The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-16
Gen. West and His Canvass Whera
Are Our Democratic OratorsP

GeH- w eS1 ana HIS Canvass WEor
Are Our Democratic OraforsP
EDITORS CLARION As an humble but carr
est member of the Democratic party, / desir
to enter emphatic protest against the hall
| hearted opposition, the tender treatment, whic
/ the Democratic press OF the State is shown
, towards Gen. A. NJ. West and the crimiua
failure on the part of our Democratic orator
and leaders TO meet and expose him.
Two Years ago Gen. West was our electo
for the State at large Three months ago h
was member OF State Executive Com
mittee. Trampling under foot the obligation
that these positions imposed upon him, he i
now perambnlating the State, conserving viii
Radicals, negroes and soreheaded Democrat.
seeking to stab our party to the death and t,
supplant ii with u motley conglomeration o
all the odds and ends Of evil that can h,
found
/ While he Is thus engaged our papers ar,
speaking in bated breath of their very grea
respect for Gen. West, and our speakers ar,
sitting quietly at home, permitting him tC
traverse the State unopposed. We have !
/ Democratic Senator and six Democratic Con
gressmen. We have at least a half dozen as
/ pirants for the L. S. Senate, and numberless
others, perhaps, who think it possible that the
Senatorial lightning may strike in their neigh
! borhood. Why is it that some OF these gentle
men have not found it convenient to show their
devotion to their party by meeting and ex-
posing Gen. West at every appointment? | am
aware that the wordy Greenbacker shirks dis
cussion, and renders the pitiful plea that he Is
not candidate, refuses to divide time What
If he does? There are hundreds Of men in
the State who are not candidates, and
who far more than a match for Gen.
West in debate. Such men should attend
his meetings should travel with him
and with or without his consent. should ex-
pose the miserable charlantrv and humbrg-
gerry OF his harangues Rest assured it Is an
easy task. | have heard him twice during
the present week, and | can truthfully say
that never was | 50 disappointed in any pre-
tended great man. More shallow, egotistieal
pompous TRADES of humbHgerv and demagog-
cry | have never listened to- lie speaks
about two hours and hall, but if you strike
out the personal pronouns l." my and
mine you will reduce it one half He has a
good presence, and loud voice same vigor OF
thought and vast tfnx of words, but is ill-ed-
ucated and and worse informed without order
methods, or logic, overlooking with egotism
and Astounding i'll sophistres, etc That he
should be allowed to masquerade through the
State in the guise OF great man, and be per
mitted unopposed and unanswered to traduce
and Islander the Democracy of the State and
with the aid of few soreheads in each coun-
ty, to consolidate the negroes and rebuild the
old Radical party, is a shame to leaders.
call upon our Senator and upon each of
our Congressman. | call upon Walthall and
Barksdale, and Featherston, and Percy, and
Nugent, and Reynolds, and Tucker and hun
bred others who every way his superiors,
to meet and expose him. Let him be met at
every appointment and his sham patriotism
and his ardent love for the people, demon
stated to be but the cause of Il man, who find
ing himself over Swallowed in our party is
seeking among loyal league negroes and dis
appointed place-hunters to found new par
ty in which he can play the great man.
While thus find fault with the old leaders
of our party for their inertness, | must say
that the young men are nobly doing their duty.
On both the occasions upon which | heard
him, those gallant and eloquent young Demo-
Gratis Whitfield, of Grenada, and Oglesby, OF
Tate, were present; and though the mighty
Greenback giant skunk from discussion, and
left the room as soon as he had finished his
Trades, they both took the stand one after the
other and completely rddled him TO the
intense delight and enjoyment of the white
men present. The negroes of course left the
room with Gen West in accordance with the
old Radical plan. 1t is worthy of mention,
by the way, that his appointments are circu-
lated from hand to hand among the negroes.
They come in shoals in the old loyal league
fashion and surround the stand while he is
L.
is about the old Radical plan over again
Shall it be met and conquered again as it was
in 1870? Men and brethren what do you
say? DEMOCRAT.
July 18th, 1879.
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