Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-05-31

and n be fails L. perform TIE la
bur as agreed. the result = hc j.
fired with ~ pay at al To
same rule should Apply g. every
Office holder. only tilr rule 81
mpr binding ON tbe nNnsr. b.
takes = solemn oath g. eaiare
certain laws and then when h.
does nothing sa- he any right
% demand that the people 81
him do a. h. Vleases, and ke-p
shut mouth at~ut hos be- runs
aEs ufrceP Have W es1le g. this
la oar trst artieie We callesi at
tention o. some facts. plain sim-
pie facts. The truth aud the
whole truth except that ~ had.
not space e. teli al 4 il. and IL
seems that this article pinchcd'
Non. a sh0y newer pinches until
il ITS tight. did you ever think
~ ttats Disabu-. your minds
that we dlsappu1ye in any way
II what the committee dill and :
doing. Wc approve every move
they may make toward forcing
the tigers cat ol oxford. This.
committee j. the towns oaly SAL
vatI1n. n everybody know. be-
cause the oMcers have done nuth-
ing b. stop this evl. Our article
endorsed this committee IN st-.nr
terms and merely suggested TIA.
thvy sent n IL a httle to- Easy
and y. are & the same ,pinion
Yet. but just 1 the WORK il
done = al We ear about.
We arr exceedingly glad that
uur article was unqualinrsiiy en-
dors~i from first O. last ty =lue
Il the officers both county and
corporation. and hy cx- mciais.
AMI BY every cltizcn ID tn toau
- far ~ Ne can ascertain AMI
he fac- - they eannus help en-
4orse il for the 90. Riuc reasons.
First, Il the Off er hal done
their duty NJ uslze wlsil
have hcen here fsr the cpnmit,e.
% b. troubled about: secoai. ris
appointment - this committee
and their going Immediately iat1
the various placss Tor the pro-
tecuoE q themselves and fami-
.ie~. and alSo di>usarIing and
refusing the ali % any Office :
\ slap N the face l. the officials
that a hllnd uan can feel AMI 49,.
Ne, not even IN the published
pledge was there . suspicion q
an allus.an that any persia
should report Information L. any
officer butte the committed alone.
Is that not plains Why tnc mas.
meeting and the wurN II the
committee If the officers haa
done anything toward anaihilat-
ing the booze business. From
the good day the officers took
their oaghs l. faithfully execute
the laN, they hayH't reached the
point where .'thcy have reason
- believe booze l. sold in OK
ford. Wouldn't that shock ysur
graEdm0thcrs preservesl
Al the officers are not equally
b blame for the Illicit RETAILING.
The Law outlines distinctly ana
Enthusiastically what each officer
shall d.. The sheriff Is by far
the most important Il he county
officers. lis duty Is to ferret out
crime IA all its forms, and see
that the criminal Is brought -
speedy justice. He can call To
ms assistance all the deputies he
needs. even b the entire citizen
ship Of the county if necessary.
hi- special deputies are ncspon-
sioie only for the special servi-
ces given them 70 do. A general
deputy has authority t. perform
al acts ~eEJoined upon the sheriff.
heace, every deputy in the scope
81 ~ authority, having failed H.
bring any offender 10 Justice i.
nintsu blamable 20 this extent;
b9i 4 deputy has been active
and faithful and has kept III.
sheriff fully Informed a. to ali
violations u law in HE knowl.
edSe. aud taen the sheriff fails -
act, BE hscomcs absolutely re-
st-onsihle and the deputy Is ex-
cu-ei.
farthermone, the sheriff must
o & that his deputies are re-
-Pon-ihae. g,~sl men, fully cum
f~ient, aud they DO not INDULGE
IN any violations 1t law which
anht them Tor their dutie-he i.
responsible - the people for this.
Tbs Mayor has certain auties
also which the law imposes. By
Il his Office. g. has con-
irA over al the cnIeers Il the
naneipaiiiy. and be shall De
Visliant and ACTIVE in enforce
if.s al the laws and oriinanees"
y ne municipality, and shall
cause al 0Mceas - he dealt with
Ger aay neglect or vio-
iAtsba "a duty, and may call in
every man II the municipality 10
assist him IN eniorcing the laws
fhAts pewer and lots Of il. ana
resi- lnstailty more Of il.
We hope that no officer will
Ake undue exception 10 the,s.
statements. Personally. we have
the kInaest feelings toward eye-
~ ofheer both county and corpo-
rAispn, bas just remember thar an
odAcer IL bat the servant Of The
p~ople and cannot run the ofbce
q a we're has own private busi-
ness.
Last weeks issue contained
something like a Chinese nnz,I.
purporting 20 be a reply h me
article. Ina -