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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1891
Page
2
A slate of Democratic candidates is announced for Lincoln county and surrounding jurisdictions. J B Greaves is named for district attorney, Hudson for district attorney in other counties, with endorsements for circuit clerk and treasurer.
A collage of local politics and social notes from Mississippi. Mentions Copiah and Madison counties, reading-voter stats, Natchez city marshal death, pension debates, inquiries about Prof Groome, West Point exam failures, upcoming speeches by Congressman Tucker and J K Vardeman, Jackson taxation figures, and references to segregation laws in Tennessee and Mississippi.
A Mississippi editor argues Alliance leaders should not commit to a party ticket, urging members to promote reform and fitness for county posts while preserving individual political affiliations. The piece quotes an Alliance authority on political education, election duty, and the role of members in a nonpartisan reform effort. It notes intra party tensions as primary ballots approach. The text also discusses local option and temperance, linking Methodist Conference stances to prohibition advocacy and urging pastors to address temperance in sermons.
A fragment notes a question within the Mississippi W C T U and the Mississippi Conference, reflecting mawavering faith in prohibition principles of Methodist preachers whose brotherly aid supports the movement.
The excerpt presents a farmer misgiving about government borrowing and bank influence. It frames a scheme where fifty thousand dollars in U S bonds would be sold to the Treasury with ninety percent value for twenty years, while farmers seek cash against cotton with similar terms. The Treasury official offers partial taxation and later condemns constitutional limits, prompting farmers to query why government support is constitutional for banks but not direct cotton relief. The speech critiques constitutional constraints and bank power in agricultural finance.
The Lawrence Democrats met at Monticello to hear Chas E Hooker and W J Gibbs speak on the sub treasury with no resolutions. A private July 28 was set to nominate candidates and decide the county for district attorney. Pro and anti Ward factions clashed over instructions and a people’s primary. Friction also involved Gen Chalmers and currency proposals. A deadly wreck near New Orleans killed several aboard the cannon ball passenger train and injured others.
A Meridian News correspondent notes the Maptial State Convention at Natchez around July 2 may authorize Mississippi College trustees to move the institution from Clinton. Removal sentiment grows across the state, and the issue is likely to be decided at the next convention. Maj. Wash Gillis spoke to about 75 to 100 at the courthouse Monday, with mixed rural-urban attendance.
A garbled 19th century style piece attacks Democrats and figures like Gov Stone, rails at described elections and moral decline, and references a legal case involving Minnis Central Rail line. It mingles partisan accusations with scattered names, places, and events from New Jersey and Mississippi. The piece also mentions a court judgment of 700 dollars and a public justice figure.
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