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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1891
Page
2
An extensive set of political notices from Lincoln County announces candidacies in the Democratic party for local offices including District Attorney Treasurer Clerk and possibly Coroner. The messages urge voters to sign and support the candidates and request community input on the upcoming party nominations and county leadership.
A column laments party infighting as Confederate veterans gather in Jackson and George Henry Walthall and Lee County figures loom. It defends the Alliance as a democratic, nonsecret group while criticizing private political machinations and calls for reform against bosses and sub treasury plans.
A publication presents Major Barksdale’s Kosciusko speech as a dispassionate, comprehensive review of government policy and the Sub Treasury plan. It claims Senator George was outmatched at Carrell and underscores Barksdale’s stature and opposition to farmers’ demands.
The writer accuses local county men of hypocrisy for challenging the newspaper editor’s loyalty to the Democratic Party. He recalls past votes for Till and recent threats to leave the party over nominees, asserting readers know the real motive and vowing not to spread renewed criticisms. He warns against undermining the editor at meetings.
Hon Clarke Lewis congressman from the seventh district will speak to Lincoln County residents at Brook Haven on Monday June 8. He seeks the U S Senate seat to succeed Walthall and aligns with the Alliance platform and Sub Treasury as practical and constitutional. He is described as a Democrat and practical farmer.
The Supreme Court decision upholding the act against original packages is not a means to flood prohibition states with liquor. Instead it will directly save them from that effect and strengthen prohibition efforts, per the Clarion-Ledger.
The speaker urges selecting capable, awake, well informed men to join the legislature and craft wise laws. He condemns lax observers who merely draw pay, insisting only the best, most committed representatives should be chosen to address the work of lawmaking and improve governance.
A Brookhaven gathering aims to host a two day Alliance mass meeting around June 19–20 with speakers including National Lee tier Willits and state leaders to discuss conduct for the coming convention. Local notices mention Dems planning county officer nominations and executive committee appointments, with mass meetings in Monticello and Mississippi speaker visits planned.
Fragmentary OCR reads as political hackwork with garbled phrases about a deadly peril political faction and a Wake Republican tamers. Mentions a premier and government tone, with unclear names or dates.
The Weak Explaination attacks Senator George for supporting the Dependent Pension bill and links his stance to Democratic gains. Major Barkathile’s statements conflict with Memphis Commercial’s source, while Voorhees’s version paints Mississippi senators’ pension votes as shaping Louisiana's Democratic tilt. The piece criticizes pension votes as a ‘stench’ and notes related commercial ads for Eagle Eclipse gin and machinery, highlighting advertising prominence.
Rain is badly needed as crops look poor. The Adams school closed on the 21st with an 8 piece program of vocal and instrumental music. Kent Gilliam left for his home near Memphis. Maggie Mavie bought a new piano from Marshall Smith. Photographers P R Marshall Co. may leave for Whitestown. Bennett, Lambright, and Felder return home for vacation. Principal plans uniforms for students forthcoming.
A period dispatch reports factions in Mississippi delaying joint discussions on grave political questions. Dissent within Democratic circles cites risk of inflaming public feeling and harming party unity as major motives. Observers note reactions vary, with some presses urging candor and reform, while others question genuine shift in stance before elections.
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