The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
MUST CONDEMN EVIL
AND LAWLESSNESS.
Mr.. W. P. Willis Makes a Plea for
the Upholding Of the Law and
Honor or the State. The
Dollar too Powerful.

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Editor of Sentinel: Tie honor Of our
country is at stake, and every heroic
and patriotic son of Mississippi must
assert himself his colors, if you
please, and take bold stand on every
question which affects the honor and
integrity Of the commonwealth in which
he is living.
Let's encourage our youth to have
high ideals, and we must lend them ev-
cry assistance in our'p0wer to live ~
to them. My friends, we cannot help
our young men to rise and climb high
If we ourselves have only been STUN
bling blocks in the way. Our honor
must be above price. We may be def.
cient in gifts of mind and tongue, but
even the humblest and most obscure
person in any community can help to
uphold the honor of his state and coun-
try by courageous and honorable ac-
tion and determination to do his duty.
All of US who profess to be loyal to our
state should cross over the line and de-
termine to make Grenada county one
of the most desirable parts of our
country in which to live. When we do
this, others will fall into line and the
good work will spread from house to
house and from community to commu-
nifty.
What is the first step to be taken?
Boldly condemn evil and all violations
of law; uphold the officers in the dis
charge Of their duty. But if we have
: not the manhood to do this, then we
should close our lips and not condemn
or criticise them.
Nhy should we elect a man to Office
and then refuse to stand by him in the
hour of need? l fear that there are
many and varied reasons why we with
hold our support from him. My friends,
we have Joined the ranks of the enemy
of good government. We have sur.
. rendered to the foe. We We coward:
h and veaklings and utterly unworthy o.
D the esteem of the glorious womanhooo
of Mississippi. Why do we refuse tC
uphold the honor of our state? 1t i!
3 because we are guilty of so many dis
!. honorable acts ourselves. We are def
h cient in the elements of true MANHOOD
q and high character. Let me enumerat'
o a few of the ways in which we fail tt
do our duty to ourselves, to our neigh
). bors and to our country. By mislead
. ing and degrading youth carrying con
= cealed weapons, defying both the law
v of God and man; by selling goods OIL
v Sunday we descend the ladder an
n other round and fail to give in ou
t money for taxes, thereby casting tn
o burden of taxation upon the poor.
= What is the cause of this depravity
# In one case it is mans power to de
4 grade those under his influence; in tn
- other it is the power of the dollar owe
e man. The good and loyal men an
= women everywhere should come to ou
n rescue and teach US to be clean, manl
N and lofty in character and to bear ou
!. Just proportion of the taxes. Unles
70 we can build character, we shall hav
10 no power to throw off this might
" weight which is dragging US dowr
:. Let all of US build upon the rock an
not upon the sand; build character.
Our love for home and native lar
should be so great that we would r.
20 fuse to stoop to degrade and dishont
l. her, but we should take up her standal
E and bear it on to higher and noble
rs things. Wake up! arise, my countr.
y men, and determine by the help of &c
D. to look higher than the guardianship G
the money vault. Mississippi neec
IL men everywhere who had rather
RS right than be President of these Un
ne ted States, and men who woulc e'
change character or a good name Il
the almighty dollar.
am sure that MIR. Lawrence VI
give you space in the Sentinel to e.
he press yourself upon the evils of II
H. day, showing whether or not you al
re ready to take stand in favor of la
oy and order, for the uplift of the hom
for the encouragement of youth
n. climb the ladder, but never to descer
tn it. Let's hear from others.
at Fraternally yours,
nd P. P. Willis.
as Graysport, Miss.
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