, 1879-08-03
The Ynzoo Mob Finds q Defender.
10 the Editor Of The Tribune.

WAUKEsuA, Wis, Aug. 1.-Tour comments
in TIE TRIBUNE of yesterday upon what you
designate as the "Yazoo City Democratic Mob"
lead me to ask space in your columns to say
few words upon subject which itsccms lmpos-
sib1c for those not resident in the South to COM
prehend. I know nothing Of the reports OF the
affair in question beyond what is given IN this
editorial, as did not see The TRIBUNE OF the
DAY before. reside, however, in q county con-
tiguous to Yazoo County, in Mississippi and
| have some knowledge Of the character OF the
! canvass there and OF the men engaged IN It. NY
| present purpose, however, is not to discuss
| these, which are matters OF local concern, but
| to offer some general observations which will, 1
hone, euable those who are inclined to DO so to
form an Intelligent JUDGMENT oil alt sncn oe,
one ~ fact which ought to raise at
| least serious doubt in the minds Of Repub-
! l.cans as to whether the action OF this "Dem-
ocratic mob" granting that it ras composed OF
the best cltizcus OF Yazoo, ought to be con
demncd, In the canvass of 1875, in 1azoo
County, this same Mr.. Dixon was the leading
| epirit Of the bulldozng element Of the Democ-
racy, and whatever OF Violence or IN at,hna,,on ,ar na
more in that than in any other county IN Miss1s-
sippi), was done under his leadership, and be is
now, as he Vas then, the impcrsonation OF the
idea Of dominating elections by force.
E. ~
ton OF the South is to the communities in which
Il is in nun mercal majority sleeping volcano
All substantial citizens who live in such COM
munity feel that he who seeks to set 1t IN actlon
| is an enemy to the entire community. The man
| who. to accomplish selfish aims OF his own, goes
: ont among the black voters to stir them I'D to
| organization and action against the whites, TO
band them toseher by secret estss nnS by
The The uso OF money (for these are, the
methods invariably resortcd to-lnd Tor
he simple reason that they are the o,uy
| e0ectiye o,.es), is public enemy. Such action
portcnds Tin such communitles as Inose .,s11, neu,
tioned) one CERTAIN result,-a return Of pn6!I1e pI1
affairs to the conditions which preceded 1870
| This the people Of these communities mean
the substantial, property-hoding class-know'
It. nav as well be stated frankly, such is the
feeling on this subject, that nothing short o.
the whole power of the Government can agar
subject those communities to the death-dcallnt
: conditions Of negro rule. you eannot ann; MAKE e,
than that which robs and ruins in the name o.
law. liberty, and the ballot, aud, rather tnai
, | this, they would welcome any form Of mnltar,
despotisn now and forever DO not WISE 10 soeal
: c1rrnyagantly, but believe speak truly Whel
saw that the people OF Yazoo: Warren, Wash
iu.ton, Hinds, and other large negro counties II
Mississippi, sooner than see their county affair
handed over again to the friends and cornorant
who invariably come to the surface "nen lo,, ~
,o,Iroue the worst form OF military government
= The horrors from which they escaped throug
r the methods OF 1876 appear all the moro ap
Mailing IS they recede in the distance nm
are viewed from the standpoint OF good govern
ment and public tranquility, and they feel tha
immunity from them In the future is to 0
found, and only to be found, III letting the ',ca1
+ ojoue.-or, in other words, keeping MN ont Q
= no,itics. Left to himself the negro is harm'es:
: His demands in politics are moderate and easll
t satisfied. It is only when be is stirred up an
). led on bv designing men.-when his passion
y and nreiudlces are wrought upon aud his cuplt
;tr pnnca1cd to,-when an outside force
;, hIo,,rht to bear upon the impact and impassv
S 1,ass.-that he becomes dangerous TO the wellal
g nf snc,cty. and his very breath becomes oesol
of destruction. Is it any wonder then tlat III
- haet citizens of such community as l nav
: shaken of should look With alarm and dlsiavs
1,non the course Of any party, or OF any 1na
ridnol calculated to bring down upon II 70
',rcat s,Tat ev! Having already learned the cost
e,.rixn the evil, when once it has fastened Use
= ,'ron The BODY polite, they naturally now pr
- far 70 resort to the cheaper plan OF Weoe7uan4
~ md it was UPON this simple principle l1at !; !"
!, Diron was asked ITO step down and out
= rarro suffrage ia the South IS great al
=, nsrn1evine problem. l assure you ana all So1
leaders that with the vast maloflt3 "
r. sontheru whites there is an honesty earnest >.
~ ~ srs n work it out successfully but' Il II g
% ha H dooe at nil consistently With the END "hu