The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-16
THE JACKSON OUTRAGE.
A Sample of History 1t Is Now Being
Made the South.

A Sample of History as 1t Is Now Being
Made In the South.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
In Jackson, Miss. the coored people have
been voting in municipal matters, and the to wn
has been better for it, and has shown signs Of
i'm movement.
OF course the colored people are not allowed,
in the estimable Lamars State, to vote in ma
tional elections to be effective. That has
for some time been understood throughout Mis-
sissppi.
The Acknowledgement of the colored people
has recently been extended to local elections.
When the regular Democratic ticket was nomi-
mated in Jackson a committee of one hundred
appointed to sac that it was elected, and
this committee adopted the following resolu-
tions:
Whereas, This convention having received the as
.u@: ;u M nc nesio or negro
that in the election to be held Monday xt
tary agreed to stay away from the polls, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the Democracy of the city of Jack
pledges itself that, far as it govern the cleo
ton shall be fairly and peaceably conducted.
That was to say that If the black Republicans
kept away from the polls they would not be
killed. A circular printed in blood-red ink
and scattered on Dec. 81 This circular bore
picture of crossed rifles and revolvers, and was
"a BLAST FROM THE YOUTH.
1.-THE YOUNG MEN OF JACKSON UTTER THEIR UL-
TIMATUM."
The circular charged the colored people with
murder-A young white man having been Killed
in ARRAY by black man few days before
and contained the following:
Driven by no sudden passion or blind i'm
pulse. out actuated by firm and deliberate
sense of the duty to ourselves and to
our race, we hereby warn the negroes that il
any one of their race attempts to run for Office in
the approaching municipal election he does SO at
his supremest peril; and we further any
and all negroes of this ctysagainst attempting. at
their utmost hazard, by vote or influence, to foist
again this black and dampable machine
mia led a I'M ant nf QJ1r r.
This was in red ink. and meant murder
There good deal of this literature, and
the colored people submitted. in resolutions as
follows.
Whereas, The colored people have been reliably in
formed that the Democratic club COMMITTEES of
Jackson have invited Democrats from various other
places and adjoining counties be here election day
for the purpose of preventing the coored voters from
voting participating in the city election next Mon
day. Jan. 2, 1888; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the interest of peace and har-
mony, and the protection of life and property, the
coored people refrain from voting or in way par
ticipating in said election.
Resolved further, That the colored candidates for
aldermen are hereby withdraw
Fl. r. RfsHER Secretary.
This is a specimen chunk of present Southern
history. 1t happens in Mr.. Lamar's State. Still
the mugwumps who have found their way into
the Democratic camp think it highly imperti-
nent and Improper to notice these things. La
will. doubt, when he gets upon the SUI
prems Bench. regard all remedies wholly I'M
constitutional.
Philadelphia Press.
The events of the municipal election in
giving much cause for worry the South
Democratic newspapers The whole
transaction such clear and convincing
proof of the charges of vote suppression in the
South that they cannot afford to ignore it. To
the credit of some of them they are frankly
confessing the facts at the same time that they
6eplore them.
II is we'll that such a fragrant and acknowl-
edged instance of the suppression Of the colored
vote should be fully understood. The Demo-
Gratis refused every effort at compromise from
the Repu bcans. They appointed committee
ito that the ticket is elected" and issued a
circular. printed il red ink and ornamented with
the colored voters that they must not attempt
to defeat the Democratic ticket. Under such
circumstances the decision of the coored men to
remain away from the polls was undoubtedly the
wiser course for them to pursue. But even
under these conditions, and with only the white
men voting, the Democrats succeeded by g.
jority of less than hundred, showing that
there Is a considerable white Republican vote in
the city.
The only Justification for their course put
forth by the Democrats is that the city
misgoverned. But this plea, even if true.
not excuse such n wholesale and unlawful dis
Reimbursement of voters committed. In
six of the seven Congresses which have been
elected during the past fifteen years the Repub-
licans have seen themselves cheated out of
just such methods IS prevailed al Jackson last
week. The Democratic majority obtained by
fraud in every one of these Congresses has
endeavored to break down the great business
interests of the North by attacks upon the
policy OF protection. If it is right to correct
wrong by violent and unlawful it
would have been justifable for the Republicans
to have deprived the Democrats OF the MAORI
ties they have gained by fraud in Congress.
The Republicans have discarded all such meth
DDS, however. and have trusted to time and law
to give them their rights.
IT will not be strange, however IL this jack
son election is the last wrong of the kind that
will be endured. Ii was open and so fiagrans
violation of law and justice that it must arrest
puole attention everywhere and aid in arous-
ing a sentiment overwhelming enough to con-
vince the vote uppressers that they have gone
JUST as far as the Nation will permit them to go
in their infamous course.