The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-22
The INTEREST MISSISSIPPI HAS
IN THE COMING PREsIDEN-
TIAL ELECTION.

g There is much more involved in the
f next Presidential election, to every
citizen of Mississippi, than the mere
choice of Chief Executive of this
great nation. Important as it con-
fessedly is to the entire country that
the nominee of the Democratic party,
whoever that may be, shall not only
be elected by the people, but after
wards be inaugurated and take pos
session of the Office and administer it
for the constitutional term-not being
cheated and robbed of it, as Mr.. Til
den was-there is yet behind all that,
aquestion of vital Importance to every
Mississippian. The success of the
Radical or Republican party in this
state, i'll the next Presidential cleo
tlon, means a great deal more than
the mere casting of the Electoral vote
OF Mississippi for the Presidential can
dldate of that party. " means the
defeat of the Democratic-C Conservative
party in our next State election. 1t
means the loss of the control of the
State government to our own people,
and the transfer of it to the Republican
party. 1t means the loss of the fruits
and the blessings of the grand and
glorious victory of. 1876, the exchange
of economy and reform, law and order,
and low taxes, for the extravaganza
and corruption, turmoil, strife and op-
preston of the Ames-Radical regime.
1t should be impressed on the mind of
every voter, that whether the Demo- d
cratic candidate for President be elect
ed or defeated, yet we cannot afford to
lose Mississippi in the Presidential .
contest. If it were known before :
hand that the Democratic candidate =
would be defeated in every other
State, it will not do to give up the :,
fight in Mississippi. The Democratic -
Conservative party must organize =
and rally to the conflict all =,
5he same-jjust as though final sue :,
'ess and victory were assured facts. -,
Giving up the contest and yielding -,
in the Presidential contest a
S simply to surrender all our outposts !,
md Notifications, demoralize our own r,
r1ends, and inspire our opponents !,
With courage and hope, and thus in =,
lite defeat in the coming contest for -
he State government and home rule ~
But we are not going to be defeated j.,
4 the Presidential election. The out
)ok ia full of hope and promise. 81
is calculated to. inspire
ourage, land induce the most thorough OIL
rganization. We have had an inter TN
lew with gentleman of excellent
dgment and intelligence, who has Ill
st returned from an extended trip es
trough the Northern and Western lic
tates, and who made it his special SCI
lsiness to see prominent politicians, arl
Id learn and observe all that could mi
} gathered of the prospects, plans and Al
'pes of the two great parties in re- WI
renee to the issue of the next Presi- ella
initial race. He returns from his
avels full of hope and confidence. We
e does not look on the result as even ant
provided the great DEM AM
ratic-Conservative party of the VIII
untry is true to itself, and will put ant
'th the effort demanded by the great pre-
terests involved in the contest. to
Fellow-citizens of Mississippi! be bra
armed in time. Remember that tur
must aOin in the Presiden- the
i fight of 1880. There is absolutely ing
, much at stake now to excuse APP sch
ny or Indifference. Every true son Bot
Mississippi should be thoroughly tab
'used and keenly alive to the mo- gy,
ntous interests and consequence in enc
Ived in the fight. We cannot sur etrN
'e defeat, and it must not be con- con
nplated as even possible conten- ciu' Luz
ley of the future.