The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-05-08

as the voters who elect them are
jealous of their rights and liber-
ties, or are Indifferent, unfaithful
and false to their responsibilities
and obligations as citizens of the
commonwealth. Therefore be it
resolved:
|. That we, the people Of Lin
coin county, in mass meeting as
Fsembled, are grateful for the right
and privilege of nominating can
didates for public Office by means
of well.ordered primary election
where every individual voter has
an equal opportunity to express
his choice, instead of having nom
nations made by caucus or con-
vention, as formerly, where only
the voices of the political bosses
were heard.
2. That we pledge ourselves to
the fair and faithful observance of
the primary election law, proVid-
ed for the nomination Of all can
didates, and particularly do we
demand the enforcement of those
provisions which prohibit the use
of liquor or the improper use Of
money to influence voters, and Of
those intended to secure impair
tiality and a fair count of the bal
lots to all candidates who stand
for Office.
8. That we heartily commend
and endorse the candidates of this
county for holding a public meet
ing and publicly pIedging them
selves to conform to the provisions
of the law and refrain from all
improper use of money or intoxi-
cating liquors during the pending
cam paign, and we hereby pledge
to them our cordial support and
fullest cooperation in carrying
out the policy decided upon.
4. That we denounce and con-
,demn the use of liquor and the
unlawful use of money for in
fluencing elections and graft in
whatever form, as subversive of
the public morals and a menace to
the rights and liberties of the
common people, and we demand
the punishment of all found guilty
of such unlawful practices as the
law provides, without respect to
persons.
5. To the end that the sentiments
of this meeting and the policy de-
clared for by the county candi-
dates may be effectually enforced
and carried out, the chairman of
this meeting is directed to appoint
a committee of eight discreet and
trustworthy citizens, not candi-
dates or related to any candidate,
one from each supervisors dis
trict, and three from the county
at large; to the chairman or mem
bers of which committee all viola.
tions of the law are to be report
ed; and it shall be the duty of the
said committee thus appointed to
consider all violations of law re-
ported to them, and in their sound
discretion and judgment publish
the same in the county papers and
lay the same before the next sue
ceeding grand jury, one or both,
as IN their sound discretion and
judgment they may decide proper.
6. That all of the county papers
are hereby requested to publish
the proceedings of this meeting
and such other matters as may be
submitted to them hereafter in
the interest of the public welfare
by the committee herein provided
for.
Other short speeches followed
this motion, by Messrs. Vernon,
Hobbs, Thompson, Cassidy and
Adams, when Mr.. P. I. Byrne
moved that the resolutions intro
duced by Mr.. Hobbs be laid on
the table. Mr.. Hobbs claimed as
the lntroducer of the resolutions
the right to be heard in short
speech on the motion to table,
which was granted by the chair.
The chair then ruled that other
speeches might be made before
the vote to table was taken, and
short addresses were made by
Messrs. Hemby, Newton, Byrne,
Cassidy and Parsons.
Mr.. Byrne then withdrew his
motion to table, and before the
vote was taken on the original
motion, Mr.. Cassidy offered the
following as substitute for reso-
buttons and 6 offered By Mr..
Hobbs:
Resolved further, That the Coun-
|ty Democratic Executive Commit
tee be requested to investigate all
charges coming to their knowl-
edge of violations of the election
laws, and that all good Democrats
be requested to report to said
committee such violations, and
That if a crime has been commit
ted, that prosecutions be Inaugural
ted.
Pending further discussion by
Mr.. gassedy and others, Mr..
Hobbs accepted Mr.. Cassedy's
substitute for Nos. 5 and 8 Of the
original resolutioss, and The mo-
tion Cd adopt the resolutions as
amended was carried unanimous