The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03


Another honored name remains to be
added-that of the Hon VI. Il Sharkey
who published letter ii The CLARIos
strongly supporting the movement
In this list Of men Who proposed t.
ignore the name and organization Of til,
Democracy, are citizens who have sine,
been the recipientsof the highest honor
the State could bestrow. One of them
had been called to the Chief dagistrcy
of the State: another to represent her il
the Senate Ct the United States; other
in the House Of Representatives of til,
| q. S. Congress; Others on the bench o
the Chancery, Circuit and Suprem,
Courts; others in various other posi-
tons of trust. The advice which the,
gave to the people ito support the Ma
ticnal Union Republican party wa.
followed. For pursuing. in ,compan,
with them, tie line Of policy which they
marked out, why am / designated by
the Herald for reproach and condemns
ton?
But more: Still pursuing the same
line of policy, in 1872, the National
Democratic Party retired itself and its
members formed under the banner Of
the
Liberal REPUBLICAN PARTY"
With Horace Greedy, Lifetime Repub-
Iican as their candidate for the Presi-
dency. With few, if any exceptions,
all the citizens who signed the above
mentioned address of Judge Johnston
and Others, and had rallied TO the sup
port of the National Union Republican
Party" supported the Liberal Repub
licann Presidential ticket in 1872.
| In 1873, still pursuing the same plar
of totally ignoring what was left of the
National Democratic Party after it had
abandoned itself in 1872, the Democrats
or Conservatives, or by whatever name
were called the "real citizens referred
to in the address Of Judge Johnston and
Others again decided 'to support"
/ "a REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET"
To pave the way to this end, State
Convention was held at Meridian OF
the 18th of September, 1878, with the
avowed purpose to declare it ''inexpe
diem" to put ticket in the field. Al
a meeting of the State COMMITTEE, the
following resolution was offered by Hon
S. S. Calhoon:
"Whereas we hold the welfare of the
State as if importance incompdrably superior
to party fedltg and that the public good can
reasonably be hoped to be advanced only
by the disbandMeat Of oar party and the
arrangements of any future party lints on
other bases than those of race and color
| Therefore be it resolved by The Executive
| Committee of the Democratic party of Mis-.
sissipp, that Convention of the party be
called at Meridian ON the 18th september,
| 1873, to nominate, or decline to nominate,
| candidates for The coming election, and that
we earnestly advise the party destroy its
organization and release its members mem
bers from any further fealty it.
In reply to an intimation in the Her
aid of that date, that the the editor of
THE CLARION originated the resolution,
Judge Calhoon published card assum-
ing its authorship and vindicating the
policy indicated
The Convention met at Meridian as
called. Not wishing to trespass too far
on your columns, / viii mention part
only Of the members who favored the
policy suggested by Judge CaIhoon, and
voted for the resolution which was
adopted, that it was "inexpedient' to
put a ticket in the field:
Messrs. J. NJ. Stone, of Tishomingo;
B. T. Kimbrough, Of Benton; George L.
Potter, Oliver Clifton, Marion Smith,
J. r. Yerger, Frank Johnston, james
Shelton, T. A. Melville, X. L. Saun-
ders, and j. L. Power L. Richard
son (whose nomination for Governor
the temporary editor of the Herald who
now assails me has subsequently sup
ported of Kinds; J. S. Hamm, J. J.
Shannon, \. G. Horn, John w. Smith,
w. p. Evans, J. G. Macarthur of Lau-
derdal; r. o. Reynolds, Baxter NJ. Far
land Of Monroe; A. ]. Baker, of Mont
gomery, (now of Lafayette); J. G. Hall
of Pamela; H. NJ Street of Prentiss;
JEFF Wilson of Pontotoc; J. M. Jayne,
S. D. Robbins, Robert Lowry, A. G.
Mayors, J. L. McCaskill, A. J. Frantz,
of Rankin; ]. S. Eaton of Smith; w.
H. Fitzgerald of Tallahatehic; L. NJ.
Garrett of Leake; w. S. Featherston
and w. +. Hyer of Marshall, and num-
erous others.
Previous to the assembling of the
Meridian Convention, was in receipt
of numerous letters from well-known
citizens of the State urging the course
that was adopted by that body Among
Others, the following from an eminent
citizen, who, since the1Overthrow of Re
publican rule has been elevated to a
post of great responsibility:
81 am decidedly opposed to the nomina.
ton Of any Conservative, or Democratic
State ticket, and as the surest way to en-
sure this end, | am opposed to the Assem-
bling Of any State Convention
believe that the Democratic, or Conserva-
tive organization in the State, ought to BE-
temporarily, il not permanently disbanded. ]
believe that in this State, if not in the ma
II & useless nj it'll aflr
sation to fight longer against the Repnbli-
,an party. The only hope for
p ornament relief in my opinion lies in the
complete disintsgraAOn Of present parties and
he formation OF neU ones etc, etc. You will
agree with me about not having
ticket. | scarcely expect you to agree with
ne in all my reasonings."
The course here advocated was adopt
d, in SO far as it proposed to support a {
Republican ticket; and within less than
our months afterwards, the editorials |
ppeared in TIE CLARION from which 9
he extracts reproduced by the Herald,
re taken. They were preceded and }
oubtless were succeeded by Others of
imilar purport because they we're in 5
triet accord with the policy upon which t
he people with whom was acting, had \
resolved.
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