National Republican., 1883-09-26
CoIorod Cnptivcs or Mississippi Demo
Crats.


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UoIorcd Cnptives or Mississippi Demo-
Crats.
We have before us tho Canton (Miss) Amer-
icdn Citizen, considerable space in which Is
devoted TO a report of political meeting
which was addressed by James Hill and
others in behalf of the socallcd fusion be-
tween the democratic party and portion of
the republicans. Tho report takes the place
of editorial matter and the writer, in con-
cluding it, says that it is from memory and
in his own language, and that If ho
has misreprescntod any one it has been
without intention, and that he will
willingly correct it when the error is pointed
out We regret that the gifted reporter had
not pointed out tho portions in which he
thought it probable he had misrepresentod
the speakers. As he thus discredits his own
report we shall assume that it is untrue in
many particulars. But it is doubtless true
that james Hill, United States collector of
internal revenue was a speaker on the occa-
sion referred to. He spoke in the interest of
the regular organization of the democratic
party, which, in Madison and Kinds coun-
ties, Miss, and we believe in no others,
has taken into its embrace such portions
of the republicans as were willing to
be thus embraced. The Mississippi
| democracy have never been known to
| yield anything to republicans, black or
white, which they could themselves retain.
! They do not offer any fusion with republi-
| democrats and the negroes are largely in the
majority They take all The Offices, by main
! force or criminal fraud, in some twenty-five
or such counties. Nor do they offer any fusion
in tho counties where democratic mnioritics
prevail. II seems to be only where they stand
in fear of white independents who cannot be
bulldo2ed, that they wallow in the mire, and
use a few adroit negro allies in the hope of
maintaining the power which neither the
bull whip nor false counting can save
to them. The delicate bourbons OF
spectacle on their knees to negro politicians
like Lynch aud Hill, begging to be protected
from the result of a fair count, which, by
reason of breaks from their own party, they
fear they can no longer prevent But we do
not know that these lordly beggars for the
help Of negro bosses are in any moro humili-
ating position than are those bosses them
selves, who turn their steps backward that
they may feed from the neshpots of the bour-
bon Egypt. Slaves they were, and slaves
they would be again if the hot wrath Of many
of their present associates could only have its
way. The democratic party, to which Lynch
and Hill have surrendered has no other
principle but negro hatred, no higher aspira
tion than vengeance oil the vile radicals wh'
proclaimed freedom to Lynch and Hill. w,
have no fear that the negroes Of Mississippi
win bow down TO the golden calf erected By
their Aarons. They will scorn the advice o
the men who consort with democrats ant
defend their course by saying that they
remain republicans while fighting unde
democratic command. 1t is best tha
tie negro democrats should go wher
they belong. No harm will come iron
abolishing the color line. But the whit
men of Mississippi are no longer all OH on
side, Independent men are ready and dc
tcrmined to make free suffrage reality, an
the democracy of that state will find tina
they are losing more white followers than
few negro bosses can bring them Of the blacks
We now wait to hear the bourbons an
the deputy bourbous howl against jaime
IIill United States internal revenue colleC
tor, for interfering with elections. But the
, won't. 1t don't work that way. The Wasf
ington bourbon organ would roar for his IL
, moval if he wero making speeches for tn
republican side or for q coalition against th
democratic party. As democratic oratc
they will SEQ nothing in him to condomi
, Well, Mr.. Hill has right to 60 with tn
q democrats. So has Mr.. Lynch. And thel
q again, republican papers have an equal rigl
to say what they think about their claims I
, be considered republicans while working /
= democratic harness.