The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-09-08

OF fDcutOcratic-COmscrvmdIve Ex.
ecutiVe Committee 80 the Fec
pie Of mississippi.

HrADQU UAHTEHs DENocRATic-C CoyEnva-l
tive STArE EXECUTIVE CoNHIrrEK.
JAcKsoSi Mss, Aug. 2s, 1881
The people Of Mississippi, 10 1877,
p aced the administration Of thei
State Government in the hands O
the Democratic Conservative party
That party at once replaced the cor
ruption and incompetency that hai
marked Republican civil rule for th
preceding five years, with honesty
integrity and ability, in all depart
ments Of the State government. AL
fair minded men must admit that Tx
administration of public affairs bl
the Democratic Conservative partl
presents an extraordinary contras
to the ignorance, rapacity aud cor
ruptiOn that we're the prominent
characteristics Of official conduct
under Republican rule in this State
Il is undeniably true that tn,
Democratic Conservative party ha.
given to the State a liberal, just anC
honest government. The burdens oI
taxation have been greatly lightened
the expenses Of administering gov
ernment have been decreased, and an
intelligent and just system of econO-
my has been introduced In the ad.
ministration Of public affairs-State,
county and municipal. The laws
have been faithfully aud impartially
administered; and in place of the
former condition of general unrest
and discomfort, the people of Missis.
sippi have had, under Democratic
auspices, tranquility and repose.
The lines Of political thought are
broadening, and a progressive and
liberal spirit seeks to create and de-
velop all the conditions at home, and
in our relations with the nation at
large, that are essential to the attrac
tion Of immigration and capital, and
to the general progress and prosper
lty Of the State
We cannot doubt that these pur-
poses can be best promoted under
the auspices Of the party that has
already given to the State just and
honest government. The public
welfare, in no point of view, can
require the administration of tue
State government to be transferred
to the combination of men who have
placed themselves in opposition to
the Democratic party
Gen. Lowry, the nominee for
Governor, and the other candidates
on the Democratic Conservative State
ticket, are the representatives Of the
policy and principles of the party
and they will place their candidacy
and canvass solely and exclusively
on the issues batWeen their party
and its political adversaries. The
whole ticket deserves and should
command the hearty approval and
undivided support of the entire party.
For the first time in five years in
Mississippi, the Democratic party
finds itself confronted with an Or
ganized opposition, whose guberna-
torial nominee declares himself nei-
ther Greenbaeker or Republican, but
who, nevertheless, received bis nom
iuation from a Convention that called
itself Greenback, and the next day
accepted a nomination or endorse.
ment from another Convention that
termed itself Republican.
The people Of this State, who
know something of Radical rule, can
never be deluded by any tricks ol
names.
It is we'll understood it is the Re
publican party that has taken the
field under, the thin disguise ol
Greenbaekism and that the so called
9reenbaokers have confederated with
the Republicans for the common
purpose Of defeating the Democratic
party. In this novel arrangement
the Republican party is to furnish
the votes. 1t is clear that this alli-
ance, il successful, means for Mis-.
sissippi, the ultimate il not the
immediate re establishment of the
Republican party in place and
power. II is well that the people
should know that the defeat Of th'
Democratic party means the loss o.
all that was accomplished in 1875
And it is well that this warning
should be sounded from the watcl
tower.
This opposition party attempts t
tender the issue ofsn honest election
when it is we'll known that thl
intimation that Democratic part
is opposed to an honest ballot and
fair count, Is unfounded in fact, an,
we now denounce, and declare IN
true, any charge or intimation tina
the Democratic party favors, directl,
or indirectly, any illegalities o
unfairness in elections.
Nobody can he deceived by thl
kind of tactics, nor diverted from tn
real issue whether the State gov
ernment is to be placed in the keep
ing Of the Republican party.
It is the party that once scourge'
this people with all the evils of
vicious and corrupt government, tia
by lis organized opposition to th
Democratic party has again places
itself on trial.
And this issue, the Democrat
Conservative party, submits fearless
" and confidently, TO the virtuous
the eintelligent and law abiding peopl
OF this State, on a "free ballot and
fair count"
FRANK JOHNSTON,
Chairman Democratic Conservative
State Executive Committee
Secretaries.