Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-22
WEDNESDAY, OCT. %, 1879.
WHAT A MISSISSIPPI DEMO
Graf SAYS.

Judge r. S. Hudson, of Yazoo
City, Mississippi, is lifelong Dem
ocrat of the strictest sort. He has
supported the Democratic ticket for
years, with all his power. But the
shotgun Democracy Of that section
have gone little further with their
bloody work than Judge Hudson can
follow. He is a Democrat, but not
a "double-barreled shotgun Demo-
GRAFT" He was recently invited to
run for the Legislature on the hide
pendent ticket in his county, but not
being ready just yet to die, he very
properly and judioiously declined.
In doing SO he wrote pithy letter,
in which he gave his party some ex-
Cellent hints and suggestions. Here
is q specimen
What caused and occupied the late
extra session of Congress? II was an
attempt on the part Of the Democratic
party in the Congress of the United
tstes TO fepeal or otherwise get ria
of The law placing Federal Marshals,
with their armed soldiers, at elec ion
polls, to awe, butIdfzs aud inlilnidate
the voter, or because that was the eff
feet of it. The republicans opposed
the repeal, the Democrats would have
been successful but for the two vetoes
of President Hayes. / am that sort of
D emocrat in good faith and practice.
What can our Congressman say now
in view Of historic Yezoo Affairs ?''
WY preach one thing aud practice
another? If supporting that Democ,
racy and advocating a free, quiet, law
aud order canvass and election, and
opposing any other sOrt, makes ms a
Il publican, then what does it make
our Representatives and the whole
Democratic party in Congress ?'
He refers to the bulldozing bri-
grade in Mississippi IN the follow
ing pointed style;
Again: When ia bulldozing and
Intimidation to end ? " hen are we
to have q tree, unawed aud uustraugied
aspiration tor office, canvass and cleo
ton? ~ her is our MOI her dust 10 he
upetaiDed with the blood If The G.. 10
Zeu, and the graves cease 10 be filed
with the dead ON ELECTION years and
occasions? When are the walls and
cries of the ber fl widow and orphaua
to be unhesrd ia p2rty organic ,ti0u4
and elections? When will the aw ful
spectacle of the s. h of July last, ex
IA S,AE I.1v
City, of TWO hundred and fifty armed
men, led and Commanded bv would
be peace officer aud sheriff and by
actual peace officers obligated and
sworn as such, ciamoring for the
blood aud life Of an opposing
candI date aud his wiJhdra " al
and desertlOn Of home and country
opposed only by one noble aud gallant
Leondias, Joseph H. Holt, our Mayor
and Justice of the Peace, with insults
to him and drawn and flourishing
guns and firearms aimed at him. f0I
daring to do his duty as sworn officer
but VINO like the immortal Leonidas al
the Pass of Thermopyi9, stood and
hraVed the danger, iusensible To fear
When will the deed OF shooting into
the private house, on the wayside, oil
an old, venerable and venerated citi.
zen, to the terror, alarm and DANGER OF
him and his beloved family, of aged
wife and orphan children, stop {
These things will never cease while
such men and party are Endorsed with
success by Ya2oo at the ballot-box, bu
will be repeated without limit OF Tins
or excess until rebuked most decisive
~ at the baliot-b box in Novembel
next"
And yet there are men who pre-
tend to believe that the killing o.
Dixon had no political significance
We have men SO blinded by paltizar
prejudice that they will believe liz
rather than the truth. Would tina
we had space for Judge Hudsen'l
letter entire, which would make frt
or fuel for our columns. The eye,
Of the people will be opened one o
these days, and then these politician
who conceal the truth will stand on
in their true light.