Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-11-03

Prof NJ O. Wells Replies to Charge In
the Raymond Gazette.

A friend has Just handed me copy Of the
Raymond Gazette In which Sam Harper says:
1.-The Executive Committee OF the Third party.
composed Of Miles Wells, Jerry White, y. Ian
n nag MI Go ST.; Jnq; MeNeil; Jn9; al. Ing
Nj. Mccoy, met yesterday behind closed doors.
This is a dirty lie. manufactured by the notori-
Gus preyaricatOr OF the Gazette for the purpose
o. influencing Idiots and few wsak-kneed Pop
There were only three members Of the ExeclI-
tive Committee In Raymond on the 18th, Mcneil,
Cough and Wes), and they met In clerk cal =
gentlemen were present (sOme OF whom were
Democrats) nearly all the time.
The POpulites Of Kinds county have nothing to
fear except the sly raScaty Of such unprincipled
political tricksters Sam Harper Of the Gazette.
Harper IS one Of the election officers Of Kinds
county. His past record as ballot manipulation,
white people Of Alabama and Georgia voted the
Peoples party ticket in the recent elections and
were counted out, are sufficient reasons to make
us believe that the machine politicians of MisSis
Sippl intend TO use the same tactics against us,
unless means are taken to prevent IL. The DEM
OcratS must take their own medicine. Their
great and only Grover has set the example that
we are following when we ask for Federal super
yisOrs.
Take your medicine, Sam, take It ike a man.
and don't initiate the practice OF some Of the
Democratic papers Of the state In making wide
circle around the truth to pick up or manufact-
ure lies against those who are better than you in
III.
and learn to tell the truth.
There is no difference between the two old POI
itical machines, the Democratic and the Repiib-
can; The time has come when the white people
OF the south not only may do so but have divided
on political issues, and the white man who pre-
Sumes to ridlcule on oStracise another white man
because he differs with him in politics is politi-
calimbecile; and the newspaper man who stOOps
TO appeal TO the supposed preiudices of the
the people, as sam Harper does, by telling them
to remember the Clinton riot" and those dark
m a nG flnf wall
Intelligence Of the masses of the people Of Kinds
county.
There are few hardShells, sad to say. who be-
ieve everything they see in print especially II it
is In Democratic newspaper; but great ma
jority OF the clOd-hoppers and other working
men OF Kinds county are far superior in intelli-
gence regarding the political issues OF the day
To the street corner politicians and one horse
newspaper men,. any such appeal as is made
them by the Gazette is an insult to them.
How many voters In Kinds county still have
the Democratic ring in their noses with a string
tied to 1t for such men as Sam Harper to pull?
Is it you? Is 1t you?
Ring rule in Kinds county is doomed. The in
dependent manhood OF the people is aroused. No
longer can silly appeals to Remember the Gin
ton Riot affect one sensible man, nor does the
force bill racket disturb any body but the party
bosses who are badly alarmed because the peo-
pie are asserting their Independence
Let the voters OF Kinds county who have had
the moral courage, in the face of unprecedented
Misrepresentation and abuse, to stand boldly to
their cOlOrs. III we win, we shall ever be proud
of the day we cast our lot with those who advO-
cate equal rights to all and special privileges to
none; and If we fail, no blush of shame shall
mantle our cheeks, for our cause is Just and we
love it. had rather be defeated pOpulite with
my principles than a successful Democrat with
out any.
Modern Democracy is a cowardly machine a
sham, and cheat, without principles and with
out virtue; the Peoples party is party of living,
burning issues that seriously affect the interests
of the honest masses.
The two old parties are fighting the battles OF
organized robbers; the Peoples party is fighting
the battles of those who have been systematical-
ly robbed for thirty years. Hooker represents
the former; Robinson the latter. Take your
choice. NJ c. WELLS