The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-26
sALUTAToRY.

the duty Of every man who comes be-
fore the public for its support in any
capacity whatever, to define frankly
and openly his objects aims and pur-
poses, we herewith outline our course.
Politically, we shall be conservatively
Democratic, believing that party to be
nearer to the poor people, especially
the great agricultural masses who are
in the bulwark OF our national pros
perity and Republican purity than any
other established party, and reasona-
bly, capable Of accomplishing more
immediate good, but we shall never
become any parties slave nor hesitate
to antagonist measures, men and their
doings, in the wrong for the sake of
party harmony or supremacy or for the
favors of patrone ge or fear Of offending
Such policy aside from being inately
wrong is ultimately injurious to party
or persons. and infinitely SO to the
common people. Our purpose being
for good and right, we shall always
have an opinion non all subjects and
not hesitate to express them, believing
an editor should be q moulder of pub
lie sentiment and mt trimmer until
be scouts popular tendencies. We
shall at all times be just to the people,
to our enemies and to our. convictions,
true to our friends, fair and courteous
to our professional bretherp, and fear
less in the advocacy Of right and justice
let it affect whatever. of whomever lit
may. We shall plant our standard
upon the et.rnaf and impregnable rock
of reason and shall never indulge in
personalities, vitupcration or ridicules
However wanting in general informa-
tion, and seemingly Indifferent and
apathetic at tunes, We believe the com
mon people honest and patriotic and
their desire and intention is to do right
and By kind OF rugged intention W
final analysis 81 their opinion is correct
when any subject is discussed in AT
bearing before them. They are prim-
arly responsible for the kind laws
end government. they have and tn,
mau who will willfally deceive or. op
press them party supremacy and sell
Ash. ends is ~ traitcrous scoundrel
We believe a,1bng as we have Repub-
lieauisn, in thp pajority rule and shall |
contend for primary elections by the
people Of all fidals. and through the |
same channalfed subaliktal of all qnes-
tiens Of vital importsnce to their ap-
proval or rejection both before or after
legislation. We shall fight valiantly |
Cor what we believe to be right, but I
will yield gracefully and willin Ugly to
the will Of the ma jority II fully and
honestly ascertained. We shall open
our columns for the discussion of all
Shades Of resnectable political opinions
as we'll as all other subjects in which
the public may be interested to the
end that the truth may be found and
not fearing but what it will prevail.
All articles must be concise and strict
" ON the subject pmatter under con-
sideration and no invidious personali-
ties will be admitted. We shall meyer
suffer our equipoise of judgment to be
unsettl. as our course changed by the
criticism or attacks of our enemies or I
the adnlation Of friends. We have ne
time to waste upon such trivial uni
orofitab BILE work and shall ever keep our
ayes upon the end To be attained and
pull for it in spite of all obstacles.
We shall by all means In our power {
luther the interests of Madison county c
he pIace-of our nativity as well as of S
he State and nation with an unselfish !
md unwayering zeal that knows no q
legree or abatement. Having defined c
,ur position and duties somewhat
to the public we want to I
lave something to say about its duty {
o us. being at the same time to its 9
'ep interest. No paper can live ard 1
reome useful and respectable without a
'sseiar support and no editor Con be p
,.sved for valiant battle without pop Il
L. approval and for both we appeal b
nervous and enlightened public !
1iag confident of both from the II
- ;oueness of our Iigbtfpl aims. SC
rght kind of county paper "
II ve ihe news'of every interest ~
oasare rom every part of the i
w,sy so that yen should ID
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