The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-09-27
THE ISSUE.


the lucrative positions, or for tie
purp go Of providing for them as IN
dividuals. that all the excitement.
worry, trouble and expsnse OF this
campaign has b,cn begun? II they
do, We can say to oil such that they
are sadly in error. Th. ques'i ~.
aud tho vital question WITH US is'
whether the democracy, which
means the tax-paying, bard.work.
l. q, virtuous, aud Substantial people
Of Copi,h county, intend to allow
the molly crew who compose the
opposition to take charge Of their
coun y aiTairs, and to ra'e over th, m
as their lords aud mast'rs.
The democratic ticket was selected
from among the best men in Copish
county. There IL not q candidate on
our ticket that doss not come a., fu :.
" to The J aore OMAN standard, nor 10
there one on our ticket who is not
vastly superior TO his opponent on
The opposition ticket. and yet, thcs-
are not the main reasons why our
t,cke: should succeed. The reason
Why they should be elected is be
cause they are tho choi,e OF the pe'
pie; they have been designated by
he people as the individuals who
represent thosr grand principles Tor
which they ore now striving. and in
which Struggle they viii win or die
IN The attempt. These candidates
rrpr-s. mt the voice Of the people
hey represent tue virtue aud inssl'i-
gepce OF the people. and thai voice
can no, bs s,'fsd in n ,vsmber BY
radical votes.
Can any thinking man for mo.
ueut consider the possibl, success
nf the ind.peudent movement in Co
piah without u shuider? What elss
can b. expected bat anarchy. pr"a'.
yscy aud the overthrow Of our d.
,,ency md good government What
principles do they advoeate and
wha. doctrine d, they teach! n
Or nciple except the one that gov
srus the pluuderer in the division OF
the spoils. and NO doctrine save that
Of hatred 10 the best element OF s.
cie,y. TIeir party 10 composed "i
,wo elements: A sold mass OF ig'
noraut negroes, wbo as a rule. being
i, capable Of exercising that sound
discretion which is essan'id to 'hei'
own protection q d webbing ore
led beedlessly on by the other eis
men,. the designing W i 9 men, who
manipulate their patty affairs. end
.ea, MI the benefits, If any arise. BY
riding in'o eli g upon the CALLED
back OF the d 'luded darky, provided
he i, strong enough to carry him in
So we sly it i. ,eedle's to itqnire
or discuss how this man or that man
on our ticket will run. Tue whole
t,cse. must be elected, or our ric,o'
~ will not he worth its cost. Have
we no, tried this thing OF losing two
or three men on our ticket to on.
sorrow? Remember W. lost the
treasurer q, The last election became
( the personal popularity OF Dr..
Aiusworth, the opposition candidate
II was democrats who did this, aud
lid il no doubt. with the purest mo-
'i,cs Of friendship to our lamaute'
FREUD, ami yet what dire cnnrqren
ces have followed. Tho fac. that
thu treasurer's oil % is what it is to-
d ~ is attributable to that fact alons.
The Assessors Ufiise vent the same
way. and so also With two At least OF
the Independent Supervisors. IL We
have democratic voters enough to
elect one man on our ticket, those
same votes can elect every man on
tho ticket. Tho proposition is to"
p'aia 10 discuss.
LIT US hear no more about how
many opposition votos this or that
man on our ticket is going to get, OF
how many any one is going TO lose
There il Quo thing certain. aud you
eau mark our word fIr it, and tha
10, IL our ticket is elected it will be
lone by democrats. aud IL they DOM
10 it, it won't DO elected. They can
do it il they will. and il the people
say it shall b. done, 10 surs IS the
iies OF November roll around, 90
sure will our ticket roll NJ q hand
lone maj, from top TO bottom