The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-11-02


Republicans were always on the Repub-
can side and the two Democrats always
on the Democratic side of every question
Whatever may have been the cause ol
this-whethey the ignorance or corrup-
tion Of the one or the other--it is not
necessary stop here to inquire, but
certain it is that they have set the
example that Republican commission
counts in Republican President. II
therefore behoyes MS to be inn position
at least to see fair count, aud in future
compel il 10 be honest. ONO bus wheel
ei into line and has given the Democrats
y large majority in the State, aud instead
OF sixteen Republicans aud five Demo.
Gratis as heretofore sends fifteen Demo
Gratis and six Republicans to the lower
house of Congress. Let us not 60 back
on tue Democratic party when help is in
sight Let us unite with Ohio aud ths
other States soou to follow, aud aid in
seeing the next Presidential election
fnirly counted. Let us now render our
aid in that direction by electing Demo
crat.
The most important part Of this cleo.
ton, and the one which effects the voi-
ers OF this section most in the canvass,
is one Of local Importance, that OF
the revival of the race issue. Tins is
the FIRST election held in Which the Re.
publicans have been organized and nude
au effort to carry the election in n square
aud straight fight since the overthrow
of that party in 1875 76. The history OF
that party while IN power is fresh in the
memory Of every voter. The condition
Df affairs here during those days Of Re
| publican rule will long be remembered.
The extravaganza of the administration
/ OF the government in all Of its branches
i wns never equaled in civilized land
aud tins was imposed by set of men
( who had no property interests III the
| State subject to taxation. This il the
| only way III which their extravaganza
can Ee accounted for. In the history of
| the world IN instance cannot be found
| where there was more complete sepa--
! ration OF the power that imposed
taxation and the people who paid it,
| This might have been endured by
our people, but in order to maintain
their supremacy, aud III order to blind
their ignorant constituents who had but
lately been emancipated from the bonds
of slavery, they would appeal to their
race preiudices, aud incite feeling Of
bitterness that frequently burst ont in
acts of violence ard bloodshed So com
pletely were their feeling wrought up
by their inceuiiary teachers, that they
became perfectly deaf TO the appeals of
logic aud reason. The members OF the
Democratic party in order TO save our
State from tie fmancial ruin and civil
strife that was fast approaching,
even went SO farns to disbana the party
and let it's members aflilmte With the
conservative element Of the Republican,
party. We all know The result with
whicE this was followed, the same ap
peals were ma6e aud the same bitter
feelings engen,lered, only ten fold worse
ihan before, until the State, in time Of
pence, WAS raging in desperate strife
aud turmoil from border to border;
crimes ranging through every section Of
he crlmual code from larceny to mnr
der, were OF almost daily commission,
every canvass was conducted with a
martlnl pUmp suited to au uucivillzed
natiou that governed by brute force aud
not by reason; and the Governor con
stantly required TO appeal to the United
States for soldiers to assist him him to
govern people, maiori.y Of WHOM,
liadelected him The reorganization of
the Democratic party i'll 1875, tle firm
resolution formed and the energetic, de.
ternined manner of its execution, bni
show the desperation to which the pe0-
pie were driven, and the result Of that
canvass which was beyond the fondest
expectations Of the most sanguine.
While there may he those who did not
entirely indorse the means Of accom-.
pishiDg the end there is no good citi.
zen with heart for the true welfare OF
his country, who does not fully indorse
he end attained. Since the success of
the Democratic party in driving the
Republicans from power in the state,
the financial condition Of the govern.
ment has been wonderfully improved.
Instead of a tax Of fifteen mills on the
dollar, or fifteen dollars on the one thou
sand dollars worth Of property. we find
it tgo dollars aud fifty cents. The tur-
moil and strife that existed in the latter
days Of Republican rnle-which was 80
aggravated that it extended over the
first part of the administration If the
Democratic party-has been toned
down from year TO year, until we find
perfect harmony and good feeling exist
ing. We find that every citizen, what
ever may have been his former eondi.
tion as to servitude, has right 10 nc
quire and own property, make contracts,
vote, sit on juues, and whenever his
rights, IN person or property, have lleen
violated. to appeal 10 the courts, aud
have righted whatever wrongs may have
been done him. What more should any
people want?
The reorganization Of the Republican
party this year, if successful. forebodes
the strife that is to come IN the future.
1t is reorganized upon the same basis
that it was before, and whatever may
be the division Of the two parties upon
national issues, it is organized here on
a race issne. It lis race contest for su.
premacy; It is national Republican
party only in name, and the organiza.
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