The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-18
he GIVES, HIS REASONS.
.ruDGE MILLsAPs WILL SUPPORT
OUR ENTIRE TICKET.
He Regards the Independent rafy ~
Powerisss for Good. and Ohsring
No. Remedy for tho Evils That

He Regards the Independent rarty ~
Powerisss for Good, and Ohsring
Nc. Remedy for tho Evils That
Are Upon Us.
Juuius, the correspondent OF Tho
Jackson Tribune, airs himself as fol-
lows:
Mcneil In a r.cent speech charged
collusion besween,JuGge Ur.ah Mill.
ssps, M old tins Amss republican.
and the democratic party; and SAID
that II WAS no more harm for the in
dependents to receive tho support OF
Matthews tnan for the democrats TO
receive the support OF Aillsaps'
which certainly is very fair reason.
ing. Mcneil il undoubtedly right.
But, the ringster's organ remarks,
The difference IL Millsaps came 10
u, (lhs dsmocrats) while he and
Bridswell went to Matthews, which
is, in point Of faot, not true. Mill
saps has not gone over to the demo.
cratic party, nor have Mcneil and
Br.dewsll gone over to the rspubli-
can party.
Judge Nillsaps has never profess
cd to b anything bat Q republican.
He sees no rspublicanism IN the so
called independent ticket, and a. be.
tween II and the democratic ticket,
he chooses the latter. believing it
composed ofike best men, and the
ticket that is best calculated to hsr.
monizs ali interests and to secure
peace and good government to the
people. II Mcneil and Bridswell
have not gone ovor. body and soul,
to rsdicalism, we are q poor discern.
er of passing events. They are, TO all
iutsuts and purposes, as good repub.
licaos as there are in Copiah county.
Again Juuius saws:
Millsaps has only promised Ia his
published letter 10 vote for that part
Of tho democratic ticket which salts
him best. Anyone can tell from
that, for whom he will vote. Mill.
ssps has abandoned no principle Of
repubicanisn and is as republican
now as ever and is attempting to
ioist upon the democratic party the
absurd notion that lie has Q follow.
ing.
The Judge does not propose to
carry wafer on both shoulders at the
same time. Ho will vote the ticket
from top to bottom. feeling that he
is best serving his own interest and
the Welfare OF his native county BY
90 doing he does not attempt to
foiat upon the democratic party the
notion that he has any following.
He merely joins with it in 'hs en-
desvor to crush out party that can
only bring ruin and d:ssrscs upon
the county.
McNsil's point is certainly .
strong ops; Tor, most assuredly 1t Il
no greater political crime for the In
dependents to fuse with the Mat.
thews party than for the democrats
10 court the favor and accept tho
services OF Millsaps.
Mil;saps il bat an individual who
refuses to join with the independents
aud will cast his vote on the side OF
the true men of the county who
have her best interests at heart and
who arc striving to wrench the con.
troll OF affairs from Che grasp OF the
party whose sole aim is ambition and
dssire for the Offices. while the Mat
thcws party, Is it is termed, can
promise nothing but . further rule o.
prohigacy and rscklessness. It ID
useless 10 look back to the past; II
would DO idle to point TO the dark
and troublous times prior 10 1875;
to draw q distinction between the
two parties. Il is fresh in the
minds Of oil. Mcneil is the repre-
sentative of the party Of hatred,
high.taxes. misruls aud corruption.
while Millsaps is but an humble in
dividusl who proposes. without So
licitation. to join hands with the dem
oorats 70 keep from power such Q
nondsscript crowd. VIZ have Just
interviewed the Judge as to his reas.
ons for not supporting the indspena.
emit ticket. which he gives in q
straightforward way ~ follows:
"I do no, regard tho Independent
party OF Oop ian as promoting any
good; tits not applying any remedy
for tho evils upon NJ; Il 10 not tend
ing to reconciliation aud kin dly feel.
ings between the races. No word 81
comfort comes from them to people
now struggling TO harmonizs the
races In the South. This IL the
great question that must first be
solved. All is chaos and confusion
until then. This independent party
il powerless for good in this direo.
ton; they are too weak to accom-.
plish anything or TO help work ont
the problem; they are not organised
over the State and cannot succeed.
II is the duty Of all parties, repub!i.
tn Srtt, IN