The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-03
Oar Duty.

When oncs n ca ndidate has beer
CT oren, by whatever meanr, fair ol
foul, the only qrcstion left to consid'
or ia hla personal fitnes' fJr the place
10 which he is nominated. N, man
has a right to assume or express an
o,iec ion to a nominee when once he
becomes q candidate. Tn's looksar.
hi'rary, and yet, any intelligent mind
will sec tl.epecu'iar aptitude and pos
tive tru,h OF the rstertion. When
in caucus or in convention, members
OF such bodiis can argue the fitness
Of q nominee, but ouce n candidate,
no member Of said convention, or in
fact, of the party for which that bo-
dy was acting, should irjure his own
cause by deprecating the nominee OF
his pariy. Concurrence OF continent
and agreement of action forms unit
that requires the strength OF q Her
cules or the wiadom OF o Solomon to
break down. Our weakness during
all our political campaigns has been
n degree oflukcwarmno's that forms
q grectcr barrier than direc. ard pos
tive opposition, and why I Because.
par example, we arc weakening the
opicion Of others by our own vacilla.
ton. We can learn much from our
enemies. Peter the, Grea. WIS defeat
cd by Caarles 10th until he had mas
tered the military tactics OF his more
skilliul advorcary, when the tide OF
battle changed, and Pster the Great
was no longer vanq uished. Major
B ,rksdalc is your choice, or' rather
ho is tho selection Of those whom
you chose 10 represent you; hcnce,
you 70 morally and politically bound
to support him. Tho responsibility
u his election rests upon you, and
his defeat, If Attributable to your
neglect, would entail di'grace upon
bis party. Tho preferences of any
particular nominee Of the Democrat
ic party is no excuse Whatever. If
SO, anyone nigh. assume tho same
privilege and form some objection
to your preference. We 60 even
further; the Dcmocra. who refuses to
vote for Nj sjor Barksda!e on political
grounds IL q Hill man, as much 30 as
il ho had cast bis vote for the Rspub.
lican candidate. We take the high
es. sta 1dard in this deci zion; ho who
is not for mo il against mo; there is
no middle course, except the choice
of an igrominious md disgraccful de-
feat. The campaign is ias: coming
to o close. and every voter mast
have decided in his own mind The
qualifications determining the election
Of u candidate. Laying aside the
political issue, we claim the eligibili-
ty aud peculiar fitness Of the D.mo-
cratic nominee. Black man. We
again extend you q cordial welcome.
Oar own work is coon cnGo]. Our
course has been mapped out by our
surroundings and the apathy that
has pervadsd tho Democratic rank
and file. The situation in this coup-
ty ani state is we'll defined; no one
need plsal ignoranca of the exact
state OF AFFAIR.". II every man docs
his duty, wo do not fear The result.
Don't stey at home and croak c,rn !!
corn!! corn unless yop help 10
make il. TAe crop is essentially
yours, and all it needs is working.
The result will ooon DO known. Tie
eye of every state in the Uhion 10 up.
on You. Walk up to the polls VITA
Ill the majesty of voter and n free
born Am, rican citizen. Exercise tho
innate a, d Inherited right Of one
who is determined to put down radi
cal presumption ip attempting to
force down our throais sugar-coa'- :
ed pill that is s.ckening to ONES
s'oma,h. When meeting at Phillip
pi lot it be to confer upon our stand
ard bearer the dignity Of q vic'or.-
Madison Dsmocrat.
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