Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-24
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wisdom TO meet trouble half way. We
say for the Democracy that The teach
ings Of certain extreme Democratic
journals 10 this State are not what is
best for the people, and ere not what
we will submit 10. We cling 10 the
platform made At 81. Louis, aud the
one made In our own State at Jackson.
We sfirm that the amendments 10 the
Constitution have been accepted by
the vast majority Of MississipPisns in
good faith, and we scorn the hypocrisy
that claims that we only seemed to
agree to accept these amendments. II
10 just as consistent TO advocate The re-
establishment Of slavery, as ii is for q
small portion Of our party TO claim
that the war never settled the States
rights question, that 1t never gave the
negroes any rights we are bound TO
respect aud that men in our party,
who stand up for the rights of all citi-
gems alike, are traitors 10 the Demo-
cratic party. The war settled slavery /;
It decided that the National power is
greater than that oil any State or any
minority Of States II gave the negroes
the right TO vote and TO advance &C.
cording to their ability, and the
Democratic party of this State
has repeatedly accepted these de.
cisions. 1t has embodied them in all
Of its platforms, and In the darkest
dAys Of Radical misrule when the igno'
rant negroes were led In herds by de-
signing scoundrels, our party never
fallered 10 this faith. Lamar, George,
Lowry, BArksdale, Hooker, Singleton,
Money, Chalmers, and all the leaders
OF the party are on record pledged to
these things. The Democratic party
cannot therefore allow few impracti'
cable fire.eating Bourbons to rush tor.
ward aud place 1t in false and hypo'
critical position before tue coun'rJ.
We firmly believe that when our part!
met in Convention and solemnIy re.
solved thus and so, that it meant 10
abide By its work, and We say now that
If il did not mean to stand up to Its
own words, 1t is unworthy Of future
Some journals, claiming 10 be Dem
ocratic journals, have bitterly attacked
Lamar, Chalmers, Hooker, Mul'row
aud others for consistently acting up TO
Democratic doctrine as enunciated IN
our platforms. In a late number OF
the Columbus Democrat we bud the
following paragraph
"Surely the political editor Of the
Independent did not read this speech
nor the significant paragraph from the
Vicksburg HERALD, to be found else
where. Chalmers Is bidding high for
the leadership Of the reorganized Re-
publican party in Mississippi. Does
the political editor of the Indepead'
emf purpose to embark his political for
tunes in the boat with the Shoestring
II 80, we wish him bon
voydge."
Now, We would like TO ask the Demo.
crat to point out one line Of Chalmers'S
speech that is In opposition to the
Democratic platform upon which this
State was carried OF the last election by
nearly one hundred thousand votes
We would like for 1t TO tell Us what In
iication there is that "Chslmers Is bid.
ding high for the leadership Of the re-
organized Republican party of MiSsls-
sippi2" Is 1t because be stands with
nine.tenlhs Of the Southern Democrats
on the Electoral question: Is 1t be-
cause be thinks The poor Ignorant me-
groes who were sWindled BY the Freed
mans Savings and Trust Company
that was indorsed by Government off,
cials, ought to be paid by the Govern
mentp Or Is It because he is trying 10
secure some equalization Of the benefits
of Government aid for the South5 II
Il is on account Of these things, then we
beg 10 inform the Democrat that If that
makes Gen. Chalmers q "reOrganIzed
Republican" It muSt prepare 10 see
vast number of "reOrganizsd Republi'
cans" In this State. If the Democrat,
the Okalona States, and papers Of that
sort, are ever able TO exert enough In
auence to make the issue they are seek.
ing TO make In our party, they will and
it met in a spirit that will prove to
them that the people are bitterly op-
posed to their dangerous teachings.
The vast majority Of the people are
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