American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-10

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The people OF mississippi, IA
1873, placed the administration OF
their state government il TIC hands
of the Democratic Conservative par
IS. That party 1T once replaced
the corruption and jncompctcncy
that had marked! E'puhlican civil
lu't for tie preceding FIVE years,
with honesty, integrity and ability.
in al departments oi he state gov
crnmcut. All fair minded men
must admit tia: the administration
OF public affairs by the Democratic
Conservative party presents an ex>
traoriiuary contrast TO Tie iSuo-
rance. rapacitv and corruption that
vc,c the prominent characteristics
nj official conduct unt;cr Republican
rule in this state.
Il is rndcuiably true that the
Democratic Conservative party has
gwen 10 thc HI"t''
inst and honest government. Inc
burdens f taxation have been
greatly EghtereG, the expenses OF
administering government nave
been deer ease d, AID an intelligent
and inst sNstc!n of economy mas
been introduced in the administers
ton nf plhiic tf;iira-statf, county
and n,unicip,i The laws have been
f.,flru!rH aud inipartialiy admins
tered au,. in place of the former
condition 81 u,.rrst and GlScontent,
The pcop, of Mississippi have had,
uusler Democratic auspices, train
guilty and T. pose.
The lines CT political thought are
!uoa!cuing, and ii progressive ana
liberal spirit seeks TO create anu
develop i'll the conditions at home,
and III our relations with the nation
at large, that are essential to the
attraction OF immigration and cipl-
tai. and to the general progress and
prosperity OF the state.
We cannot doubt that thcse pur-
poses can be best promoted under
the auspices Of the party that has
..lr,a.ly given to the state just
and honest government. The pub
| lie welfare, III no point o. view, can
require The administration OF the
state government to be transferred
70 the combination oi men who have
placed themselves III opposition 1"
the Democratic party.
Gen. lowry, he nominee ter gov
c!nor, ard the other candidates on
he Democratic Conservative state
ticket. are the repI eSentatlves o1
the policy and principles OF the
party a q they will place theli
,can,lidacv and canvass solely and
exclusively on the issues between
their party and It's political adver"
sarips, The whole ticket ieserEes
and shou q >mmaud the hearty APP
prevail and undivided support OF
he entire party.
For the first time in five years IL
! Mississippi, the Democratic parts
ii:.ds itself confronted with an or
sanizrti opposition, whose gub'rtHt-
uri.,I ronincc d, clhrCs himself
iuc:sfcr Grrcnb::c heI or Republican
int who, nevertheless, receive! nj
nomination from a convention tina
called itself Grpcn!back. and tn,
next da, accepted Il nomination %
endorsement from another c"hren'
ion that termed itself Republican.
The peon'e of this state, who
know something of radical rule, CT;
never bc dcludcd by any TICKS Q
names
Il is vel understood il is the Ee
Publican party that has taken TN
lid under the thin disguise o
Grreubnckisfn and That the so
called GIecabacl;rrs have cnilfeder
atcd with tho Republicans for til
PURPOSE OF defeating the Demo
cratic narty. In this novel arrange
ment. the Republican par Y Is L
! furnish The votes. II IS clear ina
this alliance, if successful, mean
tor Mississippi, the ultimate II no
he Immediate re- establishment G
:, the Republican party IN place am
: power. 1t is we'll that the pcori
, should know that the defeat OF I'll
, Democratic party means the loss g
! all that WAS accomplished il 1910
+ And il il well that this warnin
t should be sounded from the watc
{ tower.
! This opposition party attempts t
: tender the issue of an honest eltc
ton, when it is well known that til
i,rima.ion that the Der ocr.tic pau
q. Is is opposed to an honest bale
=, and q fair count, is ulfoun'sed
iact, ana we now denoaHcc. and Ga
g clare untrue. any charge or intima
o ton that the Democratic party ID
: vors, directly or indirectly, an
; illegaliiirs or unfairnrss in election
Nobody can be deceived by ii
y kind OF tactics, nor diverted frol
|! he real issue whether the sta
IS government is to be placed in I'll
s. keeping of the Republican party.
> Ii is the party hat once scourSe
> this people with all the evils of
y vicious and corrupt government
that Ivy lis organized opposition
?, the Democratic party, has aga
i placed itself on trial
,f And this issue, the Democrat
Conservative party, submits feh
lcssly and confidently, to the Writ
lc Gus, the intelligent and law ab!dl
II people OF this state, on a ''fEee bi
is lot and fair count"
FRANK 30! Ms TON,