National Republican., 1883-07-06

in this state to prevent the preparation Of
such an outrage. The supreme court has said
that man fairly elected may be cheated out
of his certificate of election by the commission
OF the governor issued to another on the false
declaration of the secretary of state that such
other was elected, and that, too, when the
rightful owner Of the certificate brings suit
in time and procures an order from court of
competent jurisdiction restraining the secre-
tary of state from making any such declara-
tion. This decision of the supreme court of
Mississippi surpasses tho action of the cleo
toral commission on tho Florida case, which
was denounced by democrats from one end Of
the union to the other.
He discussed this point at great length,
fully showing up the corruption and iniquity
that had resulted from these practices of the
bourbons. He went into an exhaustive re-
sumo of the iniquitous bargain that had been
consummated by the Lamar wing of the de-
mocracy. With equal force he discussed the
remaining planks in the platform, and showed
both their justice and the necessity of their
adoption.
In conclusion he said "This is a state
canvass and we do not propose to discuss ma
tional issues in it. But the tariff demands an
alluson. There are many things desired by
the residents of the Mississippi valley, such,
for example, as the improvement of that river.
All these things, and many others of i'm
be largely raised by tariff and this tariff
will give protection necessarily, and hence
the question of protection cannot become a
practical issue in politics for several years to
come. In the meantime the south is begin
ming to feel some of the benefit of protection.
1t is said to be forcing process to produce
manufacturing, and the south Is in q good
humor just now to be forced little in that
direction. Mississippi produces more cotton
por acre than any state in the union, and IL
should be manufactured on her soil. Senate r
George, am informed last year argued that
the way to bring manufactures to tho south
was to take off the tariff. aud that this would
break the cotton manufacturers of the north
and drive them with their capital and ma
chinery to the south. If this were
true, it would not be tho doctrine OF
broad gagged statesman. We should not
attempt to break up any part of our
union. But it is not true. Development
never comes in adversty but in prosperity.
If we break up cotton manufacturers in the
north we will bring on financial distress and
drive capital into hiding But let prosperity
continue, and let our northern brethren see
that cotton manufacturing is far moro profit
able in the cotton belt than out of it, and they
will come to us. For myself l am opposed to
disturbing the business interests of the coun-
try by any present agitation of the tariff
question, and am opposed to any great re-
duction of the revenue until our public debt
is paid and national banks abolished; until
the Mississippi river is placed under subjec-
tion and made to float ocean steamers from
New Orleans to Cairo; until our sea coast
defenses are perfected, and until the stars
and stripes float over navy that will not
shrink even when confronted by the mis-
treS5 of the seas