The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-08-22
THE NOMINEES.

PRIMARY cIcClIOu uciu iuSG CatuIudy
have not been received from all the
precincts, in this county, yet they
are sufficient to determine who
have been nominated as OH stand.
ard bearers in the coming fall cleo
ton. Primary elections, in our
opinion, are very unsatisfactory
methods of determining who are the
peoples choice for Office, and we
steadily opposed such a plan in
this county, yet the majority of the
voters seemed to demand that pri.
maries be held, and acting under
that impression the Jackson coun.
ty democratic executive committee
decied upon that method to nomi.
nate candidates, dceming it their
duty to adopt the mode which
would give satisfaction to the ma
jority OF tho democratic voters of
the county.
Now, that the primaries are
over, and the question settled as
to who shall be the nominees of the
party, it behooves all good and true
men to support the ticket and Ell.
deavor to secure the election of the
candidates OH the 4th day of No
vember. We are well aware of the
fact that there are a great many
disappointed gentlemen in the
county today, even outside Of
those who were candidates. This
is perfectly natural, but that is no
reason why they should attempt to
create division in our ranks or de.
sire to induce those who are not
informed to believe unfair means
were resorted to in the primaries,
or to in any manner encourage the
thought OF bringing out independ-
ent candidates. 1t is the most ma
tural thing in the world for some
men to feel sore and disappointed
over defeat, yet it really should not
be SO; and even if so, that should
not be the pretext OF any high
toned, honorable man to attemptto
arouse ~ill-feelings among histriends
aud to desire to organize another
party and endeavor to defeat the
men who were regularly nominated
by his party. We do not believe
such will be the case in this county,
for we entertain too high regard
for the gentlemen whose names
we're on the list of candidates in
the primaries just held to believe
for a moment they would sanction
an independent movement in this
county.
The candidates nominated, from
member of the legislature to sur
veyOr, save the assessor, are the
same who have held their respec-
tive offices during the last term,
and we think we r justified in
saying no county in the State of
Mississippi has a more honest, eff.
cient or clever set of officers than
jackson county. 1t is altogether
boOtless for us to commend each
officer individually, for they are too
well known throughout the county
to require this at u hands, and
their conduct in office during their
terms is of such a character that
needs no praise, as all who have
had business with them can testify.
The denomination of our county
officers is an evidence of the fact
that a majority of our people do
not demand a change at this time,
and this too is an evidence that the
of the county have been adj
ministered in q unsatisfactory man.
mer, and the people are willing to
let their public servants remain in
office during another term. The
county is in q healthy state finan-
taxes low, people peaceable
and %contentcd, honest officers, who
conduct affairs of county impartial
", and surely we have reason to
congratulate ourselves upon such a
condition of things.
We this week place at our mast
head the nominees of the party,
and over their names place the
democratic game cock, which is an
emblem of success, for the ticket
his fall. Should there be an oppo-
'ition ticket jumped up (which,
however, we do not believe will be
case), all good men in the coun.
" will support the ticket over
which the democratic game cock |
guard, and will not rest
until this rooster crows the victory
If the party on the 4th OF next
November. Tomorrow the democ-
acY of the county will assemble nt