The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-03-09

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Of law and order in the city where /
have dwelt for thirty years.
Columbus is the finest town have
ever seen, and we must put a stop to
violations Of the law here. Not only
violations of the prohibition law, but
Of all other laws. For example, our
officers should not tolerate automo-
bile speeding; neither should they per-
nit the use of the open muffler cut
out Cities and towns do not have
to pass ordinances against the open
muffler cut-out, for there is a statute
Of the State that covers the ground.
when man finds that he can
violate one law, he is very apt to
lose respect for all laws. One trouble
with Columbus is, we have law for
some offenders and no law for other
offenders. You can depend upon one
thing: if we want the laws enforced,
they will be enforced"
Mayor Glover Speaks.
Chairman Phillips next requested
Hon. A. Y. Glover to address the
meeting Mayor Glover said:
81 wish to thank the gentlemen who
have spoken in behalf of law enforce
ment. 1t is my hearts desire, my
earnest wish to see Columbus not only
one of the best, but the very best city
in Mississippi, and to this end | shall
bend my every energy. | served on
the police force here for five years,
and understand the difficulties the
officers have in enforcing the laws.
SO many citizens see violations of the
law, and complain to the officers, yet
are not willing to enter formal COM
plant and aid in bringing the Of
fender to justice | believe our police
officers are doing the best they can,
considering their number. We have
ten policemen--four on duty during
the day, four at night, and two in
the suburbs. While these ten men are
at work, it is likely that hundred
persons are violating speed laws,
gambling laws, prohibition laws and
other statutes. When the citizens see
violations of the law, if they will CO.
operate with the officers in every way
we will soon do away with alawless-
ness"
City Attorney Speaks.
General E. T. Sykes, attorney for
the city, was the next speaker. The
venerable survivor of the Southern
Confederacy called upon the people to
uphold the Mayor and other officials
in their efforts to enforce the laws.
General Sykes said the Eighteenth
Amendment did not suit him in every
particular, but that it was the law of
the land and should be enforced.
Mr.. Whitfield, former president of
I'M. s. c. w., declared that the body
polite was greater than law violators,
and that the criminally inclined should
be told in no uncertain terms that If
they will not obey the laws through
respect for same, they will be forced
to obey.
Adopted Unanimously.
At the conclusion of the discussion,
which was at once inspiring and illum-
mating, Chairman Phillips called upon
the people to say whether or not they
were in favor of the resolutions as
read. The vote for the resolution was
carried without dissenting voice and
the chairman declared same carried
unanimously.
Doctor Lipscomb, as president of
the Chamber of Commerce, thanked
the people for their attendance and
their hearty support of the movement
for law and order. Mayor Glover
made an earnest appeal to the citizens
to report violations of the law.
The Warrior Trip.
Just before the meeting adjourned,
Mr. r. f. Johnston made short talk,
urging the citizens to join in the trip
Eup the Warrior River next week. Mr..
Johnston stated that the trip would
give Columbus and Lowndes County
some good advertising, and that all
who made the trip would be more than
repaid for the time and money spent.
The itinerary of the Warrior trip was
outlined in a recent issue of The Dis
patch. The party will leave Column
bus late in the afternoon of March
goth, going to Tuscaloosa, Ala, where
they will spend the night. Monday
the trip will be made up the Warrior
to Birmingport, and Monday night
and Tuesday will be spent in Birming-
ham. Tuesday afternoon at four
o'clock the party will leave Birming-
ham for home Large banners will be
fused on the railway coaches, on the
steamboat, and in the hotels to show
where the crowd of boosters halls