The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-07-31

statesmen and patriots, Is essential
t., he veal and prosperity Of he
whole people, and especially the
Soulhe RI people. Hence The I'M
porfance Of maintaining al any
cost, The integrity and purity ot
our party, 20 that II will commend
itself to The judgment and con
scIence of The suffrage of Tree
government.
Gentlemen, in order 10 sustain
this high aud honorable character
for our party, we should place at
he head of It's columns for leaders
none but true and tried Democrats
men who have embraced its
doctrines. not for spoils, but for
The higher and 'nobler reason, that
is he right TO be Democrat;
men of unquesliontd integrity, Of
the highest intelligence. of the
strongest convictions. The test
should always lie, is he Demo
crat, is he honest, is he capable?
These questions being answered in
The affirmative, he is proper man
TO be il Democratic leader. No
unclean hands should soil he
spotless banner, no unworthy arm
should ever bear alOit the stan
dard OF Democracy. Preserving,
in their purify, these principles,
steering clear Of CORRUPTION and
pecu!alion,. and establishing this
high and honorable standard for
our candidates, we have party
worthy'Ot The confidence and sup
port of free, honest and intelli
gent people.
The Office of District Attorney
is an important ole. lie who is to
stand Tor The law and the right
should possess superior inielli-
gence, unilinching courage, un-
swerving integrity and unbending
justice. Gentlemen, am here to
name a man who has been chosen
by the wisdom and intelligence of
The Democratic people of this
District, who comes up fully and
squarely to The standard and test
hereinbefore indicated. lie first
saw the light of day in The Demo
cratic Stale of Alabama, and in
his early manhood became the
adopted son of Mississippi. His
young heartstrings were linked TO
Democracy and he loves Democ-
racy because it is honorable and
right to love Democracy. He has
followed her fortunes, always
weeping with her i'm defeat and
rejoicing with her in triumph. Her
trials have been his trials, and her
victories have been his victories;
her people have been his people,
and her God is his God. A man
who is imbued with The principles
of Democracy and did not need to
be taught, a man who did not need
to be led to the Democratic trough
because he neter fed elsewhere,
where Democracy led he went,and
has always gone. His earliest
public utteranceS were in defense
of her doctrines and battling for
Ihe supremacy of her people. His
finger has never been soiled by the
ballot of other parties. Brilliant
IN intellect and steadfast IN his al
egiance 10 his party he is The peer
1f any of her great and noble sons,
'Clean handed, pure hearted"
,lear headed, bending the knee to
lone, save The god Oh duty, he is
able, conscientious and
Efficient as a public servant. He
as called 10 this office when quite
'oung, comparatively unknown in
his State, but he has made rec
'rd of which any citizen might be
,roud. Ii has been said oph;m by
! learned jurist that most prosecu-
ing attorneys are strong i'll their
pecialties, but of HIM he is strong
II along the line; strong IN MUIR
Ter. strong in felony, strong in
strong prosecuting
n any and everything that con
titules crime and misdemeanors.
indeed but few District Attorneys
re equal TO him in the forum.
lie is a terror to evil doers and the
indication of the law is assured
n his honest. manly hands. He
aught the burly boy from Massa-
husetts and The horde of rougbs
hat attempted TO brow-beat aud
un over Mississippi and Mississip-
,ians the majesty of The law. |
ould mean none other but the
honorable James FL. Neville, OF
he historic county OF Kemper.