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

I ln ihts matter at violence and bull e
iozing in the campaign I am asked
Well, it is probably too early 10 an
.wer that question; butifI may be
allowed 90 infer their policy 10 this
regard from the speech OBJ the head
Of the ticket the other night, in ac-
ecpting the nomination, ! should say
they mean violence, "six barlelled
codes and and double barreled
thunder. Aud I suppose The head
speaks for the whole ticket, except,
perhaps, the three Republicans on it
! can hardly believe that my best oil
friends, Gen. Fitzgerald, whose SEN
uments know very well, will allow
himself 10 be committed TO the REIN
auguration of Hbulldozing" by bis
new political head And would say
to Gen f., as bis undying personal
friend, remember, General, when you
we're a Republican, that IS, before
you got into such awfully bad politi-
cal company, our motto was "tote
isir-" And although you have allow
ed yourself to be placed at the tail
end Of a ticket whose head was one
Of the chiefs Of the "bulldozers" ia
1915, and you and / and our sort
we're the pOffjnal victims Stick to
your integrity in this regard, and
don't allow the head Of your ticket
10 speak for the tail. We want no
more fraud and violence connected
with election in this state. AllIhe
offices in the state wouldn't compen.
safe for one mans life. Ard now
that the Democracy are committed
to free ballot and a fair count, and
are pledged against bulldozing, |
propose TO let the lion Of discord
slumber IL il takes all the Offices in
the state to feed him on, aud keep
him quiet With me there is some :
thing more sacred Ia this life than
mere Office holding Officers, how
ever, are necessary in organized So
cioty, and in this instance ! propose
to do my whole duty as q citizen, and
do my best to furnish the state for
tlie next four years the best that are
nov Offering in the political market
l have chosen to support the Lowry
ticket as a Republican, as against the
other composed Of political mon
grels, half breeds and no breed at
oil, without even asking The permls :
sion OF the bronzed idol OF the dark
wing Of our party, who has been fur
nished a chair in the United States
Senate Chamber in which to sHooze
and idle away bis valuable { y une
for six yeals at pubic expense, and
who is now writing his letters and
sending his dispatches to old Repub.
licans ito support the ticket headed
by Ben King" II anything were
wanting to insure the defeat Of tue
Ben. King ticket, the interference Of
b. X. Bruce in the affairs Of this can
yass has domestic business He car
pet bagged himself into this state in
! lS70-alter the Republicans who are
now here had made the dght end won
the yictory-aad be wasn't here ten
days before he got en- Office on his
color. He has been in office ever
since. And while pretending to rep
resent Mississippi in the United
States Senate, he abandoned the
state, anu has been within its borders
hut once in seven years, and then
Tor a few hours only As o 0omph-
: meat to his color, he has reaped the
reward Of others labor in the field OF
pahtics IN this state And as he has
rendered 10 equivalent Tor tle emOl
uments he has enjoyed, but las lefl
us In the hour Of danger to fight our
. own battles, while be has been con
sorting with Hayes for the complete
annihilaiion Of his party in the South
can say to the gentleman in his safe
retreat 10 Ohio, oa behalf of myself,
and many others of the old Guard
''you have compelled US TO get along
without aid or comfort from you as
, SeaMor, nov We respectfully decline
lyour advice as TO how We shall aci
, in this canvass, and spurn diciatiof
as 10 how we shall vote, OF whlcl
.icket we should support. This w
do as Republicans OF full age, and
J much longer experience in the partl
: than yourself.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / will bring tht
! sameWhgt lsnathy article 10 clos
s by adding that I have deliberatel.
{ chosen ms course in this campaign
/, And being satisfied with the wisdom
r of my choice as between the ticket
S in the field, propose to 6ght it GU
E on this line to the end Of The eavass
J, / shall speak and write TO the voter
Sc the state, from Republican
standpoint. and as Republics
b whose political record from the brit
I. Of the party in 1856, down to thl
e hour, cannot be successfully i'm
s peached. / have fought the battle
: of nv party in this state for the los
v fifteen years with zeal and earAealaes
/ horn 81 conviction and honesty Q
S purpose. / have stood my groun
q while others have hed, carrying viii
a them the fruit Of my honest endeayo
a TO build up a Republican party her
o thst would attract 70 Il fair aAare O
II tue intelligence and solid worth g
d thc state. That object iailel, an
E. ahy it failed let those who are no.
.e loudest ia supportof ibis nondcscrit
E tteket headed hy Ben. itiag answc
: have Us own notions ahent lt bl
y "a Intelligent public having Ion
lr since passed upon The cause oi tail
Il ure, and found iustidca on in u
= party's overthrow as lhas coustitu
= ted, I accept the verdict, and ha'
"a 10 comments 10 make l bad %
Is he power 70 make the party what
te desired it 10 lie, and ] was equal
n lowerless TO save its life when q
II crisis came. It vas q revolulioi
OF nothing more OF less. And helievil
al in the light Of revolution as card
IA nal doctrine Of the Republic, l ha'
I'd no right to complain, aud ! do n
T complain.
Irs Ii conclusion ! would invite d
ns old Republican friends, shom In,
on think and feel as ! do in this matil