Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
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ground on which they can stand. They
both think that il Is the very bes, thing
10 the world for Independents TO be
encouraged and supported. Strange
partnership! 1t is easy enough to &C.
count for the Times motive, for tbs,
has been IS clear 81 crystal to the citi-
zens OF the State for years. That mo.
tive is anything, Or any means to beat
the Democratic party. II favored a i.
pet. bSgism, Grantism, Mor,onism, ne
groism, bayOnetism, non-bayonetism,
force, persuasion, or anything On earth
that il imagined would aid to defeat
the party which has brought the bless.
ing Of good Government TO this State.
When the negroes were stifened up
for q brief period by the National bay
onets there was no journal that msde
more persistent appeals TO the negroes
for support than did the Times, but as
soon as It say tina. power was being
wrested away from the negroes by the
carpet. baggers and scalawsgs, there
was no truer journal 10 the interests
OF white Radicals aud now that the
whole party has lost its in.
Auence and power, this anything.
to.best-the.D emocratic-party paper lie
using all ITS efforts 10 encourage an in
dependent movement. In other words,
it is now engaged in the attempt TO
divide the Democratic party, by en-
couraging those WOO wish Offices TO dis.
regarded party discipline. But there is
nc accounting for the blast from the
Horn of the East. We have always
regard the Meridian Mercury as an
outspokcn, reliable journal, and as one
that fully appreciated the good Of a
we...msUaged, powerful, party. 1t
charges that there was wire.pulling and
trickeir IN the Convention at Jackson,
Ifthe.e wa, tits the la.y Of that jour.
IA! 10 tel. who pulled the wires, and
who 'r.cked the people. We deny that
there was any more trickery and wire.
pulling in the Convention, than there
Is in all State or National Conventions.
Men are no: perfect, and ii is silly TO
expect perfection from them but We
do believe tina. the men who assembled
al Jackson, deserved credit for the
nominations they made, and the plat
form they adopted. While We think
the platform was not broad and pro-
gressive enough against s~eCtionalism
and IS the least bit cowardly in dodg'
ing TIE great question OF the day, the
financial question, as far as it does GO
we give it our unqualified endorse
meut. Whist real cause the Meridian
Mercury can find in the action
Of the Convention bat justifel
this leit-hsnded attack is beyond ouI
knowledge. We rather think the Mer.
curry is like the man of the world who
found great consolation in growing al
church people because he knew they
we're not all perfect. The Democratic
party Of Mississippi is not perfect, it Il
far from It, but the history of it for tht
last few years is a history ofthe invalua
Bile services it has rendered this State
The people are no! in favor OF indie
pendent movements, and those blinded
by their desire for Office will find /
out If they attempt TO defeat the tickle
selected by the representatives Of tn
people. But i! is passing strange Il
hear similar strains from the Demo
cratic organ Of East Mississippi to thos
given forth by the sheet at Jackson Of
the funeral march Of the Southern
Radical psrty-a party of ignoran
negroes, thieves, scoundrels, fanatics
~scallawags and carpet.baggers.
, THE citizens of Vicksburg are 10 b
! congratulated on the near approach Q