The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1881-11-11
ALL Is WELL

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all over the State the democratic
majority in Mississippi is set down
at thirty thousand. Full return.
may swell these figures q few thou
sand, but that point is immaterial
The all important fact hinged upon
the election Of the democratic ticket
and when We know that the State
has been carried by the democracy
We all feel safe.
This has been in some respects a
mostremarkable political campaign.
ihe united strength of the radicals.
greenbaekers and disaffected demo
Gratis have been combined in solid
phalanx to defeat the regular dem.
ocratie organization, and with all
their cunning, wire working and the
bull-dozing of the colored people
they have been ignominiously de.
feated. From what we know of the
white people of Mississippi-and
when we speak of white people as
class we of course mean demo.
erats-there is no power on earth
able to wrest the government of
their State from their hands. The
fate of an opposition party, it mat
ters not what name it assumes. ia
inevitable. White Mississippians
must rule Mississippi, and there is
no use in denying the fact. The
white people own the lands, pay the
taxes and support the State govern.
ment, and it is perfectly natural.
and nothing more than right, that
they should govern the State. That
is the whole matter in a nutshell.
But let it be distinctly and emphat.
ically understood that, though it is
imputed unto the white democrats
That they are to rule and govern
their own State, the interests and
rights of the colored people are not
to be, and shall not be, infringed
upon. They shall enjoy all their
rights and privileges granted them
under the constitution. The demo. |
Gratis are pledged to this doctrine.
and they will carry it out to the let. |
ter.
Out of the seventy.five counties
IN the State Hon. Ben King and his
fusion party carried, so far as heard
from, only two counties. They pos
sibly have carried six, which would
be the extreme limit. This shows
conclusively what strength the op.
position have in our State. But the
cut of all is that Mr..
Kings own county-Copiah--went
against him. Even his own fellow.
citizens would not vote for him.
Mississippi is safe from radical
rule for at least four years, and we
EEL assured in saying that at the
mi OF that time the democrats will
20 MS solid as in the present cleo
ion, and will again carry the State.
The following is the total vote of
his county for State and county
'tficers:
For governor, Lowery G15, King {
~ lleutenant-governor, Stands ]
'l5, Ycllowly 273; secretary, Myers q
SS, Spelman 273; treasurer. Hem.
ngway 500, Bynum 272; auditor.
Twin 5S6, Wimberly 273 attorney, 9
Catchings 563, Fitzgerald I
20; superintendent of education. n
smith 6l5, Howe 274; State sena, ,
or, Henderson $50.
For representative, McRae 1893.
lindsay 4, 81; sheriff, Clark, GA, b
ilaude 80, Steede 3; treasurer, j. v
!. Mcleod GAG, Mayo 92; coroner, y
'lalack 624, McKirgin 80, McInion =
>; assessor, Vaughan G61; sur. y
eyor, Ramsay 653. u
The following beat officers were Q
ected: p
supervisors-Beat l, Helvestion u
eat =, Mcdonald; beat 3, Thomp-
N; beat 4, Hayens; beat 8, King. fl
justices. Beat 2, johnson beatfM
Clldsey, Starr, Randall, Elder !,
eat 4, Minor, Ports. ~
Constables-Beat 1, Helvestion h'
,at ), Broom, Coggins. a