Of this
vicinity have been disturbed az these
mibllc meetings b, class ~ persons
who attend an public meetings well
armed and drunk The result Is that
many persons have been inundated.
and actually afraid 10 attend night
mceiines OF alI kinds Therefore Inc
time has come ~ che history Of our
auniy that ihc Mutual Protection
snciely must raiso NJ ~ 10 might aud
devise the means 10 suppress these
public crimes OF raise he white flag
aud surrender every moral iuSttu-
tSon q our country our wives chil
dren. sisters and molhor 70 thuso
thai dlsrcFatd he Law
Therefore be- il resolved First
That We believe ttrry law abiding
eitlreu who has heretofore been 40
HONORABLE member u The Mutual Pro
lection society but has dropped ont
Tor no greater cause han tBiliue 10
uay his dues, should return 70 the
fold aud thereby show By their acts
that lawful protection Of the free in-
atiiuuons guaranteed 70 an under The
STATE aud [ s Constitution and the
strougcr protection 81 the home and
family are 10 be- rcearded much high
or than the small apnual fees paid
10 their lodge
Resolved 2nd
That We believe 10 the duty Of all
member. to our order 10 use an hon
orable means "a induce the Law abid-
INK citizens 10 become members Of
our order
Resolved 2rd
That We believe that outside Of the
city and town interpretations there
Is not sufficient peace officers to
keep the peace often times
hundreds u pcoplc assemble with no
peace officer present aud should a
serious trouble come up. as u did al
Mt Zion. there is no officer 10 com
mand the peare Very few citizens
however brave are willing 10 rush
into danger and make arrests without
authority. but hundreds Of brave
men stand ready to aid the officer OF
the law In keeping the peace
Resolved lth
That there is no legal way Of in
creasing peace officers except TO
appoint more deputy sherffs There
fore we most earnestly recommend
BY the consent and advice OF the
hleb sheriffs OF the counties, tha' 'he'
IA At least one sober, discreet, compe-
tent person in each voting precinct
outside Of city and town incorpora-
lions he sworn IN as deputy sheriff
tor the purpose Of keeping The peace
and there could be no objection TO ue
sheriff Of the county assirnlnI as
many extra deputies as he might
need as collectors or other business
when necessary
Resolved bth
tina, we greatly doplore the sad
sttalr al MI Zion church II has
been a great calamity to our ne'En'
hors Il has brought sadness TO many
hearts and it has greatly disturbed
huainess relations among the peo-
ME. Valuable time has and viii De
snan, in attendlng courts Large sum
~ money that was earned by tot
and sweat will be spent In the courts
,nd many persons who were soou