Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-10-06
AN ExASPERATING ANSWER

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exasperatingly unsatisfactory reply in
the Brookhaven Times, to the self
styled Democrats of Lincoln county
who recently proceeded to demand
his resignation as a member of the
Legislature because it was reported he
had joined the Peoples party. After
denying that he had connected HIM
self with the Peoples party, and recit-
ing that he had been elected twice to
the Legislature as the candidate of the
Alliance Democracy, Mr.. Hart pro-
ceeds to show that he has no respect
for the kind of Democracy represen'
ted by Cleveland and Hooker, as fol
lows
Now. what am to do, stand by the
principles of the Alliance, for which |
feel my election is due, or shall |, accor-
ding to the columns of your own paper,
stand by the man Hookeri whom you
compliment as the first man in the
district to denounce them
enlisted under this Alliance banner
some few years ago, not for six months
nor for Office, but for the war, and as
I have before declared, | now again de-
clare that [ am for the Alliance De-
mocracy against the world or against
the field. otherwise 1 would be untrue
to myself and my friends who elected
me, as we'll as the principles for which
| was elected. which | will never do.
| am not made Dat way. There is one
other matter | wish to call your atten
ton TO and then | will try and get
back to my subject. Now, the one
other matter that I wish to call your
attention TO III justification of my in
active mode. is the free silver issue
which our Alliance Democrats looked
forward to before the meeting of the
Democratic National Convention, hop
ing they would take bold and manly
stand. [ could not consistently, nei-
Their as an Alliance man or Democrat,
support any man who would not use
his influence to rebuke the National
Monetary Conference, except it be for
free and unlimited coinage, that being
regarded by the Alliance as Temporal
ry measure of monetary relief.
He meets the proposition to resign
with this embarrassing and provoking
counter proposition:
To this | would say if | were to con-
suit my own individual interests it
would be a very acceptable PROPOSE
ton, but as it is matter of opinion as
to who is the best Democrat, shall
have to demand of them a petition
with a majority of the names of the
qualified electors of the county on it
requesting or demanding my resigna-
ton before | will do it. Should they
see proper to make an effort and
succeed, would take very great pleas
Ure in doing so. If they do not choose
to do that they ought to have patience
and wait-my time will expire after
awhile and then they, or at least some
of them, can make an exhibition to the
world of how easy they are beat.
My version of Democracy is freedom
of action, freedom Of speech, freedom
Of the press, a government of the peo-
pie, for the people, and by the people,
equal rights to all, and special favors
to none; and, in fact, a whole lot OF
good things. 10
To one well acquainted with the re-
cont history of Lincoln county politics,
the proposition to Hart and Newman
to resign is an exceedingly cheeky gro
tesque one. DR.. Van Watts, one of the
Democratic county convention that
made the demand, ran last fall as an
Independent, against Hart, who was
the Democratic nominee. The LEAD
Err suggests that Jack" amend his re-
ply so that those who want him to re-
sign shall not only present MAORI
ty petition OF the qualified electors,
but that DR.. Van Watts shall head h.