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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1891
Page
2
The Leaver urges subscribers to pay long overdue balances in full for a new power printing press and setup costs. Statements have gone unanswered. renewals are requested for expiring subscriptions. The paper promises to improve and asks for prompt financial support to avoid further notices.
A mass meeting of the Democratic party in Lincoln County is called for May 11 at the Court House in Brookhaven to appoint delegates to the State Democratic Convention and nominate three candidates for Railroad Commissioner. The county Democratic Executive Committee will meet at 2 p.m. at Brookhaven.
The Yazoo Sentinel argues that the Alliance is loyal to white supremacy and will remain a core Democratic force in Mississippi. It contends anti Alliance talk is foolish and predicts Alliance demands will be pursued within the party, with Alliance members among the most steadfast Democrats.
Dr. Kelley the former Prohibition candidate for Governor will deliver prohibition addresses in Mississippi at Oxford Winona Clinton Jackson Brookhaven Meridian Columbus Corinth and Corinth May 6. He is described as a gifted speaker and the Leaver hopes for a strong reception at each stop.
A Jackson visitor bought two hundred gallons of empty jugs for a Jackson saloon, claiming to load three more wagon loads. The tale enlarges to 800 gallons at three dollars a gallon. The Meridian scene includes a backdoor stock of jugs, medical and undertaker meetings, and political coin tosses. A murder case in McComb City ends with Webb discharged and Williams bailed. The Meridian Standard editorials challenge Alliance roles and romanticize politics beyond implied racial tensions.
A Mississippi College dispute over library ownership is corrected by a Mississippi correspondence naming Hermenean Philomathean and College libraries. The letter urges public awareness of all three libraries and thanks donors to the Hermenean Library.
The text cites U S Supreme Court statements arguing no state or citizen can surrender public health safety or morals to permit widespread liquor sale. It notes government’s duty to guard health, morals, and safety, linking liquor availability to disorder, poverty, and crime as supported by statistics and case law California v Christiansen and related references.
The text notes three cent opposition to the Alliance in Missionippi Missouri and Wy street. It cites similar objections and dissatisfaction, with a general similarity in methods. It questions whether the Alliance can deny common results, as anticipated by a National Economist.
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