Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10

OF bnlS county, auu beNSAM hAAs1Ao
have used its columns to giYe the
party their "views' about county poll
tics. Our contemporary Of course has
the same right to offer suggestions to
the Democratic party that we have to
offer them to the Republican party, but
we think It will be questioned that It
should be considered Democratic au-
thority. It does not claim to be a
Democratic journal, and distinctly an
nounces that it Is Independent. We
think the time has arrived when 1t
must be proclaimed, that those
who are not for the party
are against it. and as we
are for the Democratic party. we think
it timely to advise Democrats to pay
no attention whatever, to what appears
in the columns Of the Post In regard
to the coming struggle. We think the
Post must concede that 1t is fair for
Stalwart Democrats to be warned of a
journal that denounced Mr.. Hendricks
as a Copperhead, and agreed with the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette about
the Copiah affair, and is opposed to
Democratic discipline and Democratic
effort. If it does not think it fair surely
all intelligent Democrats who have
watched its course must think it
timely, If the Democratic party wishes
to care for its own interest. It must
be perfectly plain to all, that our
neighbor cannot be relied on to aid in
securing a Democratic victory.
Having stated these patent facts, we
propose to notice just a little what
some Of the Posts correspondents
have written.
One fellow signed himself Demo
crat," but we are informed that he is a
prominent Republican. He is fear
fully opposed to nominations,
and actually trembles in his
boots lest the people who own
Warren county and the intelligent cit
liens should anger the desperate Re-
publican leaders. He is afraid business
would be blowa up by the roots, and
that all sorts Of enterprise and indus
trious endeavor would cease, If those
capable Of reforming county affairs
and who Of right and justice are en-
titled to rule the county, should I'M
dertake it. If he is a Democrat" and
not a Republican as we are informed,
he neglected an important part of his
communication he failed to sign his
name, and as his stuff appeared in a
paper that does not claim to be Demo-
cratic, it will have the reverse effect
on true Democrats to that the writer
wished. And the point might be made
against the Post that 1t allowed itself
to become a party to an attempt TO be-
tray the Democratic party and deceive
the tax payers, by admitting to it's col
umns a piece written by a Republican
but signed Democrat" that is, if our
information is correct.
Another writer, who secured the
publication Of a piece in the issue of
July 9th, and who signs himself "Peo-
ple," makes the same mistake
as the other one he failed
to sign his own name. There may
be a flock of him, as he calls him
self People" but he will never in
duence Democratic sentiment much,
in a paper opposed to Democratic eff
fort.
people" reminds US of the drunken
man, who thought everybody else was
drunk. He is doubtless very sensitive
about the Sherif's Office, and he thinks
everybody else is in that condition.
Perhaps that is why he is anxious for
a scrub race. He thinks it exceeding
ly strange, that anybody should want
a change in the office, or that
a Sheriff should retire for some
one else Of his own party or the
opposing party, when he has made
only a hundred thousand or two hun
dred thousand dollars in office. He
appears to be entirely willing for the
Democrats to eat up the Board Of Su-
pervisors. blood raw, for hawking
about scrip" which other fellows buy.
But he is completely dumfounded at
the empire county Of the State dis
playing desire to have its affairs con-
trolled by its best citizens, if it in
wolves a change in the Sheriff's office.
Poor fellow.
TIE Lowry column is growing so
rapidly, we can hardly keep up with