The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1879-01-30

49, -. A~>SS H~NsS>~ ~'~~
The Okolona States presents the
above card to its readers, with the
following comment;
NOW if you want TO know how the
grand jury stands, you can glance OF the
card from Col. Morphis in this issue"
At the FIRST glance" the list is
calculated to greatly mislead the
reader, but IN analysis Of its compo.
nents, with even the meagre informa
ton at our command, to large OK
tent dispels the mirage.
Admitting for the sake of the arg
ument, and only for arguments sake,
that the signers of the above card
stood politically arrayed as the list
would indicate, to-wit: Democrats,
Greenbackers and neutrals, is it not
apparent to any one familiar with the
men, that while the ablest and most
prominent OF the Greenback party in
tho First Congressional District were
selected on the pannel, such as COL
J. W. Causey, Of Alcorn, President
Of the late National" District Con-
vention, as a member; Major VIM. Fl.
Vasser, Chairman OF the District
Executive Committee Of the National
party, as foreman Of the Grand Jury,
and J. @, Jackson, of Monroe.
one Of their ablest workers. On the
other hand, the majority of the mem
bers reported as supporting the
Democratic nominees, are mon with
out reputation or note.
At the first "glance" ono would
naturally infer that the list under the
modest heading mo vote" was COM
posed of mild hammered, gentle spir
it's, that, despising the eternal jar-of
political battle, and careless who won
the spurs Of the victor, refrained
from taking any stock whatever in
the contest. Well, we are not &C
auainted with all Of them, but few
sample bricks enable our readers to
Judge OF the whole kiln: J. @. jack
son, of Monroe, WAS one of the lead
ing and most devoted advocates Of
Davis election we had in our coun.
ty, and he did not vote for the simple
reason that it paid his party better
to station him as challenger at dis.
tant precinct, where his services were
worth ten times as much to his CHIEF
as his ballot. Mr.. Ben Flippin, O.
Egypt, was ano ther 80. called neutra
that is he toed the mark when tn,
roll was called at Oxford, to the tun'
, of mo vote" We understand tina
Mr.. Flippin, who for reasons bes
known to himself, declined to vote
, was "Davis man," and presume tina
: if the whole list Of non-voters wa
canvassed as to their sympathie
rather than their ballot box expires
sions during the late contest, it woul
be found that they we're o unit j
opposition to the Democratic nomi
nees.
Now word in regard to one
!, those who votod for Col. Muldrow-
we refer to Mr.. j. A. Montgomer.
10 of Starkville. This gentleman wa
we understand, regarded in Oktibb
/, ha county as tho leading opponel
=. Of the organized Democracy; we d
" not mean by that, that he was RAJ
ical, but simply Democrat hater
. In the last county election he ws
- the Independent" candidate 4
Sheriff, in opposition 10 the Dem
= cratic nominee, and was consider'
= the leader Of the Independents"
that county. He voted for Muldrc
purely through personal consider
tions, and would have voted for Da'
in preference 70 any other man t
0m Democracy could have nominat'
,I ~. and was supposed to be Davis n
~ when selected for the Grand Jury
l.. G. Sugg is nephew OF }.