Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-05-30

UP their infamous practices. From the /
Magnolia News is taken the following
strong article:
Let il be written upon the hearts OF
Mlssissippians, taught in their schools, |
and thundered from their pulpits and |
press, that murder Is infamous aud the |
perpctratOr must atone for the crime |
with his life. ANY other view OF the |
subject is unjust, unholy and unwise.
The most enlightened aud religious ma
tions have found capital punishment |
necessary. In Mississippi, where . |
life sentence for many murders is a
farce, hanging a. a sovereign remedy |
for the crime Is most imperative. The |
lives OF the victims of murderers Ia
ihis State for the next twelve months
are worth more than the lives of all
the murderers Of the past fifty years
Deeds of violence-blood outlines
has made Mississippi byword and a
reproach. The individual citizen
should make up his mind to wash his
hands OF the stain
The disgraceful miscarriage OF jus-
tice during the past few years Is giving
to our State bad name, as the writer
has said. and We will suffer for all this.
1t is too often said when crime il
committed that il the guilty party has
sufficient funds noted criminal lawyer.
can clear him. This is all wrong. and
tends to weaken the foundation OF our
government. The matter is one Of
enough Importance to demand the care
ful consideration of our best people all
over the State.
The drainage and good roads meeting
held in Memphis several days since was
largely attended by representative peo-
pie from five States and there was a
deep interest manifested in the sub
lecis under discus on. The outcome
was the organization of a permanent
body for the study of both drainage
and improving road conditions and to
put into effect the methods determined
upon as the most feasible. Among the
delegates present there were a number
OF congressman who pledged their earn
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be employed While but little can be
predicted as TO the result Of this move
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parts near them.
The writer was in Memphis few
days since and could rot help noticing
the treatment received by cotton con-
signed to the dealers and warehouse
men of that cit.y. Numbers of streets
are still lined with bales that are dete-
riorating day by day, being damaged
by wind and weather as well as other
unfavora,lc conditions. I, is high
took action to prevent such in future.
business Is sunerins III .iiSS,ss'ppi
g. h,, :, ILL -, b. lanr H., n,
tie moro than two months nn,il the
agony will be over. Then we can again
look to the Improvement of conditions
in general, the roads and other impor-
tant matters in particular. Remember
these important things are to be con-
siderea IS soon as there Is breathing
speii ai'eF ''e p.i"s eieo''ons'
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