The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-03-14

10 be ashamed. \ GU are like myself You
"didn'r 90 TO the Democrats" bur you are.
Remember that the present Democratic
party Was organized since the war. Ii was
organized
UNDER NEW CONDITIONS AND UPoS NEW
ISSUES.
and there is no party in this country with
which Southern men. in my Judgment. can
affiliate with any self-respect, eIcept that OF
the present Democratic party. applause
With the views aud the sentiments which |
entertain 4 could not. as Southern man,
under any circumstances. affiliate with the
party which ,inSulted the whole educated
people of the south, by disfranehing mas
tiers, and by enfranchising their former
slaves 70 g0UeT7a them. APPLAUSE Ii Is
very certain, in my honest Judgment. that
no party can carry this country again. and
except upon the.principles OF the old Wing
party pronounced by NJ Cav. lGreat
applause. | do not allu to '- mere do
nestle policy. l do no. ',roposr GO revive
that party. / do not propose 10 revive any
party.
AN GOING WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
as long as it is the only party that is oppos-
ed TO the Republican party, but | am ready
and willing TO adopt a better party when
ever the country shall propose IL. APP
plause.l IL is my purpose 10 make the insult
offered by tie dominant party 20 The tchite race
Ofthe South 50 tReGdce0bte hGt 10 toiH descend TO
or children for generations 10 come. | say
that this being my great purpose outside of
questions of political policy, am willing,
on this grand platform OF honor and self
respect, TO adopt any policy and 70 unite
with any party that will accomplish this
result That is all ! have TO say on this
subject.
have given you what believe TO be a
solution of all our troubles, if there be wis
/ dom and virtue enough in this country 20
| adopt it. | have been charged frequently
/ with intending To revive the Wing party
/ Well, | certainly would not be ashamed of
! the work, and the only reason, perhaps, why
| | have not attempted il is because | am
| afraid there is not political virtue and in
| telligence enough in the country for a
/ Wing party. That is all.
But l WILL TELL you ANOTHER THING.
The present Democratic party i'm Georgia
/ is my party anyhow. | began it. and l am
1 the father of it. | was present when IL was
organized. IL was in 1867. | heard that
/ some OF our friends at Macon proposed to
reorganiZe the Democratic party, and /
went down there and there was not one Of
/ your old Democratic Leaders there. They
were under the house. L was chosen
president of that convention, and / reor-
/ the father of ii. lApplause.J l tell you
/ il is
THE BEST DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT WAS
EVER FORMED,
/ and it is the only one / ever wanted to be-
| long to. [Applause.l My old Wing friends,
/ you need have no Tears about it, ! have
christened it and washed it clean.
WORD TO YOUNG MEN.
! As to you, young men, desire To say a
/ few words. The vOmg men who have not
acted with any party, who arc not identi-
\ fed with the Wing party or the Democratic
party. and believe there are no young men
I in this country. thank God, who are identi-
| fed with the Republican party tapplausel
are the hope OF our State. There never was
| generation of young meu that had "A great
/ er responsibility resting upon them than
rests upon you. | came TO this hail for sew
/ eral days after the first assembling of the
| Legislature for the express purpose oil
watching the young men, and of seeing who
they were that would be prominent in the
history of the State in years TO come.
also watched each graduating class at oul
/ university, and put my mark upon every
young man whom / thought was going tC
be distinguished in the future.
THANK GoD THERE ARE MEN COMING FOR
WARD
who are going to be shining lights. and are
going 10 be the strong men of this country
| feel a great pride in them; but let me
warn you now. young men, don't commI
the blunder of tying your necks, as you
enter the boisterous sea Of public life 70 Tho
mill stone OF defeated theories. ItIs cruel
it is unkind; oh, it is terribly cruel fol
those who are old and gray, aud who have
been wrecked upon their theories, TO spenC
the remainder of theit days IN urging tho
young to follow in their unfortunate foot
steps. l tell you the revolution has wrought
results, and such men are but
THE LINGERING ECHOES OF DEAD sYs
TEN.
l do not ask you to approve of those results
| do not say they are right. / would los,
! my right arm before / would say they arr
all right; but tell you there i no greater
truth in history than that power is the
chief element OF law, and power has wrought
results. and he can never be a wise states.
man to guide the future destinies Of thi,
country and build up its prosperity wh'
does not recognize these facts and go e
work accordingly.