Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-06-02
POLITICAL POT-POURI.
TIME FOR A CHANGE.
A Correspondent Furnishes Adj.
ditional Details of the CO.
piah Meeting.
Some of the "SimOn-Pure Dem
ocrats" arc Old Republicans.

iOi Ihc Copic party Oc cnuOrseu
10y the meeting. Then tho fun began.
The Hon. J. s. Sexton rose to his feet
and declared most vehemently that II
it was the understanding of the meet.
ing that the predominant element
were to bind the other side that he
would have nothing to do with the
meeting.,as lie regarded 1T usurpa
ton of power for the Peoples party
to take charge Of a Democratic meet
ing. Sexton went on at great length,
that he had been born aud raised q
Democrat, etc. After some hair split
ting theories, young Millsaps offered
his test resolution that none be allow
ed to participate in the meeting but
Simon-pure Democrats. Steve Wilt
shire moved to table the resolution,
which brought down the wrath of the
SimOn-pure Democrats.
Order for the time being was for
gotten and great excitement reigncd
for awhile. Then compromise was
brought about through the influence
of G.. S. DOdds aud Sexton on the
Democratic side and j. ID. Miller on
behalf of the Peoples party, by agree
ing that in case Millsaps' resolution
was tabled the Simon pure Democrats
would leave the meeting, and in case
the resolution was not tabled the Peo-
pies party would leave the meeting
in the hands of the Simon pure Dem
ocrats. SO the chairman called for
the vote on tabling the resolution,
which resulted in favor of tabling
by about three to one. SO squall
was made by the Simon pure and
away they went, ,cih the Hon. 4. b.
Guynes with the Simou-pure, so called.
Mr.. Editor, the leaving of Guyncs
was the only thing that panied me.
The men who had done the work to
make him what he is were deserted
when his counsel was most needed.
noticed correspondent in your
last number states that "thc Demo-
Gratis are jubilant over the situation,
as the third party advocates are COM
posed principally of independents,
Republicans and boilers generally,
that have been thorn in the flesh Of
the straight Democrats for many
years. Outside of the party they can
do no HARM"
Now, Mr.. Editor, was in that
meeting and am personally acquaint-
ed with every man that was i'll it,,
and | know there was not n man but
one that had ever voted the Radical
ticket. Can the other side say as
much, and tell the truth ? trOw
not. How was it on the other side,
with the Simon pure Democrats
saw men leave the house with that
crowd that belonged to the Radical
party in the dark days of Radicalism,
when we were fiat on our backs and
their heels on our necks. They were
making incendiary speeches at night
to the negroes. There was Oh the
side of the Peoples party, men that
rode night and day to overthrow Rad
icalism. Now they must be branded
with the epithet Radical or disorgan-
izers of any other name that may
suit the minds of correspondents.
Right here let me advise each side
to stick to the truth, because we are
all the same people and are just alike,
In nj In NJ
the Peoples party are the men that
carried the muskets in the late war.
So there is no use in raising the rebel
yell, because they are used to it. /
can answer for one: IL will not take
any epithet, nor will l give it. | have
seen communications from three diff
ferent persons, and every one con-
tanned false statements of facts. One
of the parties | know personally, and
| have no more respect for him
than have for free negro.
l hope that we will on both sides
stick to the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth, win OF
lose.
never was as tired i'm all my life
of hearing public speakers say; 81 am
Democrat. My father was a Demo-
GRAFT. My grand father was q Demo
crat. My mother was a Democrat.
And the nurse that nursed me was a
Democrat" If there are two party
names that do hate they are Adolf
ton and Democrat. The two old par
ties that brought on the late war be
tween the States. 1t is strange to me
that Southern Democracy is so highly
honored, when heard the expression
fall from the lips of Mississippi's
purest and grandest statesman after
the surrender of the Confederacy, that
the Democrats had been grand fail
ure, and he for oneswanted the Wing
party to take the reins of the govern
ment of the South in their hands
The grand man speak of was Wiley
p. Harris.
Now a man that knows the blunders
committed by Southern Democracy
must love the name or be dubbed a
Radical. Any one that knows SO little
about the evils of Southern Dcmocra-
cy as not to know the reform move
never could join in with the name
must know precious little. He must
down that old hatred or quit monkey
ing with the reform move. The re-
form move men in the North are
tired of the cry of the bloody shirt
And we of the South must bury bar
barism. We must follow the doctrine
taught by our leader in our county,