The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-30

We learn that the Democratic Elk
ecutive Commute of Madison coun-
ty has recently called upon the Re
publican Executive Committee Of
the same county, and demanded that
the Republicans should take down
from the county ticket two men,
bers OF the Legislature, the eandi-
date for Sheriff, and three members
of the Board of Supervisors, and re-
place them with good Democrats.
This was the modest request of the
Madison County Democratic Exec
utive Committee. 1t was accom-
panied, says our informant with
the Injunction that, if not complied
with in the space Of twenty-four
hours, the Democrats of Madison ,could
take their own course in the premises.
And this in a county known to be
overwhelmingly Republican. We
hope and trust that the many true
and tried Republicans Of Madison
county will do nothing of the kind.
No such infamous compromise
should be thought of for ono mo-
ment. Let Republicans turn deaf
ear to all similar demands, even
though they are thereafter forced to
fly from their county. We cannot
properly characterize the insoIence
of the Democracy of that county OK
cepting to call it simply infamous
and purely damnable. 1t does not
look very much as though the Peace
Committee and the agreement to
have a quiet election-at least in
Madison-amOunted to a great deal.
The foregoing appears in the
jackson Pilot of the 9th. 1t is
false from beginning to end. The
Pilots informant is liar, and 1T is
now in order for the editor of that
VIGOROUSLY unreliable organ to trot
cut his informant that he may be
known and scorned of men.
We are informed by Captain Em-
NETT L. Ross, of Canton, Madison
that the report, published
in these columns, recently, that a
proposition had come from tho
Democratic Executive Committee
of Madison, to replace certain nom-
for Sheriff, among 9TH
crs-with men who were the choice
of Democrats, did not express the
full facts. Capt. Ross states that a
was first made
by a prominent Republican, who
was not q member of the Executive
of his party and that, up
on hearing of it the Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee secuted the idea.
negotiations wore
opened, resulting in the call of .
meeting of the Republican Execu-
tive Committee, for Wedne sday,
when the matter of a change in the
ticket was to be considered. We
give the statement as it was givon
to us.
The above also appears in the
Pilot of the 28th, and does not con-
form strictly with our statement in
4 personal interview with Mr.. Whip
pie, had in Jackson, on the MORN
ing of tho 18th. We called UPON
that gentleman to deny he base
charges set forth in the first article,
and to give him the facts in the pre-
mises. Wo said to him that the
proposed compromise grew out ola
and o letter from a.,
certain prominen. Republican Off
cial to prominent Democrat, which
induced the latter to believe that a
compromise was desired by tho Re-
publicans. This letter and CONVEX
sation were laid before several
prominent gentlemen of the Demo-
cratic party, who waited upon the
Office holders in tho
with the letter, and the
question was asked of these Repub-
leans, "could the Republican Off
:ial referred to, bind the Republi-
,an party or its Executive Com
nittee 7" The gentlemen of the
Courthouse. promptly answered no,
the Democrats retired,
md the whole matter was thought to
Dc at an end. The Democrats had
proposed nothing, had demanded
nothing, hoped for nothing. They
lad not been long gone however,
vhen they were called back by the
who in q pleasant
made the proposition.
rhe Democrats again retired, and
he matter was laid before the va.
'ious clubs, and the County Execu.
Two Committee and terms fot COM
were agreed to, some
hargos having been made in tho
riginaI proposition. This is about :
he substance oitour statement to, !
he editor ~ Pilot. /