The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-09-09
Cssaty Denseratie Convention.

man OF our County Executive Com
mittee, . Convention of delegates
Of the people was held in Green
vile, on Monday, the 4th day Of
September. Every precinct " the
County was fully and we'll repre-
sented by the various delegations.
The meeting was called to ordor
by J. w. Shields Esq., who stated
its object. Mr.. A. j. Paxton was
called TO the chair with j. w.
Robb as Secretary.
Acommittee oftwo was appoint
cd from each district, to select an
Executive Committee, to serve dur
ing the coming canvass; to con-
sist Of two members from each
Supervisors District. and q chair
man. (rhe names Of the Execu-
tive Committee 80 selected, wo
elsewhere publish.) A committee
of five was appointed TO draft suit
able resolutions, properly defining
the position Of the party y the
coming canvssA.
The following resolutions were
reported:
Resolved by the Democratic Con-
servative party Of Washington
county, in convention assembled; !;
That wo accept the gagc Of battle
thrown down to as by the Repub-
lican party, and that we again
pledge ourselves, now as In the
past, TO placo the popular vote Of
this county on tho side Of henesty
and reform, and against corruption
and extrsvagance In the adminis.
tration Of tho government.
That we recognise And realize
the importance Of the Issues pre-
scntcd to % In the present canvass |;
that we zee In tho election Of TIL
den, Hendricks and Chalmers that
peace and that assured rest from
exciting domestic questions upon
which our prosperity depends, and
that honest and impartial admins
tration Of the general government
which win give to Mississippi CO.
equal place with her sister States
Of tho Union; and iu the election
Of Hayes, Wheeler and Lynch, We
sec ourselves again subjected to .
territorial and military govorn-
mont, to a bitter and unhappy an
tagonism of the different races Of
citizens Of our State, and to q de-
privation Of the rights Of cohstitu-
tional and local sclf-govcrnmcnt |;
That in tho present canvass, rs we
have done in the past, we will ex-
tend the right hand Of friendship
to our colored fellow citizens, oil
Of whose rights and interests VIC
recognize and firmly believe to be
identical with onr. own; that we
will use every effort to convince
their reason and discnthrall them
from the pcrnicious rule by which
they have heretofore been govern
ed; that we only ask them to como
and listen to us; to realize that
upon the material prosperity Of
the country they, with ourselves,
are dependent for their future hap
piness, and that they are free men
in fact a. well - name, and not the
sleeves of tho Radical party, or Of
any other political organization,
but are free to govern thoir own
opinions, and vote as their consci.
ence may dictate.
That to those colored fellow-cit-
izcns who have already Joined tho
Democratic Conservative party,
we extend our hearty congratula-
tions upon their escape from the
scrvitude Of party, assure them Of
our unfaltering friendship, and
guarantee to them and oil others
who shall follow their example
complete protection against the
terrorism and intimidation practi.
ced by the Radical. party towards
the colorcd voter who dares to oct
and vote with the independence Of
o free American citizen.
That knowing and feeling the
vital import of the present can
vass t; that success will cement and
assure our victory Of last fall, and
defeat will make our efforts hero
toforc in vain, and remit US to un'
told evils, we call upon each and
every citizen to come forward and
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