Year: 1874

"a % SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY. 8


what it NTsans-The Rights of AIl-No op-


preston of Any Race or Glass of Men,.


The Democratic Executive Commit
teeof Alabama have issued the follow
ing address tothe people of that State:


Under our representative system of
government great popular election
has recently occurred in our State, the
substantial result of which is now nn-
mistakably known. While congratu-
fating you upon this happy result, so
auspicious, as we sincerely believe, for
the welfare and prosperity Of all the
people of this State, we deem it ap-
propriate to return our humble aud
grateful thanks, first ofall.to Almighty
God-and in this we feel satisfied
that we will be joined by large ma
jofity of the people of this State. In
the same spirit we feel that it is not
inappropriate 10 briefly call YOUR at
tention to some. considerations with
out which this election, SO far from
being a benefit, would be a positive
evil. The substantial test of every
election is the fairly expressed
will of the people, and neither more
Nor less than this ought to be the de-
sire of every good citizen. Imam cleo
ton in which SO many officers were
voted for we think it not improbable
that there may have been occasional
irregularities in the mode of holding
the election aud of making the returns
in some of the voting precincts of this
State ;1and in every such instance,
where there was no fraud or actual
injury to their just rights, we call up
on all the candidates of our party to
abide by the win of the people as fair
ly expressed, and to refrain from max
ing contests for offices predicated up
on any such technical irregularities.
The party we represent is firmly pledg-
ed by all that is sacred among men to
use its utmost 'endeavors to bring the
blessings of good government to all
the people of this State, and under the
providence of God it remains to be
seen whether onr party is equal to the
responsible and arduons duties il has
undertaken to. perform. These duties
require of us that justice must be fair
1y administered according to the laws
of the land; that the rights of all the
people of Alabama, both of person and
property, must be preserved inviolate;
that there must be no oppression of
any race or class of men; that the
credit aud good name OF this State
must be restored that harmonious re-
slatiOns of mutual confidence aud good
will must be cultivated and adjusted
among all the conflicting interests rep
resented among the people of this
State that yielding cheerful obedi-
enoe to the laws of the United States,
aud promptly bearing our share ofthe
burdens of the General Government.
whether in war or in peace, we must
also cultivate such other relations that
the citizens of every State composing
our great Union who may from time
to time have business with us or come
into our midst shall receive that JUS
tioe and hearty welcome at our hands
due 10 brethren of the same great
household, without regard to differ
ence of political opinion, If we fail
to accomplish substantially these re-
suits, just go far will we disappoint
the hopes and expectations of large
majority OF the people of Alabama. A
bright future is before us, aud we feel
that with proper exertions on our part
there can be no reasonable doubt it
will speedily result in prosperity TO
all the people of our beloved State.


6 BY order OF the State Executive
Committee of the Democratic aud
Conservative party of Alabama. @


laa sh w, l.. BRAGo, Chairman.