National Republican., 1883-08-01
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men and Measures.

Small Talk About Men and Measures.
Mississippi is ripe for political revolu-
tion," said the observant statesman. THE
liberal, progressive wing"of the demoaratic
party is in state of open revolt against the
bourbons and the insurrection is assuming
formidable proportions. 1t Is showing itself
now in local fights, and in dozen counties
fusions have already been formed between
the independents and the republicans, based
mainly on an equitable division Of the offices.
Local fusion tickets will be successful in al
most oyery instance, and this will give
the new movement an impetus that
will carry it through next year and
the years following. The negro vote out
numbers the white vote of the state about
10000, and on fair count and full vote the
state would be reliably republican in presi-
dental elections. In state and local elections
party lines are not drawn so close, and local
influence would determine results largely.
Tho white republicans number between 1000
and 1,500, and selfish men have sought to limit
rather than increase the total, so as to make
individual chances of federal patronage
greater. The new movement will give US
10000 or 25,00O more white votes
and the recruits will represent the very best
and most intelligent class of democrats. The
people are clamorous for a change and they
are going to have it.. The close corporation
of otiiceholders is going to be be broken, and
with any kind of management Mississippi
will elect a republican electoral ticket in
1884"
a"s
"When you hear stories about the negroes
of the south going over to the democrats, "
put in gentleman from below Mason and
Dixon's line, you can put it down as lie. In
local contests they are liable to vote any way in
the south or not vote at all, but in presidential
elections they will be found voting the repub
lican ticket. They are superstitiously loyal to
the republican party. Democratic negroes
in the south are as scarce as white black
birds. Some of them may say they are
democrats, but they do not mean it, and do
not vote that way. If they arc given a fair
count they will carry Louisiana Mississippi,
Florida, and North Carolina. Virginia goes
without saying.
"The hatreds engendered by the war are
dying out, and the whites arc becoming i'm
pressed with spirit of liberation and politi-
cal liberty heretofore unknown. Thousands
of southern people summer in the north, and
thousands of northern people spend their
winters in the south. The people of the two
sections are intermingling, intermarrying,
and joining hands in business enterprises. We
of the south have caught sight of the first rosy
blushes of the dawn of a new day, and we
welcome tho advancement of the light"
50
The old story that Secretary Stanton hid
box of papers bearing upon the Fitz John
Porter case is being revived, and it is said
that an effort will be made next winter to Sc.
cure congressional order giving that dis.
gruntled party the privilege of rummaginl
through the records for them. The story Is
that Mr.. Stanton boxed up these document:
and stored them away In remote dungeon
under the old army department building, mid
night being the hour chosen for the commits
sion of the atrocity, as a matter Of course. Nc
other hour would have done. Conspi ratorI
do all their business at midnight.
"That yarn is arrant nonsense" said an
old army department clerk last night. Gal
the papers in the Fitz John Porter case are
where anybody can put their hands on them
at short order. They have been examined
mary times, The story about Stanton'i
mysterious burial of mysterious papers was
the work Of sensationalst who found time
hanging heavy on his hands. 1t is possible
that some of Porter's friends may have gal
vanized the long forgotten story to drec
public attention to his case at this juncture
and possibly win little sympathy for him
There was never more idle tale than this
and for absurdity it has no equal"
rs
A very large stockholder of the gas com
pany inadvertently signed his name to q pape
attesting to the fact that the company il
question was maintaining a nuisance. No
until he was summoned as witness in th
nuisance case yesterday did he learn what he
had done, and then he set out to look for tn
gentleman in charge of the case. "You mus
let me Off" he exclaimed it would not d
for me to say anything against gas compan,
stinks you know; but if you ever get out
warrant against the asphalt company you cal
count on me at any hour of the day or night.
#S#
Michaelis tried to bluff into the game agar
yesterday by telegraphing to the secretary q
the treasury that he would renew his $1,000
offer for the government judgment agains
A. C. Hesing, of Chicago, and announcing
that he had forwarded 81, 900 check by mai
to help the government along in its work @
collecting the amount of the judgment II,
is believed to have mammoth log chain at
tached to the $4,000.
s"s
} "Hoadly's attempt to make capital on tn
liquor question has turned out to be lament
able failure" said the Ohio man. "The su
preme court decision on the Scott law lifte
that question out of politics, and if it had no
done so the $2,OO0,O0O that has bee
. collected under the operation of th
Scott law would be an argumen
that could not be answered. A law that he
put 50, 100000 in tho state treasury withou
: expressing anybody in a very few months
o not going to be opposed by tax payers to an
amazing extent The 100000 is a substar
tal fact the democrats cannot face. They ar
losing ground every day. 1t is now merel
a question of majority. Hoadly's defeat
: already conceded"
a
r. ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
d The extension of leave of absence granite
: Post rhanlain George w. Collier u S A