The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-15

petrated travesty upon state's
rights by indirect censure OF the
president for suppressing mob vi.
olence and protecting public props
erty of the United States. II has,
If not by express terms, at least by
thinly disguised implication, attack
ed the supreme court and with re-
gard to the currency in utter disre-
gard of precedent of the example of
the fathers OF the republic, and of
the experience of all countries. of
all generations, It now seeks 20 re-
strict the constitutional power of
tie federal government to coin
money and regulate Its value by
prescsibing an arbitrary ratio be-
tween metals without regard to
their commercial exchangeable
yalne.
1--WE recognize the necessity and
sometimes the utility of political
parties in a free government and to
ii certain extent the obligation of
what is known as party loyalty or
submission to the will of the MAJ
jorty IN an organized party, but
this obligation applies only to guess
tons Of detail, of expediency or of
personal preference. 1t cannot ap-
ply TO questions of fundamental
truth or vital principle 10 which the
claims Of constitutional conviction
should be the controlling factor.
Meantime, while always willing to
listen to argument or continuous
friends, as well as our foes, that no
amount Of reproacb, or threats of
partisan ostracism, shall deter us
from obedience to our convictions
to truth and patriotic duty.
1--WE hereby indorse, without
qualification, President Cleveland
in bis prompt and firm action III
the maintenance of law and order,
and his consistent and unyielding
stand for the honor and integrity of
the country In regard to it's finan-
cial obligations.
"We also recall with qualification
his impartial recognition of the
South in the administration of the
affairs of the nation.'
Tho committee on resolutions
from which the above came was
composed as follows: Fl. NJ. Street,
3. w. Griffith, Lamar Anderson.
John A. Davis, Dr.. b. +. Passmore.
}. Il. Spav,, W. Fred Herring, Ben
Price, w. Fl. Settler.
THE ELECTORAL TICKET.
State at Large-T. S. Ford, of Ma
ron; F. 7. Raiford; of Tate.
FIRST Dlstr;ct-W. N. BelIamy,
of Pren'iss.
/ Second District-Adison Craft
of Marshall.
Third District-John n. Bush,
of Warren.
Fourth Dlstrict-A. FL. Boys, of
Webster.
Fifth Distfict-Jo A. Dayis,
of Attala.
Sixth District-M. A. McClaugh.
erty, of Harrison.
Seventh District-John Nee
Martin, of Claiborne.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
State at Large-H. NJ. Street. W.
n. Tresbett, /, Il. Foster. First
district, John Ii. Miller, of Lee: j.
w. Price of Pren;iss, Second dis
trici, ADDISON Craft, Of Marshall; ].
E. Dean, Of Tate. Third district
S. r. Damn, of Washington; J. S.
Bruss, of Warren. Fourth district,
c. S. Beadles, of Yslobusha: Walter
b. Stokes, of Noxubee. Fifth dis
trict, W. II. Settler, of Newton,
and McAllum,of Lauderdale. Sixth
district, j. |. Ford, of jackson; W.
1. thames, of Pearl River. Sew
enth district, E. S. Drake, of CIai-
borne; j. }. Halbert, of Kinds.
The executive committee was given
plenary powers.
A resolution, by rising vote,
was passed, thanking Col. Street
for calling this convention.
The Jackson correspondent has
the following TO say of the manner
IN which bis report was transmitted
to New Orleans:
"a correspondent who cannot
read his own proof, and has to send
bis matter by telegraph, is some.
times made to appear in "a comedy
of errors These dispatches last
night Che 6th) were bungingly
handled by some teles rapbic ham,
who converted 1877 into 1877 and
now into NOR, and left out and
put In words, it seems, at his own
free will"