National Republican., 1883-09-01
A BOURBON Ponnc Offering.

This statement is made to show the reader
that tho article is not fabrication imposed
upon us by another paper, but that IL
is an earnest and sober statement by a
leading democratic editor. 1t is proper
to state that it was not furnished by Mr.
Lynch as the basis for opposition to the so
called fusion which 1t advocates and defends,
but that on the contrary it was by him offered
in evidence to show us that some Mississippi
democrats were not as bad as others. This ar
rangement is aproposed combination between
the democratic and the republican organiza-
tions. The New Orleans Times Democrat hav-
ing assaied it through o misunderstand-
ing of its scope, the Natchez editor comes
to its defense, After explaining that
the New Orleans editor had mistaken a
fusion of tho two parties for county offices,
for political fusion of state organizations
and that only fusion of "the better element
of both has been sought he proves the
claim of his democratic fusion friends to be
considered "the better element" by the fol-
lowing blood-curdling statement.
To save themselves from being at the mercy of
the corrupt or incompetent men who court and too
often control the ignorant masses, one OF three
courses tOdS found 10 be necessary for the intelligent
and tax paying portion of the community to pur-
sue These were to keep the ignorant men from
the polls or buiido=e them; to so manipulate the
| ballot box as to prevent the republicans from
electng their men, or, In other words, TO stuG or
stgIaf fhn tgslfn
sensible and conservative portion of the republic
cans, on condition that they select men of sufli-
cient character to enable them to make bond.
This representative of the milder class of
Mississippi democrats-this type of the better
element with which Mr.. Lynch assures us he
has decided to co-operate-declares that only
one of these three things-viz: violence, fraud,
or compromises to be thought of for mo-
ment. He does not leave us to doubt his
meaning, but in his anxiety to convince his
with shocking directnoss:
Bulldo2ing including MURDER and violence of
all kinds or bdl!o!- boz stu6inO, which embraces
crimes of oven q meaner class than bulldoziug,
i0ere put In the scale with an honest compromise,
&C., &c.
In neither side of the scale was there any
suggestion of a free ballot and fair count
The officers must be agreed on before election
day, and the voting for them the only voting
which can be respected by these better ole
ments. Votes against the ticket cut and dried
to meet democratic approval are not to enter
into the calculation. The candidates are to
be satisfactory to tho men who offer submits
sion to their own will as the only alternative
to murder and ballot box stufing. Tho
standard Of "good local government erected
by these defiers Of law is to be accepted
meekly by their opponents, as the price
of their lives or their right to be
counted as voters Says this uncommonly
frank and outspoken democrat: "In q
choice between these three courses" wiz,
murder, robbery, or compromise), 1--WE can
hardly imagine how community of right
thinking men could hesitate ~ Certainly the
obduracy and pervorseness that would mako
such terms seem oppressive to the democ ratio
liens of the better element, weary of blood
shed and crime, and seeking the repose which
the virtuous alone can know. He says that
in his county "the people" jumped at the
decision in favor of the fusion. The peaceable
fruits of this righteous action are thus hap
PLY presented by him:
| ho, o,ti,oI,, - ....-
LUTIoNARY METHODS and NEITHER BLoODSHED
| NOR ROBBERY HAS BEEN NECESSARY
One can picture the Arcadia in which this
exalted condition has been attained The
bloodshed and the robbery would have been
continued if it had been necessary, but the
traveller having yielded to the highwaymen
all they desired, he is allowed to depart in
peace until the next time. This our chroni-
cler assures his New Orleans editorial friend
involves the democrats in no sacrifice of prin-
ciple, "as they give up only a few offices of
no political significance" while in return
they gain SO much in the way of peace and
self-respect." Oh! isn't it beautiful 1t
must be like 1.-THE calm joy" which card.
playing brother says "a true Christian feels
when sitting behind royal sequent
flush" 1t will certainly be adopted
throughout the south" If the democratic
spiders can persuade the republican flies to
accept their hospitality on as easy terms as
those which we understand Mr.. Lynch to
have agreed to. He assures us that the Mis-
sissippi upper crust democrats are unwilling
to continue the murders and robberies which
his fusion associate, whom we have quoted
above, confesses has been the policy of his
party, if they can do oil they want without
them. Yonr good dbulldozing democrat does not
kill or rob in politics for the love of murder
and robbery, but only just as much as will
insure the maintenance of political power.
1t is only the other fellows who kill for fun.
The high-tonCd liberal wing which tho Natchez
Democrat represents is so anxious to render
bloodshed aud robbery unnecessary that it not
emily gives few Of the lesser offices to such
republicans as they are willing to give official
bonds for, but they go further. We are as.
sured by Mr.. Lynch that If the republican
coons will only come down without being
shot at In these county hunts, it is under.
stood that in national hunts he shall roam
! f,aa and Nn ,y;nI no oa,,G