Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-05-17
TIE h MEETING.

IIci 81 put Z rcD
retailing Fl tsLs place
tore al attempts 9 .
are been wors larc. 4f1.
uoS ire cidze a-a de.crl NED
TO made This ICr 1sgccel -
this m2ss meeting aeclalttse d.
10 was appointed % notify ala tne
suspects that lh-v were -
Inc and - dispose of al rio
booze" else tty wcud -xaia
visit Len ard PIT tha rl5.e
business in the gutter.
feature snaeEs os tie o.3-t.re
methods-it rsti-es the l.irI
tiger along way oH q Lee hin
know that he had better ses
other quarters. care moss en-
qualieedly opposed 70 any saca
methods. TIC only thing d Dbl
vas TO organize aal that qsics
and 20 Immediately into All tle
places and II sny in-ozicauts ARD
appliances Tor the business wc-c
found. then tear then up ut c-ce
What owe we % tbs hlnd lrurs
that we shoull sPpraca them -
lovingly and gently Give then
the cold steel Cr tic law ana ID
Il n once, tls Is tins best remedy
and the cniy rsne6y e. W. hav
yer heard 81 aat has accom-
plished anythiur.
This mass meeting wa7 indeed
4 most sad commentary uH7n the.
Officials of the town. L said 81.
them you have failed TO Ga Your
duty IL tos0 and hence VIZ are
forced % rise Up and do tina. for
which you were elected and paid
% do. Let u not jump round
this matter. ie: lock o. Z a. f.
Is. W. heSrtiiv favor any move
rnent that vii stamp ont blind
tigers and the citizens have been
indeed in this mater. be-
when things are being d0ns ont
Z the ordinary ie. Us look at tie
,ease- Put your Easer upon the
in sEch matters. Read the
.aw:
Acts of 1850, page 10. Section
:, reads; tina. on tins afEc1rt
any c~reditable peT1on. thar he
las reason 10 bcleve, sud does
leheve. tLat Intoxicating liquor
ire being kept and offered fo-
ale, or to give away or are berg
given away, OF sold il violation
II law, n any room OF building.
designated IN the afndsyit. i sa1n
e In, duty q any justice oi tie
leace OF the county II which the
place IS situated, O. @sus q search
r1rTant directed t0 the sheriff. Is
ny constable &C the c'uatv. -
Z n . mUDic 2Aty, 70 aLe sh
any constable or marshal. o.
7oEceIan therein, eon@a1a1
% enter The pl-ce
y breaking L Necessary. an5
search fer and sieze such E.uo1
nd sueh vesse md appliances
I'd Eold the sane anti disposed
e according e law. The MI
haH Be- retauabla = 2 ina .
y stated therein ns. earlier N
-vo dsv
Is In lsw pails aet,
.ot2 y ha l. the can TIA CA
II takes wheE elected T. Cl
Z simple terzs i is this, thai lie
VI on his part execute the i1E
nd see hat al under him d
.keEise. Caa it &c tkst al the
II ths country can get
booze II any time and still ths :
ihcars are ignorant ot this f2es
I 80 tins lack OF knowledge Is q
very dense kind. L he knew
bout this can ne say he town is :
,ot ready for the law 70 be exc
Tbs has nothing % DE-
sith his oath. What was he elect
i fo-, 70 draw his pay and pre-
1sre torun fcr Office again? Hov
many raids have been made!
One or Two perhaps on some little
negro joint. Where l. the justice
IN this. Why jump on a little negro
everybody il town knows
there ere white tigers that are
making the thousands a. this IL
Iicit business.
But say the officers: Why don't
the people come in aa3 make me
complaints; the answer i simply
that the people are paying their
money 70 the officers for this pur-
pose-it IS the officers duty, the
very thing he was elected Tor:
the ofncer has a right % Do thsse
things and no citizen cln feel Of
tended, but q the ether hand if
the citizen tales i upon himself
the people say he ought 70 leave
this matter . the officers whose
duty it is % see - this.
As . matter OF fact there has
been great discord anongths Of
fieers-a trust among the officers
We should say, all the citizens
know this. and this IS another
serious proposition. Think Of II,
certain officers 70 work together
and place certain things here and
certain things there. The people
ere ret blind. yhis being the
ease it may be that SOME officials
are 50 handicapped that il IS al
most impossible - do their duty,
If % be IS exeCsable 70 that ex-
ter. and no further.
We do not want to be unjust
~ ard any o1cial, but the reign.
Of iawlessness IS Il their door
snd let Us stand up and tel them
50 again II they deny It. The
election Of this committee surely
VIII wake them up. The officers
eannct say that the people are