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Me EDiroH:--IiIe history OF 'hc :
Democratic Party Of Noxabee Co iur-
pishcs no parallel to the proceedings
of our late County Convention. lhc
oucu and wanton violation OF every
provision under which the priIhaf!
c,,ction was held, the reckless dlSrc-
card Of every principle OF rls'' ana
Justice, and the utter contempt WIN
which the express wishes of the peo-
plc were tranplcd upon, evlnccd inc
satanic spirit of rule or rum
Had the genius oil the party been
employed to devise some plan TO o''-
member and disrupt it, a more eIlec'u-
al one could not have been coAc'''to'
The object Of conventions l. TO consult
and confer together for the good OF
the party, and where mutual 'ol''7-
sjous are expected any other course
tan this must necessarily result us
session.
The object of party organization ~
for mutual protection anu inc CUM
mon good; and whenever 1t Is pre-,
,,or,od from this end. and converted
. into 4 machine for private spccuIa'ioh'
IFS usefulness and necessity are noun
DESTROYED. If a candidate receiving
-. .~.l- n. x-IkI &
loss than ouc.tcnth of the popular vow
:, 20 he the nominee of the party, Whc''
10 the necessity tor consulting the PEG
!; nile. A few years from now II VIII VI
,..a 40 oo.vt the number OF candi
: ,,,tes sor sheriff, as 'ic popular vol
=, hs. po,hlns 80 40 with the nol"iha
!, ton, for easb rsndida'' VIZ fe'Y 0,
=, h,, ~rLissnsyy asYd management 10 ma
SO ujpnla,e thc r9cran'jpn
The Only cxcnss offered by tho '"''
,o-,y..;s delegates 10 justly ihr'r c''fS'
", Is tina, tho Executive Committee
calling convention: went on t" say
81, cases where no candidate shall II
ok. eeiye a majority of such VOTE INC CO.
for ven,iou shall, after q lar 'cs'
,ho strength has been made, proceed
MID make nominations in such manner
. NAV be deemed wise and proP',
u,w ,ny one could so cous'ruc u
!, son,cnce to Justify the course adopt
nv ,ho Convention, is Impossible
such was not the spirit or into
49,. ,;on Of the call besides the withdr'
a, Of Messrs. Cayctt and walker
simplided the situation the no'''''
o. ,ion was easy and practicable
loast an effort should have been m'
in this direction. Tho motion 10
into an old fashion convention was
made until after all tho candidates !
Withdrawn, except Murray anu y
rob, and a nomination was Just rs .
ruJer the established plan us IL
Err. any, other way, consequently there
M oxcusc tor the course they purs'
- Now, in conclusion, VIC nave 10
that We regard the interest u
Democratic party of Noxnoec p
!, sub noun, to every other considerable
Fraud and corruption, however -
gangrcnc which DESTROYS inc n si.a'
ergies of politics, Even 'h'S mug,
y Su'' endured for two years rather ,''n
member the party. provided ''o !
could return to virtue. But s''ch c
W . not be the case, All history gov
=. show that where the people >"
,omcly to the imposition OF con
ton IL simply invited a rcpo'.'' y,
,ric, 4, it. The people of the co"n,. .
". rise in their might ana ,oo"
-. wrong. Tho remedy is throus,
Executive Committee appo'"'."
years ago, Its validity is no.
So ''o"'"' CITi2
owes & mittce Is.