The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-05-08
THE CITIZENS
MASS MEETING.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED DEMANDING
A CLEAN CAMPAIGN, FREE FROM
LIQUOR AND GRAFT.
County Candidates Commended Fol
Taking Stand on This Line.
County Executive Called Upon to Pros
ecute YiOIatOrs Of Primary Law.

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1907. Pursuant to published call
a mass meeting of the citizens O.
Lincoln county assembled in the
court house in Brookhaven this
day to give suitable expression
to their. sentiments on the sub
/ iect of the unlawful and corrupt
ing use of money and liquor as {
means of influencing voters of tht
county," !" "and agree upon a plar
of cooperation among all gooe
citizens that will insure the hones
and faithful observance of The
provisions of the primary election
law by all candidates and theil
supporters. y
The meeting was called to order
a short while after IL O'Clock by
| B. I. Hobbs, who read the cal
setting forth the objects of the
meeting; whereupon, ON motion
duly seconded, W. G. Price, ol
District No. 3, was called to the
chair, and, on further motion, B.
[. Hobbs elected secretary.
Before further proceedings, DIR.
/. W. Cooper, president of Whit
worth College, was called upor
and delivered an eloquent and pa
triotic address, urging the i'm.
portance of watchfulness by the
people in the preservation of theil
civil liberties and the enthrone
ment and impartial enforcement
of the laws of the land.
At the conclusion of DIR. Coop.
er's speech, B. I. Hobbs moved
that the chair be directed to ap.
point committee of five on reso.
lutions, whose duty it should be
to retire and report back to the
meeting as early as practicable.
Hon. Geo. Fl. Vernon took the
stand and opposed the motion,
charging that the meeting had moi
been called in regular and prop.
er way and holding that such q
meeting was against the reputa.
tion OF Brookhaven and Lincoln
county and also reflection on the
candidates of the county after the
latter had already met and deelar.
ed their position in accord with
the matter embraced in the mass
meeting call.
Mr.. H. Cassidy next spoke,
saying he could see no need of
committee on resolutions, as the
meeting could dispose of what
was properly before it in one
brief resolution.
B. I. Hobbs then took the stand
in defense of his motion and the
meeting, holding that the proceed
ings were regular and proper.
commended the candidates fol
the position they had taken ano
declared that there was no neces.
sity for conflict with what the
candidates had done and what the
meeting proposed, but that the
object of the meeting was in per-
feet harmony with what the can,
didates themselves proposed ano
would assist them in carrying il
out.
During his remarks Mr.. Hobbs
read a preamble and resolutions
which he explained he had pre-
pared himself to be offered for tilt
consideration Of the committee or
resolutions or the meeting, as set
ting forth his own individual ideas
]of what the meeting should saJ
and do, and before taking his seat
lsald inasmuch as serious obJec
4tion had been raised to The ap
1pointment of a committee on reso
/ 1lntions, be would Withdraw thal
motion and substitute for il one
that the resolutions, as read by
him, be adopted by the meeting
which resolutions we're as fol
|lows
iii d government Of the people
lbY the people, for the people, th,
Intelligence. patriotism and integ
lrity Of the Individual citizen ane
1.-THE freedom of the ballot boz
] from fraud and corruption consti
Itute the surest guarantee that cal
be given Of the greatest good Il
the greatest number, the flInda
mental principle upon which al
ltrue democratic government rests
The stream cannot rise above it
lsource. and the public officials
chosen to discharge the duties AM
1 functions Of government, will re
| feet the character of the peopl
who elect them or regard lightI'
1.-The official responsibilities thu