The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-07

corrupt mirgovernmentu tho oou'o'
ern Sfa:os by tho Ropublicans All
other questions were 'pnt aide and
on that issue al,nc we made the cau-
vass. and wo carried the country md
elected Mr.. Tilden President, a. is
now almost universally admitted.
This time wo have. through the mis-
conduct OF tho Republican, quito as
great, quito as important, and on
which, II we choose to stand on 1t
boldly and aggressively, ,wo shall hsve
tho people with rs, q largo msjority
of them. Tint is tho reform Of tax
alton. The Republicans refuse this
reform. They insist on robbing the
people Of many millions each year
over aud above what tho govern
mont rcqnires. Not only that.
but they refuse any reform Of the old
war tariff. althoughit has been shown
that the tariff is scrviceable mainly
to enrich mouopolists, and. rs overy
working man must sec. does not raise
tho wasep Of the worl:irg man at all"
IAmYr AND TAX RTYoRa e..
"You would make Tho tariff anil
tax reform tho single issue in the fall
campaign. then'"
i would make 1t a leading issue IN
every canvass until this reform is
achieved-uutil We have got our
whole tax and tariff system down to
q business basis. where the people.
will pay tax TO tho government but
mono to monopollsts.'
'Will you not loose some Demo-
cratic States and districts by such q
courae!' >.
we might lose soma districts at
lirst-this fall, mean. Bat We should
earn moro than We lost. We should
draw from tho other side q large body
Of their most intelligent and unselfsh
voters, who are ou. Of patience with
their party now that 1t openly allies
its'lf with monopolis,s and refuses
all reform OF notorious and heavy
grievances, -
CHANCES IN TIE -oUTu
You would lose some Southern
States and districts?'
Not necessarily, but It may be
that We should lose o few districts
in the South. There are many who
believe that q solid South naturally
makes q solid n rlh. Oa lax and
revenue reform policy we might lose
districts in tho S,u.h, but we ought
to make grea. gains in the West and.
Northwest, in New York and else
who're Of the North; ani even II we
did not carry q amHisrity Of the next
congress we should be in such shape
in 1884 that our success would be as-.
sured. We should have the conf
dence OF The country. We should
not only gain n largo mass Of new
blood, but wo should shed q lot Of
sham Democrats who have for years
stood in the way Of every reform
aud have used tho party for their
own ends
DO you believe this policy which
you have described will be adopted
by the Democratic party!.
Il don't know; but I Iam sure OF ono
thipg-unless i. is wo shall be beat
en-, or II we should succeed by chance
it will be only TO be so disorganizcd
by our victory this fall that wo shall
be beaten oil to peices by internal
dissensions and by opon follies in 18-
"a. 1t cannot help but be 80. The
Democrat you quoted the other day
was perfectly right in saying that. We
do not ag'ec on many important
questions. But neither do tho Re-,
publ;cans; their differences are Ls
great. and on many Of tho sane
Questions, as ours. But thOy sink oil
quarrels when election time comes
and unite on ono point. The Repub.
lican LADDERS to-day dislike each
o'her personally to q degree that
might prove fatal to them il it were
not for their knowledge that they
must either stand together or sink.
On all tho prominent questions which
have como up in Congress, the Re-
publicans have been divided as the
Democrats were. Whenever We have
sense enough to take up one ques-
ton, one important to the people.
and make an aggressive. courageous
fight on it, wo slial! win. The time,
in my judjment. was never so favor
able as now. Bat we must havea
policy which means something moro
than merely getting .n sffise. We
make up oar minds to discuss tariff
and the reform in every distsict and
t,u oonoch oc1 os;ck W., s.o.k -