American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-14
At Last.

Yesterday we published the call of
the Conservative Republican party
for a nominating convention. The
Convention is to sit on the Sth of
September next, in Jackson. 1t has
been delayed too long. The issue
for the people of the State should
have been made mp long since and
could not be until this party has
made its nominations. We think the
majority of the Democrats in the
State, are in favor of supporting the
ticket which will be made at this
Convention, if it is made decent and
acceptable. We do not think sin
gle name should he upon it but orig
inal and pronounced Republicans.
Let them send forth no hybrid or
mongrel combination. The Demo
crat who could have his name upon
this ticket would give evidence of
selling his political purity at too low
a valuation to be trusted in such an
emergency, and we do not think our
people have a>y too much confidence
| in eleventh thour co1IvT ~ , There
fore let their ticket be made up of
men who were Republicans a year
ago. If we can swallow portion,
with an additional gulp we can take
in the whole ticket.
But if certain would-be so called
| Democratic leaders in this State
| think that the Democratic party
choose to walk quietly into the fold
of the Republican party, they are
sadly mistaken. AS Democrats they
may possibly be willing to vote the
Conservative Republican ticket as
did the people of Virginia. But as
Republicans they never will. Hence
the impression, that all that is re-
CURED is for the newspapers of the
State to give in their adherence, and
the people will quietly follow, is
wrong. The people of the State are
Democrats, and as such they must
and will act. The people must die
tate the line of policy. They must
pledge themselves, and not leave it
with the newspapers of the State to
do 1t. Therefore convention must
be called as early as possible, to
ultCU Ill OdChSpil1 " hDdU Is
the determination of the people, and
we suggest, as the very latest hour
when this convention can be held
with safety. and to create harmony
and unity of action, Tuesday, the
Dist day of next September. The
people will respond to call of the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee; and that sufficient notice
may be given, The Executive Com
mittee should issue the call at once
The people are looking to this body
for action, and if they intend to dc
nothing, they should at once an
nounce it, that the people can take
the matter i'll hand, and make theil
own call. y convention is necessary
4 Democratic convention must bt
held, that the Democrats OF thu
State may declare what action they
intend to take. If it is decided t.
{ put a Democratic ticket in the field
let them SO determine in convention
and if, on the other hand, IS deem
. ed, as we think it will be, advisable
! to support the Conservative Reput
lican nominees, let that Convention
so determine. But the people ar
wearied with the present chaotic pc
/ litical condition, and the deman
II that some definite plan of action b
y decided upon. AS matters now arc
G every political aspiramt in the Stat
> has his own peculiar plan, and hi
d little cOterie of friends, and if thes
IL ambitious designs are not nipped i
e the bud, we will continue to wrangl
- aud fritter away our party until tn
!, election comes on, and we will g
l. into the conflict disunited, wranglin
Re and weak. But whena cOnventio
II defines the duty of a party, the!
e. little side shows will be closed. an
o. the thousand and one ambitions one
S who are spelling to see their mann
e in print VIII be cholled off. III
/ question now is, will the Sta
Is Executive Committee issue a ca
.d for Il convention Of the Dem
t Gratis of the State! If it will no
he let the people know il at once, tn
ne some other means of bringing &
ID PEOPLE together for conference nj
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