American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-23

sed. They had UP to that time be n
1, iendiy with me. WAS, tlirOus u
their influence and n liberal us
money, nominated to Congress. Nh
Jane III. Harris was the only OPP
pOnent | hal in the ,and
he was paid by me 1000 to get
out of the way and support me. l
paid him by II check on the Paleigh
National Bank dated Feb. q, 1868.
About this time the Ring concluded
they would make close corporation
and shake me, but 1 lemu, red, aud
Mr.. Swepson paid mo e15, 900 and l
released any claim l had on them,
OF the spOils of the Ring.
was again nominated, when
Harris again wanted to leech me !:
aud this Tina the cOlOred patriot
would take no less than $4,000, thus
making me bleed $1,000 to repre-
sent as mean and worthless a con-
stituenoy Of whites aud blacks as
ev, called themselves Republicans.
They should have been called by
their proper name of thieves and
lreches. l had, by this time, come
to the conclusion that Swepson, Alb
bOtt, LittlefieId s. Co. would be
tired of their shaking me in the
way they had. So l saw Judge
Sammy Watts; made an arrange
ment with Judge Watts to enjoin
the issue of bonds to the railrO I'd
company, and he was to have 3d.
900 of State bonds for issuing and
sustaining ipjnnctions in the Allan
tic s. Tennessee Railroad case. The
suit was in the name of one KehOe
Of New bern the case was fixed up,
and Sammy got his $1,000. There
was but one railroad, l now remem-
Der of, that did not pay tribute to
this Ring, and that was the Salem
road. They declined to "bleed."
1t was well understood that Mr..
Swepson was to and did take care
o. tfov. Holden, and that he was
paid for his influence. Andy Jones
and Swepson have often told me
that SwepsOn paid Gov. Holden
some SEE, 900, besides his stock in
the Raleigh National Bank. / know
that Littlefield gave Gov. Holden
SIS. 900 for the Standard. The
price was high, but the Governor
gave his countenance and encourage
ment to steal his State. So 1t was
about even.
AN ANXIOUS PARENT.
JIG. L. Harris wanted to be post
master his daddy, C. L. Harris.
offered me d. 600 to sign his recon-
mendatiop. 1 declined. Harris
then had Shaffer, the carpet-bag
register. who has about as much
brain as a bull calf, to write me a
letter. Offer ing me 81, 900 to sign it.
[ declined. Logan then wanted to
fight me in Mahler's jeweIry store
for not giving him recommends
ton.
Llttle6eld, Swepson, and Abbott
are to blame, one rs much rs the
other. for the condition of affairs in
your State.
They corrupted the Legislature.
using such willing tools as j. 81.
Harris to get the negro members
vote for all of their schemes. Harris
was by them paid the money with
which he purchased his farm. In
fact he would do nothing unless be
was paid for it. He must have re
ceived not less than S15, 900 for his
influence and his vote. Abbott got
at least @lOO. 600 for his share. You
all know how much your State was
swindled ont of; the members them
selves received but little. Sam
Carrow was paid %, 500 for trying
to influence Rodman's opinion on
the bonds issued by the railroad
Dick Badger and Tim Lee each
got their $4,000 of State bonds out
Of the Atlantic and Ohio Railroad
Company appropriation. In fact,
not one of these radical chaps that
are bounding me did lick of work
but they got their pay, and your
State had to pay them. The steal
ing extended from one end of the
State to the other, and was dOEe
by the Republican party.
More than one man now in ease and
plenty in your State stole what he is
laiIy eating, and if the Republican
party is to be continued in power,
you will get just four years more
IF it. JOHN l.. DEwEESE.