Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-24
The Jackson [NIiss.) Riots.
REPORT OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE o,
TROUBLE.

REPORT OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE on
THE TROUBLE
The majority report Of the judiciary committee
OF the Senate on the jackson MISSY election riots
says two subjects were submitted for inquiry
First tie alleged suppression OF the votes OF COL
ored citizens OF Jackson, Miss at the recent num-
cipal election in Jackson and second, the alleged
participation In such suppression by the United
states district attorney and by deputy collector
OF internal revenue and a deputy United States
marshal "The conclusions OF the committee "
the report says, sin respect OF the two subjects
committed to 1t for investigation are affirmative
In both branches OF the inquiry. There was a
suppression OF the votes OF coiored citizens at the
recent municipal election OF jackson, Miss. The
suppression was not partial, but total. No COL
ored citizen voted at that election. This was ex-
ceptiOnaL For years the colored voters OF Jack
son had voted without obstruction. This is an
admitted fact There is nothing in all OF the tes-
tlmony taken by the committee that tends to con.
trOvert it,"
THE WHITE LEAGUE
The report sketches the circumstances leading
to the organization OF the White League, whose
first act was the PRONUNCIATION OF the manifesto de-
claring, sin awful earnestness, that the corrupt,
radical negro government or our city should,
must, and shall be wiped out, cost what 1t may. y
Attached to the subsequent issues OF the league.
WITH other Names were those OF Deputy Collector
these issues embodied the resolution ''that the
chairman OF this meeting appoint committee
Of one hundred to see that the ticket
Ing, the report says was j. b. Harris
then United states district attorney. cit was the
purpose or the movement" the report continues
"lilected by the white league and the committee
OF one hundred, TO secure the election or a city
government that would operate on the color line
here Indicated. This could be secured by the sup
preston Of the colored men OF jackson, and in no
other way could 1t be effected. All OF the white
voters could not be brought up TO this line OF
action Many OF them believed In and respected
the right OF cOlOred men TO vote. Notwithstana-
ing the intense excitement that prevailed in jack
son during the week preceding the election, the
vote for mayor stood, for Henry DO. and for
McGill 127. The testimony abundantly shows
that the result would have been different had the
votes OF the colOred men been cast"
The report reviews the testimony at consider
able length anu makes extracts from 1t In support
OF It's arguments and conclusions 1t flnds that
voting was due to the terrorism inspired by tue
actions OF the White League and OF the committee
appointed by It.
THE IMPLICATED OFFICIALS.
1t quotes District Attorney Harris as saying that
the result OF his interview with the President was
his HarrisD resignation, which resignation, how
ever, was understood to be voluntary. at would
have been becoming" the report continues, ''to a
proper administration OF public affairs II CORE
spending action had been taken In respect OF the
other implicated officers. But no action has been
taken In the case OF samuel Livingstone, who con-
tinues to act as deputy United States marshal,
and no notice has been taken OF the misconduct OF
Robert L Wilson, the deputy collector OF internal
revenue. The committee can but regard the con-
tinuance OF these men In the Official positions
which they respectively hold as evidence OF a
want Of right appreciation OF duty on the part OF
the executive department OF the Government No
more sacred lives S " Toce e IN tn tnan
OF the country through the medium OF q free bal
lot. To exercise IL Is duty; TO obstruct 1t Is an
public ofYicer his dismissal from the pubic service
cannot be too swift II such conduct as that OF
the three officers named in the resolution OF the
senate directing this investigation to be made be
not offensive part1sanshtp OF the most reprehensi-
bic Character then would 1t be most difricult to
denne what would constitute that onense: Ii these
service, then will Others take courage to do evil
deeds OF Whatsoever character partisan zeal may
zine testimony taken by the committee shows
that two other persons engaged In the civil service
OF the United States were active participants In
OF the colored vote-Fitzgerald chief clerk OF the
Railway Mail Service for the division In which
jackson is located, and =. A Fitzgerald, railway
mall clerk. 1t further appears that one Byron
Lemly was treasurer OF the committee OF one hum
dred He has recently been nominated by the
President to the Senate TO be postmaster at Jack
was not informed OF Lemly's connection with the
committee Of one hundred when he nominated
caaed Inc committee IN OOSa i13,
resolutions for adoption, % follows:
THE kEsoLuTIoNa
" Resolved, That the Senate, In view OF the re-
port made TO It in obedience to the resolution of
January IL. 1883 In respect TO the suppression of
the votes OF the colored citizens Of the city Jack
son, Miss, and the participation In such suppres-
sion BY certain United States oacerz - set forth
and described In said report, does hereby express
~ g ss Of ss
ment that every ofcef Of the United States % en-
gagged or participating should be promptly dis
knowledge Of such engagement or participation
Is brought 70 the attention Of the appointing
power.
- Resolved, That COPY Of this report ana Of
the testimony on which 1t - based be communl-
Gated 70 the PTea1dent q the United etateAs
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