New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-05
CHALMERS STATES THE CASE.
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRACY AS 1T is.
A PARTY OF FRAUD. INJUSTICE AND PRETEScEs--
WHAT THE INDEPENDENTS AIM AT.

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A PARTY OF FRAUD. INJUSTICE AND PRsrENcEs--
WHAT THE INDEPENDENTS AIM AT.
| JACKSON, Miss, July 4.-General Chalmers
delivered political address here to-day, IN whicn nc
gave free expression to his opinions respecting Demo
cratic man cement in Mississippi. He said IN part:
The government OF Mississippi is no longer fou nded
of the governed but the consent Of the
ad % pep 81 @sy
ano her elected The Governor may issue certneass
covered ali over with fraud, perjury and forgery 4 at
becomes sacred that our supreme Court
bolts Of justice Ii this be the law time that another
law was enacted
THE DEMOCRACY ARRAIGNED.
Our ancestors rebelled against q government when
they once honored and loved We who are the In
dependents Of Mississippi. and who were once Demo
Gratis rebeed against party which we once nom
ored and loved. But in Mississippi there were Two
wings to that party one that honored principle and
another that looked only to policy and success one tns
believed in holding their Confederate record IN uonor
apology the past looked the future for their
cal another that xona IN Iegsea and Ssn
secretly claim that it was good thing 70 utze .ae
bones u dead nd Each rbe ear 'n Of the North
One that opposed National banks ana tsugnt
that the Government sloud all money. whether
gold silver or paper; another which along under
this platform until policy seemed 70 demand change
besaed w ae reconase Of silver at its old standard
value another that believed the silver dollar,
but when MI Lamar as changed hts mind and IN
violation constructions voted against Win ther na9us
prostrate before the shake OF mis- Oympan locks Que
which accepted iu good faith HaDcpcks platform Of .
with the platform on their lips, fired cannon at polls
In the of Oxford to nmidae Republican voters
The speaker then stated the platform Of the Green
hackers the Changers and the Independents Of Mssis
sppi as follows:
f,gr TO a
law allowing each party to name o commissioner OF
election aud each commissioner TO name one inspector
Seeo,sd~Generai elections only once IN two years
Tnnd-Election OF judges By the people ,.,.,.
FO,rth-A Railroad Commission TO supervise railroads,
within ccnstiiuuonal limits. ,u..
Fif Just and equal apportionment OF the state INTO
Legislative and ngressonai disfricts-
Sr-A law 10 prevent officers from issuing false
certificates OF election to members Of congress
Sepe-Fxed salaries and abolition OF the fee system
far as practicable
The rst plank IN this platform speaker declared
,ne o ss 70 be- Ia favor OF free ballot and
q Count, and those whose secret practices are IN
that they do not wish TO see their children educated
TO become ballotbox suffers ws now offer test Of
their sincerity III the Democratic party In favor or
far elections let law enacted that will compel it.
Let party have fair representation in the officers
Opposition commissioners and inspectors OF election
the recommendation Of Democrats and against TN
recommendation OF opposition men Themselves. And
above all put mi cradle and dsreputable
practice OF appointing az inspectors dSnoran, coosea
as blind az . mooneyed horse and too deaf to
hear himself sneeze.
After commenting at length upon the other plaDks OF
the platform. and exposing fully the Democratic plot TO
count Manning Congressman, Chalmers said IN
part
Now word about the preservation OF white civilza-
ton which has been pressed 10 the extent that negroes
white en- and Confederate soldiers without the cry OF
negro rule being raised One Of the heaviest blows
spr the fnse charge that they were attempting
20 array tho coored race against tine white
3ut The strength OF this Di0w was almost paralyzed
wGen Democrats hired Ham Carter An assistant cdndi
date for Congress In the HI Dis ct when they circulated
his doc lments repeating vile ISLANDERS about Fort Pillow.
aud Den they tended his meetings and applauded or
listened in silent satisfaction 20 MS abusive harangues
yiiying white Republicans. white Greenbackers anu
white Independents equally and indlscTimnateT.
AN ATTACK UPON LYNCH.
And now they have brought o new Carter Into the
field and are chuokng with intense delight because,
they have elegraphed all over the Union Chalmers has
been snubbed by Lynch" beard last winter IN WASH
tnrton that there wns 20 q fusion between Lynch and
Lamar division OF Offices I'm Mis- sssippt. and Con-
grersonal district made Lynch while Chalmers
10 be aughtered Already Rear that Mr. Lynch Is aa-
pemoerats UPON tue ground that under it's influence
Adams County will give l500 majority for Republican
Presdent 1884 and other coored counties Ia proper
The Democrats, on the otaer hand expect 6y rms
means to get coored Republicans IN their Democratic
that tGey may bold them unfil 1854. wien the votes WIZ
sbs district and wants Democratic help to cnanee It.
Tae Democrats see the Indep pendent storm rising ana
coored REPUBLICAN ever YET co. himself for money
for Office VINO was not 1t once abandoned aud de-
tween parties who have not single principle in com
mon ever did succeed. The alliance we propose Ia
Ions py III aud not by the charity OF Dem ocrstic
minority aud we Will he successful Tue Democrats
& r% neH The great 9 q ssf and
they win not surrender prospect for free ballot Sc
and a lew petty offices 10 be doed out by Democrats III
where Democrats have nothing honestly togve
Anu now "A word 10 the presery alton OF our
Ango-Saxon civilization No man would 20 further 20
which can only be preserved by keeping few bsobox
suffers and certificate thieves In ofice. and which edu-
forss O are not crimes when committed IL elections
does not deserve preservation
RESPECTING TIE TARIFF.
All parties agreed that revenue must DO mainly
raised by tariff, and long We have necessity for
heavy revenue will have protection, whether 1t Do
called incidental or not, and hence the differences be-
tween parties this subject at present merely
theoretical We who are Greenbackers believe that
national banks be abolisned. This only be
accom- plished by the payment OF the bonds which
they are rounded and this will require large revenue
Mississippi River Improvement should be pressed to
compilation rapidly as possible aud ths viii require
and anxious 20 promote its common de ssee
and M Ss syss the Civilized World
Navy worthy great Union, and we want seacoast
defences will protect from Delng prey W any
ioyern ment however Insignificant, vhicn may see dc 10
All these hings and many others OF Importance, de-
mand money This money must be largely raised by
tari and thus tariff will give protection necessarily, add
hence Ihe stiou cannot become
Teal isss In politics for several years 10 come In the
meantime the south Is beginning 70 feel some OF the
al OF protection 1t said ~ DO forcing process
10 produce manufacturing aud the South Is in good
humor Just to be forced little In q al drecuon
produces cotton acre than any state
IN ne Union snd should be manufactured on her SOIL
senator George am informed, last year argued that
the way 10 bring manufactures to the South was TO take
of The tari and this would break the cotton manu-
faaurers of the North and drive them with their capital
and maonnery 70 the South III this were true II
would not DO the doctrine of brosdgau ed statesman
We shonld not attempt to break up any part OF our
Union But IL is not Developments never comes In
adyersity In prosperity five break up cotton man
fess and drive capital into hiding But let prosperity
ernti,ra nd lar air Northern