Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-09-14

Ed. BEACON II have had nothing
mp TO the present 10 say TO the public
in relation to the action OF the Con.
%ventiou which was held on the 18th
ult., waiting with the hapo that al
some early day the perpetrators OF
that great wrong done towards a great
portion of the Democratic party OF
this county. would in their calmer
Judgment take some steps TO heal the
breach which their action had made,
hat in this | have been Mistaken
The executive committee appointed
by that would-be convention met, and
by a majority vote endorsed the action
Iot the convention " in toto" which. in
my opinion and In the opinion of many
democrats who have no political sins
to repent of. sealed the fate of the
Democratic organization of Noxubec
county. II was a plan deliberately
formed and entered into, as | learn, to
break up what they term the Court
House ring" Now, Mr.. Editor, | have
lived in Macon some short time, and
have been much in and about the
Court House, and the only Court.
House ring that | know anything of,
Is composed OF such men as Senator
Dhiard, Mcssrs. w. II. and A. &. b.
gle, Messrs. Rives, the Hon. Mayor of
the town of Macon, the Hon. II. W.
Footc, Mr.. II. &. Patty and a host of
Others | could name were It necessary,
who have bound themselves in the
most solemn manner 10 pcrpctuate the
Democratic party OF this county and
OF the state, which means the suprem.
acy OF the white man. Now, il their
object was to break up such an organ.
~ization, formed for so noble n purpose,
! hone they have "reckoned without
their host" for | I'm fully persuaded
in my own mind that the true and I'm.
terrified Democracy will never lend
their aid and support to so wicked a
scheme for should success attend their
effort thus TO disrupt the Democratic
and thereby toist upon lis car
pct-bag rule and negro supremacy,
then will we cXclaim in the language
the old Roman orator, when prose.
the most corrupt mai of the
lines "Oh Temporal, Oh MOres ~ But
Mr.. Editor, | cannot believe that so sad
fate awaits us in the future. This we
remedy. Let all true democrats
who are opposed to the action 0f,that
convention after they perverted il, as
hey did, meet at some early day at the
Court House and nominate such men
Is will trown upon any attempt to do
my act which in its nature might be |
calculated TO disorganize the denlolra. 9
ic party, aud who hold sacred the |
principles and tencts of the Dcmocra. !
ic Fathers, and who have no self in '
crest to subserve and no spleen to C
c
was present at the convention, C
hough not a member of it, and saw Il
nd heard all that was said or done I
pcnly, and up to the time of the in C
reduction Of that fatal resolution to |
hangc the form of the convention to Il
hat the mover termed an sold fash ]
IN convention" when there was not n
he slightest occasion for any such ac- fl
on. il being contrary TO all law and q
reccdent, endorsed all that had been t,
one, and when that convention adj.
burned felt myself bound to vote for ~
gentlemen who had been dcclar- =
| the nominees, they having received p
he majority of the votes OF the people. a
ut learn that there are some of those &c
ontlemcn who endorse the entire nc. -,
on OF the convention. TO all such | I.
ould say they arc accessories to the n
inc after the act, and are held as hi
lilty as the perpetrators. al
Perhaps some may say that it was to
their purpose to break up the dem
ratio organization of the county, but
C can judge OF no mans motive but
: his conduct, and all men of sound
ind arc presumed to intend to do
at which inevitably follows their ac- liC
IN, and in law every act done in the f,
lrsuit of unlawful purposes carries 81
it guilt, and though the party
ny plead that such was not his in I"
ntion, nevertheless he is held as gull
as though he had intended TO do Ca
nat was done. Then. may | not hope ho
at some of the gentlemen who be. ~,
ig to that ring, will suggest some SIT
icr plan to effect this much desired "a
lect, unless they agree with me, and or
II checrfully go hand in hand with ,
IN order to save the party from ~.
or ruin, | for one, cannot and will ne'
support any man who was not 10. of
ny nominated aud whose conduct arc
rrants me in coming 10 the coaclu- at
II that he is actuatcd solely by per. 7
lal motives and not fer the good of ''
party. L. DIsMUKEs. AL