The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-22

Among the cardinal PRINCIPLES of the Demo-
cratic party, Mr.: Jefferson lays down the fol-
lowing: Equal and exact Justice to all men
OF whatever State or persuasion, religion, or
politics, and "a jealous care of the rights of
election by the people,"
This we have ever been taught to believe
was sound Democratic doctrine, and any
deviation from IL, no matter what the crcum-
stances nor who were the leaders, was not
Hence, when Governor Lowry and his Board
of State Election Commissioners ignored The
letter and spirit Of the law and refused equal
ana exact Justice" 10 the opponents OF "ring
rule" In Hinds Madison, Monroe, Lowndes
Lafayette and every other county in the State
. %nere inc people were disguised with the
patriot, tyrant than Democrat.
Everybody knows that when the "High
Joint commission at Jackson, put In the silly
plea that the appointment of two "machineH
Democrats and fusion Republican (all of
whom were supporters OF the same ticket, was
literal compliance with the clause OF the
statute requiring that all three of the Election
Commissioners shall not be of the same politi-
cal party, "a Jealous care Of the rights Of cleo
were guarding against.
II, therefore, Governor Lowry and his
coterie OF subseryient henchmen 1.-THE capital
or elsewhere are Democrats, Mr.. jefferson was
not-at least he was not that sort of Demo-
crat.
Following the example set them nv tho nm
pointing power, the County Boards of Election
Commissioners In every instance where a CON
test has been made, have refused their op-
publicly proclaiming In language which we
nnd printed in ring organ: the offices are ours,
and II we can't carry the election next Tues
DAY one way we can another"
such bold, unblushing arrogance; such dis
regard Tor public sentiment such defiance of
me rights % the people, and such contempt for
the law viii cause all honest and patriotic cit
lLensto pause and ask themselves these ques-
Lions; is this Democracy and "whlther are
Our young men are being debauched. Our
chlldren are being reared in an atmosphere red
olent with bribery, fraud, perjury and official
ee,, IIPtlon. cabal OF INSCRIPTIONS official
shielltes, numbering not more than dozen or
Two IN county, getting their cue from the
state capital are robbing the tax payers of the
bs deareSt r tr5s OF dheir labor the citizen Of
honest man who has the teInerity to protest.
FRIENDS, eountrymen, Mississippians The
farce mas been enacted anew, the play Is over
the curtains fell 10 hide the despicable scene
let US nope Tor the last time, last Tuesday
evening. And as we contemplate our degre-
uatlon let us lnterrogate each other; let us
existl "'""''
Eight years ago. with Democracy as our slo-
gan anu nome rule Tor our rallying cry, we
expelled the carpet-b aggers and as ali good
men hoped, established a Government ''of the
people, LOT ane people and by the people" But
truth compes us 10 admit, that by and through
the iniquitous methods adopted by the
"bosses 10 retain political power and influ-
ence, we have drifted away from the prIneiples
annunciated by the great founder OF our once
grand and glorious political organization, and
have reared over the ashes OF our civil and
political liberty a despotism more FALLING m
possible, than that which the alien would have
Derpetrated in Mississippi II her people had
been rs submissive In 1875, as they appear TO be
In 1883.
Our taxes are onerous and increasing. Our
state and county governments are controlled
In great measure by rings of insolent manip-
ulators 20 whom anything Is legitimate, that
VIII perpetuate their corrupt rule.
THE people be did" They have no rights
which their masters feel bound 10 respect, and
there Is nothing left them but TO organize for
hresdes or submit TO the rule of the ''machlne,"
be controlled by the machine" and contribute
"machne."
Brother Democrats OF the Jeffersonian
school, white men, tax payers, is this the
struggled viii we be freemen, or continue
to be slaves S-[Chiokasaw Messenger