The weekly clarion., 1882-10-18
A WORD OF WARNING.

We wish to warn our readers against
the great danger and possible fatal con-
efapathy and unconcern with
reference to the approaching Congress
sional elections. As there are no Off
GERS to be elected except representa-
tives in Congress, and the voters are
without the strong personal feeling
which in an election of county officers
usually incites to general activity and
brings out the full strength of every
precinct, there is danger that many
voters will content themselves without
going to the polls, especially, if they
shall find it at all inconvenient to at
tend. Some, in their confidence that
the result will be satisfactory, anyhow,
may stay at home or go elsewhere than
the polls in pursuit of business or pleas
ure and some, because they have no
personal friend or acquaintance a can
didate for their suffrages, may not take
the trouble or lose the time to 60 and
vote This is perhaps more likely to
be the case in the country than the
towns for the obvious reason that the
electors residing in the country are at a
greater distance from the place of voting,
and have more trouble and require more
time to 90 and vote than those who are
in the towns 1t is earnestly to be
hoped that every man with sufficient
intelligence to comprehend the vast
consequences which depend on the issue
of the approaching elections will resolve
to attend the polls, and vote, and that
all such will make it their business to
urge the importance of this course on
their neighbors, 50 as to secure the full
voting strength of all who feel inter
ested in good government. And it is
to be hoped that no vote will be lost to
the Democratic candidates through fail
ure to register or to attend the polls.
The Constitution makes registration a
prerequisite to voting. The law re-
quires registration for the election dis
trict in which the voter resides.
1t is of great importance 20 see to it
that every Democrat is properly regis
tered, for without that his vote will
surely be lost Strangely enough, in.
telligent men sometimes forget and
neglect this duty, and ON election day
are surprised by being refused the right
10 vote On this ground. This should
not be so, every man should secure the
right to vote, and :hen should properly
exercise it. But as there are those
who may not attend to the requirement
for registration, we urge on committees
and o.her citizens to give attention to
this important matter, and 10 remind
their acquaintance of this necessity, and
solicit their compliance with it. All
who have been registered and have not
changed districts, need not to be regis.
tered, but those not heretofore reg ster-
ed or who have changed districts, must
be registered or be denied the right
TO vote. We suggest The pro-
priety of making lists of the
unregistered in every district, and
urging this matter on the attention OF
all such, so as 20 poll our full strength
on eleci:ol day. Let none be misled
by The apparent inactivity of our ad-
versaries. Be not deceived by the
absence Of any stir among them.
Agencies a.e at work for their organiza-
ton. Eadical emissaries are abroad in
the land. The corruption fund is ready.
They love darkness, and few nights
will suffice to unite The dusky hosts who
have not yet reached a plane higher
than hatred to the whites and opposi-
ton to the Democratic party, because
in the South it embraces nearly all of
the white people. Vigilance, activity
and prudence will secure to Mississippi
six Democrats in the next House of
Representatives while indifference and
may lead to results of the
most mortifying character to be lament
ed too late to repair the irreparable in
jury.