Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-09-20

Mississippi bears the proud distinc-
tion Of being one Of only 1--WE States in
the Union that Is free from graft. Had
you thought Of the Indictment that car
ries To our great nation ~ . whole
Only i've States that are free from cor
rups influences. legislation and oficial
gran. IL - sad TO contemplate when
the nation - . whole is considered, but
should be . source Of great satisfaction
10 Miai.ippians to know that their
great State Is yet in the list Of those
wisely governed and under theeputrol
Of good and true men Then it ID the
duty Of every citizen to do his part to-
ward . perpetuatiou Of this state Of
affairs When only one State Is above
suspicion, let that one be Mississippi
Ours Is Q great and good State from
many standpoints, and while we may
not show up we'll in the accumulation Of
wealth with othess, while we have no
cities Of consequence and no corpora
tions that control the output of . single
product to make the balance Of the
country pay tribute, we have . COM
monwealth of good people who have
not ~ yet surrendered to the god Of
namnpn or sold their birthright for
uess ~ uussars-
The r~ru~suat;ou of ,bf~ .s.f. of
affairs devolves upon the white suf-
fragists OF the State. and the first mat
ter ~ importans,. ia .b. .lec,;on of Loo
,sIatorx Tho .r~ .gvrpszivs nr,yr-ss;va
ard far r~mox-5 frnr, rorrun, irs,,-
.rr-. m.n ~bo cannot -. .xsrvad from
the r;ghs bv the M. of nor.v or the
promise of povrr. Bu. .one one viii
want Tn know vhv this vor,f of warm
inc when the state /. free frpm such
con.,itions and the use Of money has NOT
bern reSors~d IN in the nasts Fore
warned and alert To the danger that
threatens will do more In nreveut the
arxt o6epse than ten times the same
ensrvv In corr.r, v,Il ,ccomnlisb afrer-
wards Then let every man mt him
.elf an the watch tower Twice during
the mast few wears powerful lobbies
have Invaded the eorr;d,rx of our cani-
,,I bu;,d;ry aur;rg the S.ssions nj the
rag;xl.ture wh.s w.s ,e,,cmplished
"a ,ha u.>c. ,z..a NAV M, b,r. h.sr
. rrs.ct;.,u upo, .nv on. but , t.mil-
t.r;,x 18th .nrb me,h~3s and \ reluc-
,.r.s ., .,rrs.un will evsntuaIIx ,srm-
,r,,. in s,rn-,hinr ,ha. will bring +.
bl,Sb of shame Ia the cheeks Of honest
ard true man The, the psceSxi.x of
..ls.,;nsv IN. n..st nen scr tb,s reoisra-
tive bodies- men Who know the right
and Ar. NOT afraid IN do IL. Our peoole
should b. more alert than ever. war
r,ns.d bv i. ehanye in pr~vniliny cpndi-
,iors in the STATE Nissi,sippi has been
rr.,s;..Irv fr.e sr,r, ,r,s. and ,.orp,r-
-.,a ;reu.cc-~ In sb. mas. but . change
a. ,,k;rg nl.c. A number of poxerf,,I
.o-n,--,;or. .rs f.ss y,in;nv /. hola I'm
m. Sr.se .na silently but surely con>ol-
idatino certain interests that NAV not
Ia nor ch.roing< them with doing whas
ia mot right in the ewes of the Law or re-
In m1saa
eoce Of other States should b.. protited
bv and a bulvark thrown I'm that can
NOT be a..aiIsd .bould sueh be ATTEMPT
ed
Capital sbould ne invited and encour-
AGED In cume here a.d aevelop the
,vonaerf,,I r..our,-s that vs have for
developmsot No ho~siIitv should he
.hown- but the consention ix that the
c.pitaiist and the one-horse farmer
.hauld st.nd srnctIv upou the same
ground ,ra h. Accorded r;yh,. and
r-;v;I.rs.. ,,v,,, a. .,u.I b.s;s Tb.,
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