The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-09-15
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
1t was Begun at Hazlehurst satur-
day by Lowry, Stone, Stands,
Hemingway and Alcorn.
L.OwRx's TELLING SPEECH
he Outlines His Policy and COMPARES the
Condition Of the State Under Republi-
can and Dhlnocratic Rule.
Cop1AH COUNTED FOR THE TICKET,
New Orleans Democrat

CoPIAH COUNTED FOR THE TICKET.
New Orleans Democrat
HAzLEHURsT, Sept. 10-The political
campaign in Mississippi. on the Demo
cratic Conservative side. vas opened
here to day by Gen. Robert Lowry, IN
an able, eloquent and unanswered
speech. which occupied an hour and a
half in its delivery, and which was re.
ceived by the 1900 hundred whites and
blacks who we're present with the ut
most enthusiasm. As tho tram bearing
Gen. Lowry approached the town the
Hazlehurst band played a national arr,
saivos of artillery belchec forth their
thunderous greeting and gathered upon
the platform and around the depot to
welcome to the entire county of South
ern Mississippi its chosen standard
bearer. The meeting was held in the
courthouse.
Gen. Lowry said that he had come to
address the people upon the live issue
of the hour. As a Mssissippian he
was identified with the State interests,
bad followed its banner through four
years of bloody war, and Its trials and
triumphs has instilled in his breast re-
newed sentiments of devotion. He be-
lieved that offices should be. given for
the besett of the people aYsxnot for
the advancement of personal Interests.
He was in favor of stimulating and fos.
tering home industries and such legls-
lation as would encourage thrir estab.
lishment. He referred in eloquent
terms to the e~xhausting policy of devo-
ting too much attention to the cultiva>
ton of cotton 10 the exclusion of other
crops, and declared that a States wealth
was not measured so much by the ex~
tent of its exports as in the paucity OF
its imports. He urged the improve
ment of tue commercial as we'll as the
political interest Of the State, and said
that where we have a million now in
manufactures We should have fifty mil-
hons. He referred to the success of
the mills at Wessor aud other points to
show what could DO accomplished in
this direction. He urged the encour-
agement of emigration aud referred IN
glowing terms to the prosperity of the
great West, which was due TO its liberal
system of advertising its CLAIMS to the
attention of the homeless peasantry of
Europe, and favored legislative enact
ments and appropriations to send broad
cast all over the old world such papers.
pamphlets, etc, as would give the peo-
pie of those lands an idea of u unri
vailed advantages.
He but echoed the sentiments OF CIV
cry Democrat in the State when he an
nounced himself in favor OF free schools,
q free ballot and a fair count, for these
were Indispensable to a free govern
ment. He had never favored the dis
f~ranchising of q voter by fraud or 9TH
erwise. ard never would. The South
ern people were poor, impoverished by
the war. and as the negro had been
liberated by the Federal Government
he thought, with Ex- President Hayes
and President Garfield, that it was but
lust that now t e United States should
lend an assisting hand towards their
education. He should favor q memo
rial to Congress to that effect, and if
elected would give it his official in
huence.
The question of restricting the pow
ers assumed by railroad corporations
had been raised as an important me in
the canvass. The subject is not a new
one. The Democratic State Conven
ton of lS77 declared that corporations
of every description are ,supervisable
within constitutional limits in the in>
terest Of the people and this resolution
of 1877 was reported to the convention
by a committee composed of snch men
rs Senator Lamar, Major Barksdale aud
Judge Tim E Cooper. 1t was sane.
toned by them. by some OF the sound
est and strongest Democratic names in
the State, aud may now be regarded as
a cardinal article of Democratic faith
As he understood it, this position taken
by his party incuIcated no hostility to
railroads or other corporations, for the
doctrine is consistent with the growth
and highest development of railroad in
terests in the State. He was not in ia
vor of violating contracts or constitu.
tional guarantees. He would not throw
around them such conditions as would
cripple their usefulness, but be wOuld
protect the people from the encroach-
ments towards which these corporate )us
were how tending. He referred to the
ne " roads now being built, and said he
wousl give them his encouragement.
He wanted enough railroads in the
state TO create a healthy competition,
and WI En- that occurred the peoples in
forests we're safe. The Democratic par
ty was not only in favor OF roads, but
the development of every other indus
try which tended to build up and en-
rich the State. H. paid an eloquent
tribnte to Governor Stone and declar, d
if any one expected from him a better
or more economical admistration of the
State government than hat of the pres
ent incumbent they would be disap-
pointed.
Gen. Lowry then referred in wither-
ing terms to the corruption and extrav-
aqance of the government of Missis-
sippi under s~calawag and carpet-bag
rnle. and contrasted the taxes as ex~
torted then with the light assessments
that are levied now. HIS description
of the oleomargarine new-fangled CON
fusion party headed by Col King, in
whose county he was then speaking,
elected rounds of applause. This por-
ton of the speech was o magnificent
effort-able, eloquent and chaste, and
he closed amid the widest enthusiasm
Gov. Stone was the next speaker.
He made a brief but pointed address,
and was followed by G.. D. Stands,
ESQ , candidate for Lieutenant Govern
or, Hon. y. n. Hemingway and Judge
Alcorn. The latter is one of most
prominent Republicans in the State
and one of the most attractive speaks
ers, and has signlfied his willingness to
stump the State for Lowry.
Copiah county may be counted on