American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-08-02
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS,

A BURLESQUE.

OPP mons on the Topics OF the Day
BURLESQUE.
Lauderdalc Review.
We like Durlesques, but that fel.
low " no proposed Gov. j. NJ. Stone
for U. S. Senator has carried the
thing too far.
A THING OF THE PAST.
Holly Springs Reporter.l
The Greenback movement will
soon be thing of the past, when
all good Democrats will be found
side by side. working for the over
throw of the Republican party.
THE HALF-RADS.
Brandon Republican,
The Half RAIDS are still without a
candidate for State Senator. They
have annoyed honest Democrats
with their solicitations 10 run until
they have become sick and tired OF
it. 1t they can't find a patriot in
their own ranks in this county, who
can read and write, we suggest that
they take one from Kinds.
IF they can't get one in Kinds,
let them send up here. Madison
has several Senatorial aspirants
awaiting sscall.' We can lend
Rankin one and never miss him
HE WILL SUCCEED BRUCE.
Kemper Heraid.l
From all parts of the State comes
the cheering news that Hon. o. II
Singleton is to be the successor of
Bruce. Col. Singleton las grown
gray in the service OF the people of
this State, aud the next Legislature
will perform a fitting tribute to his
fealty to the rarity, his honesty, in-
tegrity and ability, by electing him
to the United States Senate We
are glad to state that after thor
ough canvass of the question, we
find Kemper solid for the noble old
Roman, who has fought many bat-
ties for Mississippi and not one
against her.
GAINING EVERY DAY.
Columbus Index.1
Col. Singleton is popular, not
only in his own district, which he
represents so faithfully and so well,
Tut throughout the State. His
claims as a candidate for U. s. SEN
ator are beginning to be acknow-
lodged and appreciated everywhere,
and notably in the eastern part Of
the Stale. There is something
sound, solid, practical and earnest
about the man, that commends him
to the people. 80. He is gaining
strength every day, and we believe
is now the choice of the east crn,
with equal chances IN every other
part of the State. He deserves the
honor at the hands of our people, ii
any man does. on the score of past
services and intrinsic merit az a
good, faithful and able representa-
tive.
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.
Jackson Clarion.l
True Democrats and COnServa>
tives will forego personal antipa>
thies and all minor siderations,
for the public good. They will Ie>
spect the will of the majority as ex-
pressed in the nominations. Where
there are rival candidates, when
one has been nominated, the others
are bound in good faith to accept
the decision and do all in their
power to elect him. The same obi.
CATION extends to their friends. 1t
is sharp practice and dishonest, to
go into convention and take the
chances to obtain the nomination
tor ones self, or his friends, aud
then refuse to abide the result if it
is not according to his wishes. The
game of heads l win, tails you lose,
is not practiced among fair-dealing
men, whose faith is founded upon
principle.
POOR FOLKS IN THE MAJORITY.
Holly Springs Reporter
There can be no community of
feeling where there is no community
of interest. There is no community
of interest between the bOndholders
add the tolling masses, and hence
there can be no kind feeling be-
tween them. The poor people are
in the majority IN the United States,
and they are going to elect an anti
as President, in 1880,
despite all that the moneyed arts.
tocracy can do to avert it. The
Eastern Democrats may as well
make up their minds to this at
once, and govern themselves ac> /