The Brookhaven leader., 1889-03-07

white people of the State on that
question, think it all right TO organize
the negro and vote him-and have his
vote counted, toO-when it comes to
supporting the saloon, but let any
movement that squints of the negro's
being voted to turn them out of Office,
and the color line cry they would
raise, would give Bill Chandler q
fresh spasm in "a hours. Then they
have all the election machinery of the
State in their own hands, and what
they lacked in votes they would make
up en the final count. No, the wheel
of fortune could bring no better luck
to the machine politicians than for
men who are Disguised with the cor
ruptiOn and maladministration un-
der which every interest of the State
has suffered so long, to undertake to
remedy these evils by going into
separate organization. Nothing
would so certainly insure the perpet-
uation of their now fast waning
power.
Again, suppose the Alliance, as you
say it will, should nominate a full
State ticket, and suppose it should
nominate GARNER" Barksdale for
Governor, and he should accept
what's the gaine Doesn't every Ali
ance man in the State know Major
Barksdale is more of politician than
farmer or reformer9 Don't they
know that it was his influence that
nominated Lowry for his first term,
and that though there may be "cool-
ness" now between him and his crea-
ture, growing out of the distribution
of Executive patronage, that they have
the same supporters, and that the same
convention that Endorsed Major Banks
dale for Governor, last summer, en-
dorsed Lowry and his administration?
Don't they know that he was a bene-
ficiary of the State Printing under the
Republican Pilot, and that he has ever
since, in all his political aspirations,
had the friendship and moral support
of the old Republican contingent about
jackson? Don't they know that the
man who was his partner i'll the Pilot
printing coalition is still enjoying the
benefits of the State printing, is a
stalwart supporter of the Lowry ad-
ministratiOn, and would, III all proba-
bility, continue as State Printer and
official organ of the administration,
with Barksdalc as Governor 7
What would be the profit in
the Farmers Alliance electing such
Governor as that? Where would
the "reform" come in for which you
and other members of the Alliance
now say you and they are ready to
secede from the party to which you
have heretofore always given your
allegiance?
No, friend, secession isn't the rene
dy for reform Democrats, but III tell
You what think is. Let the reform
Democratic press of the State, and
men like You who have an influence,
post the people and arouse them as to
the danger of the present crisis.
cannot, | will not believe that the
Democratic party of Mississippi hasn't
enough inherent strength and virtue
left to overcome the machine polite
ians and cOrruptionists within its OVID
ranks and purge itself of their blight
ing powerand baneful influence. In the
language of Mr.. Cleveland in his brave
and memorable letter to the New En-
gland Reform Club, "To lose faith in
the intelligence of the people is a sur
render and abandonment of the strug-
gle. To arouse their intelligence and
free it from darkness and delusion
gives assurance of speedy and COM
plete victory. In the track of reforms
are often found the dead hopes of pi-
oneefs and the despair of those who
fall in the march. But there will be
neither despair nor dead hopes in the
path of this reform, nor shall the pio-
neers fail to reach the heights. Hold
ing fast their faith, and rejecting every
alluring overture and every deceptive
compromise which would betray their
sacred trust, they themselves shall
regain and restore the patrimOny of
their cOuntrymen, freed from the tres
passes of grasping encroachment and
safely secured by the genius of Amer
lean justice and equality"
AS | have said, you and other men
like you, only have to admonish the
people of the impending danger of
electing another such Democratic ad-
ministratiOn, and there will be no ne
cessity for new party. If need be,
let there be called mass meeting of
the white people of the State to meet
in the city of jackson, and demand of
the party the necessary reforms. Then
let the Farmers Alliance and other
Democratic reformers resolve to sup
port no man for the Democratic NOM
nation for Governor or any other of
flee, who isn't right on all the re-
forms sought. And, would say, let
it be understood that no man will be
supported for Governor who isn't
a Ax.I