American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-18

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CANTON, Miss, July Ii, 1874.


years, and have alwas been, and
still am. Il faithful adhcreut TO its
former political creed.
1t was with grief tiat | saw the
announcements of the change III the
political complexion of the paper,
and | determined to withdraw my
patronage from it, for L have no
mpathy with the Radical party,
aud no love for its leaders. am
free to say, however, that l COM
mend and endorse the principles
YOU have annul,nced for the conduct
of Your paper, and ii Nou will but
adhere to the same, and carry them
out in practice, | can assure You
that YOU will receive the support
ami encourage ment of the best cit
liens of MadIson county.
As [ before remarked, | have no
sympathy with the Radical party,
and hope To see tie day when the
$ a,e shall be in the hands OF her
own citizens. who are identified with
her interests and permanent pros
tperity. Yet |, in common with
Eother citizens, recognize the fact
that the Republican party is in the
aScendcncy in this State, and that
SO far as this AID many other coun
ties OF the State are concerned,
there is no hope OF being relieved
from Radical rule for many years
to come, and |, for one, and | be
lieve | speak the sentiments of IA
large majority of the white citizens
of this county, am willing to recog
uize, encourage and give full credit
to the party i'll power for any effort
on their part to ameliorate our
present depressed condition, and
: relieve, in any manner, our tax-rid-
den people. The honest efforts Of
Republican paper i'll urging econ
omy in the management OF public
affairs, and i'll exposing dishonesty
and corruption in its own party and
too hi ghly appreciated, or the ben
rficial results of such a course too
highly estimated.
The Democratic press of the State
seems utterly powerlesS III its efforts
. to impress upon the leaders OF the
Republican party the necessity of
economy and honesty and their
exposures of dishonesty and mis-
!, management seem to have no more
effect upon the guilty parties than
the Idle wind, which they heed not.
Nor is this the fault OF the Demo
cratic press, for ii Is generally IN
The hands of able, intelli gent and
efficient men, but it seems to be due
in il great measure to the indlffer-
ence of those i'll power, who think
themselves secure III places OF prot
it aud trust. | am free To admit
however, and / deprecatc the fact
that this state of things is, Ill a
measure, owing to want OF cOur
tesy in discussing party measures
and men, and to an indi>crimlnate
ccnsure and abuse OF the Radical
party and its leaders, and "a failure
TO give credit where credit Is due !;
for while much OF this cenSure by
the Democratic LreSS Is well deScrV
ed. Vet must admit that abuse and
ridicIle have become Sd common
and so indiscriminately applied,
that they have failed to attract the
= attention Of their readers, and are
} passed by with contempt by the
: parties assaulted. But Whatever may
be the cause, 1t Is an uhdenlable
l tact, which we Democrats fully
: recognize, that the earnest and
honest efforts of Il Republican paper
III the right direction, have tenfold
, the effect for good that the efforts
OF IL paper OF the opposition, and If,
as | before remarked, the AMERI-
) CAN CITIZEN shall in the future, as
T "A Republican paper, live up to the
| high standard of right and justice
! it has assumed, the citizens of the
county will not be found wanting i'll
their appreciation of its services.
But, Sirs, promises are easily
$ made. and good resolutions are soon
lost sight of III political life. Ii you
r would have the people accept your
0 professions OF faith, you must carry
iutn OUT III IbidCLitt. Inc I'topit
l are pleased with the course your are
. now pursuing. Will you continue
D 1t !
4 | note with satisfaction and APP
= prevail YOUR comments upon the sign
: board question, and your expressed
- determination to keep ii special look
:, out upon the proceedings of the
e Board OF Supervisors. Bat there
!. were other allowances by the Board
J. at that meeting that should not
u have escaped your notice; and
u there are ut the present time ques
Q tons of great importance to the
/ citizens of the county, which cal
l. for expression of opinion on your
e part.
IL among the allowances at the last
II meeting was one in favor of Il. w
Pratt, as guard for Jail. | under
stand that MI. Pratt has been, tol
II several months, engaged on til,
II Nicksburg and Canton Railroad
/ The statute points ont but one way
}, in which guards for Jail can be en-
II ployed, and that is that the sherill
Ii shall employ them. Rumor has il