The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-28
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 10.


EDITOR CLARION: In your issue of May
18th you very pertinently ask;
"Citizens of Mississippi, why is it that
in Massachusetts, the railroads, in ne
instance have refused to do anything which
a Commission, without power, has recon-
mended, no matter how injurious financial
ly, and in New York railroad manage
ment which would place itself i'll hostility
to the Legislature would be ousted, anu in
Mississippi railroad company which re-
fuses even to hear recommendation from
a Commission aud which does place itself
in hostility to the Legislature and does de-
fy the Legislature, is applauded for it,"
The answer is obvious; the South is
poor; the South was overrun and
conquered, and the conquerOrs generally
feel latent contempt for the victim,
however much in public assemblies they
may applaud his valor The railroad
magnates for decade of years saw the
South bear with miraculous patience
the rule of the carpet-bagger and the
negro. They saw that for the sake of
peace, no people would longer tolerate
plumber, and they now think to try their
hand at it. In Tennessee, where they
make the most loud mouthed demand
for "yested rights" the railroad bosses
violate their charter in extorting ninety
cents for freight while thirty-hve is the
maximum. The admission is Notifying,
but the Northern millionaires (and a
large number who lack much of being
millionaires) have a supreme contempt
for the South. | have lived among them
in Washington City-and have heard
them (not knowing my nativity express
to one another their contempt. Senator
Jones told Gath" that from Virginia
to Texas he couldn't find a single decent
meal. I heard Mr.. N, of Cincinnati,
say that, missing the train on one occa-
sion, he had to lie over for twenty-four
hours sin a id little Southern town"
While fogging a big double-isted
Yankee for his general habit of making
the South a synonym for all that is false,
mean, base and cowardly, I-well, got
the worst whipping ever got in my life.
1t was fist and skull, and he was too
much for me-just as the roads think
Tor seem to know that they are too
much for any contemplate Southern
State. Twenty-three States in this Union |
have had for years each railroad com.
mission whose Just protection of their
people against extortion, is implicitly /
)beyed; but when the still more OPP
pressed States of Mississippi and Ten
lessee dare establish Commission the
oads go into the United States Courts
md close their mouths before they dare
pen them. Our Tennessee Commits
toners prepared a very reasonable
much higher than other State
Commissioners have ever conceded,
invited the L. & N. to say please,
rhether such rates would suit, when,
-ithout ever knowing what the reduc-
on would be, it went into the Federal {
curt and enjoined the Commissioners. i
We are much to blame for such a |
certifying condition of affairs. / over t
card a Z. S. Captain (who was with a
heridan in Louisiana) remark that he P
sspised the people of that State because p
ley swore to so many lies. That you t.
light catch one of them with a dead p
gger fresh shot through and through y
Id he would go before one of their Il
,mmittees and swear that the negro Il
ed of apoplexy. ] have regretted that b
Or ten years past) our Southern Con- oil
essmen had not, when those investi- b
ting committees have been appointed. al
en in their seats and said openly to "a
e world: Yes, sir: we did kill forty 70
fifty Cor whatever the number) Of in
ur unfortunate black dupes in Yazoo to
Kinds or Copiah; and unless you In
ange your course, We expect to double or
} next lot. And be their blood for 70
p on your heads, since you sent your :.
issaries down to grind the Anglo. -
xon neck beneath the heel of the
rican."
That Is what / should have told M
Ter and Mr.. Sherman. and should
Te asked: What are you going to
about y should have been graf
q a fS opportunity TO intefpret
{ dispaSeE from Copiah to Yazoo. n
ant that Copiah joins hands with
zoo u asserting the inaIienable rioht bel
local eif7gOvernment and the master
d Of the Anglo-Saxon race.
lon't ypn know the people AZ fba !
III would have had 4 thousand faIJ ]
e respect for us-don,t Won luoe- j
nocracy would have gained fiftv 4
= where We lost 0ne-if We had trs'
IL thrown the responsibility 81 thaf - -.
g exactly where Il belonped9l -.
ak CLARION i doing great work 80 80
TIE people and eba,,l5 ~ y
lee ln such Al able exponent az ro ,,- y u
riehts 3 ~ q
VERY respectfully yeurs ~ ~
IS. C. p~s