The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-11-24
QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY
AS to Hon. Chas. Scott and the
G0vern0rship.
WAS ASKED BY THE DEER CREEK PILOT
Section 10 of the Constitution of Mis-
sissippi Cited as Proof of Its
Assertion that DueIing
Is Forbidden.

The people don't care snap abOu
the personal platform Of candidate
for governor. They propose to max
the laws through their legislators an
swear the governOr-elect to eXecut
them. We are not shaking the buSl
for law-making executives to an,
greater extent than we are looking
around for law-making judiciary
The legislative functions have tot
often been Irsurped by executives anC
| judges for the safety of the republic
The only standard to be observed il
that established by Jefferson: Hon
eSty, capacity and fidelity to the con
StitutiOn. See that your standard
measures up to those requirements
A berdeen Examiner.
| The Deer Creek Pilot answers the
Examiner in the following and pro-
pounds few queries which will doubt,
less remain unanswered until the peo-
pie speak at the polls next August.
Let's see how the Examiners only
standard honesty, capacity and
fidelity to the constitution the
Examiners candidate for governor.
How does fidelity to the conStitu-
tiOn" cOmpOrt with fighting a duel in
the State and then swearing that the
one SO fighting the duel is not dis
qualified from holding any Office un-
der the constitution and laws OF this
State?
We understand the Examiners car
didate for governor does not deny that
he fought duel in Mississippi since
the adoption Of the constitution Of
1890. Fidelity to the CONSTITUTIONS
Read the constitution: Section 19
of the constitution says:
Human life shall not be imperiled
by the practice OF duelisg; and any
citizen II this State who shall here
after fight a duel or assist in the SAL.
as second, or send, accept, or know
ingly carry challenge therefor,
whether Snch act be done in the State
or out of the State, who shall go out
Of the State to fight a duel, or assist
in the same as second or send, accept,
or carry challenge shall be diSQuali-
fled from holding any office under this
constitution, and shall be disfran-
chiSed.
1t does not require lawyer to see
that any one who has fought a duel
since the adoption of the constitution
OF 1890 is disqualified from holding
any office in this State.
Fidelity to the constitution
Section 26S preScribeS the following
oath for the governor to take before
he enters upon the duties of the office:
L do SOlemnly swear (or affirm
that l will faithfully support the con-
StitutiOn of the United States and the
of the State of MissiSsip- |
pi, and obey the laws thereof: that l
am not disqualified from holding the
office Of---: that | will faithful |
y discharge the duties of the office |
upon which am about to enter. So
help me God."
Fidelity to the constitution. "
Only standard. Il have fought a
duel in Mississippi since $780," 81
Solemnly swear | am not disqualified |
under this constitution, so help me
God" +" What does the Examiner
think of the Fidelity to the conStitu-
Jon" Of a man that would take this |
oath after having fought a duel since
1890?
Section 1887 of Code Of 1892 SAYS:
IF any person shall fight d duel, he
shall be disqualified from holding any
)fiice, be diSfranchiSed and be incapa-
DE of holding or being elected to any
post of honor, profit or emolument,
;ivil, or military, under the constitu-
lion or laws of this state; and the ap-
)ointment Of any such person to office,
Is also all votes given to any such per-
on, are Illegal, and none of the votes
given to such person for office shall be
aiken or counted"
Can any man fight duel and then
wear he is not disqualified from hold
ng any office in Mississippi? If he
an, what would his oath be worth in
he office?
What would you think of his ST.
elity to the constitutions"