The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06

and the alleged participation therein of a
United States district attorney, a DEPUTY in
tcrnal revenue collector anda deputy United
States marshal, ''and 10 report the facts to
the Senate" Promptly that able and digni-
fled law committee of this body, through a
subcommittee, entered upon the labor of
collecting here the facts connected with a
town election in State remote from the
capital, and after the investigation had cx-
tended through more than six months of the
present important session of Congress on
the 23d they submitted the report OF the
majority,
This, with more than 400 pages of printed
testimony, relevant and irrelevant, acCumpa-
MED by the views of the minority, is now be-
fore the Senate. As the voluminous tcStimo-
ny is discussed in the reports, and the facts as
b fore us speak for themselves, | shall not
inhct upon the Senate any lengthy rccitals
OF the details or particulars. without quot
ing ut large from the witnesses shall content
myself in the main with y presentation rs
brief MS | can make ii, Of the substance of
the proofs, showing the conditions and
occurrences at Jackson, and senators who
are interested 10 know the real truth Of the
case can test the accuracy of my statement
by reference to the pamphlet before them,
in which is embodied all thc testimony that
was admitted.
There is some conflict In the testimony
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and under the circumstances this was to be
expected, but the weight and effect of it
amount to this in substance For fourteen
years, prior 10 December last John McGiu
had been mayor of Jackson, Miss in virtue
of elections held bicnnially in that city, the
capital of u Democratic state
I'm the language of an intelligent witness,
who has long been his friend and supporters
lie was u Republican, but he has never been
elected rs n Republican.
Andanothcr witness, himsclta Republican,
says McGill-
Has never run MS a Republican,
His administration had been fIirly good
in respect ol the city finances, but unsutis-
factory and most inctl lent us 10 the enforce
ment of police regulations against vice aud
immortality, the pre- seryatiou Of good ord'r
aud the suppression of crime. Concerning
these there were serious and repeated COM
plains, and his maladm n,uUtiun in these
resi-, cts went on from Iva to wU'ss until,
at the election held in 1884, there was m or.
gained movement tu defeat him with a
'C,t Zrts ticket some loadiug white Re
puh,iCms were prominent Zoo this movement
notably the Hon. W. H. Gibbs who lal
been q high officer ot the state when his
party was in power, and some leading col
Orcd Il 'puhliOnus, inCiu lin ,mu pr, At The
gosI el and the head tlc ilurrd srhu, In
speaker r,uipncd M,Gul ,ur thc tolrgitiun
Of op II immortality and for his failure tocN-
cCutc the laws and preserve the ucaCc aud
order ul the city
II isn rnr, condition when any white man
can hold the cnlorcd voters against the ap-
pculs ul their preachers; but NcGill had this
power and 10y idiug the bulk ui this vote
to his white sJI port lac defeated the citizens
movement hy dvuis,yH majority EX-
insult IN III, testimony before the commit,
tee.
So frr n numbers ntc concerned the city Govern.
mcui BOO Jackson hgs nlNays hil tho ud,rut1gc
because u combined the -ulnuu kv,ryr thy rum.
bier, aud lhusc Who Wytc Iluyth Interested lu
tuv C.ty uHc,s, aud could, u-H role, influence thv
ucIo vote. NY that these 'ubuyuov' ven conn.
hlucl ou that side, / mcau In the main that is
true
McGill had many elements of strength
lie va, plausible. sensible, and u shrcwd
politician. lie had patronage "a bcstuw,
and some OF this lac conferred upon his pp-
lit'rll opponents. lie WAS the foreman ui
tire company and Was % member ui the
Knights ut Labor AMI yurluu, other organ.
zutiuus. including. us one wituus. under.
stood. 20 CulUrci benevolent society" Ills
hold upon The body uf the CoIurpd voter.
the testimony shows. wus yelling absolute
and be- bad some friends among the best
! men Ut iND city,
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