The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-11
WHAT EX-GOY. POWERS
ABOUT sou THIERN AFP,,nll9
waving the bloody sh,,,
Cleaveland Leader.I

Cleaveland LEADER
r. How do you account for tho r..,.
the recent elections in The south C.,..N o.
Gov. Powers, why, simply bs..,'yi'
Democrats had every thing their oyr, ue
The Republicans wonld NOT yote way.
reason that they believed it would que
good wv DO
r. Is it true that the Republican, a.. IN
going over to the Grreubacker,s -'e lA
Gov. p. No; 1t is not. Where tbsp,
licans were solicited To- do So thew go tyl'
voted for the Grsenback candiiat., 4lI
cause thew believed in that doctrine s,, os'
account of the inducements held ON. br N.
Candidates, especially their promises ri., 'u
their side the purity Of the ballot ,b.'.It IN
preserved, aud the Republicans kus,, % lt
that was a thing the Democrats had ,,- ,-.'
ted. | saw an interview with SpBat,r
mar the other day, in which he stitst ,te.
the Republicans IN Mississippi do uot n
vOr the GreCnback !henry. ASIs4f1b.t-
wherever the Republicans voted M, ~,
Greenback candidates, it was I'm the hoy
that by 80 doing the ballot box woulIqg'.
become the means OF tree cypres.ioS -
opinion, and that better protection In N.Y.
right of suffrage might be- secured ~.
careful observed | am satisfied thattbs,.-I
and file of the Rrpu bli,an party favrr
gold and silver basis. There is no DOM,
about that.
R. What is your opinion now OF hs
Presidents policy?
Gov. p. Well, I was ALWAYS friendly %,
the course lie took. for believe he bai ge
other alternative. II was impossible iorb.r
to haYe done any thing else, for the time o.a,
passed in which State government could h.
upheld by Federal authority. HAYES rolJ
not have followed Grants course auy IepotI
OF time, for the Democratic Congress Womb
have refused to vote supplies Do the army
the effect has been 10 throw the question
into the hands OF the people, and they are 10
settle it among thems Ives. The RtDubf.
cans know that even now the Dtmocr1p
hold all the offices by fraud and corruption.
and they propose to retire from the field al.
together, aud let them WORK out the probe
lem without any Interference. ToUlusIrate
| will give instance. In our county We
have voting population of 5000, Al tbs
recent election the Democratic candidate
got 500 votes, and that's AN. He was eIe1.
ted without any opposition. There were
$500 Republicans who stayed away from ths
polls. In some counties the fever epidemic
had something to do with the small vote,
but it did not in this for there WAS 100 vel
low fever there at all. The same thing was
repeated at other places in the State.
X. How is this deplOrable state of affairs
to be remedied
Gov. L. lime can only tell. they cannot
resort to force. The ballpt-blN is 400 longer
free expression OF thought and opinion Go
Mississippi. For the last three elections
they have seen fraud and corruption pre-
vail, and now they refuse tp appeal lo tho
ballot-bO because it settles nothing ioi
them.
r. Do You think there Will be a solid
North aud solid South in 1850?
Gov. +. There will bea solid South.
That has been the slogan of the Democrats
tor some time back, and il g. their dctermi-
nation. | can't speak for the North buC
do know that if the people OF the north
have that respect for the purity of tie ball.
l0t-box, which they ought to have and I
they are aware Of all the the dishonest meant
that have been employed to bring about tle
present state Of affairs in the South, there
ought to be a solid North, aud AN iudi grant
solid North at that.