The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-09
THOUGHTS POLITICAL.

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New Year, political activity will
soon begin in earnest in both
State and county politics. This
is one of Mississippi's quadren-
nial election periods, and that
means general election OF all
j lpublic servants from Governor
and United States Senator down
to constable. In this State all
party nominations are made by d
primary in the month OF August.
conducted in practically the same
manner as general elections, and
nominations by the DemocraticH
party, In all but extremely excep.
tional cases, are equivalent to an
election at the general election in.
November.
It is matter for congratuIation'
to the. people and the candidates
themselves, that all those who
contemplate offering for Office IN
Lincoln county have refrained
! from making public announcements
/ and working to promote their
candidacy until the close of the
old year. 1t would really have
5 been better If all the candidates
for State Offices had pursued the
: same wise policy, With the
: opening of the New Year, how
ever, it is no logger premature.
for anyone intending to become a
/ candidate to make announcement!
of the fact. 1t is only about eight.
months now until the date of the
{ first primary, and during the next
few weeks most of those wo have
decided to offer as candidates will
{ probably make their intentions
known,
: So far as The Leader can Judge
{ from the expressions IN the press
and otherwise, there is general.
and growing sentiment among the
{ people throughout the State In
favor of setting a higher standard.
for public officials than has been.
{ the rule in long while, favoring
only those who are known to be.
capable, sober and trustworthy !
and to likewise set tile seal of
condemnation on all forms of
graft and fraudulent and tricky
election methods.
So far as Lincoln county is con-
cerned, there can be no doubt
from the many expressions heard
, that the people here are in no
temper to tolerate another such
campaign of graft and corruption
as that which disgraced the poll
tics of this county four years ago.
A very considerable proportion of
, the men who encouraged and
profted financially one way or
another by the lavish use of mon
! eJ for the advantage Of certain
candidates in the last campaign,
as we'll as those who lost, rave
: come to see the wrongfulness and
the ruinous results of such meth
DDS If longer tolerated or persist
ed in, and are now outspoken in
d their condemnation of such prac
tees. In short, there is a healthy,
i, growing sentiment among the
] people to support only sober,
competent and reliable men for
Office, who ask support on their
. merits and fitness, and to frown
down and repudiate all candidates
5 who are notoriously unworthy of
support, or who attempt to secure
positions of public trust by politi-
cal trickery and the wrong use OF
money. This is as it should be.
All who desire the best interests
f of the people and are animated by
J a true spirit of patriotism and de-
! sire to set a right standard and
example before the younger gem
Grafton Of our county and State,
j should set their faces like flint in
+ the approaching campaign against
: all candidates and their support
/, ers who may attempt to re-inaug-
! urate IN Lincoln county the de-
: bauching campaign methods of
!. four years ago. Let us have a
clean, honest campaign, and Iuay
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