The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-02-23
rwO POLITICAL PARTIES
Essential TO the Welfare, Progress anu
Prosperity OF the State.

The SENTINEL, MS is well known,
has ueve,, Within It's long history, ana
especially under it's present manage
meut. dating tack yearly twenty-five
years, failed to supporti The Democratic
ticket, federal, state, county or munie-
,val. The editor OF the SENTINEL
never scratched a Democratic ticket 10
his life. We expect TO continue 10
support and advocate Democracy.
Notwithstanding this. we are honest
enough TO proclaim the fact that we re-
gard it as essential for the welfare OF
tho Slate, and best interests OF the peo-
pie 10 have Two parties. There Is no
denying the fact that the time mas
come when the people OF Mississippi
are honestly differing on great politi-
Cal questions. Long tenure, the undis'
puted ! way, for II quarter OF a century,
breeds corruption in any party. and 10
say that there has not been, and Is not
corruption 10 a more or less degree In
the Democratic party Of this state
would be to belle cold-steel facts.
Many years ago We heard a prom'-
I nept Mississippian say that he would
vote for the nominee, even ii the nom'-
nee were u yellow dog" This might
have been, TO some extent, excusahle
before i~lliteracy was eliminated from
politics, but now an altogether differ
eut state of affairs exist, and there is
no sound, sensible reason why any
such dogma should be uttered or re-
spected. In the primaries 10 1899,
some individuals, by the corrupt use OIL
money, and by other d~irreputaole
meaus,-the use OF whiskey and the
stufiing OF ballot boxes aud the votes
Of poll tax delinquents, we're made
the nominees OF the party, and forced
upon the public rs officials, when, Il
there had been two respectable parties
! such q thing could not have happened
I and II it had, such disreputable aud 10
competent men, nominated by suct
methods, would have been defeated q
the polls.
: While we believe in patriotism a
! much as any man, yet there is no deny
q ing the fact that politics is o matter o
] business, that the neople are entitled
1 TO the best service Of the best meu
aud the only way to compass this !
with two parties, which would requir
each to put up its cleanest, ablest an
most efficient
:. Taxes In many counties and town
= are now higher thai they we're durin
radical days. What does this mean
Taxes ought 70 be much lighter, espe'
; tally when the valuations have great
increased.
Macaulay, one of the greatest hist
rians the world ever produced, truth
:. fully said that two parties are abs
lutely essential TO the safety oil tt
state. Each to watch and make tt
other do right. The peace and ord'
If OF a commonwealth demands the be
government.
In these observations the SENTINE
Is is not singular. They are heard
&c every hamlet, town and county
the State, by many Of the purest Der
ocrats aud most devoted Mississ!pI
ans. All are agreed that faction
politics is the curse Of the state. v
&C. honestly believe that more toieran
10 would exist with two parties, than
seen In the factional strife rampant
over Mississippi.
I'M The SENTINEL, true to its motto
ov "Be Just and Fear Not"-utters t
al above IN the best interest OF the sta
Progress and decent politics, reducti
mr., Of taxstion, sober men in Office, and
enforcement of law by the cour
should be the slogan Of u brave, hone
MS moral and fearless people.
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