The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-29

| cannot ask space in this paperto go in
to a discussion OF the causes which led to
the overthrow of the Republican party in
this State Suffice it to say that it is dead
past resurrection. The organization has
been authoritively disbanded, its mem ber-
ship are left free to form such other political
alliance as they please. There is talk of a
new party, but it is doubtful if ANYTHING
will come ofit, this year at all events. The
Democratic party occupies the field undis-
Duted, and It's organization is perfect in its
discipline and skilled in management. 1t
has adopted the essential princi plies of the
national Republican party. incorporated its
most glorious achievement in its platform.
1t they live up to their professions, and car
~ out their pledges in good faith and I'm
| inclined to think they will L 1r0uld dduise
| you to seek permanent political home IN that
| p6rtu. You can't contend against the bulk
| of intelligence and nearly all the property
| of the State; and if you fall into sline, and
march with them, your chances for advance
ment, and the Improvement Of your condi-
| ton in life, will be greatly increased.
Don't be frightened at names, Democracy
| means a government by the people-dU the
people, aud now that your race is enfran-
chsed, it has equal voice with ours in
| the government. Republican form OF gov
ernment-Which Is ourS-iS but slight
modification of A Democracy, and means a
| government by representatives, chosen by
| the whole people. That is, what the people
could not do in mass, assemble and make
| laws, they do through their agents and rep
| resentatives elected by them selves throu Oh
| the medium of the ballot box. So you see
| allRepublcans who believe in tree ballot
| universal suifrage--are Democrats, and all
! Democrats, who believe in our form OF
| government, are Republicans. The names
"DemOcrat," ''DemOcratic, democracy"
| all have their well understood popular dig
Indication, and refer directly to the people
| and popular government. Then why should
the coIored voter, being of the people, be
| frightened at their own proper name?
The government ola great State can't be
| successfully ran OH narrow guage. If ina
blity and intolerance seiza the helm, soon
er or later the ship goes down. But you say
you are tod that "now you must vote for
the Democrats" Well, | am telling you
pretty much the same thing, only, | don't
u.s. the word must" | say that situated as
you are--poor uneducated, unskilled in
business, without knowledge of the ways of
the world except such you have picked
up since your freedOm-you are unable to
compete with your more favored white
neigh bOrS, or to contend against them for
mere abstract right. And as they have got
il into their heads that Democracy" is all
good, AMI and "Republicanism" is all bad,
and as | have shown you, there Is really but
very little difference in their political sig
niication--a boys quarrel over two mar
bles in reality just alike--I advise you for
your advantage. 70 go in with the bows who
shout for the Democratic alley" 1t will
give you rest from annoyance, if you de-
clare yourselves Democrats, and they will
let you alone to tend YOUR crops, To pull
your fodder and dig your sweet potatoes in
peace. Then there VIII be no other ticket
TO vote for, and if YOU vote at all, of course
you must" vote Il Democratic ticket for if
there be two or three tickets in the field
they are all bound to be Dem ocratic. Rad
| icals and Republicans are played out in
this State, the party has gone into volunta-
ry bankruptcy, and its principal assets
| are bound to be a long string of words, COM
mencing with d. such divided, demon
allied, disintegrated, doubted, doomed,
dis6dnded, DEAD, DAMNED.