The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-07-14

.xplain IL conversation win you
a regard 10 "haviug my name taken
.rom The registration books Of Mon
roe county did not say Il vas
opposed 10 the Railroad, and thai
vas the reason ms name was taken
5a.n nor aid / intend TO leave that
] said II had under
stood from . very reliable source
that when they had learned thai 4
could not attend the election, ION
account OF my duties as clerk TOT
Messrs. Trice a Co.. they hac
marked my name OF, and "lhat /
must register again in order 10 help |
shcw this coming political campaign.
/ could not have said The other, Tor
It IS known I was in iavor Of the
road, II q majority Of the taxpayers
OF Monroe county wanted Il, other
wise / was not / vas sorry % see
any notice taken Of my remarks as
they wee not made with that inten-
ton. But ! would not nov allude
to the subject, but from The fact that
a few parties 10 Monroe county have
seen proper to take upon themselves
the trouble Of not going to see hut
OF writing to Aberdeen, that they
may have the evidence II wanted
for proof that / had lied, aud have
now on exhibition conclusive and
indubitable evidence, fin their own
mind), OF my guilt, and intention 10
misrepresent somebody.
NoW,I have been quiet IN this
matter, and have said az little as
could be said when pressed for my
opinion on the fairness Of said cleo
ton. But the gauntlet has been
thrown down to me, and ! take il
up, only, however, in defence Of my
word, and I DO say my name was
marked removed when the vote
for or against the Railroad was
counted ! defy any one Of those
who did the counting TO deny It.
Speak out
1t is said, and no doubt truthfully,
that my name appears on the regis
| tration book now, as 1t has always
| done It may be 60, yet that does
not disprove what | have asserted
since the eord ''remoUed Vas writ
ton n pencil, and when il had &C
complished its purpose, had served
out its time, it gave up it's little life
and with on india rRbber was gently
washed away. Win any OF th0sl
who are aware Of this fact pleas
speak out Oh shame where is thl
blush, and Honor, where hast thol
down In matters pertaining 70 Ma
tional or State interests q little iraul
may by some be considered excns
able, but when small fraction Of
party shall combine 10 trample unde
] foot the wishes and rights Of the ma
! jority, then such action becomes IN
, democratic, and should be treatel
as such. Is there one single mem
Der on the Board Of Supervisors 0
Monroe county who will make Oatl
4 that he s'believes that the R. r. cleo
ton of last fall was free from fraud
Will you speak out, II so. Hol
{ fearful must have been the cOunts
nance, and how sad the feelings c
those poor "dead' negroes had the
been taken from their families an
warm iresides, on that cold, disms
Q day In last December, and Above
F, to look over the pell book, and theF
7 have seen the evidence Of their Il
] cent demise. OH my soul, WIS
> weeping. With what haste Woul
the stranger have lett our border
. could he have overlooked that deaf
/ list--well might be then have said
in the midst Of life We are dead.
j But thanks to the magic OF the rul
Der, q great many of these have bee
made alive, and will be expected t
pay their part Of The tax thus in
posed, should the people Of Monro
county submit to such ca Outrage
! Now, if there is . member On Cd
Board Of Registration that ls nc
fully convinced Ia bis mind tha
fraud was praeticed in that railroa
election, let him speak out. III
one simple fact that the Aberdee
papers iailed TO give the vote &c eae
precinct is proof enough for any re-
tional mind, and stamps this aa ID
champion fraud Of The age, and "a
most high-handed piece Of bull-doz
ing ever brought to the notice Of
civilized people, For the benefit Q
those who may be debarred The pleas
ure Of seeing their communication
in other papers, on account Of thei
editors mot wishing to enter into
discussion that might bring abou
nothing good" ! would state that
have 8 promise from the editor 0
/ the MESSENGER that that he viii will
| inglY give space to any one whe
wishes TO speak OUT In this matter
Yours, I'D. NJ
7. S. have permission to gixs
The names of my infornants. bal
think II will hardly be required, Of