The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-10-16


vention their choice 10 serve as
members of said Executive Com
mittee for the next two years,
which motion was unanimously
carried.
After which upon motion j. 7.
Lovingwood, Esq, Col. Alex Yer
ger and DIR. ]. E. Halbert we're
unanimously elected members Of
said Executive Committee for the
county at large.
The committee on resolutions
next reported through their chair
man, Chas. Scott, Esq, the follow.
ing resolutions:
We, the Democratic party of
Bolivar county, in convention as.
semhled, re-affirm our allegiance
and devotion to the principles Of
Democracy and our fixed deter
mination to stand by the party in
all political contests, national,
State or county. We deprecste
and condemn all Independent
movements and would impress
upon the white voters and the in
telligence of our county the i'm
perative necessity for concert of
action and for patient submission
to party discipline. We urge
them to lay aside past differences,
and looking to the future to move
forward in harmony and unison,
by which means only can they
hope TO maintain that supremacy
so necessary for the general good.
They should unhesitatingly aban.
don and disconntenance any
would-be leaders, who from selfish
or other motives may attempt to
disorganize our ranks or lead
astray our voters. Tho welfare
and in fact the whole future of
our county. Of this Congressional
District and of the State at large
hinges upon the domination Of the
Democratic party, whose ranks
are composed of the virtue, the
intelligence and the bone and
sinew Of the white voters of tho
State. 1t is not only their right
but their sacred duty to lead, but
In order to do this we must have
thorough, efficient and self sacri.
ficing party organization, to De
upheld at all hazards and at all
times by every good citizen, sub.
ordlnating to this end il need be
all personal preferences and all
selfish aims. A few years since
any move in this direction would
have been regarded by most ol
our citizens as an idle waste oil
time. The Democratic party oil
the county seemingly was hope
lessly disorganized; its nomina'
tions were disregarded and its
nominee defeated at every turn
Its Executive Committee were de.
rided or ignored, while Independ
ents or "Peoples" men held high
carnival In our midst. Our party
had lost its greatness and there
were "none so poor to do il
reverence" Now happily all il
changed. In three short but
memorable years by an effort sci
dom equalled and never surpassed
in history of party warfare we fint
that our regular aud Legitimate
opponents have been brought tc
something like reasonable terms
while independents have disap
peared like chaff before the wind
The beneficial effects have beer
promptly felt in healthful party
reaction, which carried a hand
some majority for q Democratic
congressman, the first time since
the days of reconstruction. No
only so, but the material interests
of the county have been fosteret
and promoted. We find that taxei
have been reduced and notwith
standing such reduction our annu
al disbursements no longer as o
yore exceed our annual receipts
The interest on our small bonded
debt has been paid and a part O.
the principal retired, while oul
county warrants have rapidly ant
steadily appreciated in value
showing that our financial affairs
have been both faithfully ant
wisely administered. For thil
wholesome change in the politlca
and material welfare of the count,
we are indebted to the jealous eff
forts of our efficient Sheriff, Mr.
Geo. Y. Scott, and no less efflcien
Clerk, Mr.. I. r. Mcclure, an,
their immediate friends. We fee
that these gentlemen and our tai
ented and able Representative
the Hon. Walter Sillers, are cnti
tied to the gratitude and unquali
fed endorsement of o grateful
, constituency who now in conven
. ton assembled return them thei
| thanks and recommend them t