The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-28
Address
TO THE DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE
YO. ERS OF. MISSISSIPPI.
Rooms OF THE COMMITTEE.
JACKSON, Miss. August 2Sth, 1878.
To the Democratic Conservative Voters Of Mis-
sissippi:


To the Democratic Conservative Voters Of Mis-
sissippi:
An election for members OF Congress Will
be held in Novem Der. Within few days from
this date. all the nominations will have been
made by your party in Conventions regular
ly assembled, and your candidates will be
in the field 1t is earnestly recommended
that the Importance of the election be not
overlooked, and that proper measures be
taken to secure the success of the nominees
over all opposition, ia whatever form it may
come. To this end, the beat clubs should
be called together by their chairmen under
summons from the Chairmen of the County
Executive Committees, and recognized.
When thus recognized, they should ratity a
resolution, the same in effect as that adopted
by the State Convention of August 2nd,
1877, as follows:
RESOLVED, That unity and harmony are
essential TO victory; that all independent
movements are dangerous to the integrity of
party organization; that all independent
candidates are inspired solely by lust for
office that they shall be treated as common
enemies TO the welfare of the people. and
the avowed enemies of the Democratic Con-
servative party of the State of Mississippi.
The convention or caucus system is an
indispensable usage of the Democratic Con-
sentative party. Without it there could be
no regularity of proceeding, or concert of
action. He who sets at defiance the decision
of these emblages, makes war upon the
accepted means of carrying It's measures
into effect, and is an enemy of the party the
same as if he openly denounced its princi-
Piles and objects. There is strength in or
ganization and unity. There is defeat in
division. 1t would be suicidal for the party
in Mississippi to permit its organization
to be weakened, and its discipline to become
lax. 1t has reclaimed the State from MIS-
rule and anarchy. 1t has faithfully redeemed
every pledge upon which it achieved sue
cess Taxes, State and county, have been
red dced more than One-half; and the
expenditures have been proportionately
diminished. Honest and capable agents
are in charge of every department
of the State administration. The pub
lie school system has been made more
efficient. The laws are rigidly enforced
Justice is administered impartialy; and
the perfect fairness and benignity of Demo-
- Il,
apprehensions of many of the colored pop
ulatiOn, awakened by INSCRIPTIONS adven-
political persecution. Their confidence has
been won and peace and goodwill between
the races have been substituted for strife
and distrust. Though the blighting effects
of long season of hcal misrule, and tie
ruinous financial policy of the Republi-
can party exclusively IN the interest of the
privileged classes, are still felt, yet, in
Mississippi the people, blessed with a State
government of their own choice, are
hopeful of a brighter and better day.
In reference to the Congressional cleo
tiens,i it should be remembered that upon the
result may de pend the political complexion
of the House of Representatives upon
which will devolve responsibilities of the
utmost Importance, among the rest, partici-
patton in the count of the Electoral votes
which will decide the Presidential election
. 70 of
sibilities that Democratic House, with
the bitter experience of the past, will again
consent that that trust shall be surrendered
to another partisan Electoral Commission.
1t will take care to the extent of its
powers to execute the provisions of the
Constitution and carry into effect the will
of the people as expressed at the polls.
VIII Democratic majority in the pop
ular branch of Congress secured, there is
almost moral certainty that the party of
liberty and progress, free trade and equal
rights to every class and section of the
Union, will have control of all the depart
ments OF the Federal Government.
Various measures necessary to a thorough
re form in the national administration have
been held in allegiance in consequence of
obstacles lnterposed by Republican Senate
and Executive. To make sure of these re-
forms, Democratic ascendency in the House
of Representatives must be maintained.
The principles and objects of the party are
well understood. 1t is opposed to a system
of indiscriminate substituting as tendi ng to
extravaganza and corruption, but its repre-
sentatives from the South are pledged to in
sist, for their own section. upon a fair distri-
button of the national funds for public i'm
provements clearly legitimate. The plat
form of the party demands home rule for
the States, the reduction of the army, the
of the military to the civil
for the performance of all the
functions of money equally with gold, the
repeal of the resumption act, and the issue
of legal tender notes in lieu of national
bank paper in quantities sufficient to sup
ply the business demands of the country,
the receipt Of customs dues in the same cur
rency, the payment of United States bonds
in greenbacks, except such as are by the
terms of the original contract especially
made payable in coin, and the repeal of
the present high Tariff, which, in the la n
guage of the National Democratic Conven-
ton at St. Louis in 1876, is masterpiece Of
injustice, inequality and false pretence,