The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-18

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.Cioose We Beiween two E,llsi'
Since Tic formation o. fbe tbitti.
State, apd lho alogaia u Of ib.s sou
%s,itntion there has been great inter-.
et, eeing a'ii labor manifested By
the citizens Of every STATE IN tho
election Of the executive officer Of
tho nation, aud it Is rigia that the
people should feel a deep
interest IN tln election, since
the controlling power OF the
executive officer ia Of. 50 great
an inibclse IN administering the
affairs of tho government and dircc.
ting the pttIic mind for, b. the
appointing to Office power conferred
upon the exeautive, the influence
pormeates through every grade and
station Of government. e
Prom the election Of George
Washington rs first President there
has been opposing parties claiming.
favor in the choice Of the people,,
aud deep, bittr and powerful pas
siops have been stirred up in the
minds Of the adhcrents of opposing
parties by the advocacy Of different
policies OF government.
Within tho history Of the govern,
mont and these couteuding parties
3 many revelations have taken place.
IN the public mind, aud parties that
have bad almost despotic power have
crumblcd, fallon and passed away 10
give rise to newsocts Of politicians.
The sway 81 the Democratic party
was broken in tile election Of Abm.
ham Lincoln inalSG0, and the bloody
sectional war that followed was the
dying throcs Of the party, and With
tilc surrender Of General Lee in
1865 the last veslige Of hope depart
cd from the adlicrents OF this great
party. The consequences of the
war, IN the passage Of the thirteenth
fourteenth and fifteenth amend,
ments to the constitution aud the
complete revolution in the plan of
State governments, to al Of which
tho former members Of the old ante
,bellHa parties South have given their
consent and voluntarily advo-
Gated, although claimed as u nceossi-
ty, ami there IL not a single national
principle Of the Democratic party as
claimed before the war that Is not
and has not been admitted to be
dead. The principles of the Wing
and Know Nothing parties are
equally laid 10 their long rest, aud
tho parties have no semblance even
Of an organization. While this is all
SO, there is what is called a Demo-
cratic PARTY North who now ask the
cooperation Of all members Of the
old party by that name, and what
principles Of national and State gov
eminent they advocate, simply re-
daccd to a nutshell, IL opposition 70
the present parties who administer
the government as Office -holdcr4.
HEEHtNH i UtEH. sIH .N.EH|| aF.a sH N.
In 1868 This party called upon the
Southern people, under the gnisc of
Democracy, to join in a canvas uu-
der the banner Of Seymour and
Blair Tor Presidency against the
party who pnt into Office the pres.
cnt administration. The result Of.
that canvass was 10 show that these
~so-called Democrats had no strength
whatever.
IN the present canvass a different
proposition is made 70 the South.
Members OF the party that put into
Office the present administration, see
ins the corruption and dishonesty Ct
the men who they had aided in giy>
nag the power Of government, refuse
further support to this class Of mem
bers Of their own party, and without
breaking any Of the ties OF party,
call for a reform in the government
and the election IF honest members
Of their own party who will admins
lister the government upon an honest
basis, III this. movement they cali
: upon all honest men of every party 10
join them in the cleaning Of the Au-
gean STABLES, and I'd aid in up
holding the constitution as Il nor
saiss. The party Of reform have
honesty VI purpose and strength Of
! partysto back them in their efforts,
and they ask the people OF the
South 10 join them instheir work Of
reform. 1'
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