Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-14
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
BY ]. L. POWER.
DEMOCRACY IN COUNCIL.
BY ]. l. POWER.

mtttre havtug urtrrwst primary et~~
tiSa for delegates 70 the National Dem
ocrA,ie convention, and for presidential
electors. instead ot calling state COO
vcntiou. A. has h~en ,h- time hcnor-sl
and isw-~asc'igaea custom ~ selecting
the sane. and the committee having
declined 10 r~a~semhic 20 re~cnsid~r
tha, sctioa. snd rsny % the D~no
cratic uesspap~rx. and leading Demo
Gratis of the state having pro,essed
against that eoar->. q Convention wa.
called ~ meet IN Jscksoa Ga Tuesday
JaneN
TSenty xhs c~aasiss ws-~ rcrrr.
seui~d BY duty accredited delegates,
and several others By eitis-nS in Sym
pzthy with the ohi~cs for which the
ccavrntion was eall~st la all thers
were shoat two handrei good men aud
true On the foor of representative hall
when Hoo- James \. vsfdspss. - lie
fore. called tho convention to order
lie hriefy. bat very forcibly. caplaincd
the causes that resulted in the ceav~u
tioa. and suggested that . permanent
organiEation b effected. wher~upou
DR.. ". l. keirn Of Holmes was elected
chairman. }. L Power ot Hinds aud J
u. Mcsiuirc of Nasoo secretaries
A committee On resolutions was ap
appointed. consisting Of NeSsr~ Jane,
y MeCooi. James \. vardaman. l. "
smith. aud for the several Districts. y
q. Eckford. Geo. c. Myers. : n >eill,
W. :. Hiii. J. II. Neville. T. H. Henry.
The committee. through Major varta
man. reported the following. which
were adopted after some discuSNiun,
and after the rejection Of . substitute
offered by Judge Coleman of L~aore.
We the Democrats Of Mississippi. Ia
eonven,ion assembled. called together
because Of the refusal Of the stats
executive committee u order a stAts
convention. in accordance with par,y
custom. to select delegates IN the na
tionsi Drmocratie convention. noninats
presidential electors. pronalga,e /,
platform Of principles and ,o elect 4
new executive committee. adopt th'
following resolutions a. expressing Oui
views on public and political question.
of the day.
Resolved. arSt. That We deplore an
condemn the action Of the Dsnocrsti,
state executive committee for r-faNins
to call state convention foe the Pur
poses above -. forth. and in lieu thereo
providing for the hol4inx Of plurality
primary election 10 select aAtionai dele
gates and presidential electors. which
We cannot bu, regard A. vial2,ive d
the unwriiten law u the state. un
warranted. unnecessary znd contrary I.
Democratic practice and usage in ,ht
State. and in the face of the wishes ans
sentiments Of the gre.; masses Of th'
Democracy Of Mississippi We eon
demn that feature Of the committee
action which tends To emharraSs or de
prive the Democracy of the State o
opportunity 10 assemble and express
itself upon public issues and instrue
its delegates 10 the national Dem"crstI
convention upon public questions. .
well a. for whom - cas-, the vote o
this state for president We condemn
the action OF the committee in that 1
violates imm~morial Democratic Gus
tom By refusing 10 provide for the selec
tion Of its successors. thus tending 10
perpetuation Of itself The Democrac-
of the State will not consent tha, an,
-. - - .k.n N...-s~. (. - 49,
to select its own agents and servants
however exalted in character such met
may be. We refuse to surrender szel
rights or permit them 10 BE- embarrassed
hence the assembling Of this eoaven
ton. representing the Democracy o
the STATE. We especially eoodemn tn
action Of the ma tority OF the exeeutiv'
committee in refusing % reconveae tn
committee 10 reconsider their unwar
ranted, unprecedcnt. unnecessary ans
undemocratic action, and this we do
while at the same time favo~inx fai
and legal primary elections for th'
nomination OF party candidates 20
election 20 state. district and count,
Offices. This stubborn refusal of tn
committee 20 ray the lsas; regard 4
the wish of the people cannot be a.
severely condemned by the D~mocr.e,
OF this Democratic state. therefore. =
save the harmony OF the party. be ID
Resolved. second. That this eoaven
ton proceed To the pominatioa Of can
didates for presidential electors an,
delegates and alternate delegates q
the national Democratic convention. {,
be voted for At the primary eleetIo,
called by the State committee. June 81
and to that end the chairman Of thh
convention is authorized TO appoin
such committees Is he may deem neecs
sary to carry out the purposes of thi
resolution
Resolved. third. That We reafirm an
pledge our support and allegiance Il
the national Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago in is9s. and We in
struct the delegates TO be named b.
this convention TO the national Demo
cratic convention. to be held in kznsa
City. TO cast the vote Of this State fol
that peerless leader Of Democracy. tha
able. pure and incorruptible statesman
the great tribune OF the people. Hon
William Jennings Bryan, - the Demo
cratic candidate for president of th'
United States
Resolved. fourth. That we denoune'
the Republican administration 70
favoring. and the Republican congress
for adopting, the currency bill an'
placing this country upon a gold basis
regarding this As . crime no less tha,
the decentralization Of silver in 1878.
Resolved, ffth. That we are unalter
ably opposed to imperialism and cxpan
sion, As proposed by the RepublieaI
party. and denounce the policy Of tn
Republican administration and all th'
methods that have been employed Il
fx this colonial policy on our free re
publican form of government We ar
also opposed TO the retention Of tn
Philippine islands by the United State
government