The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-05
The PLATFORM OF she ssIssissI psi
naaadEcai~ - Gomven1iozs, .sI.tca
SO, 1876.


i l Their adhesion 10 the principles or Re-
PAD icaH's''l a Fepea'e'ily uttered in state
Conyeutions from 1867 10 tie present time.
and in the National Conventions Of the
1 party from is organization. the cardinal
| tenet OF wAic.l are: Freedom of speech,
I irerfoIn Of thr press. free ballot. freedom
I sor al. AID the eIlors.' meI,t Of rhe Laws.
| = Adopting the sentiments of the call for
/ III. National Convention. we invite all Re-
! publican electors aud all other voters. with !
pit regard =. past political differences. or
Pasl party affiliations, y no are opposed to
ftVlSlHg sectional issues and desire 70 pro-
| mote friendly feeling aud harm onv through
out the country by main aiming and enforc-
! ing all constitutional rights Of every citi-
zen. lnclnfiing The full and free exercise
! Of the rights Of Suffrage without intimi a.
| tion and without fraud who are in favor
OF continued prosecution and punishment
| 81 all official dishonesty aud of an eeon0m-
! zeal administration Oh the Government BY
| no est, faithful ard capable officers; WHO
are IN iayor Of making such reforms 10 gov
| eminent "a experience may from time to
time suggest; who are opposed to impair
| ing the credit Of the nation BY deprecating
| any o its obligations. and IN favor Of su>-
| tanning in every way the national faith and
financial honor; who hold that the common
school system is the nursery OF American
liberty, and should be maintained absolutely
rec from sectarian control who belieVe that
for the promotion uf these ends the direc-
tiOn of the Government should continue 70
be coniided to those who adhere To the
principles OF l776. and support them As in
'pOratFd in the Constitution ard laws,
aud who are in favor of recognizing and
strengthening the Fundamental princ piles
OF national unity in this centennial ami
versary of the birth OF the Republic 10 unite
and go with us.
8. sound national currency, aud re-
turn TO specie pay ments rs soon can be
done with "a ely to the commercial interests
ot the country.
4. We adopt the sentiment OF Gen. q rant,
Let no guilty man escape" AID We fur
ther say: 1t every guilty mao be brought
70 punishment In view of these -enti
mentS, we aTTaign the Democratic leaders
| Of Mississippi, and charge them with pros
ecutiHg impeachments for partisIE puT
poses, and to consolidate power obtained ny
violence, Intimidation aud fraud. They
charged the late Governor and the late Su
| perintendent of Education with high
crimes and misdemeauors.f If guilty, they
should be punished; if innocent, justice
4 truth have been wantonly violated
| Whether guilty or innocent could only have
been known upon full fair and impartial
| iral. This the accused parties were not
only entitled to, but justice demanded it
Instead. assuming their charges 10 be true
Democrats have compounded telonies, and'
| have thus added another serious crime 10
the long catalogue of high c~imf and mis-
lemeanOIs on their part. We, the r pub
lIcans of Mississippi, therefore, arrai%n the
Democratic party of the State before an
enlightened public sentiment. and charge
that party with corruption in order to Sc
cure public offices for partisan purposes.
The history of impeachment shows this and
nothi z less.
) We further arraign Democratic lead
ers and charges
First. In seeking to prostitute the b CHEST
judicial tribunal of the State 10 political
purposes by legislative resolution. requir-
ing the Presiding Judge OF the Supreme
Court to resign his position as Presiding
Judge. and that another oil the Judges be
elected Presiding Judge for the express
purpose of sitting in the trial of the Govern
or in the Court OF impeachment. Such
change was made, and Chief Justice was
chosen in sponse TO such request, express
edly to preside in such trial, and, the rec
ords now show, by his own vote
second. They have usurped power from
the people, first, by violence, intimidation
and fraud, and thereby providing that a
Senator, elected as such, shall be Governor
thus refusing to let the people say who shall
be Governor.
Third. Themselves illegally elected, they
seek TO maintain power by unheard OF
legislation in the interest of the Democratic
party, without regard to the fights or will
of the people, and in disregard of both.
Fourth. They have jerry mandered the
State by most outrageous, unjust and par
tisan alteration of the Congressional Dis
triets: making one district front on the
Mississippi river. along the Louisiana and
Arkansas border 400 miles long, and ia many
places only twenty miles wide.
6. As important and vital a are the great
principles in the foregoing, we present to
the people of the State and OF the whole
country. a. underlying and overriding all
other issues, as containing all that Is dear t.
us as one that will invade the North and
West, if not arresfed and crushed our, the
question of the freedom of the ballot. With
out this all other questions are "a Aothing TO
rs Violence at elections Is a blow at free in
situations, and these with US are practically
a mockery. This violence will destroy all
other interests, social, educational, financial +,
business and religious. Under its biighting
curse all other interests and industries
are pHraiySeq. To as, this Is tile great and
vital issue, rs it will be to the whole coun-
try, If it is ignored and discarded by other
sections.
z in behalf of those we represent we
tender our GRATITUDE TO Senator Morton for
the interest he has manifested in the pro-
lection of Southern Republicans in their
personal freedom. and in the 81 red right
of free speech and tree ballot. He is en-
titled TO our thanks ana gratitude tor his de-
vOtion to those principles.
THEIR ELECToR AL TICKET.
First nistrict-.Iames w. Lee.
Second District-DeWitt StGarneS.
Third District-Jason Miles.
Fourth District--W. B. Cunningham.
Fifth Distrct-Harvey b. Ware.
Sixth District. L. Morris.
FOR THE STATE AT LARGE.
Hon. Geo. c. Mckee, and Hon. James f.
Settle.
DELEGATES TO CINCINNATI.
j. w. Lee, James Hill, r. w. Flournoy,
lobe Hum phries, J. NJ. Bnum, F H. Little;
Geo. NJ. Buchanan, J. 5. Little. Jason Niles
T. j. White, IL. w Warren, j. j. Spelman.
w. H. Harvey, NJ. Shaughnessey, G. w.
Clark, j. ID. Ctssor.
On motion of Mr.. Gray, the report of the
committee was amended by substituting the
names of j. l.. Alcoru, b. X. Bruce. K. e.
Powers and Adelbert Ames, in lieu of those
reported as delegates for the State at large
On motion of Mr.. Backman, the pane of
j. A. Hosllins was substituted for that OF
w Ii. Harvey.
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
First DISTRICT. NJ. Bynum, J. w. Lee.
Second District-Victor w. Thompson, L.
j. Scurlock.
Stringer.
Fourth District-R. A. Simmons, R j..
Ross.
Fifth District. L. Lake, Jr.. G. c..
Chandler.
sixth histrict-H. P. Jacobs, Thornton
Montgomery.