The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-24

founded as the Republican party Is.
upon the dogma of the moral and legal
rightfulness of protection and of other
species of special legislation, a not
realize and enforce this idea.
Twenty-Statehood for Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory, Statehood
for Arizona, Statehood for New Mexi-
co and a territorial government for
Porto Rico.
TWenty-one-Better, more cordial
and more adequate return and better
tr eatment of heroes who have served
the country in time of need than the
Republican administration has granted
to men like Admiral Schley and Adj
miral Dewey. The Democracy. like
The country. il at j loss to understand
| how the administration could have ar
rived at the conclusion that it was
it's duty to snub Admiral Dewey, the
| victor of Manila Bay, and to permit
the continuance in the public service
| of those officers of the navy and m
| ployes of the navy department who
were guilty of conduct unbecoming
| officers and gentlemen" in that they
aided, or failed to cut short the SIAN
ders that were heaped upon Admiral
| oCllSy, luc NICIOl VI oohtioSo Day, Ny
an irresponsible. so-called historian,
were corrected by employees of the
navy department.
1'wenty-two-The Democracy of
Mississippi, representing the white
people of the State, in dealing with
racial questions, is conscious of "the
strength of a giant" and is equally
comedian. ~ &c i,tct 1Nt0rrotnofinn
not to use that strength like a
giant" brutally or irrationally. While
| preserving and pe~rpetuating, as its
sacred duty, the supremacy of the
white mans code of ethics, peculiar
to him, the central tenet of which is
the sanctity of the family life, it will
perform this duty in the future as
it has tried to perform it in the past,
with all possible kindness and consid.
Grafton. conscious of the fact that the
duty carries with it a trust-that trust
which is always reposed by h God OF
| Nature in those who have power and
superior c~apacity-the trust to do
equal and exact justice.
In this connection we justly applaud
the present governor of the State for
his exempliflcation of those principles
in his maintenance of law and order,
and that reverence due to the courts
of u own constituting.
The Delegation.
The convention selected the follow
ing gentlemen to represent the State
in the National convention:
State at Large-John Sharp Will
liams, Gov. James K. Vardaman, Sena-
tors A. J. McLaurin and M. d. Money.
Alternates: w. S. Hill for Senator
A. j. McLaurin; w. A. mcdonald for
lGov. j. K. Vardaman; Gen. Robert
Lowry for Senator H. D. Money; F.
A. McLain for John S. Williams.
First District. M. Boon. Alcorn;
Walter Weaver, Lowndes. A~lternates:
j. T. Roberts, Lee; w. S. Sheffield.
Second District-W. S. Sively, La
fayette; ]. NJ. Brown, DeSoto. Alter
mates: d. G.. James, Tallahatchie; w.
F.. Smith, Union.
Third District-F. A. Montgomery,
Tunica; Leroy Percy, Washington.
Alternates: S. N. Sample, Holiness; R.
C. Garnett, Sunf1ower.
Fourth District. G. Smythe, At
tala; j.. T. Dunn, Webster. A~lternates:
D. C. Langston, Pontotoc; A. T. Sto-
vail. Chickasaw.
Fifth District-W. D. Cameron, Lau-
derdale; J.. S. Eaton, Smith. Alter
mates: James H. Duke, Kemper; S. B.
| Watts. Lauderdale.
Sixth District-R. P. Hilton, Simp-
son; Jesse Brown, Jackson. Alter
mates: j.. P. Carter, Perry; Thomas
Mcdonald Gown otOp
Seventh District. D. Barkdull,
Adams; T. w. James, Pike. Alter
mates: A. M. Newman. Franklin: D.
| c.. Chamberlain. Jefferson.
Eighth District-W. M. Carstarphen,
Kinds; w. S. McAlister, Madison.
| Alternates: w. F. Wilcox, Kinds; R.
c.. Wilkinson, Warren.
Mr.. Williams then read the follow
| ing in%structing the delegates to vote
for Judge Parker:
Resolved, That we recognize in
| Judge Alton B.. Parker of New York,
an eminently consistent Democrat and
an eminently sane man, of cOnserva-
tive and healthy tendencies, and judi
cial training, a man who knows that
the duty of a chief executive is not
to make laws, thereby uSurping legls-
latlVo IuHCtlOuS, Jul l oASCutC 'hohh
without fear. favor o ~question-one
who can and will and does trust the
Democracy of the country.
Resolved, That We trust him, and
therefore instruct our delegates to the
| National convention to cast their
votes as a unit for Judge Parker as
the Democratic nominee for preSl-
dent. This convention, however. en-
powers it's delegation at h National
convention. upon a two-thirds vote OF
said delegation, to abSolve 1t from
these instructions on a contingency
justifying it in their judgment.
The resolutions were passed unan1-
mously.
Mr.. Williams read a resolution
drawn up by the convention indors-
ing the administration of Gov. Varda-
man. especially his efforts to enforce
the laws equally and justly. This
resolution was adopted amid cheers.
The hour was growing late, and
after naming the presidential electors
for the State. the convention mad
finished it's labors, and. on motion.
| final adjournment was taken. and the
meeting passed into history.
"I believe" said the old gentleman
with the tall brow. that every man
can do something to make the world
better if he only takes the trouble TO
find out how to go about it." DO you
indeed?' replied the young man. VINO