Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-12-20
THE EAGLE mISREPRESEMT.

"Dcmocratic papsrs Of Missis.
sippi, with few and triling ex-
ceptions, are disgusted with the
course ofthe Governor in giving
Manning . certificate Of cleo.
tion to Congress from the Sec
ond Mississippi District. They
admit that Chalmers was fairly
elected, and is entitled to bis
seat. Sepator Lamar's owa pa
per, the Oxford EAGLE, denoun.
ces the trick In strong terms,
and predicts it will react most
unfavorably upon the Demo.
cratic party"
The Memphis Appeal 10 mis-
taken, no such article has ever
appeared in the columns of the
DAGLE. We have not deemed
ii necessary TO discuss the ques-
ton a. to whether Gov. Lowry
was right in giving the certifi.
cate to Col. Manning but We are
ready to do so whom the proper
time comes. The subject 10 now
before the House which il large
" Democratic and We have eve
ry reason to believe that II viii
fully examine the case in all it,
bearings aud give y fair and hon.
est decision. The Democrats
will not initiate their Republican
opponents in deciding contested
election cases upon purely par.
tisan grounds but they will act
according to the testimony in
each particular case. They have
already . very large majority in
the House and are therefore in
der NO temptation to act unfair
" in passing upon those contest.
ed cases. If the evidence shows
that an opponent of tho Demo
cratic party was fairly and hon
estly elected to the seat he
claims he should be admitted.
They cannot afford to pursue any
other policy.
Tho Appeal 10 still further
mistaken whom it styles the Ok
ford EAGLE, SENATOR Lamar's
own paper" Ssnstor Lsmm
does not own the EAGLE, and,
neither has he any pecuaiary in
tsrest in it either directly or in
directly. It 10 therefore an in
justice to him to hold him re-
sponsible for anything that may
appear in its columns. We alone
are responsible for the political
articles that appear in this pa
per but We decidedly object to
being held accountable for arti-
clss that have never Appealed
in its cslumns.
-.ThA Matsgg. Yale. sAsqtUAl
the Memphis Appeal and in ito
comments upon 1t We find the
folio wing expression:
"Ths Oxford EAGLE opposed
Manning, and ito utterances can.
not be taksn as representing
public opinion in the second dis.
trict, oven though it may be
Senator Lamar's Gown paper,
We are atterly at q loss to
know where our nsighbor re-
ceivsd his information that the
EAGLE opposed Manning's cleo.
ton. W. take it for granted Of
course that no would not inten.
tionally misrepresent the posi-
ton which this paper occupied
in that contest. The EAGLE fa-
vorsd the nomination of Man
ming over Judge Morgan and it
used al Of ito influence to Sc
cure q delegation to the conven-
ton from this county favorable
to him and ft succeeded in TIA
efforts
During tho whole canvass be
tween Manning and Chalmers
the EAGLE gave tho former an
earnest snd hearty support.
This paper occupied no doubtful
or neutral position in that bitter
and exciting contest butt bold
ly, AZ it always has done, es-
poused the cause of the Democ-
racy and its standard bearers.
Tue EAGLE from its frat num-
Der to the present issue has new
or failed or faltsrsd in it's duty
to the Democratic party. Its
noninees although they we're
net slvays the frat choice Of
the paper. have ever received
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