Daily Republican., 1884-10-22
HE Mississippi, Plan Commo .cea.

The Democrats of the South,
seeing the utter hopelessness of elect
ing Democratic President since the
election in Ohio, have evidently turned
their attention to Congress, and by their
favorite methods seem intent on send
ing up solid South into that body.
Mississippi has commenced the work,
the S ate furnishing all the Democrats,
who would take one, with such harm.
less things as Winchester rifles, instead
Of torches to carry in professions. Mis-
sissippi would give Republican ma
jority of forty thousand if fair cleo
ton was held, and the Democrats
would leave their winchesters at home
The State has seven members of Con-
gress, and five al least OF them would
b Republic ms, it the Republicans
were MOI afraid OF these Winchester
rifles.
1t requires brave men to walk up to
the polls in Mississippi, and vote the
Republican ticket with the certainty of
being bored through with a W:nches-
tor ball while doing so. But this it ap.
pears Is to be the condition upon which
Republicans must vote in that State at
the coming election. With all the
Democratic ingenuity that a Demo
cratic Legislature of that State could
bring to bear upon gerrymander of
the Congressional districts, three of
them were reasonably sure TO be Re
publican.
John r. Lynch, j. Is Yellowby and
A. G. Pierce, are the Republican can
didates for Congress- in these districts.
There was no -easonable doubt of their
election, because there Is a large Re
publican majority III each district.
These Republican candidates were pre-.
senting their claims before the people
in true Northern style They called
meetings and proceeded to give argu-
ments and reasons why the Republi-
can party deserved to succeed, and
why they in particular should be cho-
sen to represenJ i in Congress. This
plan, however, did not suit the friend.
OF Mr.. Cleveland in that State. A,
their candidate represented great rs
form idea, and great moral idea a
well, they protested and insisted thai
the campaign should be CARRIED OF
with Winchester rifles, they, the Demo
Gratis, to use the rifles and the Republi
cans to be the targets. Rather thar
submit to such terms. Mr.. Lynch, VIII,
had number of appointments maize
cancelled them and permitted the harm
less Cleveland ritienen to have thei
own way
Not no, however, with Mr.. Yellowby
who had an appointment at Cyrsra
Springs, Copiah County, the sam
county In which =" Pint" Matthew
was murdered at the election two yea
ago, went there in company with SON
frie nds TO fill that appointment ON Sal
nrday night. He attempted TO spea
when the friends of Mr.. Cleveland CON
menced throwing bottles and brick bat
at him. He was forced to leave tn
sand and fly to hotel for safety.
The Cleveland reformers foilowe
hR and threw missiles of all d,
scriptions. All of the party were MOI
or less bruised and one man vii III
from fractured skull. Mr. Vel Vi
sought shelter in barber shop. TIL
Cleveland reformers getting warmed u
10 their work by this time began to Ut
their Winchesters, but Mr.. Yellow
succeeded in concealinR himself an
escaped ont of the town in midni Il
train. In this discussion tho DEM
Gratis had the stronger argument, an
gained victory for Cleveland. VIII
chesters were more powerful tina
words. The result will be that BlaiI
and Logan will have very few vot,
in the di strict, 80 con vincing are u
arguments Of Mr.. Cleveland's friend
In the district in which Mr.. A.
Pierce is the Republican nominee Il
Congress there are 1900 more h
publican than Democratic votes, bl
owing to u plentiful distribution
Winchester arguments through the iii
trict it is thought that che woe "!
be almost unanimous for Cleveland an
reform and for a Democratic Coz
gress.
Bu1 to be serious about this matte
We would in all sincerity ask whe
this plan Of conducting elections in Il
South is to cease =? BY the aid Of VIII
chester rifles the nine electoral vot,
of Mississippi are to be given Ia Clev
land, when without these rifles an
other devlish Democratic expedien
he could no more carry MISSISSIPPI
than he could carry the State of We
mont. An election by snch means
but tbs most miserable kiad of fare,
and IL might AS well he understoc
first "a last that this Government ca
not aud will not long staud the stra
of such elections.
lt is all nonsense 10 look at the Sta
Government of Mississippi to ste
these outrages. The Government is
power by just such means and it wi
not destroy the power that made
How long would the State COVERINGS
of Pennsylvania or New York stand
one party or the other were prevent'
by Winchester rifles from holding pu
lie meetings and from voting peac
ably at the polls ? Not a day,
neither ought it to stand day. TT
State that tramples out free though
free speech, and free exercise of tt
elective franchise by violent metho'