National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11
Population Of The National Capital. 100000
The MississIrni pInn This Year.

A law of Mississippi, enacted by the
Democrats with view to perpetuating
their power, creates estate Board of
Commissioners Of Election" composed of
The Governor and Secretary of State.
This board has authority TO appoint a
similar commission, of three members,
for each county in the State, who in
turn appoint the inspectors and clerks
of election for the various voting pre-
cincts. To give the law semblance Of
fairness il is provided that these county
boards shall not be composed exclusively
of members of the same political
party. In arranging the prelimi-
naries for prior elections the State
board has shamelessly held that
there was but one political party in the
State, and has made appointments with
out regard to the provision referred to,
and now, when the ballot-boX stuiling,
bulldozing Democracy of Mississippi is
confronted by formidable opposition,
this same State board refuses to act upon
the recommendations of properly consti-
tuted committees in the selection of the
IltnlutI NOhibN ppoibos 'iiNt ~
stead, appoints an alleged representative
of the peoples movement on its own mo-
ton or on the recommendation Of Demo-
Gratis. The object Of such action
is apparent. They simply desire
that the opposition shall be rep
resented by persons who, through
their incompetency or corruption, can be
used as mere tools in carrying out the
carefully arranged plans for" counting in"
The Democratic candidates. The precon-
ceived purpose is rendered all the more
apparent by the fact that the State board
have reappointed large number of Dem.
ocratic commissioners who were indicted
in the United States courts for all man
ner of frauds perpetrated at the election
held one year ago. Many of these
same reappointcd commissioners pleaded
guilty to various crimes, such as
intimidating voters" neglect of
duty" "ballot-box stulling," "refus-
ing to register voters" failing to
return votes cast" "expellng Federal
supervisors from polling-places," &C., &c,
and some of them paid their own fines,
while the fines of others were paid by
subscriptions raised by Democratic COM
mittees. Others still have indictments
hanging over them, and after they have
performed the vile work allotted them in
the approaching election it is hoped they
will be prohibited from further defraud-
ing the people of their rights by justly
deserved confnementin the penitentiary.
United States Judge Hill will perhaps
see that he committed grave error in
permitting these villains to go free on
payment of nominal fine and costs of
prosecution, instead of inflicting on them
q penalty commensurate with their Of
fenses. It is encouraging 70 know that
there are many honest citizens of Missis-
sippi who are courageous enough to ex-
pose and denounce such outrages and de-
mand their rights. The latest addresses
from the executive committees Of the op-
position to the Democracy close rs fol-
lows:
The time presses upon US. The destiny OF Mis-
sssippi Is in the hands of her own people Who
shall rule? A few conspirators aided by the deni-
zens of criminal courts the lightf fingered ballot
box stufng gentry the people in their sovereign
powerH
Fellow -citizens, the issue is made up! The coun-
Try waits for your verdict
How much longer will the country SUBJ
NIT to the rule ofa minority in the South
ern States through force and fraud?