The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-06-25

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will be equally as exemplary in bis
political life If elected senator.
Judging the future BY Mr.. Alexan-
der's record since he entered active
" into politics. The Leader submits
that this is a rash presumption.
The Leader wishes it could say that
Mr.. Alexander's political record,
SO far as made, is consistent with
the principles off loyal T Prohibition
ist and with his private record and
even consistent with the speech he
delivered on Monday, but it can t.
Why do we say this? Reared a
Presbyterian after the strictest
sect and a subscriber to the docA
trine cf Sabbath observance. and
an avoWed champion of law en-
forcement, the same Mr.. Alexander
in politics. with his eyes open and
after being on notice, used all the
influence he possessed, as we have
seen, to send a man to the United
States Senate who violated both the
civil and Divine law in regard to
sabbath observance. Likewise, a
man who violated civil and moral
law in regard to gambling. Like
wise. he supported for u. s. Senator
against one Of the ablest and
truest Prohibition leaders of the
Stateh man who has ever been
an open enemy of Prohibition and
who for years had been the chief
legal adviser for liquor dealers in
this State. And not only SO, but
being chairman Of the State Prohi,-
bition Executive Committee Of
Mississippi. last winter, and while
members of the legislature were
being debauched with liquor about
the Edwards House and in Frank
Cannon's rooms, a few doors from
Mr.. Percy's headquarters, and Mr..
Alexander, as prohibitionist, as
a personal friend and political ally
of Mr.. Percy, had his attention
called to this situation in and
around Cannon's room by the edl-s
tor of.The Leader and was asked by
him to go with him privately to-
MIR. Percy and lay this situation
before him and ascertain whether
or not he stood sponsor for it, he
fatty refused to 60 and declared
that he was no police officer to be
taking cognizance of things like
this, and afterward continued te.aetl
with Mr.. Percy until he was nomi-
mated over Vardaman, the Prohibi-
zionist.
In his speech Monday, Mr.. Alex
ander declared that almost every
important plank of the Democratic
platform touched upon and involv-
ed the regulation of corporate pow
er, making this one Of the great
questions to be dealt with by
United States senator, and boast
ing that he has never been trust
or railroad attorney, forgetting,
apparently, that he had made his de-
but IN politics by forming candi-
dates combine against the people
and their choice for United States
senator and stuck to this combine
against the people until it had ac-
complished its purpose and elected
the attorney of two big railroads
and several other corporations to
represent the people in the United
States Senate.
Not only so, but on May 9Th, be-
fore the State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee. Mr.. Alexander
adverted to Mr.. Percy's secret bal
lot caucus record and pronounced
it good, with bribery charges still
clinging to Percy's commission and
an Indictment at that very time
pending in the Kinds County Circuit
Court against one Of Percy's chief
lieutenants (the alleged bribe-giv-
sr). with other charges of bribery
and corruption only smoldering and
liable to burst forth and put to con-
fusion and shame the nominee of
the allies and his friends.
What Mr.. Alexander said about
the race problem and its being set
tied in Mississippi BY the Constitu-
lion Of 1890, we will refer to at
some other time. In this. like
3ther portions Of his speech. he
took the short-sighted view and
,verspoke himself.
We will only add here that what
was said BY Hon. NJ. McCulIough
il Introducing Mr.. Alexander
and by Mr.. Alexander himself
about the people being the SOW
sreigns, whose will of right should