The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-09-18
MISSISSIPPI BOURBONS.
A Thoroughly Characteristic Manifesto
Issued by the Democratic State Commit
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The State Democratic Executive
Committee, with full attendance, in
session here, adopted and promulgated
the following address:
| To the Democracy of Mississippi:
Inspirited by Presidential patronage dis
! pensed without regard TO fitness or capacity, in
| open contempt OF civil service reform, which
Vas leading premisein the platforms OF both
! political parties and dispensed at the South as
/ would not be ventured mp ut the North encour-
aged by the hope of further political spoils
| banking on the Ignorance and the unfoundei
race prejudices Of the blacks and the cupidity
| of unprincipled whites, n few interruptions
| demagOgues, who assume TO constitute the Re
publican party in Mississippi, give out their
purpose TO inaugurage another campaign
Our people have n keen remembrance OF the
| ruin and desolation which marked their long
! lease Of power in the State. Haunting AFRO
gance plumber, and brazen spolation were their
watchwords during their whole control of affairs,
which they then sought TO maintain and now
seek TO restore by the basest appeal TO the coll
ored voters and the unenlightened prejudices OF
race by secret and incendiary leagues Of igno-
rance organized by corruption. 1t needs no ar
gument to show that our own people who ioin
this soulless band of plunderers are the enemies
OF our common civilization, the foes OF both
races and traitors TO their own. and that they
deserve all the obloquy and scorn due 70 con-
Practically politics here is reduced TO the sup
preston Of elements OF evil, which, unchecked,
would involve hideous social and political ruin.
dwarfed before the dreNd OF the manifold evils,
the bankruptcy and desolation, the strife and
ruin which would inevitably follow the domina-
| ton OF such antagonists. While we have no
! fears of defeat, We urge upon Democrats the
necessity for the maintenance Of effective organ
/ ization. 1t is only in the staTnant water OF
apathy that these political vermin are observa-
bic at the surface, and so we warn Democrats
against the dangers OF dissension and division
| In the ranks of the party.
| Democrats, IL We are not triumphant con-
sidering the vast interests at stake and the char
acter OF the opposition and its vile motives, we
| well deserve the contempt we viii everywhere
/ receive. We purposely refrain from any allu-
sion TO party question and refer only 10 the van-
! pire which hovers over US, awaiting opportunity
/ TO suck the likelihood OF the State. We advise
| instant and thorough organization, the formas
| tion OF clubs, frequent and open assemblages
and public addresses, and the arousing OF all
/ the enthusiasm which the occasion warrants.
/ We must show the world that that race created
! 10 govern ard which has governed all other races
where thrown in contact will in Mississippi
| stand by the common civilization OF the Union
1 which that race has constructed and maintained,
and that IL Will never consent TO be ruled by any
other race-a race manipulated by renegades.
/ The flag OF n Caucasian civilization must float
| triumphantly at the South and In every other
| section OF this proud land and throughout
| Christendom. Our brethren OF the North, OF all
parties, do not understand the situation here.
| We do, and we would be untrue TO them, untrue
| TO ourselves and TO all progress, to be governed
by oonscienceless demagogues, under the false
pretense that they represent party. They
| represent no party, but only Ignorance and the
factious passions OF unframed race, which
| they themselves have excited and they will
| never again control the State Of Mississippi.
If Republican ticket is put in the
field this year-and no doubt there
will be-the most spirited canvass that
has occurred for years in Mississippi
will be witnessed, and for this thorough
Democratic organization was discussed
! by the committee, and effective means
adopted to accomplish the same.