The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-17
i,EvELs VS.. boutwell,.
why MI..l.,Ippi went Democratic.

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against the recent gsrtled anu false
presentncnt of alleged facts made by
Senator B0u:wcl!, regarding tie late
election in Mississippi, Tie New York
World oi Angus: Sad, publishes the
following letter from the ccio,cd ex-
Senator Rayelsl OF the State in ques-
ton. II. ". Reyels Was elected to the
Senate by the Republicans, with WHOM,
he would naturally synpaihise, and
therefore the expression Of the views
Set forth in his letter to President
Grant conc with peculiar force, and
bring with them the irresistible con.
ric,ion that the rottcnness Of Re-
publican rille, in that State at least,
has been correctly represented:
HOLLY SPEIS0s, Nov. Z, 1915.
To. lie ESceIttaey q. S. Grant, I're.i-
dtni cC he United Slater
Ny DEAR SIR: In view Of the result
: OF the recent election in our State, |
!. have determined to write You q letter
: ycanynssihg the situation, and giving
my vicws thereon. will premi@. by
. saying that lam 10 politician, though
having been hunorcl By SEA: in the
United States Senate. / never have
: sought political preferment nor 10 l
: ask 1t now, but nln engaged in my cal.
; ling (tho ministry, and feeling ALI
, earnest desire for the welfare Of ali the
people, irrespective OF race or color. l
have deemed it advisable to submit to
you, for consideration, q few thoughts
in regard 10 the political situation of
this State. Since reconstruction, the
masses OF my people have been, as il
were, enslayed in mind by unprincip-
led ndventurers who, caring nothing
for the country, were willing 10 stoop
10 anything, no matter how infamous,
to secure power TO themselves and per
petuate 1t. BY people are naturally
Republicans, but as they grow older in
freedom so do they III wisdom. 4 great
portion OF them have learned that they
were bring used rs mere tools, and, as
In the late election, not being abb, 10
correct the existing evil among them
selves, they determined, by casting
their ballots against ihcsc ullprincipled
adTentuTers, TO overthrow them. Nv
people have been told by these schcin-
ers, when men were placed upon the
lcket who were VIGOROUSLY corrupt
and dishonest, that they must vote for
them; that the salvation Of the party
depended upon it; that tho man who
scratched ticket Was not q Rcuubli-
can. This is only ome Of the many
means these malignant dcInogagucs
have devised to perepctnn.e the intel
slectual bondage Of my people. To de-
feat this policy at the late election,
men. irrespective Of race or party af-
tlliGti0n, united and voted together
against men known 10 DC incompctcut
and dishonest.
cannot recognize, nor do tho mas.
.ses Of IDy people ThD read, recognize,
the majority Of the officials who have
been ia power tho last twO years as
Republicans. Wo do not believe that
Republicanism means corruption, theft
and cInbczzlomen. Thcs4 threu of
iences have been prevalent among the
great portion Of our Office holders. 10
them must he attributed the defeat Of
the Republican, party in tho State, il
defeat there was, but /, with all the
lights before me, look upon il az nh
uprising OF the people. the whole pco.
pie, TO crHsh ont cHTrupt rings and men
from power. The bitterness and hato
created by the lntc civil sirifc, have ia
my opinion, been olIiterutcd in this
state, except, perhaps in Some local.
Ties. aud would have long since been
entirely clTaccd were IL not for some
unprinciplGd men who would keep
alive tho bitterness of the past and in
Culcatc u hatred between tho races, in
order Tia! they may Hggrnmdizc ihcn-
selves by Office and its cmGlmmcnta
~ control my people, tho effect Of
which Is to degrade them. I give yOu
my opinion that had our State admin.
istrajon adhered 10 Republican primCi.
pics, and si0od By Tic platform upon
which il was elected, tho State ,1.dey
would hare been on tho higliway Of
prosperity. II tho State adininiMrn-
ton Ind advanced only patriotic meas.
nrcs, appointed only honest men 10
Office, and sought To restore confidence
between tho Taces, bjOUislicd would have
been unknown. peace would have pre-.
V0ilod, Federal Interference been nh.
thought Of, and harmony, fTicmIship
aud mutual confidence wouId hnyc
taken tho place OF .ho bayOntt. ia
conclusion, lot mo say Ia you. mud
through you 10 ihc great EPpubican
party Of tho North, Tint deem IL my
duty, III behalf Of 10y people, that !
present ulrsn facts, IN ORDER that thoy
and tho white people (their former
owncrs) should not suffer ni5rcprcScn.
Iation which certain dcInngogucs scent
hcBirouS OF encouraging.
Respectfully, II. W. EEygLs.