Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

the election and control q vast
number ofprofitable offices, should
vince and cringe beneath the criti-
cism of those with whom they
were once associated. We say
of those who have become Radi-
cal since the election. AS we do not
know what their previous senti.
ments were, we mean those men
who have since the election con.
nected themselves with the Radi.
cal party; made open avowals Of
affiliaiion, and are now in full
faith and accord with the party.
When the political apostacy of
such men is mentioned, they in
stantly answer, "My private char.
acter has been assailed, an unwar-
rantable assault has been made
upon me. l am charged with be-
ing corrupt and of having identi.
fled myself with the Radical party
with Che hope Of getting office"
and, in horror, point to their past
record, seeming to think that be.
cause they have been true and
trusted in the past it is sufficient
Offset for all subsequent political
sins. Now, this is the very class
Of men of whom we anticipate
the most serious evils to the State.
The fact that they at one time
possessed the confidence, and were
men ofinHuence and position, will
go far towards influencing the un.
rejecting of the State. And hence
it becomes an imperative duty to
hold them up to the public gaze
that all may know how the mighty
have fallen. We cannot claim it
as a pleasant duty, for Of the
number who have sloughed off
in this manner, many of whom
have quietly glided into office,
there were those in whom we,
in the past, delighted, whose
opinions we respected and
whose purity we never questioned.
When such men as these are in
duced to desert the people and 90
over to the enemy, let the motive
be what it may, We claim it to be
the highest duty of Democratic
journalists to publish such disaf-
fection and descrtion. There is
no possible chance for these men
to soften or tone down the con.
sequences of their action. They
are Radicals and are pledged to,
and are responsible for, all the ex.
treme measures Of their party. The
effort to hOod-wink and blind the
people by stating that they simply
desire to support the administra-
ton Of Governor Alcorn is too
tlimsey to deceive. What is Gov
ernor AlcornP A Radical; APP
pointing Radicals to office and APP
proving atrocious Radical meas.
ures. He has no party orhis own.
He does not dare to go against the
Radicals and they know it. He
would be whipped into the traces
instantly if he did not obey
every behest and he knows
it. And all men who have become
members of the Radical party
simply because Governor Alcorn
has, are responsible for every
measure Of that party, They
have deserted the people and are
aiding by the moral support Of
their presence, if no more, the en-
emies Of the State to outrage and
wrong the people. 1t is undoubt-
edly agreeable to the people to
see Governor Alcom appoint
good men, or men whom we have
honored in the past, TO office, but
at the same time it is Il source of
deep humiliation and sorrow to
the true lovers Of the people and
the State TO see those men sell
themselves for these positions.
Look at the action of the Leg
islOture. A bill has passed the
Lower House which declares that
there shall be no distinction on
account Of race, color, Or previous
condition Of servitude, in railroad
cars, steamboats,, hotels, churches,
and places of amusement. This
demand Of the Radicals has re.
ceived the support of their politi.
cal organ, the Pilot, of which it is
intlmated Governor Alcorn is
associate editor, and this varv