The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-02-22

C0u6, ana WneLner Berihauo w eho o"DJoe'
in dispute, very respectfully leave the
readers of your journal to decide. Since,
however, you have thought proper to define
my political status, a few words on that
point may not be out of order. Having no
political concealments, and desiring always
to strike squire from tina shoulder, l do
most solemnly declare that am Republic
can, and have been since the party was or
ganized in Missippi. Moreover, am ''to
the manner born, and never drew breath
of Northern air in my life. In 1869 sup
ported Alcorn as against Dent, because
knew the latter had no local habitatlon In
the South and that his ticket was largely
composed OF interlopers per SO. l can
vassed the State in the interest of Mr..
Greeley, and did my level best to defeat the
Pilot for Public Printer. Ihave never been
honored with State office, and during the
last three years have had but little to do
with the great outside world, preferrin8
rather to commune with the dead than the
living. Still, / am Republican. The
warmest sympathies and affections OF my
soul cluster around the grand old party
of EQUAL RIGHTS, and ''if this be treason,
make the most of it," You delight in
calling yourself Democrat, but how much
better is Democrat than Republican ?
Write them together and Republican is as
fair name Sound them, and it doth be-
come the mouth as we'll. Weigh them and
it is as heavy. Conjurc with them, and
Republican will start a spirit as soon as
Democrat.
| will now briefly notice your editorial OF
the 18th inst, in reply to my letter, and
then SO far as I am concerned, this discuss
sion will be closed. / said that the Grand
and Petit Jmies at Oxford, composed as
they were of forty-seven persons all of
whom, except five, were Democrats, found
true bills of indictment against certain
parties for violations of the Election Law
IN the First Congressional district Not
that Republican had been wronged by
such violations of law, did | make the
charge, but simply stated as a historical
fact, that outrages had been perpetrated,
and that certain parties were indicted.
And what is your answer to this? Why
that "Azariah is Republican, and seems
to be deeply impregnated with the idea that
something has gone wrong in the First dis
trict." OF course | think something has
gone wrong, not because | am Republi
can do | think so, but because forty-two
Democratic jurors think the same way |
do. General Reuben Davis, the defeated
candidate, was Democrat, though green
back II, and so was his opponent, Muldrow,
a Democrat, and You say greenbacker,
also. If then your statement be true,
(which do not doubt, they both stood on |
the same platform. The contest for place |
was between two Democrats there being no |
Republican in the fight. Frauds were per-
petuated; Muldrow got the benefit of these
frauds; and the guilty parties were indict-
cd. Then why tell your readers that
"Azariah is Republican and upbraid |
him for not throwing up his hat at Null
drow's success? Why talk Of Musgrove rs
being ''the organizer and chief mogul of |
the Greenback movement in Mississippi? 2
AS if that had anything to do with election |
frauds. Why raise such dust about In~
Greenbackers and Kepubli~ |
cans, except to blind the eyes of the people |
as to the great wrongs committed on the
ballot-box
You seem to think, indeed You say,
''the Greenback movement in Mississippi |
was an off,shoot of the defunct Republican
party" Did Muldrow, who you admit was
, better Greenbacker than Davis. get his
1reenback ideas from ''the defunct Repub
lean party?' Or did he take the Green
pack plank in his platform from Musgrove,
Who you say was "the originator, starter,
rganizer, and the chief mogul of the
ireenback movement in Mississippi p |
What picture, Muldrow and Musgrove a.,
olitical bedfellows. What grotesque ca /
Think, you, the pencil of a S
could excel it?
have some recollection of the origin of
he Greenback initiation as a party move
nent. remember one George n. Peudle-
on, distinguished Democrat of Ohio,
Who long years ago wanted to pay off the
public bonds in greenbacks. l remember
he organization of the National Greenbacl1 |
md Labor party at Toledo, Ohio, about
year ago, and that was composed almost
ntirely of Democrats. [ remember Sena-
or Thurman's speech delivered to his con-
,tituents some twelve months since, in
which he mixed his Democracy with Green
'ackism expecting thereby to be the sue
essful Northern candidate for Presidential
onors in 1880. Why, Sir, but few days
go the Cincinnati Enquirer, the great ,
Democratic organ of the West, implored
ireenbackers and Nationals to unite with
ne Democracy IN Ordef TO eject The neN |
resident Aud there is Marks, of Ten
essee, who in his canvass for Governor
lst year took a Greenback stand aud was
Iected against Republican who was a
ard money man.
Still you insist that ''Greenbackism is a
elict of tho defunct Radial party" What
medley of inconsistencies? And to what
rats the devotees of Democracy are driven !
order to bolster mp a set of rotten l
leories But must close this coInmuni-
ltion now already longer than intended
should be when commenced. !
Very respectfully,
AZAREAU
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