The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-12
IuE MIsslSsIppI TRIUMPH.

Forty-seven counties in Mississippi
gave to the Democratic party 2G,57j ma
jority. Six counties gave maiorities to
the Republicans-Adams, 1,G00; Madi-
son, 400; Noxubee. Gi1 Oktibbcha. SIG;
Wilkinson, l.400; lssaquena, l,i00.
Seventeen counties are yet to hear from.
eleven of them being Democratic, Esti-
mates have been made, based upon the
above figures, ANA it Is conceded that the
counties not yet reported will swell the
present Democratic majority to al least
10000. This great victory has inspired
the people of Mississippi with hope that
the State Is redeemed forever
from Republican rule and ii
Is forever redeemed, provided
the Democracy, by wise acts, aud true
faith toward the colorcd citizens, econo-
mize the giant strength they gained in
their late political battle. Tie leaders %.
the Democratic party in that Stateaic the
men who haye 1t in their power to either
perpetuate or destroy the force Of the I'M
prccedentcd victory gained. Que sign in
favor Of continued Democratic supremacy
in Mississippi Is the statcsman-like and
manly tone of the staunch Democratic
journal OF the redeemed State the Wick )
burg He,ud. We publish the following
from its columns, rejecting its ideas OF
the policy that should be pursued by the
party now in possession of the destinics
OF that state:
"1'he first duty ofthc Democratic party
i To carry out IN spirit and 10 the letter
every pledge it has made. Its platform
Is all the law the party need have. That
Is plain, simple, honest, up TO the re-
quirclnents OF the age, ard we demand
that ii be adhered to, To the letter. II i,
the law of the party, and until the law is
changed it must be executed. We want
no triiling in any respect. Our party is
| pledged TO the education OF all The chil.
drcn in the State. We have no choice
tor that is the law for the Democratic
party 10 be governed by, and 1t must be
governed by ii. Besides this, it is the
| only wise course. No other course can
for Il moment be thought OF, Tor tine
very evil that has come near running the
State is ignorance. We don't want Ia
have to contend with il one moment
longer than Is necessary. Let us, i'm
good faith, carry out our pledge, and
| educate all the children in the State. We
| are pledged to recognize and maintain
the civil aud political equality of all men
as established by the constitution of the
| United States and the amendments there
| to. Our honor as party is at stake in
the matter, and we must preserve il. We
must keep our pledge. We are pledged
to oppose anything like reputation, and
we must set our faces against anything
at all resembling n refusal to pay the
honest debts of the State. When we
favored an honest administration of the
government, we set our party,
once for all. against repudia-
ton. The safe, simple, honest and
successful course is TO administer the
done, and to pay every dollar that the
State owes. We particularly desire that
our party shall make clean shuckIng OF
the least faint Of reputation. BY econ
omy we mean fair pay, and only fair pay,
In all branches Of the government, for
services rendered. We do not mean any
saving the penny and losing the pound
This is not expected, and il 1t Is at
tempted 1t will generate gang of cor
rupi and dishonest officials. Anothc,
point on which we must be particular, Il
the execution of the laws alike agains
whites and blacks. We want botl
to be treated justly but firmly. We dC
not want any lawlcss class to cscap,
punishment, and we do not want any
class to be prosecuted for revenge. Al
ready prominent and able paper, in the
eastern part of the State. is advocating
the re-establishment of the whipping
post, and the beginning Of the use OF the
branding-irOn. This Is all wrong, and
in our opinion very hurtful to our party
and the best interests Of the State. Ever
for the press to have to discuss such rel
les Of cruelty and barbarism. is very
weakening to our party, for II should no,
be charged against us that any Of us evel
thought of such instruments of revenge
We have won a great victory, and We
can afford to be fOrgiving and magnan
nous. Let the dead past bury its dead.
and let the glorious, successful and pow,
erful Democratic party of Mississippi
rcgencratc the State by honesty. iorbcar
ance, justice and simplicity in govern.