The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-09-06

RTeSSlVe Stdte government.
We congratulate G. Governor
White and wish for him many
useful and happy years spent in
the service of our beloved state.
The gubernatorial contest i n
the second primary was the dirt
lest we've ever observed in our
comparatively brief experience
with politics.
1t is to be hoped that never
again will we have the mud
singing and malicious, irrespon-
sible lies w h h characterized
this campaign.
Citizens who have the welfare
of our state at heart are appalled,
by it. We do not see how it can
appeal to any citizen
Personally we feel certain that
the late Governor Paul B. John
son would have been ashamed of
the type of campaign his son,
Paul, Jr. waged. We agree with
the man who said had Governor
Johnson been living he would
have taken Paul. Jr. out behind
the woodshed, or its equivalent.
Any candidate for any office
from constable to president who
seeks to pit race against race,
class against class, is an enemy
of the people and is seeking no.
thing more than personal gain
in one form or another. That is
our firm opinion.
This type of candidate should
be avoided like the plague.
Rankin county's Circuit Judge
Ed Mcintyre delivered a strong
charge to members Of the Grand
Jury at the current term of court
which we heartily applaud.
Rankin's Gold Coast is known
far and wide-thus a large part
of the state will be interested in
what Judge Mcintyre said:
THE failure of law enforce
ment officers to do their duty in
the enforcement of the law, is
causing the good citizens of this
country to lose respect for law
and order. The unlawful sale of
Intoxicating liquor and big gam
bling cannot exist in a county
like this without the active know
ledge and connivance of the law
enforcement officers. 1t is strange
to me that a man running for
office will proclaim his intentions
of enforcing the law. a. soon as
he takes his oath of office for
gets his promise and obligation.
We e a rebirth of public
thinking in his country and that
is true all the way from Presi-
dent to Constable. We need to
return to the common honesty of
q Grover Cleveland who be-
lieved. That a public office is
a public trust l sometime be-
lieve that we, the people, are in
a degree responsible for the fai-
lure of our officers to enforce
the law. AS soon as they take Of
flee, we go about our business
and forget our obligations as citi-
ems. Law enforcement is a local
problem, and every good citizen
ought to assume his or her re-
sponsibility. They h ou not
only ask, but demand, of their
officials, law enforcement.
81 do not subscribe t h e
theory that we must have law
lessness and bad government in
Rankin county in order to sur
vive, A city, town, or communi-
ty whose economy is based up
on lawlessness and corruption is
morally bankrupt. We are either
decent or we are not. 1t is as
simple as that"
Som of our citizens w h c
think nothing of fragrant viola
tons of whiskey and gambling
laws should ponder these words
"A city. town. or community
whose economy is based upor
lawlessness a d corruption i:
morally bankrupt. We are either
decent or we are not. 1t is a
simple as that.
Some of the business men owe
Holmes county who favor letting
our numerous roadhouse joint
continue operation because they
bring business to town" SHOULD
give some special thought to thu
above statement of Judge Mo
Intyre.
They should realize that whel
so many of the lawless move IL
to our communities there are 60
ing to be a lot of their decent
law-abiding citizens who r 60
ing to move their families out o
the county.
A man doesn't have to be
Christian to want to rear HI
children in a wholesome environ
ment.
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