The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-07-15

ern and direct Our people in the
coming cainpaign, il they would
Nope 70 snatch tho rrins of govern
mcnt from the hands of 4 corrupt
intoIlerant and oppressive admins
tra!ion. The honest people, Of all
The states of this Union,
must unite, to break down the or
s;anized power OF the present adj
miuI-tration, and raisc il its stead
"a government of the people, by
the people and for the people"
The Democratic party and the Re
| publican party, both, have their
candidates in the field, both have
promulgated cirplatforms OF prin-
ciplcs. The Democratic party pro-
nounces against the present admin
istration, points out its corruption,
! imbecility and utter uutitness To
| govern and its unworthiness of trust
and confidence. 1t declares tor re
form in every branch of the gcner-
III government. It's nominees are
| pledged to that end. On the other
hand, the Republican party, in its
platform OF principles, endorses the
present corrupt administration and
expresses its gratitude to, and con-
tidence in, President Grant, the
chief sinner of long list of official
thieves and mal-faciors, the man
who compounded a felony with
Belllnap when he accepted that
thieving officials resignation, the
man who violated his oath of Office
| every time he removed from Office
an officer of the Revenue Depart
ment, or of the army, because that of
ficer had enough honesty of heart
and purpose to tell the truth where
by some favoritc of the President
was brought to ruin and disgrace.
The nominees of the Republican
party, standing rs they do on the
Cincinnati platform, are the willing
apo!gists of President Grant and
his administration. If not, why
declare implicit. trust and confidence
in Grant and his administrations
This is a question that must inter
est the public mind AMI
must determine the greater
question whether, or not,
thus boastlul American people are
worthy OF the good name, the vir-
tues and integrity of their ancestors
of 1875, or, are a nation of liars aud
thieves, willing tools in the hands
of political demagogues, to be
moulded and voted at their will.
We take it that, in this Ccntcn-
NAL year, when SO much of thought
has been given to the history of our
Nations life, our people are dispos-
d to ponder and digest; and have
awakened TO a full sense of their
duty to themselves and their coun.
try,and are willing even at the risk
OF being styled antiquatcd and old
fogyish to practice the virtues and
examples Of their forefathers, and 20
return to the honest ways of the
olden time. They cannot do this
and support Hayes and Whe Ter, for
they 10 not represent the men and
principles of 1776. They cannot
support Hayes and Wheeler because
they do not represent the traditions
of honest, frugal and true rcpubii-
can government. What is tho al
formative then? 1t is plain and
simple, narrowed down, within the
margin Of Il choice, to II plain mat
ter of duty, and that is, to vote for
Tildon and Hendricks, men nomi
mated in the interest of reform
men who stand on Il platform Of re;
form, one pronounced against the
present administration and its abuse
of powers, men and platform that
do not apologize for Grant and
his shortcomings, that do not i'm
plicdly or otherwise sanction the
wholesale thieving and corruption
J that bava ma rLx cd our National al
ministration for the past eight years
| Tilden and Hendricks and The
st. Louis platform of principles i,
the only bulwarll of safety for the
American people. viii they be
wise and profit by it? Noas rerrons
Judge S. s. Calhoon.