The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-14
The 'CNCslil.

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body, believe we have been SANDER
ing them, and have gotten quite in
dignant. Ithas never been our pur-
pose to assail the motives OF ALL In-
dependents, but rather TO forecast
the result and practical effect OF In-
dependentism in Mississippi. We
do believe that some Of them would,
for the sake Of few fat Offices, vii.
lingly sink the Safe again into that
Augean filth, of which it was cleapsed
in 1875, in utter disregard Of the per-
lis to which their course. IL followed,
would almcs' surely lead. Sach are
tho clansmen OF those who teach, that
there is in the Safe nothing to en-
list the energies OF the active and as
piring youth" Sich are they, who
say to the young suflragan 1--WE have
but span-long lives" and "must ever
boar in mind our limitod time for the
acquisition Of Office" And that
should no wieh to enter tho service
OF the United States. he fluids no
chance through which no can gain
access to the appointing power 10
long as he romainsa Democrat. Nay,
more. That the united voices" OF
"our six members Of tho House and
Two Senator's could not secure" to
him "the appointment OF o cross
roads postmaster" Slch are thoy
who join in the teaching that there
is au element in the Democratic par.
,y Of the State, composed of "tho
remains Of tho old Wnig party and
their descendants, which is suscopti-
BILE Of being warmed into life" as au
auxiliary to the II publican party in
overthrowing tho Democracy Of the
State. Such are they, who "look
confidently forward to an uprising,
tho result Of which will astonish even
the most active participants in it,"
but who close their eyes to the results
Of the past. and care not what ills
betide the future OF the S ate. We
do not believe that I'll Independents
give their minds over to this kind { |
thing; but we do think that they
GIVE POWER TO those who d., and the
effect will be the same. 1t hurts no
worse TO DO slain by tho intentional,
than the unintentional thrust. Ba,
what reason have we to approhcnd
danger TO the commonwealth from
this Indepcndentism in Mississippii
AL!
Gould a man be secure kt /.
T.~t L.. i-Js "V.id endure
Esof old for a thousand long yoors,
What things might he know!
What deeds might he do!
And all wi,hou.--care."
But we connot throw OF CARE for the
futare of Mississippi, so long
as there is possibility OF designing
men working her ruin through the
power Of the crcdulous or ignorant
voter. Look back over the years to
the days Of reconstruction in our
S ate and see our Alcorns and Wui-
fords, our Catchings and Millsars,
and their compatriots, rushing to the
leadership Of the ignorant masses
to shield tho State from that class
Of men who composed the majority
in the Legislature Of 1s65-to hold
mp the hand Of an arrogant and OPP
pressivo administration at Washing-
ton, &C.. What reward have they
to-day? Disappointment and regret!
A little brief authority, and then they
were drawn into whirlpool Of cor
ruption, dragged to the bottom. and
brow.beaten by such men as Ames,
Cardczo and A. X. Davis--besidcs,
being thrown overheard by their
home crew, they we're turned ont to
Craze by the Administration. Could
those men, who started with good
motives stem the tide where igno.
rance was all-powerful? L. seems
not! Can other men rea-
sonsbly expect to do 80 now? Most
certainly not. It requires the COM
binod effort Of all the intelligence Of
the State. 10 prevent harm to the
public veal, where there is such n
mass Of ignorance, as We have
ready clothed with the elective fran
chise-a standing menace to every
enterprise of progress. Yes, gentle
men, you may be independent Of the
Democratic party, but you will find
that those who offer you the hand Of
fellowship in breaking down Dsmoc-
racy. will be Independent Of You, at
such time a. you may wish to inter-
pose to avert the ruin Of your State
and humiliation Of her people. In
Gods name, does it require confsca.