National Republican., 1882-07-05
MISSISSIPPI POLITICS.
What n sinlwart Republican Has 90 Say
OF the Coming Conflict.

One Of THE REPUBLICAN staff met Stalwart Re-
publican from Mississippi and questioned him as
to probabilities In that State He said: Much
depends upon the action OF Congress. 1t is very
hard to impress the true condition Of affairs IN the
South upon Northern Republicans. They reason
upon matters there as they would on the same
subjects IL occurring in the North, and their
premises being wrong, their conclusions aro neccs.
sarily wrong Also"
Reporter-What can I understand by that4
Are conditions so different in tho South, and es-
peciallyin Mississippi, that the same lines of
duct will not apply there that do In other scctions2
Answer-That is II exactly. You must not
measure us in your half bushel." You must
take facts as they are. Consider that the Repub-
lican party of Mississippi is composed almost on.
titely of uneducated negroes, boru in slavery,
without the political training that ages of freedom
organization, without competent leadership, held
in political bondage, denied the privileges OF
voting, swindled out of the franchise when they
do vote, and totally unable to help themselves
without revolution or n race war, in which they
would inevitably perish. The only road to Re
publican success in Mississippi. the only
way In which the majority can bo brought
70 rule Is 70 divide tho white vote;
tho whites-wth mon seeking power through the
negro vote, who will not submitto be counted out,
and who will not permit thoir followers TO be
lican Congress that promptly rcbukcs by unseat-
Ing any Democrat claiming election When such
metnOuS are SnOWn--tne kepuDncntlS WOulu carry
Mississippi; but 30 long as Congress indorses the
crimes OF Mississippi Democrats the party cannot
succeed. Thercare numbers of white men IN Mis-.
sissippi who would willingly undertake to drive
the Bourbon Democracy from power, but they
must be very brave indeed to dare the odium such
and find that Mississippi Dsmocrnts are preferred
by Republicans TO Mississippi Republicans.
Reporler-What do YOU think OF the Chalmers
Answer-I think well OF any movement in: the
South that tends 70 overturn Bourbon Democracy,
and think exceednsly well Of anything in Missis.
assuming virtue when he has IL not has done
more harm to the cause of Republcanism in the
South, more to retain Bourbon Democracy in power,
than any other dIzen men in the country. The
Democrats owe Lamar II debt of gratitude they
can never repay lie hns been the great factor In
Democratic success. His hypocriical pretensions
of conservatism have given the Democrats three
Congresses and nearly guye then two Presidents
and Northern men have believed In him. Chalmers
proposes to tear the mask from this veiled prophet
of Mokunna, and show the animal in his hideous
deformity, and am for him in that. know 1t
looks hard for the Republicans to follow the lead
crsh p and conduce 10 the election of such a man
ny Chalmers, but he is thousand times better
than Lamar--as much better a bold highway
man Is than u contemplate sneak lhef-a Claude
Duval than an oliver ClaypOol. II Chalmers is
| elected to Congress by Republican votes the state
State
Reporter-You think Chalmers, then, should
receive "A Republican indorsement.
Answer-Ycs, at the ballot box; not by conven-
TONS but by votes If Manning should be un-
seated from the place he holds by fraud and Bu-
chaiian given his rights, Lynch, Chalmers, and
Buchanan can carry the State.
Kcporter-What does Lynch think OF the policy
lou are pro- OSng.
Answer-i do not know am not speaking for
Mississippi Republicans, merely giving my own
views for what they worth.
Reporter-Suppose Lynch and other representa-
tive coored men should ditler with you
Aiiswer-l should think they were honestly mis-.
taken. l regard Lynch Ms an able and honest
| and would do anything hc could honoably 10 i'm
| prove the condition Of his race. He may differ
with me, and may be mistaken, but we can both
| be honest In our opinions. hut Lynch would have
| to indorse the Chalmers movement To make IL Il
| success. He is strong with his people They will
| follow his lead. and hope he will think rs do.
| | know there are coored and white Republicans
| in Mississippi who do not, but ! ain niraid they
have selfish reasons. l do not want Office and
| eau afford 10 say what think.