The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-07-06
The DUTY OF TIE DEM
OCRATS.


ulation are concerned, and We desire
rs The exponent Of the Democracy,
TO tell them that they a,e now called
upon 20 IS ort their ma,,hood. The
question has narrowed itself down
TO this: Shall the negroes, lead by
few designing whites, rule, or shall
We. The property holders, aad intel.
ectual class hold tho reins If gov
errmsn'? We are very lar from On.
deavoring /: sir up war among
races, hut we know ihlt wo arc il
duty bound 70 toll tho people that
The olpoaition, composed almost en-
tir,ly OF nosroc7, desire to usurp
the offices, and use III, IN to onr deg
"a ia'iou and humiliation; Will we
submit Is the question? Do tho whses
propose to submit TO tho negroes!
rho "pfosi' ion il composed OF nino-
! ,crths negroes ard sball the whites
jccid, to give Mp 70 them. Never!
no nevei! We wctld Ike 20 eco Il
friendly feeling, hut if the co,orel
v, te's feel disl osed to ontagon z:
our into est, We are il favor Of tel.
luz them now that wo will not SUBJ
nit. We Insist ,hat The whites mus.
10 their day in the primary convcn'
t,oaa. they must come out aud send
delegates cfthsir choice t. the NOM
na'iug convention, aud should 'hcy
isil to d. 20. they MUST vote for the
nominee. We oanro, ,flo,d TO in.
dGl;e sEy orsonal riqnes, that we
may have, We mnst con,i'er tho par
ty's sood. aad we mu't work Tor The
patty. We can only judge from the
past, and wo nj remember Il at every
oflico. elected b. y majority Of nc
Crce5, WAS 10 gay tue least objection.
aLlc, AL NC rnUst dstermiae not t.
pe,mi: such in Ito future, VIC
mus. have The triumph II tao white
uan ticket, we would bs more than
pleased t. see Tho colorcd men ia
our ranks. aud sholid they DO 80, We
asiec 10 give them all the rights
guaranteed them by thu constitution
We 10 net, however, promise them
anything impossible. W. 10 not
pr poss foy them to dictate to us but
# they ar, wiling to aid US in secur
ipg good gcv.rnrcat, We shall be
glad to receive them. Ia CJpiah
county however, we, tho whites, are
in the mai rity. and we must carry
our point,s. We propose TO put az
unobioc!ionallc ticket before you
and you shou!d vote it. You will be
unable to frtne coed excuse fer a
nonap2earanco q. tic polls. You
arc no. only privil,dsed TO vote, but
it is your duty TO do SO, aud you do
not deserve to DO called q white ma'
unless you vote white mans ticket.
Some say they will not vo.o for any
one who drinks intoxicating liquors,
soma soy they will support 10 one
who his held two terms, some, say
ia: ia, V wi! support no one who
lives in 10 Sn, some say that they are
IL favor of now set OF officers ato-
,e'her. Th-sc avc not tho questions !
presented. Tue ouly question is will
you give !aLr support to tho White
mans ,ick.t, or will yon eire your
yuprtuy r1d s'd to the negro. This |
il & l here IN in it. Tie Democracy
propose to sLb.uit Tor yonr suppoita
ticket c IMPOSED .! mentried end true,
uad won will be- called uvon to either
vote he trail ;hE ticke' or aid ito OF
position. Tacre is 10 neutral ground
in politics. Those who do not vote
the white mans ticket, are opposed
70 white supremacy. You connot say |
,hat you did not vote at al, for that
is equivalent 10 casting ole vote for
the negro patty. You must take some
stand. You must show your hand.
II You desire peace, prosperity, quiz
etude, and good government, let it
be krovn by your suffrage. d. n"t
say tina, you are too old to p"r:ici'
pie in the7c matters. R-mcmeer
hat ,hs,l !mus! dio, and YOU shoid
cui"a,or 20 leave you, families unter
n slv,r N ent that guarantees Qri-
s,ude md roace. Y,a ore not loo
yo3ug. for il is to your int,r'si to
grow ~ under fair, prosperous.
ard pca,cfal government. We seo
'ha' mighty iIoils WI be inado by
III, opposition. Tucy aro cndSavor.
irs to foimpoli'ica' ca. iiHl even nov,
sua we mrs, be dotorn,incd to meet
every advance they mako and check
i. W. conuot permit than even I,
gain enc ipch, thOy arc now wholly
u,crganizsd and We must not permit |
them 10 ff-ct "a formidable organ'za.