American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

outiivel its d,y of u>efuln, SIS, and
the interests of a. majority of OF L
citizens imperatively demand
change.
have alluded briefly and in
disconnected manner to the NAL
administration of Grant tor the pur-
pose OF bringing TO your notice one
of his favorite prOteges: "a man
without renown, and to fame un-
KNOWN" representing no idea Of
political economy or policy or re-
form, the nominee Of the Cincinnati
Convention without any acknOwl-
edged ability as IL leader in the
camp Of his favOrites and friends,
whose avowed platform has been
and will continue to be awe in.
tend to rule or ruin" Rutherford B.
Hayes, who aspires to the first
Office in the gift of the people, is
not. and never was q representative
man in his own party.
The Radical leaders dared not
hazard the election of Blaine, Nor
ton or COnkling, the true represen-
t,tives Of Radical dishonesty and
m1srule.
The press, owned and controlled
by this party, is teeming with full
some praises of this modest Office.
seeker, anil join with Carl Schurz
in grand chorus, that "Ir. Hayes
is honest. and the country needs an
honest President" and hence this
virtue, so seldom found nowadays,
should secure Mr.. Hayes a seat in
the Presidential chair.
| The platform on which Mr.. Hayes
was nominated Endorses the admin
istraiiOn Of Grant, and Hayes las
swallowed the entire platform at
one dose. Does any sensible, re-.
fleeing mind in the land, honestly
believe that if Mr.. Hayes is elected
that he will displace any of the
prominent of1ice-holders of his party
who to-day disgrace the cOuntryP
do not desire to enter into any
abuse of the Radical candidate, we
intend to beat him him in this State
and county, and maletlictiOns and
denunciations will not change the
votes of calm and determined men,
such as 1 address, and if | am not
mistaken, Madison county, will IN
the coming contest be one of the
banner counties of Mississippi, and
[ trust, vote q solid ticket for the
worthy and good men who represent
our national honor and manhood.
Let MS turn from this basty aud
iwperfrct portraiture Of Radicalism,
and contemplate the characters Of
the gentlemen who head the Demo
cratic ticket of honesty and reform
|-Tilden and Hendricks, and their
statesmen like letters of acceptance
need no enconium at my feeble
hands.
These gentlemen, nominated with
remarkable unanimity at the st.
Louis Convention, are men Of NJ =
questioned character, honesty and
brains. who have been long in pub
lie service have been tested and
tried in manifold positions of honor
and trust, which required talents and
brains of very high order to wisely
discharge the duties imposed, and
in no instance have they failed to
meet every exigency, and have more
than satisfied the public expecta-
tons they belong to 10 rings, can
not be Influenced by any party
cliques, cannot be inundated or
driven from a faithful discharge of
duty by persuasion or threats, in a
word, they are the real bona .fde
representatives of the great princi-
Piles embodied in the Constitution
in its original purity and power.
Kentucky and Alabama have al
ready spoken in no uncertain tones
in favor of the ticker. Soon we
shall hear the shout of triumph 60
up for Democracy in the State of
Indiana, and 1 am confident that no
State will act more nobly in this
contest than the State that claims
Thos. j. Hendricks as her worthy
and illustrious son.
New York, have great hopes, if
no extraordinary change transpires,
will roll up q Democratic majority
of from $4,000 to 100000.
II is conceded that these two
States, with the other States that
are sure for the Democracy, will
elect our ticket by an overwhelming
Permit me to say, my friends, that
while Mississippi will do her duty
in this contest, and especially the
Fourth District, In returning our
townsman to the posi-
ton he has so highly hOnored ; yes,
by the largest majority, I believe.