The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-16
The EXTRA sFssION.

tary Of State, which shows the total
population by counties, the white and
colored vote, and also, the apportion' /
ment as it now stands in both
branches Of our State Legislature.
From the figures there presented we
find that Warren county with a total
population Of 30,259 is represented
in the Senate by too members
while the eleven counties, Harrison,
Hancock, Jackson, Greene, Marion,
Perry, Wayne, Jones, CoSington,
Simpson and Smith containing al
population aggregaiing 72,4l7 has
but too. Warren county has 7,455
voters, 2,217 white, and 5,23s color
ed. The eleven counties above
mentioned, have 14,79s electors, d.
vided as follows: whites 10, 79S, col
ored 4,094. Thus We see that one
county with little more than a third
OF the population and about half the
number of electors, has the same
voice in one branch Of our state gov
ment as eleUen others. 1t is clear 70
be seen this apportionment was made
by the carpet baggers in the interest
OF their party. Warren county has
. large black majority and all the
counties We have named have
large white majorities, and when
we consider the leprous con
dition of Warren county politics, su
penndueed in a great measure by the
wIshy-washy course Of the Vicksburg
Herald, we have presented to US the
very unpleasant probability of 5,23S
Warren county negOes sitting or
neutralizing the voice of 10,704
honest, hard-fsted white men IN the
much abused "cow counties" Of
South Mississippi And it occurs to
the MESSENGER, that this unblushing
outrage, is Of itself sufficient, to JUS
tity the Governor in calling an extra
session of the Legislature not in the
interest ofa party, but that plain, sim
pie justice might be done and a great
wrong righted in the case here pre-
scented, even if the apportion-
ment elsewhere in the State was
equitable But the story is not hall
told. Pike, Lincoln, Lawrence
Copiah and Claiborne with an sggre
gate population of S3,79l, and Q
voting population, 16,605 has nc
more voice in the Senate than War
rem with her 30, 2J9, out Of which the
census enumerators we're unable &c
find more than 7,445 voters Jasper
Scott and Newton, with s population
OF 37,724 ate represented by one
Senator Madison with a population
Of 25, 967 is Represented by one, ahC
Monroe and Chickasaw with a popu
lation Of 1896 has tteo. Union
Tippah and Benton have 3S,0l6 in
habitants and but one Senator
Pamela has only 2S,52O within bel
borders yet she has one Senator W,
might give other Illustrations bu
we take it that this will suffice tC
show that the carpet bag rascsls
who held high carnival at jackson ten
years ago, apportioned the Senatorial
distrietin the state, witlIs an eye singl,
70 their partisan interests, aud il
every instance gave prcpondcrauo'
Of representation TO the black die
tricts.
The inequality Of representation il
the Clover House is little less glaring
Bolivar county With a population o
l6,345s and a voting population o
1855, composed 1859 white anC
$500 black electors, has two repre-
sentatives; Copiah containing 1881
Inhabitants has registered vote o
2,676 whites and 2,573 blacks, ant
she is allowed but two members il
the House while DeSoto with
population OF 22,45S and polling
1906 white votes and 300 coloreC
votes enjoys the privilege Of sending
three members to the House and thl
"biggest half' OF the members il
the Senate.
0ktibbeha with a population o
1913 sends tioo and her sister Clay
with 8 population Of II, 70S sends bu
one. Rankin with a population o
1876 send two, and Kemper with
her 1854 is given but one The
S,967 people living in .ChoctaN
county are represented by a member
and q aoater, while Clarke's 1920
inhabitants have only one member
Holmes county people, II ,Ulsinnum-
ber with a voting strength Of $3.50
composed OF ,6ll whites and A,O2a
blacks, have the same voice in
our State Legislature as the three
counties Of Benton, Tippah and
Itawamba, which have a total popu-
lation OF 35,9S0 and contain 5,272
white and 640 eolored voters
The above we submit is a fair spec
men Of the representation under The
sert apportioHnient, and It will be
obslrvsd, that the preponderance in
reprasentation in almost every in
g.ance is given to the large black
counties. This was OF course done
by Ames and bis minions for pur
pose, AMI the question is, shall We
longer submit to such outrageous in.
Justice and heard our State govern