, 1876-01-08
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
Views OF thc C0lureu Ex.Spuntur
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views oil tho C0iureu Ex-senator
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Ho1LY HrnIrtEs. Dec. 2G, ls75.-To III, Eycc,-
encN U 8. Gr0'n, President of Ms Ca,ted
60les---Ml DEAN Sra: In slow OF the .e,ults
o1 LUG recent e|ectiou In our State. have deter
mined to ~risc you = lottcr canynsslng The sltua.
tloa aud giving you my Views thereon. rll
trem,so by Saying that AN TO politician.
though having been tonosed by seal. ,in tho
United State, Sena.e. never hnyo sought
political preIerment, tor do I ask 1t now.
but am engaged in my calling {tao ,nin.
'atry). mud, feeling an ea7neet des,re for The
welfare of al tho people, lrreB ectlre Ut race or
color, have dsstuc 1t si7lsa,la to submit TO
got lur consldelati1t. a faw tho le4t. In resard
70 the political sl.uatiou IN tAls btnte. Since
reconstruction, the masses OF my pco. 10 have
pccn' u It were, ensIayel IN mlnd by unpt.n-
opled aIvrntuie orr, who, caring notl,iu.: for tue
country, 400 willing to Btoop to Anything, TO
matssr low lufanouB, to seolro power tu them.
setvfs ana pefpctuate it. Ay pcJpis aEa ra.ur-
ally Roaup'icaun. but us tLoy grow older in fec
aotn 70 d. they In wisdom. gfcat portion Of
tbem haVa learned Tia. they rote bclne Used A.
nsie tools, hnd. IL In tho lists election no: heinz
aoic 70 corrrcs Tic existing owl atnong thom-
bolYcs, they determined by casting thai; baiots
against shese uulr:nap.o1 Rdsan:crets 10 over
tn:os ihntn- MY peut, 10 have been told nv
these scbehlerH. wtcu men wero placed u ou tito
t'cket who uors uoto1unBlV corsu aud dlnhou.
sst, thai thcy mnst ro.s for them; shat t,e eat
vatlou VI tho party depended upon Il; tbat tho
nun Who scratched t.rkst Was not Republic.
ALL Ihtb Il. ~niY QUO Of the tuauv menus these
fnalirnant dctnuRo-u1s ha1s derisad tu perpctu-
ate tue intellectual boud age Of nv poools. 10
defeat this policy At the late eect,ou, men trre
ep ctiye Ut faco or party atiliation, United AID
Voted taUGthe: Against lpeu known 10 bs iuco,a-
tout and d loeest.
cnnuot recognize. nor do tho m*sses OF mr.
n = tHHr
officials nho have beeu in ,ower t0r tLe pask,w
yghrn aa H1publlc41is. Ka do not believe thu.
iepuhlscan'sin mcaus corruption. theft, and en-
bazzleWcnt. Tbess ttireu ofcn.cs hnso bean
lresalens ataong grea. portion O pnr ollice-
hoiue,s: IL lllein list be attr.nutsd tho drteat
OF The Republican baEty in lhe E'a;e, il deIeat
tlcfe "ns, but l. with all tAe tghts bofo1o me,
iooH upon 1t III al uptlBlug Of tue poupis, tue
"uoe people. TO ctish out corrupt ril,yB aud
moi! 1roin 9owor. The h1ste1rc.s aud hate creatou
by tue late civil st.io has n op,plon boe,, OBJ
liberated IN tlis State, u1co,t. poinaas In some
locn!l11cs nnd would layo long sluce been el1-
men who would keep a1!yo the bltlerneBH OF the
past aud incnichta hatred he;uoen tue thres, in
order that t4oy may agErandizo themselves bv
once And tiH en.snnants to coutrol INF peopis,
tho cacot of which ~ t. degrade them. l e,yo
you NY opinion that. Ind our Htato Admia,psra-
tioo adhered to Republican principles and
stood By the platform npon whuch i.
xns elected, tie s,ase to-day would havo
9eeh Oh tho highway Of prosperity.
II tho 6enlo Administration had advanced
pasrlotlc ilcaHureH. appointed only hunest and
competent men to ollcp aud soaga. t. restore
condence netsecn the races, nsootstled would
haso eeeu unknown, paace would hnvs prorAi'-
eti Eodefal !n;er been unll ,ush. OF. aud
harmouf. f1teulnnip. and mutual confidence |
would hasc taken tho place Of tllv bayonet. Iu !
concluston let me say 70 you. and through you |
to the great hopubllcan pFrty OF The North, ttntI
deemed Il my duty, in 1a ,aIf OF tuy people, tuat |
1f1ltN ftrtn {},.,
stl'tc poop1e {their former owners) snuu!1 not |
autfer m!arepreseutatlous whirn cettaiu dem4-
sogues seem desirous vt encouraging. Respect
[ul!y, Il L. IEykIs