The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-16
THE METHODS OF 1875,

Our Independence reenbaok~ hadio"'
,.;oo5s afToot TO DO much disturbed by the
advice which the Chairman of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee gives the coun-
~ organizations. A resort to the methods
Of 1875, rs, VI, they pretend to THINK
means shot.guns, pistols, and wholesale IN
limitation, 1t is an old saying and true
one that "the wicked flee when no man
nursueso BY 'the methods of 1879 the
Chairman doubtless meant thorough ana
compact and working organization OF inc
Democratic forces, into County Executive
Committees, Beat Clubs, etc. Surely, our
opposing fellow.citizens will permit inc
white men of the State to do this, without
arraienine them as lawless bulldozers. 1t
looks to us like such methods are legiu-
mote and usual from the foundation Oh
parties in this country up to the present
day, and their employment is not SUM-
cient pretext for our valiant opponents TO
mt themselves on war footing
But, lot us assume, for the arguments
sake only, that the opposition what
ever thew call themselves, have inter-
preted correctly, and that the methods OF
1875 were somewhat off the line OF moder-
atiou and characterized by tendency 70"
words violeuce--or in other words, that IN
timidation was resorted to. viii they nave
the candor to tell us what made such a
course necessary, aud who were the parties
most actively engaged in itP Ourgood friend
Cant. W. A. Montgomery, in his testimony
on oath at Washington, frankly confesseo
that wholesale intimidation prevailed dur
inc that period among the colored Repuoll-
cans to prevent Democratic colored men
from voting the Democratic ticket, ana ne
10 oble to cite four hundred witnesses ~
Edwards alone Now, we want no inumi'
dation on the Democratic side, and II w
can be allowed to have our way there VII
no intimidation on either side
II the Democratic methods of 1870 orr
SO shocking to the virtue and nerves OF GU
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friends let them not make these method
necessary by the employment of the Radi
cal methods of terrorism and intimidation
} that prevailed then and previously, Dem
ocrats do not propose to bulldoze o
be bulldozed. We want free
fair, open, and honest canvass, ana
onr opponents con beat us IN suc
race we want them to have an equal cnano
, IN do it. The methods of 1875 are objec
J tionable on both sides. We don't want t
see another canvass like that but let it nc
be IMAGINED that one side will be above
to deceiye and intimidate in secret, wlthou
stirring up counter sentiment Ii gu
Greenback brethren will meet Democrats
an open field, accord On equal division
time to our speakers, and let everybody vol
exactly as he pleases, without any OF I'd
oath-bound appliances, secret meeting
, incendiary harrangues, terrorism and d'
ception of the Radicals, we are willing
, guarantee that the canvass will be absolute
ly free from bulldozery on the part OF IL
t Democrats. But if they themselves choof
to resort to the old Radical methods OF II
8 timidation, secrecy and deception, we al
not able to say what will be the result
Let us have peace and manliness on bot
:, Sides. Let not the lust for office, or IL
G love or hatred of party, make any gentl
man forget that he is gentleman