The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-09
PUT DARDEN's RECORD.
Tho Statement of Officials From
His Own Homo.
FAYTrTE. Miss June 80. Is,

FarETTE. Miss. June 80, 1885
Editor Of the State Ledger -
In reply To- charge made hv a
that Capt. Put Da..
den had, since lS77-7S. opposed
the Democratic party. the Chroni-
Gle. Dardcn's organ, has published
and circulatated over the State
positive denial This denial is
put in the form of a defense of Capt.
Darden against an implied hascl"Ss
and unreasonable attack thus
making it our unpleasant duty to
publish the following record
Trto and including 1875, Capt.
Dardcu was an active member OF the
Democratic party of this county and
State and did all of his duty in the
memorable campaign of til" wear
mentioned. Shortly after this date
he absented himself from our party
meetings and councils and occupies
towards us this same attitude at the
present time.
Since 1877 or ISIS he has lived in
open sympathy with the boilers aud
Independents Of this county, and in
all his conversations on the subject
has upheld their measures and sup
ported their tickets This he has
done openly and with no effort /"
disguise his sympathics and prediIcc
riod opposed and DISTRACTED all rec
uiar Democratic tickets and meas
urcs with such an exhibition of feel
inc as was Suggestive Of intense
bitterness. He has opposed our
nominating conventions and de
nounccd them a. corrupt political
machines, COutrlvancra 10 cheat the
people, and charged that they were
manipulated 10y designing "hosses, :
unprincipIed managers and wire
pulling "tricksrcrs.' And this op.
position to nominating conventions
has been made and urged in the face
OF the well known fact that negroes
in this county OUtnUmber the whites
in the ratio of three to one. He has
tainted Democrats with the charge
Of being held to their ranks bv
intimidation of ;hcir leaders. ''hosS-
es," and charged that they were
Welding slavish Obedience to the
party lash" He has thus opposed
all our vita party measures and all
our regularly nominated tickets. and
at the close of election has greeted
orr hard earned victories with the
grave charge of having been procur
ed by "fraul" and "robbery of bal
lots Nor has this consistent and
ccaselcss opposition extended a!on"
10 the Democracy Of this county. He
has used it a lso against State and
district tickets and organizations.
And while, thus opposing. denounc.
inc and 0hstrnctino US. he has ever
proclaimed and insisted that he was
"Democrat. We have not heard
or learned Capt Darden's definition
Of true Democracy. but If it consists
in abandoning the regular Demo
cratic organization and atliliatiot.
with boilers. independents, "pco-
pies" candidates, etc, for period
Of six or seven wears. without inter.
"uption. then Truly he is a good and
loyal Democrat This he has done
and the proof Of tits whclming in
This county And if This is doubted
hv any individual of whatever shade
Of politics, let him come and Invcs
tigate for himself This (,Iefrrrsonl
county. is trans,crSrd nv two rail
roads and is, hence, easily accessi
bic.
The Democracy Of this countv is
part Of the Democratic organiza-
ton Of this State and work in per
feet harmony with, and under the
advice OF the State Democratic FIX
ccutivc Committee, which should he
emple proof of the orthodoxy and
purity Of the party represented BY
us.
How Capt. DardeN has voted dur
but himself can tell. But if he must
he ,iudged--as he shOnld be-bv his
expressions of opposition and sym
pathy, by his affiliations and ascot
atoms, then, for that long and event
full period, he has voted for no rpgu-
lar State, district or county Demo
cratic nominee or ticket, with the
probable exception of Hon. f
Barksdale for his first term in Con :
gresS.
The foregoing ''recorl" is not civ
en- with any feelings of pleasure on
our part, but is furnished as a meas
IRE OF protection to the Democracy
of the State against the unreason-
able claims of newspapers like the
Chronicle which have been reckless
in their assertions and over Jealous
in their support Of Capt. Darden.
l.. w. CARRADINE. Sheriff.
&. c. COFFEY, Circuit Clerk.
JAS. MCCLURE, Treasurer.
w. II. SPENCER, Mem. Dem. FIX. Com.
Csc. A. LAKE. &" 4"
+. +. MCCARDLE. " 90 -
r. Fl. FORMAN, Mem. Comfy and Con-
gresstonal Dist Elk. Committee
G, +. BUTLER.
n. l.. GUICE.
G. W. MCMURCHY.
+. f. BAKER
JAS. S. JOHNSTON.