The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-10
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The Partisan Bitterness Shown
by Both Parties.
The Negro as q Voter and
a Citizen.
ELECTION FRAUDS AND INTIMIDATION,
Peace and Good Government Neces-
say to Prosperity.
MOBILE, May 10. 1875.

odly " TlOSPSIty.
MOBILE, May 10, 1875.
promised to tell you something OF the causes
which make a union OF the good men OF botn pc.
ttcal parties Tor the purpose OF eectnR an honest
Legislature and responsible county officers din
cult in Mississippi. One is The extreme and BIT
ter Intolerance OF the democratic politicians,
which jealousy interferes 10 keep the members
OF the two parties apart. Northern man, being
a republican. Is therefore 'carpet-pagger," no
matter whether he Is honest or dishonest His chill
dren hear themselves called yankees" Mt school,
his wife finds her church relations unpleasant, ne
is looked on with aversion, and this, though he
may have brought capital into tue state, may
have all bis interests there, and have lived
there since the war. ~ have found in MIS-
sssppi some OF the peasantest and incest people
ever met in my llien said an excellent Northern
man TO me. ''My wife and nave made many OF
the most delightful and congenial friendships OF
our lives here among natives or the state. But
they are people who live quietly on their plsnta-
tons where they welcome us with true hospital
ity. They do not mix In politics. The moment !
touch political circles that moment ! am repealed
as only yankee ana a carpet-bagger.' Now. to
be lawyer and meet, as you enter the court, only
a stony glare OF hatred or repuision; 10 be a mer-
chant ana know that your neighbors will 20
block or Two further rather than trade with you;
to be conscious as you walk the streets that
men are cursing you Tor being Northern man,
and asking themselves, What the - makes
him stay herein This Is not pleasant for hon.
orable men, who pay their taxes do all their duty
as citizens, and add materially 10 the prosperity
OF the state, and who know, beside, that this
hatred is not the sentiment or the mass or honest
people, but only OF the politicians, who encourage
n n a n
nuence.
NEGRO INTOLERANCE.
ON the other hand, the negroes and those who
control their vote form q close corporation. bit
terry jealous OF opposition, transacting all poti-
cal business By the tyranncal rule OF the caucus
and ready TO persecute any republican who dares
10 De independent. At the FIRST symptom OF oppo-
siton to tue decisions OF the cucus the opposer's
name Is taken down, 1t is sent around in his
county or district as that OF 'poltern and every
colored voter is soiemny warned TO beware OF
him as though ne were rattlesnake. Men are
as gravely .'read out' OF the republican party In
Mississippi as though 1t we're church. and the act
or accommodation nxes, with the ignorant
blacks, q stigma upon him as though he were
traitor
Thus, as told you. the two factions play into
each Others hands; both conspire 10 make inde-
pendent political action and reform almost i'm
possible. As Tor the colored voters themselves,
the testimony Is universal that they are incapable
oil independent political action. They must have
white leaders and organizers; and under the cir.
cumstances IL Is inevitable that they should fall
prey 10 the lowest and least scrupulous political
vagabonds and demagogues. These teach them
to take up the trade OF politics for living, and
tell them that IS they cast the most votes, 80 they
are entitled TO the most ofnces. some
OF these men have not even residence
In the State. o. c. French, Tor instance, was at
one time chairman OF the Republican State Elk
ecutiye Committee. was appointed by Governor
Ames Commissioner TO the Centennial Exhibition
was a Representative in the Legislature nom
Natcnez, and yet when search was made Tor him
the otner day by . law ofacer 10 enforce the
penalty OF . bond. he had not. so far as could be
discovered residence In the State and 1t Is said
and believed that ne lives In ohio. Others are
mere place hunters, az Tor instance State senator
Price. who Is also pubic printer Tor the
judicial district in which he lives; his
wife IL postmistress, his nephew county
superintendent or education and deputy
collector or internal revenue; his son-in.law
chancery CLERK, and he himself was lately asking
TO be appointed snerif ana tax collector Again,
the President or the Board OF supervisors or
Kinds county, In which Jackson lies. Is reported
TO be partner OF the state printer and he has the
supervisors are ignorant colored men, easily In
posed on; and democrats share with republicans
In the contracts they let out for county work.
The democrats complain loudly OF republican ras.
cAnty, and with reason; out their own skirts are
BY no means clean. There are republican counties
in which county warrants are al or near par and
there are democratic counties where the warrants
are At a heavy discount; and this measures the
extent OF malad min .strGt.on.
In vicgsburg the democrats got up q Taxpayers
League, put we're made a laughing stock when 1t
was discovered mat one OF the ofncers OF the
League had charged the town $500 for removing
sale nom the landing to the Court House.
FEDERAL OFFICERS
IL must be added thst while tue federal officers
In the state are often excellent men, the later ap-
pointments are ia many cases persons despsed
In the community where tney live. Tue recently
appointed Collector Of Customs at vicksourg
heard SPOKEN Of By colored men as "Poie
Cat Hall; and was tod by republicans
that 70 Is neid In general contempt
in the community. could mention others Most
OF these men are pretty open third termers; but
IL amused me to nnd tnat tue Amas once holders
usually prefer General Butler 70 General Grant.
/ understand that the federal Ornce holders
throughout the state are generally third tsrmers.
ELECTIONS IN MISSISSIPPI.
AZ have spoken frequently or the bitterness OF
podticsi feeling In the state, ought to tel! you
that have heard OF no complaints from repuo-
ilcsns oil Intimidation or violence OF any general
election held IN Mississippl since isCs Nor DO the
democrats complain OF registration aud election
frauds. The laws are lar better thaa IN Loui.
kiaEa. The canvass Is usually conducted In what
would seem 10 us a rougn way. Butthe republicans
are very outsp0Eeu; tneY give rs good ~ they
get; they assert their rights aud 90 not scare
nf n.l
ana intimidation OF when have heard occurred
Ia vlcKspurg last August ana It local election In
COLUMBUS last December. SO FAR as nave heard
these did not attract the attention OF the state
authorizes. In tas Vicksourg city election the
republicans put up 40 vile ticgst--I described u
IN previous letter--tnat only three white men
voted FOR II, ana a threat refuse EN- ployment to