, 1880-08-05
THE NEW MISSISSIPPI PLAN.
How tho Democrats Mako Sure OF Mn.
1orltios-Vlolcnco Given UP for Clicat-
fngs

Ne7u FORK IFfbtne-
4 leading Mississippi Republican, who
called Mt the rooms Of the National Commit
tee Wednesday, had talk witt, q representa-
tive OF tho Tribune on tic condition of
politics lu his statc.
"Don't print MY name," no sald, after few
moments conversation. "Not that l nm
afrald to bnclr UP my statements, but the
newspapers Mt home wotlld be snro to mfs-
represent what soy, and, rs their readers
would never sec tic trtte version, 1t would
not DO pleasant for mo. I,sloultl be made to
appcnr as going mt of my way to speak
ngninst my own Stata III q radica! Northern
papcr. nm going on the stump this fnll,
era M faee ayf e faee se Sas Ws1 ID Saer % mot
appear In a formal Interview III tile Tribune"
Tho statements the Mississlppian had made
referred to the State Election laws and tho
tnanner Of CARRYING them out so as to, pro. Pro.
votes 20 Into tho boXus,
"Tlio wl,ole election machinory," he he said,
us In tho hands OF TIC Democrats. Tho Gov
and tho Commissioners appoint all tho eec..
tion inspectors There II q requirement. TINT
Gns fs nsnsft9r pv Ct each s na sr o.
eanef iSaS aa Wa W f5 a ssss 5@
ono ticket from another, or they get mean
white man who prctentls to be Republican,
simply reverse the flgures, converting ! ~
publican majority Into Dcnoeratic mn
]ority by q stroke ot tho pen:, Sometimes
the trick Of sticking two OF, three ttckots
soFSd sotfed to. When tese tickcis @ aro taken out
| Of the bog tho Inspectors separate then, by 2
| llttlu rubbing motion with tho thumb and
fingers. Then there appeat TO be more ba!.
dlsesopaneS S !n Sss IS re- 2eoded by ti0Wae @ on"
| enough Republican ballots to make tho uc-
"What Is the condition Of tho Republican
wi p"ffhicrso Ia s'ai mo s jast as many Republicans
tlon and 4 fall. count this year we would give
Garfield the Electoral vote OF Mississippi by
ti5n: II Is impossible too to obtain fair count !,
| "Could ypu not got help from hecourts ~
"No, because the chancellors and Judges
arc al appointed by the a9yer1!or and ,1ara are
resorteti to tho courts tor remedy for tho
lad fairly carrlod: They went, to the lnagis:.
tratcs Iii accordance with tho law, but
ehauceiior ea Gi''1 to enjolu'. tic n'agstgates
the courts md tho ELECTION officers
dste5%afed to hSsP " W.T. psSsras e re- ct, y
tho Republicans voting? Why n counties
where we used to have 2, ,000 ORB 900 majority,
our vote hns fallen 10 less than 100 nll told.
Ono county which EaFc us y 800 majority ~
1900 returned only forty-six Republican, votes
"Aro thero many Grcenbackcrs In tho
"Yes, a good many in tho counties where
publicans and Gre9nbackers united comprise
Il nt least two.thirtls Of oil THO voters Of the
State. Yet tho Democratic minority OF one.
third has comple1o control aud VIII DO aole
to porpctunte It's power, nm III favor Of CO.
operating with the. .0reonbacllcrs. On one
point thGy agrco fully with ,ts,-thoy nro IN
favor Of fair elections nnl Ut defeating the
6qlid South Democracy"
"Yes. We have nominated one already
Our State Convention was ono Of tho !arges'
gatherings Of tho kind ever held Iii hllss's
''eHHauppose the Republicans make m 'aotiy.
canvass and determine to vote tho ticket, VII
there he any bulldoxingy'
) "Not much. The era Of bulldnzing In!
gone by. Tho Democrats have discogoret
that violence Is useless. II ts mach elSter
commit c!cc.l91, Jrautls. Then tho planter a.
It Gisorenujzed their laOor, ii two or tire
. negroes arc killed on tho plantation tho res
j ecf dissatisfied and sometimes 80 oft III :!
body, leaving tho crop to take caro- OF ltseli
The 6nfe and simple way to carry elections
tho Democrats have found out, Is to have th
inspectors return whatever majority. tic
Want, without regard to The yot9 cqst.",,
80 this Is tho now Mlss'sslppi ptanf" :,
"Wcll, .it's pretty generally pfncticel q
over the Sont ow nI9 ,sTfss s1s fa Yp4m n
It Will not be- general. or instigated by n
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