Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-05-03
JUST a MINUTE, L a

JUST a MINUTE, PLEASE.
There has never been in the
history of this little city. n time
when public sentiment was 20
overwhelmingly in favor OF law,
order, and right living. a. now.
Inc Southern man, above ell
e others. has ever boasted % his
love Of country. n sentiment lhat
has been g!oriOusly vindicatad
Throughout the history Of this
people, he has boastei OF his
sense Of honor and demands that
| you regard him as the cocficisnt
OF truth fairness and courage.
Woe b unto the man that sayeth
TO the S0sthcrner: ..you are a
har-' You may prove him one
but personalities must be kept at
\ distance. Now, Just between
US, you know that lawlessness OF
various sorts has been running
wide open and emphaticelly no.
torious in this town fer years
past Many men in pisces of
noncE, in political POSITIONS, il
1ochurc0ss il ysu-Pe,se 49,.
nase oecn pracsicing, aidiny. and
abettIng violations Of law hun
dreds of times, and soothing their
consciences by trying L, think
that perhaps no one knows what,
he Is doing and IL one SHOULD
know perhaps each fellow has
enough meannesss to Protect his
own affairs.
Men Of Oxford and vicinity. Is
It not He fine to eradicate forcv-
er the blind tiger in our midst.
Now, doa't get frightened. this
tiger ishsr- you know il. not only
you know it but you know -.
the tiger il. You have plenty Of
information a. 10 where each Of
them r located, Z matte. OIL
common knowledge, 40 do net,
leave this message to the .sGther.'
fellow'-shss message - To e-kvls
citizen who reads this. and Il : .
for Fos 10 say what shall b. aoae.s
with these dens of infany rhatlc
have wrecked 50 many hon-s Q
and hearts and bIighted the hog {
Of so many of our good ciuxensc
Throughout all this country. e
Don't answer this by that old I
chestnut: Oxford Is no worse II
than other Places this is not the Q
question. the point il. will you ;
quit ~patronizing these places and o
assist Oxford in Kidding herselfa
OF the shameful shackIes taatIO
have bound her down for Iol Z
these many years. Dcn't blanc .
the "other fellow" for selling this Q
stuff when you havee
bees his patron and have been q
his main stay in this business e
and even If you have not been y
his patron II you have known Of Z
nefarious business ard have 2
used no measure - cheek Il VOC y
are not cuiltiess. you are the ac-
cess0ry of the seller. Blind d.
gers don't run v.tc0u. egstorlers
and assistance. r
Let the town qui. patronizingl
the places first, then see that :
nothing is kept for the fellow r
from the country. II then these Il
persist in running see that Il
the proprietors 0oey the law a. !
the letter. It will not take mob :
law to DO this, il so. it will be a
more Justihahle Use Of Il than we
are accustomed 10 see at tines :
The mighty religious revival !.
that IS sweeping this town Is the il
most glorious work in our history;
men by the score have confessed :
their wrongdOings before their
friends and have made apologies
both to God and man and asked
for forgiveness and mercy. This
is noble, il Is manly, it has the
highest commendztlOn of all good
men, it is the high-water mark 1
in noblest manhood. Ii IS not .
only manly but the only manly =,
thing To do. j.
In the faces Of these men who
have allied themselves with this
religious movement is written
that they mean business; that
hereafter they may he depended
on to stand for the law and right.
May these resolutions be as firm
as truth itself, Let those who
have been heretofore Interested
in seeing the law with reference
to the sale of liquors hold up the
hands Of these new recruits, and
let no man dare persuade any 81
these to depart from their new
resolutions. Let US teach that
there are honest ways 10 make
money, and that those who refuse
to do this, shall be driven from
Lour midst We believe in our
manhood and .tnat this great
awakening has brought US to our
senses, and that henceforth we
shall give the man who would
ruin our homes and our manhood,
the cold steel of the law. Let's
give him no quarter until this Is
done.