Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-31
Let The RnlIot.Rox Decide.

VASAHouAb tuo pIeueub VueIs
10 DO attended with some excitement
and irritation. Not more than is usual
ly the case, but enough to excite public
attention. Our purpose, during the
whole struggle between the Office.
seekers, oil, or nearly all Of whom, are
Of one party has been to observe strict
neutrality, and we propose to follow
that line to the end. In the meantime,
though, we shall exercise our right &c
q public journal TO criticlse any move.
ment that we do not think will be for
the best interest Of our citizens.
We think there was nothing better
understood when the candidates an.
nounced themselves for Office, than the
fact that all would be allowed to run
through on their merits, unless the
Radicals should organize and offer
some dangerous opposition. With all
due respect to the meeting Of less than
forty voters Of the Third Ward held
Friday night In Klein's Hall, we must
say that we do not think any such or.
Zanization has taken place, and we are
sure no dangerous opposition is offer.
ed by the Radical party.
The colored voters, among whom the
Republican party has lite chief strength,
have not organized, have not nominated
candidates, and il they have done any
thing more than they we're encouraged
to do by the oflce-seekers we have not
heard of it. leading and influential
men among them assert that
they are very much divided
In their support, and the best judges
Of such things, inform US that It Is i'm.
possible 10 say what candidate for any
of the positions will receive the major.
ity OF the colored votes. This being
the case, we canuot see why there Is
any more reason for the holding Of a
Convention now than there was two
months ago. In the beginning Of the
campaign II a msjority Of our party had
spoken for a Convention, or a Primary
Election, it would have been practical
BILE, and we would have advocated it.
But we think the time for advocating
any such movement has passed. We
do not think a ma GRITTY Of our party
wish a Convention, and we are quite
sure that II It was practicable to hold
one at this late day, that 1t would only
tend to increase, instead OF allay, the
excitement aud irritation. A large
number of the voters have already
pledged themselves, aud 10 ask them to
bow to the decision OF q Convention al
this ate day. because q minority of our
party might decide to have one, is ask
lag entirely too much of party allie.
glance. To hold a Convention to b
followed By the election, would give
ustwo troubles, aud two a 'es OF ex'
citemeu, instead of one.
Lu our opinion, this movement for
Convention does not arise among the
disinterested voters 1t arises among
some Of the candidates, and some OIL
their friends. II this opinion Is correct
aud We do not think there Is the slight
est doubt Of its correctness, the people
should have nothing 10 do with il. II
is plain to sill that any attempt TO please
ell the candidates would be utterly fu,
tile, and il lie perfect folly to attempt
it. Let US suppose that the request o.
the thirty or forty voters of the Third
Ward is responded TO by the Other
Wards, aud a Convention Is held
Would that make everything lovely
Would that lessen tue friction and hard
feeling? By no means, On the con,
trary it would give all defeated aspir,
ants ust cause Of complaint and only
add fuel to the FIRE OF bad feeling. The
campaign has gone so far that tht
claims Of the rival candidates must be
decided OF the ballot-box.