The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-20
supervisor Bynum's statements.

A correspondent insists that we ought
to publish what Supervisor Bynum did
say in his interview with Northern
Republican reporter concerning the peo-
pie of Mississippi, inasmuch as We refer
red editorially to the subject. It's pub
LEGATION here in Mississippi is its best
answer; but it has gone on the wings of
the Radical press to all parts of the
Union to do its work of mischief, and
no amount of contradiction and denun-
citation can overtake it
A Globe-Democrat reporter yesterday had
a brief interview with DIR. J. NJ Bynum. a
Garfield Presidential Elector from the First
Congressional District of Mississippi, now
visiting the city on business. DR.. Bynum
is an ex-Confederate, but has joined his des-
TIMES with the Republicans since the close
of the war, believing the interests of his sec
ton would be best advanced by such poll
cy. he confirms the previous reports con-
corning Democratic ull-doZing in his State,
and says it consist, not in physical demon
STATIONS of shot guns and kuklux as much
as it does in indirect intimidation and the
manipulation of the ballot box.
Chow is that carried out % said the re-
porter.
at is carried just in this way" said the
doctor. "In counties where there is a small
negro vote and the Democrats are sure of
success, Republicans are not interfered with,
but in counties where the negro vote is large,
all kinds of Instructions are placed in the
way in the first place the entire election,
machinery is in the hands of the Democracy
the appointment of the judges of election,
registration officers, etc. Under the old
law the registration board consisted of one
Republican and one Democrat. Since the
Democrats came into power the board has
been abolished and the circuit clerks have
been made ex-officio registration officers.
These clerks are all Democrats and manip
ulate things to suit themselves. Voters
have to go to the county seat to register,
which is a hardship on poor men. Besides
these inconvenience, all kinds of technicali-
ties are raised on election day voters are
challenged; the ballots have to be certain
width or they are rejected, and in almost
every instance the Republican voters is a
sufferer"
''What is the relative strength of the two
parties in your State ?''
"There is no doubt but that the State is
Republican, on fair vote-at least 10000
majority"
the November election ?''
ssThe Democrats now claim they will car
ry the State by 100000. l think they will
carry it by almost any majority they de-
sire, but do not believe they will claim 100,
000l"
''Do the negroes ever vote the Demo
cratic ticket p
''That is all bosh about the negroes voting
the Democratic ticket There not 300
Democratic negroes in the State"
DR.. Bynum added that there was not a
single Republican official in the entire State
not even a constable, and at late Con-
gressional Convention in the first district
the Republicans passed a resolution that it
was inexpedent to make a nomination, as
there was no show for free vote or a fair
count.
(This whole statement is mere fiction
and the last paragraph has as many
errors as it has lines. There are sever
al counties in which the highest officers
are Republican, for example, Warren and
Adams have Republican Sheriffs, and
the latter is colored man. 1t has not
been long since our excellent Governor
appointed at the instance of the Demo
Gratis of Washington, colored man Cir
cult Clerk, to take the place of another
who had died. There are half dozen
or more colored members Of the Legis-
ture. The Mayor of the Capital of Mis-
sissippi is a solid Republican, (and a
good Mayor too, we will add, who was
elected in part by Democratic votes ,
and as for such minor officers as were
to by the Supervisor, if he will
come to jackson he will not only be in
troduced to Republican Mayor, but
his eyes will open with establishment at
heholding, colored men, presumably Re-
publicans, wearing the badges of police
men,