The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-10-25
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.
70 tlle Yoters Of Pike conntY

on the 4th day of November,
1890, for the purpose of electlng
a member of Congress. The
Democratic patty has placed in
the field, as its standard bearer,
Pike County's worthy son, llon-
orobls Thomas r SrocKpALE,
and it behonves every Democrat
to turn oat and vote. A great
many people 'hink there is no use
of voting, as the party nominee
will be elected any way There
is no suier way Of getting detett-
I'd than this fanclcd confidence of
success, and shoull large per
cent of the Democrats remain
away from the polls, sc may eX.
pect the worst. The Rcpubl cans
have nominated Mr.. irilin, of /
Nalchez, aud 1t must be remem
bercd that in Wilkinson ani T
Adams county the colored mas
iorlty Is very large, and if the full /
vote IS polled there, 1t will have
to be overcome III the white
counties The plan Of their can
yass i to make an active canvass
IN these black counties and the
coast couptes. and make no can
vass Ia the interior, and thus eX
pect, by not arouslng the white
people, to get such majority IN
these Republican counties as Will
not be overcome.
There never wa. a more impor-
tant elecnon to the South than
tie one now to held. In tie last
session OF Congress there was a
law introduced by he Republican
party to regulate elections, styEd
"Thc Federal El ctIon Law. and
more canmonly known rs the
Force Bill. This law IS the most
villain0us one that has ever been
, proposed IN a fac government to
rlle II free people, ami is npi gen
erall" understood, This law pro.
vldes that there sAall be United
States Supervisors Of election,
appointed bv the FeGelal Indg'
Of the District, who shall have
power TO appMnt any nunb,r oi
marshals aud arm them to max,
a "house to house canvass anC
; to make Il return Of the electlot
. to Washington; thus taking on
! of the State control, the manage
. menr of our own election. Yo'
! can very well predict who will b'
appo nted as these marshals. /
Z, Will be cit lei colored men Or whit,
\ men who have been always acliv,
IN organizing the cplorrd citizen
! against the Interests of the coun
l Try. ! imagine this martial array
!, Of an armol mob underline Unite,
0 States tlag, parading through tht
g country IN time of peace and II
: land Of liberty. What does thi
i promise for this section? Docs
it promise peace, harmony ant
q good will IN our midst? Or do
Q 1t promise the revival of the day
. of strifr and bittern IS So vel
i remembered by our clizen- whel
= the Republicans were IN power u
q this Stafe? II promises the re
n ylval Of race prejudice, Intensi
q fied, which happily, unde' Demo
y cratic rule, has been modified an
\ almost exInguishcd. Il promise
q to revive those days when IT wa
g SO bad thai Republican leade
n was sent 70 our sister 5 ate
~ L1mslana, TO make an layestiga
% ton of the officers there, reporte
ID tnat sit was more like the histor
u Of he'll than Il civilized govern
ment.
= This law passed the Low,
7 House of Congress strictly by
= Republican vote and was not ac
= !; ed on by The Srnate, bat remall
= pending there now. The elcctio
- of the Republican candidate wou
= be an endorsement of this las
y Do yon want to endorse It If NJ
= show your con llmnatinn of it /
voting he Democratic ticket. III
Republican party. represents Il
monopoly interest of the nation
aud has been from its organlz
!; uon, gradually cen'rallzing Il
o power in the government al
3" taking il away from the peopl'
for the purpose of fostering Al
protecting the great monied trust
- that have so oppressed ard robh'
nr the people. This Can be rasi
u demonstrated but space forbu
me from entering into details.
= Let every Democrat not on
~ 90 to the polls. and give at lea
one day to his country-5ut S
his neighbor aud urge him to
ad and vote. Let US fight for nor
be rule, by home men aud Tor Z
interest of our home govcrnmef