Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-09-01

a few practical suggestions for the
oonduct of the canvass. In the first
place we would dispei the apathy
that springs from a want of hope.
We arc grauhed at being aLle 10
state that a careful scrutiny has salts
fled ms that active cxertions IN q few
doabtfal counties, coupled with vigi-
lance elsewhere, will give rs control
OF the next Legislature. Concodihg
20 the Republicans all counties which
are clearly theirs, and estimating
that no blunders or carelessness on
our part will deprive rs OF those
which are clearly ours, there remains
six or eight counties which are moro
or less equally balanced aud which
must decide the result. While In
most % these there are small major
iticn against "a, in no one OF them Is
there any numerical superiority
which cannot and will not yield 10 q
determined assault, nor arc there
wanting abundant indications that
we shall carry several of the largest
llepnblioan counties IN the State.
We regard as the first aud ulost
important means OF SUCCESS thor
ough local organization, aud we can.
not too strongly urge upon our
friends generally, and upon the coun-
~ committees especially, the import
ancc of prompt attention 10 this
work. Let clubs b. formed at each
precinct, AMI lct active men he az
pointed O. visit the voters and pro-
cure their enrolment in these organ
lzalions. These clubs, or at least
their officers aud executive commit
tees should meet weekly, and discuss
the situation of their ncighborhood,
and sec that no voter IL overlooked.
Such local conferences will serve TO
quicken the zeal OF the active, and
awaken that Of the ludlfil rent We
regard them as more important and
more effective than barbacues and
public speeches, though thesc last
must not be ncglecled. We would
suggest that these clubs be formed at
once, before the Cotton-picking sea
son sets in. The registration of all
our frfends. and the prevrl'son ~
fraudulent registration on the part oi
cur opponents, wall, OF course, en-.
gage the active attention of the ooun-
ty committees, aud we would sug-
ge~t that In tins, as well as IN other
work, the services OF the candidates
for Office can be most usciully EN-.
ployed. Fall aud frequent cores
pondencc between the several coun-
ty committees aud the State commit
toe We regard as very important.
We solicit letters al-o from private
ciuzcns IN every iocaiity. We beg
that these letters as well as reports
from the county committees be fun,
iree and candid, aud without exag-
gcmuon. ID anywhere our friends
aro lakewarm, indifferent, or split up
by local or personal divisions aud
Falousies, we desire 10 know II. III
Il be deemed unsafe 90 trust these
communication 60 the mail, then
use the express company.
Letters should bc addressed 90
Gen. ]. y. George, Chairman, or TO
Marion Smith, Secretary of Demo.
cratic and Conservative Executive
Committee, Jackson, Miss Our
friends, visiting tho Capital arc re-
spoctlnlly ihVIled TO call at the
rooms of the committee, and editors
OF Democratic and Conservative pa
pers IN the State are requested 10
send us their papers during the can
yass, addressed 10 Marion Smith,
Secretary.
III tho personal porsenee Of the
chairman Of this committee Is nj any
time deemed advisable in any eoun-
ty, for any purpose, u can be freely
Obtained BY a written request 10 tina,
effect.
Many other thoughts and suggest.
ions crowd upon rs, but we are adj
monished that tins address IL already
sufficiently extended. All that we
have 10 say may be compressed into
the single admonition that each man
must 10 hs duty. go.
As The hostile fleets Of Great Brit
ain and France drew near 10 each
other of the coast Of Trafalgar, each
English eye turned 20 the vessel thai
bore the broad pennant OF Lord Mel
son, 90 catch from him the watch
word OF battle. Presently there wa.
signaled from his dag ship those i'm
mortal words-@England expect,
each man 20 do his duty" As they
ran from ship 90 ship the most tire
mendoas cheers burst forth aud rent
the air. Gray-haired veterans, whe
bore upon their bodies the scars O
many battles, and tender boys apor
whose checks fingered the down o
youth, alike caught the inspiration
aud lell that the eye Of England wa
upon them. Those words becam.
immortal by a victory, the memor,
OF which will not die as long as IA,
English tongue y spoken, or th,
English language II read.
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