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


vsrd IN his line OF action WithoU
regard Co the jeers Of the mendicanN
r The irowns Of the opulent.
Respectfully,
+. STAFFORD
Having seen the advance proc
sheet Of Judge Stafford's letter, "
concur 10 the conclusion at which b
has arrived, TO support the tiCke
headed by Gen Lowry. There ar
some reasons not given by Judge S.
or not fully elaborated By him, Whicl
impel US to the same course OF actor
in the present campaign.
We have been aud are still Repub
licans. We have been active mem
bers Of that party since its ilrst or
ganization in this state. Whenev el
the Republican banner Las been rails
ed We have been found doing battle
as best we could under its folds. We
have rejoiced with the party in lis
victories aud condoled with our
brethren IN the hour Of adyersity and
defeat
We have been taugh. to believe
that the Republican party was a par
ty Of principle We had believed it
true to its teachings and firm in its
adherence to the policy marked out
By n most trusted leaders. Like
the illustrious hemy Clay, who said
that be "would sooner be ugm than
% be President" we supposed that
the Republican party had sooner sui
Ter defeat than to abandon its princi-
pies That idea has been dispelled
like the mists Of the morning before
the summer sun, by the action of the
convention assembled here on the
2jth ult
With deliberate premeditation il
has abandoned principle and policy,
and made an unholy alliance with its
most determined enemies Ii has
joined hands and made common cause
with a party whose doctrines and
teachings are wholly at variance
with the record and most cherished
achievements ofthe Republican par
ty Of the state and nation.
President Garfield was elected by
Republicans on a platform whose
chief plank was the payment Of hon
est debts in honest money"
His election was hailed by his sup.
porters with delight, and was most
cheerfully acquiesced in by large
majority Of his political opponents.
When be was stricken down on
the threshold Of bis administration,
by the hands ofa cowardly assassin,
from no portion Of our country came
a more prompt condemnation of the
act, or more spontaneous and heart
felt sympathy with the sufferer than
from tie people Of Mississippi.
More especially is this true of our
own community, and Of several gen
tlemen whose names we Gnd upon
the Democratic ticket And ye,, in
the face of these facts Of such recent
occurrences as to be fresh in the
minds Of every one, convention
composed largely Of self constituted
and self appointed delegates claiming
to represent the Republicans Of this
state, has met and deliberately set
its seal Of condemnation upon such
men by denonncing them as Bour-
hons, ballot box suffers and men
unworthy to be trusted as American
citizens.
A few so called leaders here, aided
and abetted by few pensioners, on
the bounty Of the nation at Wash
ington City-men who, when the
crisis came aud the Republican party
of the state went down in defeat ard
revolution, shook the dust Of tn,
state from their feet, and sought
places Of refuge elsewhere, with lh,
solemn intention Of never returning
a resolution which most of then
have religiousy kept) would hayt
those who have weathered the politi
cal storms here at home, join then
and ah other political bankrupts il
a general and unholy crusade for thu
spoils OF Office, simply and alone
We shall submit to no such dictatiop
aud will down at no such bidding.
five are compelled to choose on
rulers from among Oug political op.
ppnepts, We prefer to make our owl
! choice, and shall endeayor to do 81
I from 70 the intelligence and integrit.
OF those who may be candidates
We prefer to support and tTust thos
Who are able to make good thei
promises, aud IL whose willingness
to % so We have equal faith.
In taking this action we shall no
ahato one jot or title Of our Repub
lieanism. Conscious that our posi-
tion is right, we shall leave it to th
oalmer judgment Of the future {
justify US in the eyes Of hepatFiOti
and free thinking people OF the stat
and ration.
W II. GIBBS,