The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-09
The Party Name.


ticket, but the name. All over the State
we read in our exchanges Democratic
Conservative" democratic" is all right,
the Herald intends to dispense with Con-
sentative. If there were two Democratic
parties, one Of them radical, We might put
up distinguishing name, but Democracy
pure and simple and unadulterated will
serve. We will support all the nominees
but we are tired of the name. What does
it mean anyhow Ydzoo Herald.
1t means reply to a charge of radical
ism which has no business in a party
name. By no such means was character
ever defended or reputation given to a
party and the adoption OF it is an unwar-
rantable confession of weakness. 1t was
stupidity to put it in and it is time to
abolish it. We concur. Strike it out, Mr..
Foreman.-Holly Springs South.
1t dosen't make much difference with
us what the party is called, as we are
more welded to its principles than to its
name. For the same reason, we "haye
no fault to find with such of our
contemporaries as choose to drop the
word Conservative"
The preamble to the Platform adopt
ed by the Convention held in this city
on the Sd day of August, 1875, opens
with the following words:
The Democratic and Conservative
people of the State of Mississippi in
Convention assembled, &c, &c.
The Committee ON Platform was COM
posed of the following gentlemen:
Messrs. J. w. G. WATSON, w. P. HAIR
RIs, w. II. McCARDLE, w. II. H. TIsoN,
j. M. STONE, HI. III. CHALMERS, KIN
LocH FALCoNER, W. F. TUCKER, R. w.
WILLIAMSON, w. A. PERCY, 0. R. SIN
CLIFTON, A. r. JOHNSTON, A. ]. FRANTz,
w. T. MARIN and BENZ. KING.
The report of the committee was read
by Maj. III. III. CHALMERS.
The record then proceeds as follows:
On motion of Mr.. Lamar, the report
was received.
word conservative" be stricken from
the preamble and addressed the Conven-
ton at some length in support of the
motion.
Mr. Wiley P. Harris replied to the
argumen. of Maj. McCardle and opposed
the amendment.
Mr.. Amos r. Johnston also addressed
the Convention against the amendment.
Mr.. Morgan J. B. moved that the
motion of Maj. McCardle be laid on the
table.
The roll of the counties being called on
this motion the recommendation was
tabled by vote of 1872 ayes to SO nays.
In the course of time the words ssDem-
ocratic and Conservative people of the
State of Mississippi seem to have
been informally abandoned and the
words Democratic Conservative party"
used in their stead We remember
no formal attempt being made to change
the name. Once, we believe, the word
Conservative" was dropped by the
Chairman of the State Committee, but
upon complaint being made by an "Old
Line Wing" he put it back and there
it has remained ever since.
The recognized name of the party for
number of years has been The Demo
cratic-C Conservative Party. The call for
the Convention ia 1881 and the call in
1885 recognize this title, and both these
calls were adopted by the State Com
mittee. Though this is so, neither the
Platform of 1876, 1881 or 1885, use the
word Conservative" in the preamble.
While, as We before said, we are
Indifferent to the name of the party,
there are many who attach Importance
to it. To change it now would accom-
plish no good, and might do harm,
because many of the best citizens of the
State, actuated by old-time prejudices,
have been unwilling to call themselves
Democrats, pure and simple, though
they have affiliated with no other
party since the war.
Says the Herald: IF there were two
Democratic parties, one Of them radical,
We might put up distinguishing name.
What would our esteemed contemporary
say should we tell it that the name of the
Democratic party in New York Is sTHE
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