Daily Republican., 1885-05-30

soa, Del, ~ second CLASS maii ""'0oA
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sATUkDAH. AA1 ~. 1857.
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4 ssssfnsion sno '"'
trstion.
II "a evident that the administration
.von,d 90 farther than 1t has yet gone
in rewsrdinp the worst ex-rebels of the
Ronth with Office were If not for public
oninion. which would become 30 great
Il outraged that the Democratic party
would thereby be weakened. The revo.
cation of tho appointment Of G. r.
Meade, the red handed abettor, and
accessary to the murder OF Print Mat.
thevs at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, came
zoo late to relieve the administration
from suspected sympathy for the man
and the class of men who have, shot
run in hand. reyolutionized the South
am States,
While It was we'll enough for the
Administration to undo what it had
done, and which 1t deserves no credit
for doing under the circumstances, the
a question will still be with the people,
Why was G. R. Meade ever appointed
Postmaster Of Hazelhurst. 1t would
be crediting the administration with
inexcusable ignorance and fOrgetfulness
to say that such men as President
Cleveland and Postmaster General
Villas, had never heard OF the Copiah
county outrages, ana o! tne murder OF
Print Matthew's In particular.
There Is not an 1nteingent school
boy IN wilmington OF proper
age, VINO mas not READ the slcKenlne
details OF mississippi political outrages
ana turned Win disgust from a recital
OF them. we nope we may DO e1-
cused for running over sketch OF the
past OF Coplah county TO freshen the
memory OF our readers that they may
nave a fuii understanding OF the cas-
ana see the piMaoie piignt IN wnlcf
the admiaistration mas placed Itself II
ite eagerness 10 reward us polit'ea
arienus IN 1ne soetn. ,oo,
oopiah Oouhoy, uatii NoVelnoe 1000
was hePuplican In pon'ics' Simply DO
Gauss large majority OF the voters
1oie 70 tpeir INDIVIDUAL cno'c", pre-
ierred the Republican party. Ame0gs
the memb OF that party were mum
Scr OF native Southern born and South
ern bred white men-men VINO hat
fought 5ravely In the Confederate arm.
but when the cause for which the.
fought fell, they allied them selves t.
the Republican party as they believe,
that it was the party, that should re
construct the rebellious States and lea,
them back into the Union. Amongs
these men was the Matthews family
and of that family Mr.. Matthews BIZ
came q Republican leader. He ha
been a Sheriff of the county and ha
served in other civil Off ces in the copr
ty with signal ability and honesty. BIZ
the time had come for change. Dixo
had been shot by a Barksdale iuY azot
and that county and town before r
publicauwas brought nnder the Dem
cratic woke.
The Chisholm family had nearly ,
been Reconstructed in Kemper Coun
and n was Democratic nv the shot o.
ard r;stol The tide If ran;ne a
murder swent all over the State. nm
tbe great Rennblican majority of A
GOO vas blottad ont and a Dsmocra
majority of Of ono took its nla.e II
majority could az easily have been
creased IN 10 600 if il had been need
mi credit must he given to these re-
1utioni sts that thon9b they vera
,oss;ra and mnrderers tbev were
hoor ard contenta, tbamaa,yes Nth
na;or;tv If o. ooo
Con;.h Conntv at,l, rauoired fri,
.he PonnbI;can canse until the -
49, ~ 1900 uhan tba nernocrots -
ia .or,h ott.olod Z. panr
80; =. -. hrota, m h1 r.,
Sen nooS 49, tn 49,
Eu'oS y. Oe - - 49,
nepuolioahs weio oui as % s ono
ha.es were ~nlppeu, o.o' GU ~
1oon onoiooi anu 'aioy 40 800
Denoo,@ W. ioAuo, ~ en,1 po
nro anu oioou, e Voc @no'noi DO
uAio, no VIM ho~ his . SOW AZ Sone
Ss the result Vi sou.nern sioien.
S1anuihe Him as inoun1ain Jan ,s asa
snis tioe VI pers ~, was WI I
Ma'.hews' in,ose' uIu noo a"o
nor oripes 'ehp' hio unSwofvins
tegrity. "A praVe man, ne $1,000
tne way ol repel DemocraliT sue
nls presence oouie uo' 20 n &c
must 10 gov ou1 oi tne way parAs
AZ his spooonos' uouounoou nin
angereu tne PUBIC inlhu against
out no pursueu Inc even Tenor OF
way as AL unos'oh'a.ious' Poac'
American oieizeh. but cnere
soon 70 pe au Gnu W .u,s Ah eie e
Aor governor anu otner oVaSe OH
was heiu IN ooplah oounIy, On Inc