Daily Republican., 1888-01-06

New York Tribune.

jackson IL ono OF the few towns In
Mississippi where Republicans have
been allowed to vote In recent years for
candidates Of their choice. The mayor
last ear was John MoGill, n Republi.
can and an honest oifioial, and he was
Tenomlnated. Candidates for aldermen
were also named by the colored Rspub.
lleans In December, and the election OF
the entire ticket Was considered certain.
On the eve Of the election the White
Line League intefyened. The murder
OF white boy oy negro was made the
pretext for proclamation which vir.
tually disiranohlsed every Republican
In the town. Tue League, comprising
all the white men of jackson between
tho nges OF nineteen and twenty nine,
passed series of reso lutions, of which
what follows Was the core:
We have earnestly believed Ia peace
and law and order, and we hope now
that this government OF negro butchers
may peaoefulls yield TO defeat, but we
want no peace bought at tho price oil
our manhood and OF our companion y
blood. Driven by no sudden passion or
blind impulse, bus aotuated by tirm
aud deliberate sense Of the duty we owe
TO ourselves and to our race, we hereby
warn the negroes that II any one OF
their race attempts TO run for ofilee In
the approaching municipal election, he
does 30 ct his supremest peril, and we
further warn any and all negroes OF
this city against attempting, ~ the r
utmost hazard, by vote or Influence, 10
foist on us again this black and dAmnn-
Bile machine miscalled q government CT
our city.
A thousand copies OF this prclamR.
tion, printed in red Ink aud surmount-
ed with emblemAtio shotguus and re
volvers, were scattered through the
town. On December "a u Dem ocratio
convention placed In nomination Won
MoHeory 10 the White Line candidate
for Mayor aud appointed committee
Is elected" Two OF the organizers CT
this movement are reported to have
been officials In the Federal service,
one Of them United States District
Attorney and the other Deputy Inter.
nal Revenue Csllector. There was no
concealment OF the purpose OF the White
League. Republican candidates were
distinctly warned that they would tske
their lives In their hands II they re.
manned In the field.
Republicans were told that the "biac <
and dAmnable machine misoalled y
government" OF the city had bstn
doomed 20 the vengeance Of the White
LsSRue. Th0y were warned that they
would be shot down IL they attempted
to vote, since the White LeAgues of ad-
joining counties had been invited TO
join In the fray on election day, with
tho payment OF their travelling expenses
guaranteed. The menace was needed.
The Republican candidates for Mayor
and Aldermen withdrew from the fleld
On December 28th. On election day,
January %, not one colored Republican
voted at the polls. The White League
ticket was elected without dissenting
vote.
This plain and unvArnished recital o T
facts suggests pertinent inquiry. OaL
Mississippi be said to have republican
government In anything but name,
when by outrAges like this the mas8 Of
the population OF one of its chief cit es
10 dlsffanchtsed? The majority OF the
voters CT the capital of the State were
wantonly robbed OF the privileges of
citizenship through Intimidation Eud
threats OF murder and massacre. United
States officials appointed by President
Cleveland were ring leaders in this con
spirAcy against free suffrage. What
has the administration which has pro
NOTED Mr.. Lamar TO the United States
Supreme bench to say about the lead
ing part taken In this Infamous plot Ivy
Its sofhoial representatives? What do
Republican Senators who ara seeking
for excuses for voting for Mr.. Lamar
think of thia latest version of the Mis-
Bissippi plan?