The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-11-07
Ringing Letter from The War Horse
Of the mississippi Valley.
Politics Evsfyb0dy's Business.
ICommerclal Herald.l

GREENvILLE, Miss, Oct. %.
Mr.. G. Pegram, Chairman Of the Cam
paign Committee, Vicksburg:
Ny Dear Sir-Upon my return
home from Jackson, a few days
since, | found yours of the 21st,
inviting me to address the voters
Of Warren county on the 31st.
My feelings are very warmly en-.
listed in the canvass, which you
are now making, aud l would
gladly do all in my power to pro-
mote its complete success.
That the redemption of your
noble old county from local mis-
rule has been so lang delayed, has
been a matter of surprise and dis
tress to all patriotic men in the
State.
The cause, l think, is not far off
or difficult TO ascertain.
In the past decade the Demo-
cratic party, viislized and ener.
gized by the active participation
of the best men in the community
in its eOunsels and its work, has
been the sole instrumentality
through which it has been posi-
Bile, in Mississippi, TO secure good
local and State government.
Owing to divisions, indifference
and lack of compact thorough
organization, it has been in a large
degree powerless to this end in
Warren county. Had it always
received the united aud Jealous
support Of all citizens desiring
good government, with a compact
active organization, exacting and
receiving a ready obedience to its
expressed will. there is no reason
why the Democratic party should
not long ago have done for War
rem county what ii has so effectu.
ally done for the other counties of
the State, viz, placed her county
government under the control of
her best citizens.
"Politics with MS of Mississip.
pi, has very different signiflca.
tion from that ordinarily attached |
to it in sections where parties are
in normal relation to each other
and the success of elthcris almost |
immaterial IN local contests.
With us it means a struggle be.
tween good and bad, between ele.
ments, the success of one of
which is certainly productive of
EVIL practices and dishonest ad.
and of the other al
most as certainly resulting in Off
cial purity. honesty aud economy.
With us therefore local contests
are more important than either
State or national issues and poll
cics. They are immediate In their
effects. They determine the good
or had government of the locality
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more pressing matter of business
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