The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-09-04


scene of wastciuiness,im bccility and
corruption can be expected at the
hands of the republican party of
the State. The same men who have
these evils are still CON
trolling spirits OF its organization.
and will be its chosen leaders aud
in the approaching elec-
ton.
How, indeed, can Il party be cX-
pected to put down corruption
which numbers upon its State EN-
ccutive Committee two convicted
thieves, ono OF whom, convicted OF
petty larceny, has paid the penalty
of his crime, and the other, convict
ed of cmbezzlement is now an IN
mate Of the penitentiary. Tho over,
throw Of such a government and
the defeat Of such a party is the su-
prer,e necessity of the hour, and
has become tho duty of every hon
est man. In this noble work upon
a platform Of equal rights to all we
invoke tho aid of all who prefer IN
rather than ignorance,
purity, rather than corruption,econ
omy. rather than wasteiul extrava-
gancc, and low taxes, rather than
lie galized robbery under the guise
of taxation. For the futheranco
of these aspirations it is our pro
vince and duty to submit to you a
few practical suggestions for the
conduct of the canvass. In the first
place we would dispel the apathy
that springs from a want of hope
We are gratified at being able TO
state that a careful scrutiny has sat
istied US that active eXertions in q
few doubtful counties, coupled With
vigilance elsewhere, will give us
control of the next Legislature.
Conceding to the republicans all
which are clearly theirs,
and estimating that no blunders or
carelcssness on our part Will de-
prive us of those which are clearly
ours, there remains six or eight
counties which are more or less
balanced and which must
decide the result. Whilo in
most of thsse there are small ma
jorities against us, in no one of
them is there any numerical super
iority which cannot and will not
yield to determined assault, nor
are there wanting abundant indica-
tons that we shall carry several of
the largest republican counties in
the State.
We regard as the first and most
means of success, 4 thor
ough local organization, and we
cannot too strongly urge upon our
friends generally, and upon county
especially, the impor-
lance of prompt attention to this
work. Let clubs be formed at each
precinct, and let active men be APP
pointed to visit the voters and pro
cure their enrolment in these or
CARNATIONS. These clubs, or at
least their officers and executive
should meet weekly
and discuss the situation of their
neigh borhood, and see to it that o
voter is overlooked. Such local
will servo to quicken
the zeal of the active, and awaken
that of the indifferent. We regard
them as more important and more
effective than barbocucs and public
speeches, though these last must
not be neglected. We would suggest
that these clubs be formed at once,
before the cotton picking season
sets IN. The registration Of all our
friends, and the prevention of fraud
ulent registration on the part of our
will Of course engage
the active attention of the county
and we would suggest
that in this, as well as in other
work, the services of the candidates
tor Office, can be most usefnliy en-
ployed. Full and frequent CORES
pondence between the several
county committees and the State
committee, we regard as very i'm
portant. We solicit letters also
from private citizens in every To-
cality. We beg that these letters
as well as reports from the county
committees be full, free and candid,
and without eXaggeration. If any
where our friends are lukewarm,
indifferent, or split up by local or
personal divisions and jealousies,
we desire to know it. If it be deem
ed unsafe to trust these communica
tons to the mail then use the ex-
press company.
Letters should be addressed to
Gen. J. u. George, Chairman, or to
Marien Smith, Secretery of Demo-
cratic and Conservative Executive
Committee, Jackson, Miss. Our
friends, visiting the Capital are re-
spectfulIy invited TO CALI. at the
rooms of the committee, and editors
of democratic and conservative pa
pers in the State are requested to
send us their paper during the can
vass, addressed TO Marion Smith,
Secretary.
If the personal presence of the
Chairman of this Committee is ct
any time deemed advisable in any
county, for any purpose, it can be
freely obtained by written request
to that effect.
Many other thoughts and sug-
gcstions crowd upon US, but we are
that this address is al
ready sufficiently extended. All
that we have to say may be com
pressed into the single admonition
that each man must do his duty.
AS the hostile fleets of Great Brl-
tain and Franco ncared each other
off the coast of Trafalgar, each En-
glish eye turned to the vessel that
4ore the broad pennant of Lord
Nelson,to catch from him the watch
word of battle. Presently there
was signaled from his flag ship those
immortal words-"England expects
each man to do his duty" As they
ran from ship to ship the most ire
mendous cheers burst forth and
rent the air. Gray-haired veterans
who bore upon their bodies the
sears of many battles, and tender
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