Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-06-24
THE POLITICAL KEYNOTE
OF THIS COUNTY
AND STATE.

The voters attention has been
many times called to the fact
that the old "secret caucus"
crowd in this county are fully
organized. In fact they stay that
way. have for years. and will
likely stay that way in the years
to come. There il a great gulf
between the ideas Of the old
"sscret caucus crowd ard the
plain people in this: Those who
have held and now hold that the
"secret caucus" was right do not
believe that the average man has
any rights in this government;
they don't think he ought to be
allowed to vote except they die
tate hcw be shall vote. They be-
lieve in boss rule, ring rule. il
you please. Yet they talk mo
faction, peace and harmony
that is their present slogan. Yet
they are fully, completely and
sympathetiealiy orgsnizcd.
This test vas made last Satur-
day at Free Springs by Senator
Russell. He charged this old
crowd with = .sline up against
Bilbo and all his friends. He
put this old crowd to this tesla
very proper test too. 1t was this:
Senator Russell called for a show
of hands and asked every man
who had voted either for Percy
or Alexander in this large audi
ence from many parts of the
county, and who was now for
Bilbo to hold up his hand. And
not q hand went up. He has put
that test throughout the state and
the same results, in the main,
have been found to be true. Here
and there many of the old crowd
have seen the error of their way
and have come over; they were
blinded by ugly vicious and false
tales told on Bilbo and others
and when they saw the truth they 4,
-spented and acknowledged their
xrong. A good man will do that ]
very time. Ii is said that this !
est last Saturday opened the /.
yes of the people. a few caEdi- /
Iates almost took the .sBuck ,
que" that Senator Russell told
hem they would have II they had :
, tell where they stood. Some :
faces flushed GRIM I
on; they were .'caught with the d
Oods'i. They had harbored an
lea that they might get elected
'ithoat placing themselves but v
hey saw that would not work b
We warn the citizens of this $
and state at large that
here is a well-arranged and
enerslly understood plan !,
throughout this state to elect to Q
he legislature those men TO the z
louise ard Senate that oppose 0
9th Russell and Bilbo. These
nen who are opposed to them
sill vote for Brewers Burns bill: 1
hey will do all thew can to hind
r Biiho and Russell in their
'latform for good government in
his state, they are not for BiIbo
Tor Russell. they are running r
the sole and only purpose OF j
then, They see that
baoo and Russell will be elected
and the neat move ~ 70 elect msu
who viii rot uphold their hands
but will eight them in every move
they make. The people rust be-
ware Don't De fooled. The enc
my i awake and fully organic
ed, be i doing all ne can to keep
the people from having their
rights. We hoid as we have said
for years thatany nan that vot-
Ell for or who now maintains that
the secret caucus was right. il
unfit TO hold any Office Of trust IN
Mississippi The man that voted
Tor either Percy or Alexander
voted against good government
be voted against the will Of the
psople. No candidate should be
allowed 10 slide into Office unless
he states where he stood il that
great contest. where he stands
now, Il he has repenGed for his
mis1eeds N full
Remember too that the slogan
IL TINS old crowd is peace and
HarrnoGv 1nd no faction.
When they say that they are Of
the odd -secret caucus school Of
polsnes-ths rcteeresr ever seen
on this SIT n disgrace ~ good
goxsrnnenk. . stench in the nos
u-its Of cecercy- Make every
candidate for legislature speak
ouL.-and don't let them BY on
thai. make them say whether
they believe in the rule OF all the
people and are for Bll6o or are
they for the '-~quartetre' that are
opposed 90 Baeo-make them say
where they are; il they Won : say
they : 0f the same old gang.
Put them to the test A good
man has No right 10 be ashamed
OF his man; he has no right to
deceive the people An hon0rable