New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
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I4N3R'.S "LOYJLTYD

Senator Sawyer is reported saying that
he sees no objection to the confirmation of Mr..
Lamar, and holds him to be a truly loyal man.
He will answer to his constituents. Among
them are Union veterans. their sons and those
who hold them in honor, to whom 1t may not
seem fitting to place on the Supreme bench
man who aborcd nightly to instigatc the re-
belion, who broke his oath of allegiance to the
United States seeded from Congress, and
took an active part as traitor.
But concerning the immediate present Scna-
tor Sawyer shows that he does not know tAo
meaning of the word "loyaI." Mr.. Lamar
this very day upholds his party in the ex-
cusion of colored citizens of the United States
from the right of suffrage guaranteed them by
the Constitution In his own State. at the
city of Jackson, Miss, Mayor was elected
January 9, by the effective disffanchlsemcnt
Of colorcd citizens. which dispatch to the
democratic New-York Sun" thus describes:
Jackson, although Democratic town, has
for years elected John McC,1l, an avowcd
Republican and an honest man. Mayor, and
until this year Mc('ill has had practically no
opposition" But white Democrats became
excited because it was asserted that a colorcd
! man, who had killed a white man, was cncour-
| aged by a cOlorcd policeman. Meetings were
| held, General McIlenry, stralghtout DEM
| ocrat was nominated, and this circular printed
| in red ink was issued':
We hereby warn the negroes that If any of their
race attempts to for Office at the approaching
municipal election he does so at his suprcmcst peril
and further any and all negroes OF this city
against attempting by vote influence to folst on us
again this black and damnablo machine miscallcd
| government Of our city.
| The dispatch states the subsequent proceed
| ings as follows:
| To prevent trouble McGln then proposed to Nc
Henry's supporters have the white decide the
| election with their ballots, pledging that no negro
should VOTE and that no negro would be appointed on
the police force for Office This declined
The negroes on Wednesday evening held meeting
| and decided that, they were Informed that the
Democratic Committee Of Jackson had Invited Demo-
Gratis from various parts Of the State be here on
election day to prevent colorcd voters from partcl
patng In the election" that in the interest of peace
and harmony the colored people refrain from voting
and remain away from the polls.
The election took place today the negroes refrain
ing from voting The entire Democratic Ticket which
| included Mayor and Board of Aldermen elected
This is the sort of loyalty which Secretary
Lamar possesses. He will uphold and justify
white Democrats of Mississippi in thus defying
and multiplying the Constitution and the laws
Of his State by threats, and if those do not
serve, by deeds of blood and crime. Ii Score
tary Lamar were in fact loyal to the Constitu-
ton he would not hesitate an hour to condemn
in no measured terms this outrage in his own
State. Everybody feels that he Will not for
the excellent reason that he was himself elected
to the Senate as the fruit of just such an over
throw of constitutional and lawful government
throughout the State of Mississippi. No man
who accepts Office as the fruit Of such a crime
is loyal man. No man who uphoIds tho
Democrats of jackson. and of other Mississippi
towns, in depriving citizens Of their constitu-
tional rights, has himself any right TO be
called loyal by Senator Sawyer. or by any other
man who processes to represent law-abidng
| citizens.