The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-22

A SPIRIT THAT SHOULD
PREVAIL.
| There seems to be still some
persons who entertain unkind
feelings-feelings that are not
very pronounced, but still not as
cordial as they ought to be on
account of the attempt to divide
the county at the sitting of the
Legislature.
Now, according to my way of
thinking, this is all wrong. Those
who made an honest effort to
create a new county and lost out
should forget and forgive, and
those who were opposed to it
made an honest effort and sue
ceeded ought to be satisfied to
let the matter rest and also for
get and forgive. It is the opin
ion of the writer that nearly all
in both sections also favorable to
this opinion, but there are some
and it is to be regretted that
there are few who seem to
want to keep the wounds open
and the unpleasant feelings en-
gendered at that time fresh.
Now, brethren these things
should not be. We should be
proud of the noble heritage that
has been bequeathed to us by
old Rankin-the great men she
has produced whose voices have
been heard, not only in our own
capitol, but in the councils OF
the nation to say nothing of the
young men who have left here
| for other states and been raised
to eminence by their constituent
cy in their adopted states.
| This should make us feel proud
and strive to maintain the good
name Of our old county which
has had fewer incidents to dis
turb the friendly relations of the
people than probably any county
| of the state, according to popu-
| lation.
| There is another phase in this
|question to which [ would call
attention. Persons from differ
ent sections of the county lay
blame to the action of our repre-
sentatiyes and the part they took
when before the Legislature.
| This, I think, is also wrong. !
am we'll acquainted with both
gentlemen and know them to be
upright, honorable, conscientious
men who did their duty as they
saw it, and if they took opposite
j views they were honest in what
they did from their viewpoint,
and had they not done SO they
would not have represented the
sentiment of their sections. An
honest, brave fighter for any
cause which he believes to sbe
right is always respected, even
by his opponents, but the man
| who does not do his duty and
| subscribes to measures he does
.|not endorse is disdained by his
| friends and held in contempt by
his enemies, and so taking this
! view of it dismiss all blame to
our representatives at that time
and let bygones be bygones and
strive to elect men to suit the Of
flee for which they aspire re-
CARELESS as to what part of the
county they hail from.
/, The people, as a rule, will do
the right thing il let alone by
politicians and Ward-heelers and
when q majority of them speak
on question at the polls every
body ought to be satisfied.
i; There are so many good men
out for all the Offices, and all my
friends, the perplexing question
| with me is NOT for whom I wish
to vote, but AGAINST whom | do
not wish to cast my ballot? And
a great many other voters are
PLACED in the same dilemma.
It's to be hoped that men they
cast their ballots will not regard
sections but vote for the men
J, best suited for the place to
, which he aspires.
i JNo. Z. EVANS.
Florence, Miss, July 20, 1915.