The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-05-19
AN INDEPENDENT MOVE
MENT IN MISSISSIPPI.
Gen. Jas, R, Chalmers takes
the lead.
APPEALS TO THE VOTERS OF THE SECOND
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

/ AtEAhANo ~ 4Ith NOIEh1 OE Iftl HlfCOND
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
n. O. Times Democrat
Before / was 81 years of age | began
making speeches in behalf of the Demo
cratic party, aud for 80 years but one
single canvass has been made when l Was
in Mississippi in which did not spend
time aud money in support Of the Demo.
cracy. But believing that the Lamar
Democrats, who controlled the last
Legislature, aud who control the organi-
zation of the party 10 Mississippi, hnYe
departed from the true Democratic faith
and believing further that they have
attempted to throw me overheard as
Jonah to the Republican whale, shall
oppose them in the next election. They
threw me into district confessedv and
hopelessiy Republican, aud the Demo
cratic leaders in Congress seeing Demo
cratic assaults on my election IL MIS-
slssippi, we're afraid to exercise the
| parliamentary power of a minority to
BtOlCCe i1t VIM bhtO WAS du Out-
rage on law, and what they knew the
Republicans had determined in caucus
to do before the case was heard in the
House. The Republicans sented Lynch
with the boldness aud determination to
sustain their party that they counted in
Hayes aud seated Kellogg in the Senate;
aud the Democratic leaders, against tie
protest Of few bold spirits, submitted
in eacli case with
THE SAME T1AoRoUs POLICY
aud the same meek thaukfulness for
their individual safety. II they believed
that Lynch was elected they should
have voted as did in the Curtin VS..
Yocum case, directly for what they
believed right. II they believed, as
they said, that was legally elected.
then as my friends urged they should
not have voted indirectly against me by
aiding the Repubiicans to make a qnor-
um. propose to appeal from these
lenders to the people. aud shall try
that appeal before the voters Of the
Secohd Congressional district OF AIisRis-
sippi. That was the home OF my boy.
hood. IL was there began my career
as a lawyer aud served the people as
District Attorney, aud from there led
the sons Of Mississippi to battle. To
them once more / offer mysalf as can.
didate. But if those who are opposed
to the Lamar Democracy in the districi
prefer another as their candidate and
will unite as a reform party and nomin-
ate him on the platform herein indicated,
/ will support him against the nominee
Of tue Lamar Democracy.
unacceptable as their candidate shal
stand on my record as platform. On
} the currency question shall continue
to advocate the standard silver dollai
} and oppose national banks. On th,
I tariff question believe
TARIFF FOR REVENGE,
with only incidental protection, is trn,
: in principle and would be best for th,
Sonth. But in as inucn as many believ,
a continuance Of a protective tarif for I
; few years more will develop manufac
lures in the South, am wiling TO SCI
the experiment tried. as believe I
continuance Of our present high tariff I
few years will pay off our national deb
; and destroy the national banks. Il
State politics shall advocate the reform
= of two evils-one fastened on us by til,
! Republicans and the other by the Lama
Legislature. The FIRST took from th,
! people the old Democratic right Of elect
: ing their own judges aud gave the ap
pointment TO The Governor. This hal
brought iuto our State the spoils system
: with its attendant evils. donot believi
!. there are two purer or better men in thi
State than ex-G Gov. Stone and Gov. Low
Q ry, and yet under their administration
we have heard charges of judges inter
Z fering ir political conventions, aud 0
I, iudgeships bestowed as rewards TO
partisan support. The system is wrong
? it ia contrary to tue Democratic ideas o
8 our Mississippi fathers. aud we shoul,
return to the old system. And yet T.,
Lamar Senate refused to submit tia
Q quesiion to the people. The second i
e the Congressional apportionment Of th
y State. made 10 violation Of justice an,
equality among the Inhabitants, withou
regard to party interest. aud in utte
J, contempt Of the law Of Congress. Th
!, excuse that tile new third IS better thai
y the old sixth district is a aubteringe
: The favorable circumstances tllat ena
bled the sixth district to be carried Lereto
fore have pHsssed away. 1t conld 10
be done now, and to ask these Democrat