Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-18

why Ho Prefers DO Vote the Demo.
cratic Ticket I'm the South.

why He Prefers DO Vote tine Demo.
cratic Ticket I'm the South.
Jokquin Miller, the we'll. known Ruthor,
q northern man and Republican, went
to Mississippi to SEQ for himeoli whether
the negroes in that state al driven and
bulliud into voting the Democratic ticket,
as charged by Blaine aud q few Of the
northern papers. A letter from Mr..
Miller, written at Jackson, Mississippi,
aud published In the New York hide
pendent, is very interesting reading.
Mississippi has large msjority Of
negroes in her population, and goes, year
after year, largely Democratic. Because
1t does, Blaine and Lis blatherskites in
sist that the Mississippi negro is bullied,
therefore the MIssissippians are bullies.
Mr.. Miller says this Is foolish aoousA-
tion which DOES the biloxi man more
injury than 1t does the white. "The
negro is not bullisd > he says, "snd
what ie most important fact, he is get
ting ~ be- too much OF man to be bull.
lied. As for the white men here find
them race Of gallant Oh, istian gentle
men," Mr.. Miller reports q conversation
he had with Mississippi senator at the
latter's table, from which this is quoted {:
'And you tell me here at your own
table that the black man votes entirely
as he pleases 7"
ENTIRELY. True, We tell them how
we want them to vote. They often ask
us. But we do not persuade them !;
because, you see, our majority is go great
we do not need to do so, II they wanted
to outvote us and turn us out and put in
the carpet. Dagger again they could do so
any day. No danger of that, sab.
They have had enough Of 1t. Why, sab,
when Governor Amss, the son in-law Of
General Butler, was here, nearly halt Of
the state was deserted, Enough Of this
state has lspsed back to the government
on tax forieitures TO make another Massa-
ohusetts and the negro was wretobed.
But now after We have driven the carpet
bAggers ont, we are all prosperous
together"
"And you feel confident that the negro
will always be with You :"
confident. He Ia our friend and we
are hts. His children go to school he
ia industrious; he has little farm, in
many cases mule, q COW, plenty of pigs,
chickens, turkeys, and 10 happy"
The writer is an acute and thoughtful
observer, penetrative analyzsr, and az
honest reporter. joaquin spent weeks in
Mississippi, amongst whites and negroes
even eating and sleeping in the housei
OF the LATTER in his earnest and honest
search after the fscts Of the situation and
this is his report to the Republicans o
the north
"The negro is hero worshippsr; h,
must look mp TO sons one. And tina
some one must not be negro
II think you have the social and polit
tieal problem here in a nut shell.
negro likes q good white man better thar
he does good negro. He has more con
fidenee In him. He thinks him NOR
honest, and better able to help him. An,
yOu may set Il down as q fact, that II
negro and white man, both good, honest
and Of even ability, were candidates Ia
morrow, with everything fair and eve
aud equal, the white man would come on
3 long way ahead.
$50 we Of the north had Just as we
stick pin here, and set it down Es fat
to be remembered that the black ma
down here, as long IS he is we'll treated
is going to vote for and with his oil
! master and his old masters children 70
many year to come. And 1t ia wrong
a disturb them in their trustful faith Il
it only brings strife and trouble, an
does no good to any one.
! ~ talked to some black men about IL
/ late Presidential election here In the ca
ital of this state. They were we'll Il
formed, and teld me, what never kne
? before, that Blaine and Logan had Dol
a lived in this state, one as clerk and Il
4 other in some other capacity but tn,
: did not vote for them. And when
4 asked why, they gave the curious reast
that the state WAS Democratic and tn,
= thought they would go with tine state