The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-09-15

Of fDemocrnfic-ComscrvntfveEx Ex.
ecutive Committee 50 she Pee
pie Of Mississippi.


HEADQUARTERS nEM0cRArir-C CoxsEEva-l
TlvE SrATE EXECUTIVE CoNnIrgEE,
JACKSON, Mss, Aug. ., 1881
The people Of Mississippi, 10 1875,
placed the administration Of their
State Government in the hands Of
the Democratic Conservative party
That party at once replaced the cor.
ruptiOn and incompetency that had
marked Republican civil rule for the
preceding five years, with honesty,
integrity and ability, in oil depart
ments Of the State government. All
fair minded men must admit that the
administration Of public affairs by
the Democratic Conservative party
presents On extraordinary contrast
to the ignorance, rapacity and cor
ruption that we're the prominent
characteristics Of official conduct
under Republican rule in this State,
1t is undeniably true that the
Democratic Conservative party has
given to the State q liberal, just and
aonest Government. The burdens Of
taxation have been greatly hghianed,
the expenses Of administering gov
eminent have been decreased, and an
intelligent and just system ofecono-
my has been introduced In the ad
ministration Of public afIairs-State
county and municipal The laws
have been faithfully aud impartially
administered and in place Of the
former condition OF general unrest
and diseontent, the people Of Missis
sipDi have bad, under Democratic
auspices, tranquility and repose.
The lines Of political thought arc
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 ai
large, that are essential to the attrac
ton Of immigration and capital. and
to the general progress and prosper
ity Of the State
We cannot doubt that these pur-
poses can be best promoted undel
the auspices Of the party that has
already given to the Stale just anC
honest government. The publ,
welfare, in no point of view, car
require the administration Of thl
State government to be transferred
to the combination Of men who hav,
placed themselves in opposition tC
the Democratic party.
Gen Lowry, the nominee fo
| Governor, and the other candidates
on the Democratic Conservative Stat
ticket, are the representatives Of thi
policy and principles Of the party
and they will place their candidacy
and canvass solely and exclusively
on the issues batween their paTtl
and its political adversaries. Th'
whole ticket deserves and shoulC
command the hearty approval ant
undivided support of the entire party
For the first time 10 Eve years i
Mississippi, the Democratic partJ
finds itself confronted with an or
ganized opposition, whose guherna
torial nominee declares himself nei.
ther Greenbacker or Republican, bu
who, nevertheless, received his nom
inatiOn from a Convention that ealle'
itself Greenbaek, and the next dal
accepted a nomination or endorse
ment from another Convention tha
termed itself Republican.
The people Of this State. whit
know something of Radical rule, cal
never be deluded by any tricks 0
names.
It is well understood il Is the Re
publican party that has taken tn
field under. The thin disguise o
Greenbackism and that the so gale
Greenbackers have coniederated viii
the Republicans for the commo
purpose Of defeating the Democrat
party. In this novel arrangement
the Republican party is to furnis
the votes II 10 cleaF ihqt lhis alll
ance, If successful, means for Mis-
sissippi, the ultimate il not th
immediate 70 establishment of th
Republican party Ia place m
power. j. is we'll that the reopl
should know that the defeat OF th
Democratic party means the loss {
all that was accomplished n 1875
And il 10 we'll that this Warnin
should be sounded from toe gate
tower.
This opposition party attempts t
tender the issue ofan honest election
when it is well known that th
intimatIpn that Democratic part
is opposed 10 an honeat ballot and
fair count, is unfounded in fact, an
we nov denounoe. and declare m
tue, any charge or intlmatlou thi
the Democratic party favors, direct
or indirectly, any illegalities
unfainess in elections
Nobody can he deceived by th
kind OF tactics, nor diverted from Il
real issue; whether the State gol
eminent Is to he placed in the keeI
ing Of the Republican party.
1t is the party that once scourgi
this people with ell the evils Of
vicious and corrupt government, ID
by its organized opposition to q
Democrats party has agaln plac'
itselfo trial.
, And this issue, the Democrat
Conservative party, submits iesrles
; ly and confidently, to the virtuot
the intelligent and Jaw abiding peol
Of this State, on Hlree hAliot and
. fair count"
, FRANK JOHNSTON,
Chairman Democratic Conservative
State Executive Committc
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