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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1905
Page
2
The speaker condemns racial crime and urges rigid law enforcement to curb assaults on white women, calling for vigorous campaigns against vagrants and criminals in every county. He warns that failure to enforce laws will invite mob action and stresses the duty of officers to resist respectable opposition from vested interests.
Governor Var daman issues an urgent address to all peace officers urging action against idle and vicious Negroes. He cites a brutal Jackson rape by a Black assailant and warns crime risks rising in cities statewide. He frames it as a dire white safety crisis and demands strict enforcement.
A prominent druggist praised Scott's Emulsion as a life saving remedy. The note mentions testimonials are common and highlights the product as a reliable aid from infancy to old age for improper and weak meat and vitality as waste. The signet is Scott & Bowne New York.
A brief quotation from JAS K Vardaman stresses vigorous performance of duty and strength to resist influence that would deter action, urging steadfastness and cordial sincerity in duty despite opposition.
In Franklin on March 10, Detective Hoyt reports a vigorous probe into alleged crimes by the Farmers' League. The governor and county citizens with interest in welfare praise the effort as strong, though some fear a harsher, punitive outcome for those tied to lawless acts.
In Franklin county a large assembly discussed calls to investigate lawless white cap bands. Speakers including Geo. Cain and J. M. Ford opposed or scrutinized the resolutions while Y H Torrey supported them. Dr A M Newman moved the question as the meeting grew into a tense public critique.
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