The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-09-18
THE CAT OUT OF THE WALLET

fiShooui LCI utu III lLS /
4 sue OF the Stb inst, in an articl
to a part of which We replied las
week, speaking personally of tn
editor of this paper, makes the 70
lowing boast and comparison:
AS TO his proposition to "hav
the Stare convention controlled b,
representation according to Demo
ocratic popuiation,e that is "tht
nerest rot" This section of tn,
State has fewer white Republi
cans than the Seacoast where the
Customhouse officials yegetated SC
iuxuriously in the sweet past.and.
gone; 1t has also an overwhelming.
" larger proportion of colored
Democrats than the turpentine
gardens among which the DEMO
CRAT-STAR sheds its exuberant
rays.
When we read this funny para.
graph we looked upon it as rather
an evasion of the real question in
volved, amounting merely to a local
att tor tat" and were not at the
time disposed to give it a place in
discussion of our favorite theme.
But later the faceted editor of that
same Boosting journal has a chat
around his own Preside in his Issue
of September 10th, in which he
uses the lash, thusly
We shall have some mighty in.
teresting reading about local affairs
in % few days. At present it is de-
slrable that all good citizens under
stand their rights. and determine
to have them. They are now ham.
pered and injured by boss rule,
robbed, insulted and so controlled
by the corrupt use OF the money
stolen from them, that a poor man,
no matter bow capable, honest and
popular he may be, has no show to
serve the people in Office unless he
first secures the permission of the
negro boss. The court is a danger.
GUS farce, the county government
rotten, and the people are worse off
to-day, than when Crosby sought
to enter the Sheriff's Office without
a good bond.
1t is the right Of the people to
economical, effective govern. ;
nent conducted by servants of their :
aud it is their duty to over.
.hrow any who assume to be their
masters. I
This can be done with ease if the i
rood citizens will ald the Demo. ::
ratio party. The county conven- I
meets next Tuesday to nomi a
ate a full reform ticket. Let all h
pposed to boss rule, and all who o
resentiug the boast of the :,
oss that lie can control Warren =
by money, join heartily in
work of making the ticket. and a
fight will be as good as won" t,
Now there is your beautiful ii
1uuty that cast SiG votes in the T
tate Democratic C6nvention.- in
ackson county has two only a,
oppose the DEMoCRAr.STAR wcte d,
say such things about any com. ia
in this section. No, we c0uld NJ
Ut! thanks to an Advise .Pro,i. aC
'nce and eternal vigilance! But, is
tentlon, Democrats of Jackson M
unity, we pass around the hal. til
your nickel in the missionary be
x aud let us assist Warren couu, st
as Il manner of e%vineing our ge
ankfulness for an honest Demo pa
itlc comfy government with er
'ich we are blessed in spite OF SCI
r majority of white and black til,
pu5licans. Can't ''the ~turpentine ella
rdens' furnish a missionary to 90 bel
Warren and assist the "swamp me
yles" in screaming. We conld few
spared NJ. M. Evans for the for
tie service, but we couldn't vote spt
Ong enough IN convention. Aud tor
' here is a work of chaity for for
4. A missionary work in a coun. wit
with sac votes to win for him in to
next contention though rather nev
rt in the county. "Hampered," 9th
''insulted," "money sto- his.
. and none go in except by per-
sion of "negro bosses; )" in fact, III,
merest rot.1 w