Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
lsit binding!

~ hfp b'OH tiui'NN'y 'N
democratic voters, men ofhonest COLI
victions, that the actions Of the Co
piah County Executive Committee n
set forth in their campaign circular
published in the COpiah Signal, l.
binding upon the party representa-
tivcs in the legislature even To the ex-
tcnt Of reversal II the solemn dcliy
cranccs of the convention itself upon
the question OF local option: That
they (Copiah' = senator and licprr>cn-
tatiycs) are bound TO introduce and
pass 10 II iinali,y legislation 'tliat
will allow the people of the county Ia
vote upon the question OF whisky or
no whisky ut n early IN opportunity
as possible. - That the Executive
Committee, Uhc creature Of the con-
vcntion)haS "plcdgsd them To that
line of policy" The claim IL fall
lacy, !, un;cnablc, and cannot be al
lowed.
The Object % this communication i.
10 show the fallary Of tai, claim and
to set forth the corrcc. line Of polio Y
TO be pursued hy our Representatives
in the Legislature, which is easily done
by n plain statement Of tie facts in
The case
lts. The action Of the convention
upon the two resolutions offered re-
Gucsting our Representatives and Sem
ator to provide legislation "allowing
the people Of ,Ie county 10 vote upon
the question of whisky or 10 whisky
was Gcliycrsncc on that subject.
The convention in effect tor words
ihcrcto) said, ave will not allow this
question 10 bo entertained.
md. This action OF the convention
can not be- set aside by any power on
earth, except il bo by tie action Of n
recalled and rca embed convention.
invested with the same power and
authority. The legal maxim
(yidi Broom'S legal mnXims p. GSD
holds good and is the correct principle,
laws are repealed in the same man
ncr in which they are constructed; or
10 give u FREQ translation, claws are
made and unnade in the same man
ncr.'
3rd. The Executive COMMITTEES
had no power 10 reverse the action of
the convention. Tic issue Of the
campaign circular Was unlawful, ard
consequently not binding on the par.
" or il. representatives.. The agent
~ the conventional Get tie Executive
Committee .,ransccudcdIits authority,
compromised the parry on a question
OF policy, which wa. twice ta-booed
by the convention. The law o:prin-
cipal and agent which govcrn. in this
case ia too well understood 10 admit
Of further comment.
don't lilc!it Ill is dangerous pre-
rcdcu,, and would have been heard
from 10y you on thi, point sooner,
were Il no, Fact that ! have never
seen tie aforesaid circular, and have
- We, tie testimony OF = third party
. To il slnga,tcr aud purpori, but
IL my iuiormtnts nrc not in great
error there i, yei time 20 raise Il tenn
pes, that vii! I'll all tie t0a-pot' in the
. county.
The bill introduced in tie senate 10y
the Hon. Geo. ). DolGs, providing
Tor an election to be held in Copiah
county, commonly called "local
opIion bill, - is in direct conflict with
the acton of tic convention, and am
told wa, ,hc direct 0utgrowth OF The
action oi the executive committee.
/ aIl' l'h'l'lN ~ iOlltNN ltl llN 'ilhilN W
obey the instructions of;hc executive
committee, but i, he not in error in so
doing: |, no, the will OF the convcn-
ton the voice of his constituency?
Will lie not rather hear the voice OF
the principal than that Of the trans
crossing agent! sincerely hope that
lor the sane Of the party harmony and
that To avoid the dangerous precedent,
lie may see hi, question in the light
here prc-cn'cd, and be governed by
il, for the more +! think upon il the
more firmly convinced of its fall
acy. II is not binding.
With apology for thus trcspassing
upon your readers, and upon your
own time and attention, which are
yours Oh demand, | am, yours truly,
GEO. 4. NEWTON.