Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-04
THE SITUATION.

exception Of lscal differences in
three or four counties which
cannot change the general re-
suit even II We should lose them.
The party possesses the conf
dencs of the people because it
has been true to them aud their
interests.
Its administration ofthe State
government has been frugal and
economical. When it come ip !
to power it found the rate of
taxation enormous and very op-
p~rsssive. The people were not
able to satisfy the demands of
the tax-gNtherers and their lands
passed INTO the hands of the
State. Whilst they were grow
ing poorer year by year their
burdens were multiplied and in
creased. Appeals for relief 10
the party in power were treated
with Indifference and contempt.
Tho Democracy promised the
people that they would reduce
taxes and administer the affairs
Of the government honestly and
economically. The people trust
ed them and the public records
show that they have in good
faith redeemed tho pledge. A
party must and should be judg-
ed by its works and not alone
by ito promises Political plat
forms are easily manufactured
but their authors do not always
put them into practical opera.
ton and sometimes they do not
even attempt to. They are OF.
ten used with effect in a can
vass but when the election is
over and victery won, they are
occasionally thrown aside. The
Democracy have acted fairly
with the people and it will al
ways be ready to keep its promi.
SEES. 1t may at times commit
errors but after all it is the tru-
est, safest and best champion Of
the rights and liberties of the
people.
Whilst the Democracy have
done so nush for the people
and lifted q load of oppression
from their shoulders, it is
strange that it should meet with
80 much opposition in the pres
emit canvass. If they had been
sxtravagant and corrupt there
would be good cause for max
a strong and vigorous fight
against them but nothing of tho
kind can be showt-. Their rec.
ord eshsfot be NECESSARILY i'm
6sachsd or assaiIed. 1t is a
splendid one and they can con
fidently take their stand upon it
and defy all assaults.
The organization which Gen.
and . few others got
up last July at jackson is max
Ing a-strong effort to overthrow
the Democracy but it will not
meet with the success which he
and his friends anticipated. The
people have tested and thor.
oughly tried Democratic gov
eminent in Mississippi and they
are satisfied with it and are not
willing to give it up to please
Gen. Chalmers and his political
associates
They have been disappointed
in some oftheir sanguins expec
tations and are beginning to
feel q little blue at the prospect
before them. They had hoped
that the entire Greenback party
would have supported their par
ty but in this they have made a
mistake. Whilst they will get
a majority of that party a re-
spectacle number will return to
the Democratic party end sup.
port its nominees. The Green
hackers were originally good
Democrats and now that their
organization is dissolved in Mis-
sissippi there ia no good reason
why thes should: not return
to their first love. The doors
are wide open for their admis-
sion and we invite them in.
The Independents whom they
formed their State organization
at jackson had strong hopes
that they would rally around
their standard the almost solid
mass of colored.voters but there
are now indications that they
will to somo extent be dsceiv-
Cd in their nice calculations.