Daily Republican., 1886-09-20
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20. 1886.
Abe mississippi fIan Again.

70 be elected from that State but what
are called Democrats, and they elected
only by violence and fraud. We lose
nothing in the line of veracity by say
ing that IL q full vote was cast In that
State only by those entitled to vote,
every body being allowed full privilege
to vote as they pleased without their
lives being endangered, and IL fair
count was made OF the vote, not
Democrat would see the inside of either
House Of Congress as q Senator or q
Representative from that State. When
the last Congressional appointment
was made in Mississippi the counties
containing an over whelming majority
OF colored voters we're thrown into one
district, and that district was abandon
cd TO the Republicans. All the Demo
Gratis expected was to carry the other
six districts, by their peculiar methods,
1t was soon found, however, that by
these peculiar methods, this bl ack bells,
shoe-string district along the Mississip-
pi, could be carried just rs easily as
any of the other districts, and oonse-
Quently for several terms of Congress
1t has been represented by Democrat
who holds up his head as high in the
Councils of the n alton as II he had
been honestly elected. The distrio.
contains 5000 Democratic voters and
q, 600 Republican voters, but the Demo
Gratis always win. All the Democrats
have to do is few days before the
election to tell the Republicans that
they have perfect right to vote, but
that IL they did not vote It might save a
great effusion of blood and the loss OF a
large number Of lives OF course the
Republicans know what this means.
They thought at first that they could
hardly mean what they said, but when
number OF them were sho. down by
rifle clubs, and thousands of others
driven into the swamps for safety, they
found that the best way to have pea "
and quiet elections Was 70 stay away
from the polls aud let the 5000 Demo
Gratis do the voting. The ..$rge Repub-
ii1an majority In the district Is, how.
ever, strong temptation for vetare-
some Republicans to talk about run
ming for Cozgress. The last who has
offered as a Republican candidate fol
Congress Is Judge Simrall. The Vick !
burg Cesameroial Herald says Judge
Bimrau is native of Mississippi IN AZ
OF property, of high reputation and ir-
reproacha ABLE character. He enjoys tht
respect and confidence OF all respecta
BILE and law abiding citizsns, and Is 8
lawyer of great ability who has fol
years adorned the bench of the highest
judicial tribunal Of the State. Bal
Judge 5imrall Is Republican and ha.
taken notion to be Rspu biicau eau
didate for Congress In district con
tanning 10. 900 OF an honest Republican
maj ortty IL q fair aud honest election
was held.
There Ia hardly any body here in VIII
mington, where Democrats have mads
farces OF the elections, who will not saJ
that Judge Stmrall las right to be
candidate for Congress II he wishes ant
that be should be projected in making
his canvass. Not 80, however, witt
the Mississippi Democrats. The pape
already referred TO warns him that hi
contest will be a hopeless one; that hi
umption that he Is candidate O
the Repu blicaD party Is false and nils
chievous; that the present arrangement
of affairs in the district works ADM
rably; that Judge Simrall's candidac,
threatens these arrangements and hi
actions become misc lievous and irrl
tating, and therefore the udge LIS plao
Ing himself In false position, II Il
argued also thai General Catchings, thu
present Democratic member from tina
district, fills the bill of Congress u al
from that district and there Is no nee,
to make change.
the Herald feels sure that the peopl
will not permit the election of udg
Simrall, and advises him that the wises
course for hun to pursue Is not to at
tempt to force himself on the people :
the nantes, contempt Of their wishes
and further tells him thai there Is d
earthly use for him to astem pt to arous
the laboring classes at this busy seasol
OF the year. II ia not likely anybod
Will be misied by these declarations a
70 what they mean. They mean exsctl
That IL Judge Simrall insists on being
Republican candidate for Congress In
district that has IL, 900 Repub 1 can ms
Jrity he will be assassinated. That
exactly what 1t means. 1t means this
these 6, 900 Democratic voters must ru
the q 900 Republican voters In the di
trict even IL hundreds of Republican
have to be killed to enable them TO o
oompltsh their purpose.
We have no doubt whatever that tt
Democratic candidate will be return,
elected. Republicans are not ready
lay down their lives for the mere priv
iege Of voting for q Congressman WIN
they kno W an imbeciie government W
not inArfere to avenge their death
But q serious question here arist
Where and when are these outrages
CEASE? Several States of the South a
misrepresented in Congress at this We
time through such violence as Is thre
ened In Mississippi. Without this v
1ence Grover Cleveland would ney
have sat as President of the Unit
States in the White House. The pls
determination of the Democrats In
mum Der of Republican districts In I
South is TO Kill and massacre the /
pubiicans IL they attempt to make q
attempt to wrest such districts FIR
them.
We would not advise bloodshed
the way OF retaliation, but there can
no doubt that Republicans have as q
right to kill Democrats as Democr
have to kill Republicans. We do
want to see the day when the Repu
cans Of the South will take 1t into IL
heads TO do a. the Demo traits have d
and are doing, but that Ia what Ii ,
lead to In the end. Such tyranny, ,
nlIlu6a..1cs and Assassinations to III .
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