The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-30


cess OF law. 1t claims for the people al
1t can get under these conditions. absorb
and assimilates wholesome material fo,
the good Of the body polite. Being the
originator OF financial reform it takes it
need fully into party purpose, but viii
permit no foreign matter connected witt
1t like that which encumbers that new
party now treading the ragged edge" Of
adventure. Why organize a new bart,
to express one feature of an old one
prominent enough in the old? Our hope
Tor the success of this reform measure
to make it practical fact in the govern
mental economy, is To preserve the utility
Of method found in party discipline and
Democratic unity. The Democratic
party Is grounded upon principles thai
look to the realization Of constitutional
liberty, recognizing the essentially OF
local self government, offering to the in
dlvldual all that can be conceded OF
granted consistent with the safety of the
whole, whose rule of action primarily is
to refer all questions to the popular SOW
| ereign-the peOple--and to obey the di-
rection of their will. For sixteen years
| II has struggled against a Republican ma.
Jority, and in the interests of the people.
Its Representatives in Congress constant
ly voting and laboring for home rule,
reduction of National expenditure. and
! opposed to the decentralization of silver
III 1874; favoring the repeal of the Re
sumption Act, and the substitution of
| legal tender notes for National bank is
sue, and in sufficient quantity TO answer
business demands. The party also now
| favors the payment of the United States
| debt (where the original contract does
not compel otherwise), in greenbacks;
and repeal of the present tariff. Now,
after years of com bative energy and
skItlful management, when success is
| about TO offer the climax to patriotic pur-
pose through the sanction Of popular ap-
proval and a National victory won, to
nave a questionable party demand the
fruits of party toll, is an attempted usur
patton that should be punished with a
degrading defeat. Safety for the peo-
pie is now in the protection of that con
servatism found IN the defenses Of De
mocracy-its terms are broad in privi-
lege, but guarding the peoples rights,
living under the legal checks of restraint
and recognizing the danger of overstep
ping the bounds of protective limitations,
it offers the best compromise grounds
between two dangerous parties, and
under the essential conditions of civiliza
ton the best material of either must
gravitate TO it. The people who repre-
sent enterprise, industry, progress and
political utility, cannot go with the new
party formation to the precipice of revo-
luton, At this crisis of our country's
history, with the minds of the people
vigorous and replete with ideas, with
growing mental habit of facile change,
revolution in idea almost habit, given as
we are to active strides, an impulse of
progress ever pushing us on in rapid
evolution, should we not more than ever
feel the necessity of a safe conservatism,
and that the accepted, constant and dom
inant idea should be change, progress,
transformations under the conditions OF
law? We cannot overlap the limits of
conventional rule and go with those
falsely in pursuit of human rights. And
on the other hand conscience condemns
the old party of radical extremes which
has crystalized into monopoly, whose
mission is to foster corporation interests,
| and seeks to solidify itself into pro
interests. Centralism is the natural re-
fuge of this last interest when pressed
by contrary interests, and the people
should stand ready TO combat its aggres-
sive spirit in the inception of its imper
ial designs. Money is a grand energy,
vitalizing force and its stimulus should
be impaired to the many, and made to
loan itself to productive, to creative en-
terprises. If government misdirects its
proper and legitimate use, and its
functions be applied to the aggrandize
ment of Especial privileges, the people
should change its channels, and turn the
current to general uses. The occasion
now offers for the people to move in a
forcible demand for change in fiscal mat
tiers. to the end of their industrial and
property good. But shall they move in
motley groups, against an organized and
powerful combination Shall disclp
lined force be met by erratc onsets
under independent leaders without the
prestige and moral influence of concerted
action 1t will require a united party to
accomplish financial revolution, and a
wise and united party TO direct its bene-
fits Let US be unanimous then in a
the acts of the majority, and swell the
voice of the people into general de
mand upon the Democratic party to
give us promised reform. 1t is the tact
of politicians to trim to opponents when
held to a strict duty in their party and
fail to discharge the same. Our leaders
should not have the alternative of shift
ing allegiance to another party, if they
fail TO do the bidding of their constitu-
ents, but under a one party rule, held to
strict accountability and their delin-
uuencv punished with defeat. In our
regular nominee of this District implicit
confidence is had. He has faithfully,
ably and conscientiously served his PEG.
pie; they believe him to be safe ex-
ponent of their views, and trust his
honor and Judgment. He will not dis
appoint them; he has the interest of his
section at heart We call upon the ex-
ecutive committees of the counties
of this District to be vigilent, and to
organize clubs, which should at once
begin vigorous campaign in CORPORA
ton and harmony with county execu-
tive committees. We ask that all clubs
recognizing be reported to us through
the chairman of county executive COM
mittees.
j. H. FIELD, Chairman,
G.. P. HERNDoN, Secretary,
Of District Executive Committee.
The committee, DESTROYS of effective
and cordial co operation with county ex-
ecutive committees, adopt the following
resolution:
Resolved, That each member of this
committee confer and cooperate with the
county executive committees of the De
mocratic Conservative Party of their
resnective counties In deVlsing and car