The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-11-26
OUR ALLIES IN THE LATE CAM
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been endorsed by the people and q
new lease Of power has been given II
for four years. Under a government,
representing her wealth, her intelli-
gence and her advanced civilization,
the State has grown from tax ridden
province, so to speak, rubbed by aliens
and adventures, buried down under q
load Of Indebtedness created for their
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, to proud and inde-
pendent State: her debts liquidated,
her taxes reduced, and her people on
the high road to prosperity.
But there are facts, of no unimport-
ant significance, connected with the
canvass just closed, which our people
would do well to profit by. They
teach Us lesson we should not soon
forget. They teach us that the people
Of Mississippi will not tolerate the Of
fort of band of Adventures, either
foreign or domestic, with no prin-
clples upon which they can agree in
the administration of the government
they propose to set up, to come in and
displace q government we'll under
stood, government of protection and
peace, oflow taxes and continuous and
steady'reform. The heart of every true
citizen of Mississippi, be he Republic
can or Democrat, revolts at it. The
Democratic party then, need fear no
opposition, except in honest party Or
ganization for political reasons ;
party of principle, led by men who
esteem fealty to party paramount to
their love of office, party which
goes into the political arena, with the
tenets ofits faith emblazoned upon its
helmet.
The leader of the opposition to the
Democratic party in that contest was
a bitter opponent of the principles of
the Republican party: "Abhorred
them" as he declared in his speech of
acceptance" and took pains to an
nounce his opposition on every stump
on which he spoke during the canvass.
Three of the candidates on the ticket
with him, seeking the next most i'm
portant offices In the government,
since their departure" from the Dem
ocratic party, have aligned them
selves with the "Grcenback party"-
faction known asa "party," only in
very limited local sense, and always
opposed to Republicanism, while only
one, of the other three, took the
trouble during the canvass to publicly
declare his political faith.
Many Of the ablest, staunchest, and
most influential National Republi-
cans In the State protested against
handing over Republican support to
this unholy alliance OF those who had
done most to destroy Republican rule,
with chronic office hunters of vague and
uncertain notions about politics. They
preferred the open defeat Of straight
Republican ticket, to the triumph
Of men having no feeling nor aspira-
ton In common with themselves, aud
which must surely result In the total
and permanent disruption of the Re-
publican party in Mississippi. Prom.
inent among the leading Republicans
of the State who declined to give
countenance and support to this mon
grel ticket, were Judge r. J. Alcorn,
Maj. w. H. Gibbs, Judge E. Stafford
and others. The opposition of these
gentlemen to this ticket contributed,
In no small degree, to its defeat.
Under their counsel the colored Re-
publicans in the most populous color
ed districts declined to participate in
the election, or voted, under local in
fiuences, the straight Democratic
ticket,
But while we are glad to profit by
the cooperation Of these Republican
allies, we must not forget that they
come to us with no professions of love
for our cause. They came not seeking
favors for an affection born of love
for office; but as Republicans, having
a common interest with all good citl-
zens Of the State, and holding the
public good above personal ambition
and Individual aspirations. They
are still Republicans but Republic
cans from principle. They belong to
that school which believes that the
destiny OF the nation is in the hands
Of the Republican party, and that to
II that they must look for the success
and permanency Of Republican in
situations and government. They re-
garded the experiment of Col. King
and his follower, as an effort TO pros
titute the support Of Republicans to
the uses of ambitious place-seekers ,
10 the support Of adventures whose
political sentiments were 80 irrecon- ,
cilable, that their only means to es- !
cape ridlcule, was to withhold their .
motives" Of public policy from the
public ear. The defeat Of this ticket
mas had the effect to leave the Re .
publican element In the politics OF 4
his State In stdtu quo; has stimulat-
d Its opposition to Democracy with
nut destroying Its allegiance to natiop- 7
j Republlcanism. This was clearly
orseen by these willy political leaders. =
Ind while rendering them our CRATE :
al acknowledgment for their timely /.
I'D 10 defeat a common enemy 10 :
Democracy and Republication, we =
must not be unmlndful that sollcitude
or their own party existence was an
ingredient In their opposI-
ion 10 this Greenback coalition. We
lcpe TO see these men properly enroll
d In the ranks Of the Democratic par J.
y, and In future contests, as In that just
'ast, to see them side by side with the :
est men Of the land, In the battle
gainst corruption and misrule, and
n favor Of good government.
But, when the different elements a
pposed 20 Democracy" shall have a
Is<>ovorcI that q cosuffr<, ~ cf4co- !