The Daily Clarion

Mr. Tilden Fully Endorsed.

Hon. J. M. Stone, Governor of Mississippi, and Gen. George, Chairman of the State Democratic Committee, on the Southern Claims.—Vicksburg Herald.

Below we give extracts from a letter written to a gentleman in this city, by his Excellency, Governor Stone, and an extract from a letter written by Gen. George to a gentleman in Jefferson county. These leading and representative men reflect the views of ninety-nine one-hundredths of the Democrats of this State, and their endorsement of Gov. Tilden's position will have weight and influence in dissipating the false issues raised by the Northern Radicals in their desperate efforts to defeat the election of that statesman and patriot:

EXTRACT FROM GOV. STONE'S LETTER.

Jackson, Miss., Oct. 27, 1876.

I agree fully with you in your opinion of Gov. Tilden's letter of the 24th, in regard to what are called the "Southern claims," and I think I am justified in saying that Gov. T.'s position is cordially endorsed by ninety-nine hundredths of the Democrats of Mississippi. The "Southern claims" is a great bugbear, used by the professional politicians to frighten the timid Northern voter, in the hope to arouse prejudice against the South, and to distract attention from the short-comings and corruption of the present Republican Administration. Unable to stand before the country upon its record of the past four years, and having failed in its effort to successfully conduct the canvass under what is known as the "bloody shirt programme," the Republican party must needs take up some other cry intended to mislead and blind the North. I am truly glad Gov. Tilden has set forth, in no uncertain words, what will be the policy of his Administration on the subject of Southern claims, should he be elected President.

The people of the South do not support Governor Tilden from any mercenary motive. The hope of securing the payment of Southern claims, has, never entered their minds—nor was the question thought of, so far as I know, until it was forced into the issues of the canvass by reckless and desperate Republican speakers—notably Mr. Blaine. I know I speak the honest sentiment of the Democrats of Mississippi, when I say their only object in supporting Mr. Tilden is to bring about a new order of things—a new order of things that will give peace and prosperity to their State; that will cause the whole country, in Mr. T.'s language, to "turn to a new and better future, and on that basis to assure peace, reconciliation and fraternity between all sections," and last, though not least of all, that will put an end forever to the designs of wicked men to array the two races in the South in hostility to each other. These objects, and these only, have they in view. And the new dodge to blind the North to Republican mal-administration, shows to what a forlorn hope and desperate extremity the Republican speakers and journals are reduced.

Yours sincerely,
J. M. STONE

EXTRACT FROM GEN. GEORGE'S LETTER.

Mr. Tilden is being pressed at the North by the Southern Claims question. He has properly put an extinguisher on that programme of the Radicals by his letter. I rejoice he has done so, and I telegraphed the National Committee that we approved of it. We can't afford to lose the only chance we have had, for long weary years, to have good government, for the miserable phantom of getting a few claims for our citizens. The claims are almost entirely controlled by speculators. I would rejoice to see an end of all questions which can further divide the North and the South. What we need is a real restoration of Union and fraternity between the two sections, so that all of us, Northern and Southern, can go forward harmoniously in working out our future destiny. The few dollars which can be gotten for certain classes of Southern Claims, ought not to be allowed to stand in the way of reconciliation and harmony. So I say again, I rejoice he has written the letter, and I shall stand by it in good faith in all the length and breadth of propositions contained in it, and I have no doubt our people will do the same.

Yours truly,
J. Z. GEORGE