New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-01-15
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la st he made me say settlement" for IN
strument, and 'degree" for dye. 1 will not,
however, blame him entirely, as it may be
that need to take more lessons in penman-
ship.
This is the day that the contests for the
various county and district offices in the
State commence. All officers refuse to give
up, because the Attorney General opines
that the election law is unconstit utional,
and new officers are claiming their seats be-
cause they were elected by large majorities,
and according to law. The contest in this
county has already commenced, and no one
knows where it will end. There are two sher-
ifs acting, and two boards of supervisors in
session. Mandami, injunctions, and quo
,ca,rantos are as plentiful as newspapers, and
when an offending party cannot get an in
junction granted in this district, he goes to
the Chancellor of the next district and gets
an order directed to the clerk of this district.
An order even came down from one of the
judges of the Supreme Court! The doors
of our penitentiary will yet swing open to
receive some of these unprincipled dcma-
gogues who are ready to throw the State
into a condition Of anarchy that will require
the Interference of the Federal Government.
The present contest is among the county
officers, but on the Goth inst, when the Legis-
lature meets-the representatives fresh from
the people-then will come the tug of war
State officers will then demand their seats
the Legislature will be in full blast, and woe
be to that small and insignificant class of
rule and ruin men, when those elected by
two-thrds of the people of the State 60 up
and demand their places. But the old aph-
orism of "Where rogues fall out, honest
men will get their Dues" will soon verify
itself, as Governor Powers, Attorney Gen
eral Morris, and Auditor MusgrOve are at
loggerheads with each other as to the best
course to pursue in the premises. Powers
thinks Morris is the greatest rogue alive
Morris knows Powers to be the biggest
blockhead and the most mulish being that
ever existed; and Musgrove entertains the
same opinion of Powers and Morris as they
do of each other, and both Powers and
Morris think Musgrove, like the Pharisce,
boasts too much of his own honesty, as he
went into office poor man, but folks say he
is coming out with nearly hundred thou
sand. But the bottom is dropping out Of
the opposition, and everything will soon be
calm.
The returns for State officers are now
known to be as follows: Adelbert Ames for
Governor; majority, 2O,5Sl; A. r. Davis, for
Lieutenant Governor; majority, 3l,G46;
James Hill, for Secretary of State; majority.
1894; George H. Holland, for Treasurer;
majority, 1885; VIM. II. Gibbs, for Audit
or; majority, 24,447; George E. Harris, for
Attorney General; majority, 90, 4O3; T. w.
Cardozo, for Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation; majority, p ,S4l. And the following
will show how votes have expressed a still
more decided preference in the following
counties which gave majorities to Messn.
Hill and Cardozo, while the remainder of the
Republican ticket with the exception of w.
H. Gibbs) was defeated in them: In Attala
county Hills majority is "a and Cardozo,s
l4G; in Choctaw, HILLS 90. Cardozo's Is: in
Lafayette, Hills "a, Cardozo's 81: in Ian.
derdale, Hill's Al; Cardozo's l48; in Marion.
Hills SO, Cardozo's, SO; in Neshoba, Hills
4S, Cardozo's 81; in Pike, Hills &C. Car
dozo's 80; Wane, Hills S, Cardozo's q: in
Montgomery, Hills SO, Cardozo's q; W. H.
Gibbs also carried Marion by II, Nesho ba
by 26, Pike by ID, and Wayne by 8. There
are doubts in the minds of many of the lead
ing men of the State, as to whether the
county will have jurisdiction over the cleo
ton law. There is no way of obliteratlng
the fact that we are obliged to have an cleo.
ton every second year for members of the
Legislature, as they cannot hold over: and
the Legislature which will assemble ON
the Goth inst. may assert its power with nc
much authority as the Supreme Court. In
deedlt is coordinate branch of our repub.
lican form of government which is guaran.
tied to us by the Constitution of the United
States. And if we have no Legislature
then we have no republican form of povern.
ment, and Uncle Sam will have to come in
and give US one. But why argue the sub.
Ject; the fiat of the people has gone forth
and it shall be obeyed. The next Lepisla-
ture will have an exciting time in electinp
two United States Senators-one for the
unexpired term of one year, and one for the
long term of six years, commencing in 1879
There are many candidates, colored and
white, already looming up-some in the far
distant, and others near at hand. soundino
their loud timbrel. believe it is delinitelv
understood that General Ames will not he .
candidate for the United States Senate 90
the condition Of things require his nresence
IN the State as Governor. In that event
the fight will be lively indeed. am Glad to
hear the expression from many of our LEADING
representatives that the long term in the
United States Senate by right belongs To .
representative of the colored people. We
have less representation in Congress than
any Southern State in proportion to our ma.
Jorlty. The colored people form nineteen
twentleths OF the voters of the Republican
party, and large majority of the voters If
the State, yet we have no representative in
the judiciary Department, and but one rem.
resentative in Congress-. We shall have q
majority in the next Legislature of fortv.s;x
On joint ballot, and if we do not improve this
opportunity, we may never have another like
Il. There are rumors that the short tem of