The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-05
fHs CONGRESSIONAL sLEcfIos.
Address Of the Chairman Of the Democrat.
&c Executive Committee Of Lincoln Go.

man of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the county will excuse if it does not
serve to justify me in making an earnest
appeal to my fellow-citizens to unite in the
support of the present Democratic candi-
date for Congress, the Hon. f. Barksdale.
With singular unanimity he has been Sc
lected as the candidate of the party and the
issue is fairly made in this district between
a representative Democrat and typical
exponent of the Radical party.
There will be no Greenback candidate
and there will probably be no independent
candidate. The Greenback party here has
voluntarily retired rom the field and their
leading men are confidently expected to
vote the Democratic ticket. The indepen-
dent candidate is now SO well understood
that no one expects such nondescript in
the face of the regular nominee, MIR. Hill.
In those Congressional districts of our
State where the Republican party has made
no nomination there are or will be In ie-
pendent candidates, but in our own district
we will have no such an inAiction.
The issue is squarely made; no Democrat
need be or can be deceived. Jim Hill, tn,
Republican candidate is not only backed
by his party of this district, but by all tht
power of the Federal Administration, and
the financial buccaneers at Washington, OF
whom Mr.. Jay Hubbell is spokesman
The force and effect OF this power should
be understood by the people, in order to APP
prehend he real danger of.:apathy and neg
lect on their part to Use every honorable
means to defeat it. In the first place, there
are, it is said about fifty doubtful Con ,ress-
ional districts in the United States. The
party which sue. eeds in carrying a MAORI
~ of these districts will almost certainly
control the next House of Representatives
to say nothing of the moral effect of the
election on the next Presidential campaign
Now, the National Executive Committee of
the Republican party, has levied two per
Federal offices in the United States as tax
tor Use in the present campaign. 1t is es-
timated his tax or black mail, or whatever
it may most properly be called, will produce
about two millions of dollars for distribu-
ton among these Congressional districts,
making about forty thousand to each doubt
full one. 1t is certain that this district is
set down by them as doubtful district,
and ii lis fair to suppose that it will receive
for campaign purposes an average of this
corruption fund. 1t is equally certain that
the Radical party would rejoice more over
carrying the capital district of Mississippi
than any other in the United States. Mis-
sissippi has especially fallen under the
hatred of the fanAtical leaders of that party
and their triumph over us would be ex-
ceedingly humiliating, as well as damag-
ing to the present peace and prosperity of
the State.
The truth is, the Republican party, with
the President at its head, represents Just
now an organized machine in the hands OF
political bosses all over the country, to hold
on to office and Federal patronage. 1t has
no policy that can be defined, and would
instantly rot down, unsupported by place
| and the emoluments of office.
The Democratic party on the contrary is
aparty with well defined principles; we ad-
here to the fundamental principles upon
which the battles of the revolution one hun
dred years ago were fought, and afterwards
exemplitied in the autonomy of the States,
as opposed to centralizing power in the
Federal government. We believe that this
Is government of the people and for the
people, as opposed to corrupt official gov
eminent for the benefit of officers. We OPP
pose extravagant appropriations by Con-
gress i'll all cases, but favor those reasonable
ones which improve rivers and harbors and
those waterways which cheaper transport
tatiOn and hold in check the monopolizing
tendencies of railroad corporations. We
favor the education of the people so as to
place them beyond the control of dema-
gogues. We denounce the present tariff
as exacting and exhorbitant, and demand
that its Office shall be primarily the collec-
ton of revenue to support the government
and not an instrumentality to build up and
foster one industry at the expense of
another.
We denounce and condemn the methods
of the Republican party which adopts any
renegade, however despicable, any political
boss however ready to sell himself for office
so that he agrees to constitute himself
part of the great iron-wheel which is grind
ing the faces of our people.
We maintain that office should seek the
man, and not the man the office, and no
servant of the people has the right to use his
high place to distribute offices as brides to
perpetnate himself in power.
Such are the aspirations and the policy
of the Democratic party. Will not every
good man cast his lot with us? Will he
not work in this canvass to secure the cleo
ton of the candidate of such party as
against the ringsters, bribers and political
dead beats that constitute the opposition in
Mississippi.
In conclusion, word to my colored fell
low-citizens. You have never been intimi-
dated or che ated in Lincoln county. We
have dealt honestly and fairly by you,
whatever you may say of other counties.
We expect something from you in this cleo
ton. We know You have most to dread
from race issues You must not therefore
raise them. The efforts of some OF your
leaders to preciprate such an issue upon
us hath heretofore been endured with pa
thence. Patience, though sublime, may be
exhausted; generosity, though unbounded,
may be C onsumed; and you ought to know
that if you force the white men of this coun-
try into race conflict they will deliver
battle with terrible effect. There will be
no race issue here unless you raise it. Your
leaders are endeavoring to and would like
to beguile You into such conflict. Do not
be misled or deceived. We have your in
terest and our own too much at heart to ever
allow the State Government to pass into the
hands of the character that ruled us in the
days of Ames. Whatever can or may be
done, set it down as fixed fact, THAT can