American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-09-13
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CON-
VENTl0N.

held as per order Of the County Ex-
ecufive Committee, in this city,
on Monday last. Such fears as we
had entertained privately as TO the
course Of this Convention, we are
sorry to say were realized; though,
in the beginning, we claim that the
Convention was no representation
Of the Democracy of Madison coun-
t.. The largest vote on any issue,
was thirty three, as counted by the
Chairmaa after a call for divis
ion ON a certain question. Can
these tliirty-three voters in open
mass meeting, claim to be the De-
mocracy of Madison county. Enor-
mousIy ridiculous! 1t the call of
the County Executive Commute
could only awaken an interest in
thirty three Democratic voters.
what could these -thirty-three, who
had manifested such interest nv
their presences do, but take their
hats and 60 home!
BY resolution the Democratic
party of Madison is dead. Buried
by twenty-fonr votes! A respecta-
Bile funeral, indeed.
Now, We believe that the father of
these resolutions, and their twenty
. three endorsers, believe the plan
and principles they suggest the on
" way to achieve success in the
coming Campaign. But, gentlemen,
you deceive yourselves. Can you
be blisd to the fact that whatev.
er opposition the Ames-Butler-
Onion Bank Bonds ticket shall en-
counter in the coming campaign,
will be from Democracy alone, and
controlled by that Democratic in
Anence which . simple alteration of
the party name, can neither change
Gor disguise. And by this aban-
doBsaent of our party name, don't
sou see that you give the enemy
the very advantage you wish to
ayoid-to declare that it is a Dem
ocratic trick? No, let Ms make the
fight as Democrats, and under the
Democratic banner, claiming, as we
can, that in Democracy is vested
all the political honesty in the State.
This plan Of battle will enlist in
our ranks, all the brave. strong,
active men who will otherwise fake
no infesest in the coming is
sue whatever, and stay at home OH
election day, letting voting severely
alone, rather than bc pointed at as
wolves in sleeps clothing.
As Democrats all our forces can
be narsbaled, and led by Hum
pbreys to victory; under any other
banner, whether Liberal, Alcorn or |
Ames, We perish in the enem,'s
ranks, and in the enemy's uniform.
nor. we do hope that these
twenty -four voters of Madison
county have taken the initiative |
and conclxsire steps in this suidi-
eidial pathway. and that their del
esates to Meridian, instructed to
act according to the principles of
these resoiatio inay find them
selves there ID isolated element |
and looked upon as a kind of genus |
what is it.
By resolution you send to Meri-
dian five delegates from each police
beat, and twelve fro'u the county at
large, in all, thirty-seven. Now
gentlemen, your whole convention
is multitude of thirty three men.
This resolution is adopted by a
majority OF twenty -four to nine
Now, how is . constituency of
twenty four to send q allegation
Of thirty-seven, and where is this
delegation to come FRONT If there
are only twenty-four men in the
county Of Madison of Your way
OF thinking, where is your deIega-
ton to come FRONT And suppose
yOn hire or borrow the fifteen del
egates You lack, just for a day or
two, and you leave Canton, all to
gether, then, whom do you repre-
sent at Meridian! The CONSTITUENT
cy has to hire fifteen voters to make
up the deficiency in the del
egafioD, including all of said con.
stituenc5. Then you have no con.
you represent nothing and
Gentlemen, is it not presump-
ticus for you twenty four voters to
declare county organization dead,
in whose ranks you arc a mere
handfnlif Rather declare your
with such organization
severed, do not presume to crush
i, to annihiiate If. with your puny
twenty four voices.
We saw in the Convention. so.
called, an unblushing tendency to
endorse Jas. l.. AIcorn. For Ueay. Il
en's sake, let us have no more sell.