The Osceola times., 1888-04-07
To the Democrats Of Missis.
sippi County.

AZ will be seen by reference to
the proceedings of the Mississippi
County Executive Committee, which
appears elsewhere, I, a. chairman OF
said committee, am directed to call
upon the democrats Of each Town.
ship TO meet and hold Township
conventions on the 10Th. day Of May,
1883, for the purpose Of selecting
and instrseting delegates to attend
tho county Convention on the 10Th.
day Of May, which in turn will selsc.
delegates 10 represent the will Of
hississippi county At the State con.
vsntion, 70 which our county 10 en-.
titled 70 Q delegates; also, 70 send
delegates 70 The Congressional con
vsstion ae Helena, on tie 28th, day
Of Jsas; aad, also, to send delegates
10 he Senatorial convention, (,imc
and place to bs fixed later, and Of
which due notice will be given)
lam also directed 70 call upon the
democracy Of the county 70 meet at
shsir respective voting precincts on
Saturday, the 7th. day Of July, 1888,
and hold primary elections for the
purpose Of selecting candidates for
the several oovsty Offices. The can.
didatss receiving the highest nam
ber Of votes, for each Office, after tho
returns from tho townships shall have
been eanvassed BY the County Ex.
ecutIvs Committee, will be declared
tho nominees Of the party.
The democracy of Mississippi
"ounty has good reason for self.eon-
graduation, in that, that every man
who has, 50 far, announced himself
a. q candidate for ONCE subject to
the decision Of the majority Of The
party, u oonpctsnt 70 perform To
dsties Of the of6se 70 which b -.
pires. Having, then, excellent ma.
tsrial. and plenty of it, 70 choose
from. earnestly ask the democrats
Of the oouaty 70 be very particular,
and select the very best that offers
- Sar nominees for public servants.
When tho best man are put forward
a. yoxr champions and standard
bearers, you can 60 into the coming
political fight with full assurances Of
coming out victorious, and still re.
tain the oon6dsnce and respect OF
our defeated opponents. This you
cannot do with . candidate, . would.
be leader, who il not honorable, up.
right, pure, true and capable. In
fact, aher the heat sad excitement
Of q spirited campaign, it too often
happens that our enthusiasm for the
men we boosted into high and re.
sponsible positions with wild bur.
rsh! eools with the rapidity of . Da.
kota blizzard, and our warm aud en-.
thusiastic support is gradually turn
ed to indifference and contempt fer
the very men, who in our zeal for
party success, We crowned with the
most sacred trusts in the gift OF u
free people.
Each candidate who is before you
is q democrat; each has his personal
friends; and while many Of you, no
doubt, would like to vote and honor
each one of them with big fat pay
ing office, some OF them, must nee.
essarily be defeated. Therefore, I
urge you. that che canvass before
the primaries, be conducted in sIir-
it of generons rivalry, and free from
bitterness and the methods of the
political shysters. Support the men
OF your choice honestly, openly, and
fairly, as becomes ireemen; and as
a united and harm onious party can
overcome all opposition, let the con.
test for the party nominations be a
friendly one, SO that we can. as one
man, rally to the support Of the men
whom the majority decide shall be
our nominees,
InoN RoUssAN,
Chair to. Dem. Ex. Com.