The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-12
A TRUMPET BLAST
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF
MISSISSIPPI.
A Ringing Address Issued by
the Campaign Committee.

inspired by presidential patronage
dispensed without regard to fitness or
in open contempt of civil
service reform, which was a leading
promise in the platform of both
political parties, and dispensed at the
South as would not be ventured up
on at the North; encouraged by the
hope of future official spoils, bank
ing on the ignorance and the un-
founded race prejudices of the blacks
and the cupidity of unprincipled
whites, a few INSCRIPTIONS dema-
gogues, who assume to constitute the
Republican party in Mississippi, give
ont their purpose to inaugurate
another campaign. Our people have
a keen remembrance of the ruin and
desolation which marked their long
lease of power in the State. Flaunt-
ing arrogance, plumber and brazen
spoliation were their watch words dur
ing their whole control of affairs,
which they then sought to main
tain, and now seek to restore by
the basest appeals to the colored
voters and the unenlightened pre-
JUDGES of race. By secret incendiary
leagues of ignorance, organized
by corruption, it needs no argument
to show that our own people who
join this 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 obloquy land scorn due to
conspirators in infamy. Practically
politics here is reduced to the ex-
preston of elements of evil, which
unchecked would involve hideOus
social and political ruin. Questions
of national party differences are
dwarfed before the dread of the
manifold evils-the bankruptcy,
desolation, the strife and ruin which
would eventually follow the Domino
ton of such antagonist. While we
have no fear of defeat, we urge
upon Democrats the necessity for the
maintenance OF effective organization,
and us the occasion demands energet-
ic action. 1t is only in the stagnant
water of apathy that these political
vermin are observable at the surface,
and so we warn Democrats against
the dangers of dissension and divis-
ion in the ranks of the party. Demo-
Gratis, if we are not triumphant, con-
sidering the vast interests at stake
and disreputable character of the
opposition and its vile motives, we
will deserve the contempt we will
everywhere receive.
We purposely refrain from any al
fusion to party questions, and which
really leaves us no choice of parties.
and refer only to the vampire which
hovers over us, awaiting opportunity
to suck the life blood of the State. We
advise instant and thorough organiza-
ton, the formation of clubs, frequent
and open assemblages and public ad-
dresses, and the arousing of all the
enthusiasm which the occasion war
rants.
We must show the world
that that race created to gov
ern, and which has governed
all other races where thrown in con-
tact, will in Mississippi stand by the
common civilization of the Union
which that race has constructed and
maintained, and that it will never
consent to be ruled by any other race
as race manipulated by rene
gades.
The flag of a Caucasian civiliza-
ton must float triumpantly at the
South, and in every other section OF
this proud land and throughout
Christendom.
Our brethren at the North. of all
parties, do not understand the situa-
ton here. We do, and would be I'M
true to them, untrue to ourselves and
to all progress to be governed by con-
sciousless demagogues under the false
pretense that they represent a party.
They represent no party, but only ig-
norance and the Fictitious passions of
an unframed race which they them
selves have excited, and they will
never again control the State of Mis-
sissippi, if we are not recreant to the
plainest demands of duty.
By order of the Democratic State
Executive Committee.
Signed by the campaign commit
tee.
Hon II DicESnp hos lats.ly mov