Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-10-03
WONDERFUL DREAM.

Inc county camp IS
over and very few confessions, or
convictions. Now, one of the most
prominent members of this Grand
Jury told me that Col. Knox is the
cause Of that resolution being
passed endorsing the County At
iorney's office. To use the exact
language Of this member OF the
jury. he said :"Knox is the cause
OF this resolution being passed by
the Grand Jury. He came into the
jury room and made 2 speech in
defense OF the County Attorneys
office" The idea of our District
Attorney, the wise man from the
east, the sweet singer. going in
the grand jury room, and by his
profound logic and matchless elO-
quence and poetic flights, have !
resolution passed endorsing the
County Attorneys Office.
Did you expect him to GO in
there and condemn this office?
No, Of course not, as the County
Attorney takes most all the WORK
of Of hin and he draws his salary,
Jus; Ike getting money from
hone as the boys say. Ii Col.
knox does not want the District
Attorneys Office without the as
sistance Of the County Attorneys
Office, be can stand aside; there
are plenty % lawyers in this jul
disisl district that wiil gladly take
il. OF course the Grand Jury felt,
a they were held SPELL bound by
knOx's magic elOqusnce. Ike a
gentleman that Introduced the i'm
mortal PreniSs. he said that when
the eagles arr out, the owls and
bats had better stay in their holes.
Col. Knox Is an eagle in the
grand Jury room ana We are the
owls and bats. Bus listen: when
the unterrihsd voters get out On
election day, you are the eagles
and Col. Knox the bats and owls,
and he had best keep in MS hole.
What interest has Gel. Knox in
the County Attorneys Office. i it
selfish interest, Or i i. 70 your n
terests
There - another very important
feature about these resolutions
CT the Grand Jury. Did yog ever
know before that il VS. The duty
OF the Grand jury q cur county
to convert Itself into a secret eau
GUS, and pass resolutions on
measures AMI policies 20 b voted
on by the peopis= Has Il cone %
the r15ut zhere TIE courts ari
grant Jun of our country az
the nucleus around whic@ the pol
lcles 4 cur nation hIrEess Have
Ire Courts and Grand J4rles COZ
yevte1 themselves into q political
machine - run t1ss repghEcs II
this j. true then what l~sura2ces
have ~ 70 The perFsSa.ty Of tins
-errhi-
Ihaye always been taught, from
infancy u. that it = The daty OF
our Grad Jgries - Investigate
TIE crimes q tie country. ard ! .
have ziso been taught that II =
the duty o; the District Attorney
70 tel the Grand JURY list WAT
the la~ :. And it's Nor is duty
% meet and pass resolutions on
measures and policies Of our eoun
try. the people are net paying
them 70 Do this peculiar kind Of
work As ! said above. cid you
expect Col. Knox 70 condemn the
County Attorneys ofice. Why it
would be just Ike a merchant
..cussi1g' the best CLERK he had
and TIE other fellow paying the
clerk. Now. when Col. Knox went
into this grand jury room and told
the jury in stentCrian tones. as
you he has a stentorian pair of
lungs, that il would be best for the
people 70 continue the County At
torney~ Office, was he performing
the duties as required of him by
law as our District Attorney? Do
you think he was doing ms duty
II debating a policy that is one OF
the best ''feeders" TO lawyers in
the world? Well sir, | will Just &C
knowledge my ignorance | never
knew before that the Grand Jury
was a political body for the pur-
pose OF passing resolutions on
measures and policies 70 be voted
on by the people. But fellow
never gets too old to learn. What,
DO you think about this business?
Now, l want YOU to distinctly
understand that do net want you
TO vote against the continuation of
this ONCE just because the Noted
Dreamer" is going to vote against
It, this Is no good reason. | do not
ask You 10 vote 70 continue this
Office just because the "secret eau
GUS, (the Grand Jury) endorses
II, this Is no good reason. Take
the proposition and anaiyza it in