The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-03-16
WHO ARE rnE FRIENDS oE
THE PEOPI E?'

date oi Septen berl2, 1892, over ih-
nom do plume of "A Locker Oar
1t has bscn answered in tones that
G mu t he misuns elsloodSo; tie pres
ent quotations OF county warrants,
provo conc'asivo'y that M. F,,!rr X
COS Little Mule, $pd The Gcn;lcmaa
from Beat q" have tccn, arc now,
AID on all financial Questions will
always be, ths friends OF Tho tax
payers and contractors. Tro.e who
pay attention 10 the carrent events
Of tho day, can Int remember tha'
wiSn ILe levy Of So tn The thou
sand was mado, tho Messis. Price
V ted MY, and gave 80 q reason 70:
thus doing, that Tho levy wai maui
licicrt ,o'mc,t the requirements that
Soa,d ;a.ursi'y a'ise in al ordinary
v,a-ly q sbu,sem"nt. We are op.
pcsol t. high i.xstion, asd while
We sh4ll alvays preach economy,
still VIZ 30 insi.t ;het iaero is no iu,t
reason Why a lew rhou'd not he
male large enoagh to place The mar
ket value Of warrants at rnr.
Tie slavi.h in the people to cub.
mi 10 The p,c'eat regime. When
auy particular person or rirG can
manage tho county Legislature. so MS
to force il to o,oy lis every bohcs'
lis liae :ta, tn people strike for
freedom, Wenie for peace, tu. at
lie same iimo We 10 insist ,hat the
people mu.t not submit TO the In
mi'iati,u they ioS bear. We do
not m IN tlat suy violent measures
sLlvli b. taken, bat they should
fCTn irm yea luton ~ elect en-!
.uoh msn t. oil,co, ,swi'l hs M We
ohty Ing tSo diota,i.ns OF any orc,
uu: wEu will, with All eyo single to
rio gold OF tia coua,y, lee slate oa'
~ TO increase is rsli. We HAYS a.
ready Numbered on oar rights, aad
IS demonstration is Tic tbisi Of
t:we.' wo s4oall ds'ay 20 iouycr, Int
ar!se. and wien tae Tex, election 'o'
Sorer,i5ors stal! haze coac, throw
n his ircuan. th4t ia wsi-h'uS rs
ilvu, ard place IL taeir 'tsat, uer
who ho'd t'e welfare o. tho county
garsuaunt to the in.ct,s.5 Of any
pt'vt's individuals.
Wi, ere Ike Friends OF tic Peo'
plc!" Va submit ths: th.es only
oro friendly, Hho arc wiling to levy
: saEis:er; iay. enc TIA: vii make
the warrants bling their pNr ss'uc
and who will on sli occasions prove
item elves cqns! TO eyary emergency
la nay arise
WHO are the fr;ead' o; tho PEG
u't?' Cartaialy ros tLole wio vote ;
levy, Hat aggregates only ablu
5000. and ,hen con'r4c, for hui.d
ing = bilso to Coz! $500, leaving
,he oLtirs cSp ,nss OF county govern
msnt mprov;,!ci for. Mt those
ah, p,ssu no ,hat The lab ling ,uar
can ron'raci for ANY work, aad ii
paymcut for lis services r.os.y,
icon Is to 90 PES cOa, les than III
amount agreed up'n.
"Wto AZ: the Friends Of the PEG
p'v?' Those vlo ara willing t.
gree TO Jay isir c, mpsrtr'ion 'o'
al work performed and WHO whe'
he woik IS Gsi>hsd arc r'sdy 10 pa,
,he acc5un. dol'ag 10, d4l'ar. D1 ~
tc deceived, to lave under tie preset
maras smen. much !oaScr, mons fl
raac,nl ruin. There il no economy
Ia taxation Tint fails TO met th'
current demands. Tor wLon the labor
Jog man fLis hat his pay IL 70 be lis
couu'ed, he viii mako his hid fl
work larger, in order to gel valrc re-
ceived for tho work por!C'ms'. Wht
arc he friends OF the rolp!e? We
proclaim that only IN The renko o! ,ht
Democratic par ~ can they lie found
urdtr democratic administration OIL
county was Prosperous and lsppy
but whsa the opposition, by whstsv'
o. name called, undertook to mana, {
sna,rs, ihaa the mislrust presented
itself, aud The moried interests have
bcSu growing verse aud worse, uati
now lhsre is no conidoucO placed IL
thu county's promise TO pay.
This article has been written for!ht
purpose OF endeavoying 20 Arouse the
good men and true from tue lctharg,
in o which they have fallen, asd &c
.mcre.s upon them the importance ol
nromp, action, lf.we can SEQ the
Democratic fires burning a. brightly
80 Of yore, il We can see tho cid men
tni The young, cater, WITH eUlhusi'
asm. upon the political campaign, i
voc can SEQ firm 7, solve 10 shake "a
the menaclos Of debt and degradation