The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Doings at Townsville.
An Interesting Letter From One of Our
Prosperous and Growing Lit
tie Towns.


who is interested by law providing
would be equalized those who are
exempt under the present ruling, but
possessing property would have to
tanty-up" with their proportion OF
road tax which would be Just. The
writer is of the opinion that If the de
sire of the people at large was
known the majority would be in favor
OF contract system. The corespon'
dent would suggest that the following
question: be discussed by all citizens
Of our commonwealth, viz: Resolved
that the public roads of Rankin coun-
ty be worked by contract. Let every
body give the matter a thorough
consideration and express their opin,
ions through the columns OF the
News. The board Of supervisors
should levy special road tax and ii
levy sufficient to put our roads In
first class condition within the first
twelve months would be too great.
reduce the percentage OF tax and
issue bonds to cover the deficit. OF
course we would not impose hard
ship ON the people to begin with but
let the bonds mature In 5, 10 or 10
years IL necessary, and have as good
highways as can be found In any
county in the State, as nothing
speaks better for the energy, prosper
ity, business integrity and good citi-
zenShip than good roads.
The capture of the negro brute,
Will Mack, who committed rape at
fielahatchie last fall, brings to the
Al, -f0I n
Golfers Weekly which is publish
ed in New York, in regard to South
ern womanhood and the crime of
rape, the substance of which is
about as follows: 1T is we'll known
that many identifications are sheer
hysterica, often for crimes that were
never committed, and many other
charges and identifieations are foun-
ded ON something worse than hysteri-
cal invention, they are the easiest es-
cape from scandal Now these are not
the things to say, no doubt. They
altogether lack chivalry and the ari-
estrocratic virtues, but perhaps 1t Is
time to put justiee and truth above
honor whatever that may be-. The
quotation is part OF an editorial
from the Journal in question which
goes into thousands Of Southern
homes each week and the stand taken
by the Editor of said Journal, with
reference to the deeds of the black
rape fiends of the Southern country
is enough to cause every decent man
and woman in the South which it so
villianously and ignorantfy misrepTes-
ents, to rise up as one man and COM
I'll I'll m
the black insinVations, or else debar
that journal from the paths OF their
homes. BY such statement does
Golfers Weekly propose to brand
Southern women as the lowest type
of humanity? They cannot verify the
statement and nobody but "deprav-
ed parasite" would denOunce our
country in such terms, and we would
like to say right here off,handed and
flat-foOted that whenever Southern
blood begins to boil there'H be some
thing doing boys-as there's trouble
i'm the camp, when such SlandeTouS
attacks are made ON the virtue OF
our women it is time to roll up
your sleeves and talk business. Who
would not resent an attack on the
character of his sister, and all fair,
pure maidens who walk under South
erfn skies is your sister when it comes
to such questions as that. We are
not I'M favor of the lynch law, but
we do demand that our laws be enfOr-
ced to the fullest extent. Rape means
rope I'M the South and whenever
"SambO' commits such OutrageS
there need be MO doubts about a
neck breaking. just such statements
as has been referred to is just what
whets the appetite of the british
coon and makes him commit his
fiendish crime upon the wives, moth
ers and daughters of our great South
land Notice the latter part of the
statement referred to which says
perhaps it is time to put justice and
TRUTH above honor whatever that
means" No wonder that a journal
which inquiries what honor" means
dared to publish such an unbecoming
article; from the query in regard to
what honor" means which that
sheet means not to know perhaps it
Is i'm a way, pardonable for publish
ing this dishonorable attack and not
against Southern womanhood. While
the North can boast of more wealth
and while she cam lay claim to as
pure womanhoOd as any section on
earth. but it must be remembered
that virtue is one of the strongest
characteristics of the populace OF
Dixie land"