Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-04
THE OPPOSITION C0MBIEA-
TION.


The Congressional race 10 tais Dis
trict riot does not seem 10 be warm,
except IN q spot. The Vicksburg
Post seems to be almost on Gre about
IT.. Judging by its editorials and cam
~munications, It is very anxious to elect
an Independent, q Republican or q
Prohlbitionist, and we can't tell which
It favOrs most.
The editorials give US very little
concern, for the Democrats of the
District will not look to it
for advice. 1t claimed to sup
port the Democratic nominee last
year and to be very much in love
with him indeed. Suddenly it changed
to a violent opposition sheet, and
though it may estimate popular intelf'
gencs SO lightly as to suppose the peo-
pie do not understand the cause of the
flop, we know they understand perfect
" the true inwardness of it. The in
telligent people of the District, the
property-owners, the cit zens capable
Of estimating motives and of deciding
political questions, do not allow the
spite Of the Post and company to
weigh against their vast interests and
Just purposes. 1t is entirely safe to
leave the little stir the Post is trying
to kick up, to them.
And it is only necessary at present
to say a very few words about those
writing commun'c cations. We merely
wish to remind the people that the
authors of the pieces do not sign their
names. A fellow can write one today
and sign it %"Jones," and tomorrow
one and sign it "Brown" or "Smith" or
"Free Ballot" or "Free Count" or
"Delta Planter" or "Snake in the
Grass" or anything else he pleases.
We call attention to this fact, because
we assert that there is but one little
speck of opposition to the Democratic
party, and the Democratic party
here fully understand the inspiration
and animus of that opposition. We
are fully justified in referring to the
communications, to guard the
public against them, when n of the
concealed fellows claims that he is a
Democrat, that he prefersCatchings to
all other Democrats, but prefers Hon.
B. X. Bruce, because he is a Republi-
can Shades of the treacherous Apostle
defend US
Another one tells US he wants a Pro
hibitionist to defeat Catchings,or words
to that effe because the beauties { y
of Prohibition cannot be kept out Of
politics. All these years the
leaders of Prohibition have
been telling us that they did
not propose to go into politics, and
renewed the assurances in the most
, call God.to-witness sort of style when
they pleaded for local option. In thu
city they started a so'csllsd temper
, ance column in the Post, and afteI
/ running it awhile, n of them shriek'
r out, hurrah for our candidat. TO.
Congress! OF course the PEG
q pie must decide for themselves
f We merely wish to array the fac s
D so they car decide int diligently. Fou
+ or five concealed writers with cart
blanche In a newspaper, can max
r themselve believe they ought to Wiel,
S some influence, but the people will de
eide in regard to their own importan
e interest, without much regard to
r combination, whicl seems to favor Ia
dependents, Republicans and Prohibit
+. tionists, or anybody to beat the mar
s who is so popular with, and faithful t
: the Democratic party as Mr.. Cat ;hiog'