The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-17

HAZEL
EYES
BY Hozel

Judicial Circuit Court District,
Greenville, has organized for law
enforcement.
Al group of SIS of the leading men
and women of Greenville have or
ganized what is called the Wash
ington County Better Government
Committee"
The committee has served notice
hat lawlessness will no longer be
tolerated and emphasized that 1t
means to maintain vigilance over
the action of public officials.
Members Of the group said: THE
b~ootleggers have put a chip on their
shoulders and dared the good peo-
pie of the county to knock it Off.
II was pointed out that the Better
Government Committee is not a
4sblue stocking" grouI but Is IN
terested only in making it impossi-
BILE for gangster elements to have
any voice in county affairs.
Members Of the Greenville organi-
cation have declared that candidates
elected to office will not be allowed
TO fill out their full term If their
actions are not in accord with their
oath Of office.
We wish the people OF Washing
ton County every success In the Dr.
nation of their Better Government
Committee and hope that 1t WILL
accomplish every objective.
Peopla throughout not only the
Fourth judicial Circuit Court Dis
trict. but throughout the entire
state of Mississippi are disguised
with the way the laws OF u state
are openly Haunted.
We o that the laws OF the
stute Of Mississippi be amended Q =
thnt laws be enacted to permit tne
citizens Of any county or municipdii.
~ the right to petition the recoii OF
cnv reimbursement officer in the
municipality or the county wno .ol
cny reoson, has fallen down on ma
lob Of enforcing the luws.
This law would be protection ior
honest law-abiding citizens VINO
daily grow more helpless before the
ONSLAUGHT Of the powerful bootieg-
u;no element organized along gang
Ser lines and employing gangster
tactics to corrupt weak public on.
Gals and stay in power making =
unprofitable II not impossible Q the
little bootlegger to operate
The law is needed for the protec-
4;on az our homes and communities
n Holmes County and throughout
the entire state.
This newspaper Is going 70 mdks
IN effort to get this law endc'eo
the next session Of the MISSISSIPPI
St.te legislature. We invite the ciu-
-er. al other counties throughout
lie stcte to join US in m0king Q
s;nht 70 compel sheriffs, specifically
70 i've up to their ouths OF office'
and IL they do not provide some
meuns whore people q KICK mem
out If they wont to. Il
If every county in Mississ'pps
could elect honest, strong men u
GOOD character to office such law
would not be needed. . out there
are few counties having their best
men run for office. $3.50.
We do have some hope Q Holmes
County.
We want to repeat this week whet
ute said last week in this column.
we are not running" any canoi-
date for any office.
We have q pretty high opinion u
the intelligence of the readers OF TINS
column and this newspaper -. n
I'VE would not presume on your IN
tall;pence to the point of telling YOU
or even trying to tell you now 10
vote.
The ballot is sacred to US. We APP
preciate the fact that we nave an
opportunity in this great country
under the American system to choo-
% our own public officials and
through the ballot to make officials
responsible for their actions.
We feel that we owe it to oursei-
YES and to our country to take
the trouble to investigate those run
ming for public office and know
who they are and what they s'dn0
for.
It is not only an opportunity we
have to vote. 1t is a privilege and a
duty.
We should all make it an absolute
must keeping up our citizenship
and going to the polls to vote.
If We stay away from the polls on
election day 1t is just as a os vot-
ing for the wrong mon.
We want to repeat something else
we had in this column last week.
Don't let anyone, however Well
meaning they might be. tell you the
prohibition laws can't be enforced.
The prohibition laws can be en-
forced If you have a mar for sheriff
who wants to enforce them, a mar