Daily Republican., 1889-10-22
MISSISSIPPI --DELAW ARE
ONE ON THE GULF THE OTHER
ON THE DELAWARE.
Mississippi Buiidozed Into Democracy
by shot-Guns anil Yinchesters,
and Delaware by Tax Colicc-
tors-what win the Peo-
pie DO About It?

The Republican Stats Committee OF
Mississippi were in session at Jackson,
the capital of the State, Oh Saturday last,
and decided 10 withdraw the remainder |
OF their State ticket from the field. Chal- |
mers and Frazee, candidates tor Cover |
nor and Attorney General, had already |
retired from the field. Resolutions were |
adopted to the following effect:
We know that our votes would be
stolen aud our voters driven from the
polls, but we hoped In the larger towns
and cities at least the semblauce OF free
speech might still remain to us, but our
candidates are not safely allowed to dis
cuss or protest.
That we arc not actuated by cowardice
In Withdrawing from the contest is shown
| by our past For fourteen years, ever
since the Infamous Mississippi pan was
| adopted, our path bae been marked by
the blood OF our slain. net only the we'll
known leaders who bravely died at the
head of the column, but the fsithful fol-
lowers known only In the cabins OF the
lowly.
These are the Democratic arguments
which crush US. We eau do no more.
We dare no longer carry our tattered
and blocd-stained Republican flags. We
appeal to the nation.
| hDDtii 10 chos
Mississippi, If left alone to hold an cleo
ton. would give 10000 Republican ma
jority. Through Democratic bulldozlpg,
murder and rapine she gives that much
majority the other way. The Democratic
elec ioneerng arguments are shotguns,
pistols, Winchester ridos and the lash.
Human nature cannot Withstand these
arguments always, and honce there
should be no surprise at the action the
Republicans have taken; yet II Is by such
weapons as these men .ioned that Demo
cratic Presidents are elected. Mississippi
handed over her vote to Grover Cleve, aud,
saturated and s'ained with the b'ood oi
Republican martyrs, and she is pre-
paring to give the same kind OF bloody
vote to Democratic Governor and to
the next Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent.
9 now IT IS DONE IN DELAWARE.
In Delaware the same result Is reached
: as in Mississippi, but not by shoteuns and
j rinee. The assessment laws ard Demo-
G cratic tax coll1ct rs do tie work as well
& The horrld fccues OF murder and assas
y sinatIon at the polls. lash.ngs by midnight
d riders and social osiracism have fortu-
U nat.ly not been witnessed in the littl'
) Diamond State, as in Mississippi, Soutl
u.
States, that Democracy may rule by forc'
and fraud both. Happily for The live
and peace of the people of Delawar
{ force has not been needed while fraut
J. rules the day.
The people are only spared the scene
that have made the Southern State
named n political holocaust, becsus
y fraud in the collection Of poll taxes an
swers as we'll. But how lorg Is this thin
10 continue? VIII the psopie-we eanno
say iieemen, tor they lot-submit
have their dearest bouChtfranchises tai o
from them forever and become a race @
political saves, with the lax collectors a
their naster,? II they do, in vain wa
/. tho blood of our gragd old ioTefather
y shed at Lexington and Bunker Hill, an
our own blood IN the Late war of the re
!, bellion. Are there any honest Democrat
now left? There certainly are; there mus
= be- Then where do they staud in thi
7 crisis2 How can tbev boast OF Democrats
victory over manacled ioe? The chiy
: airy aud bravery that In former day
E dominated Dclawarcans, did not corsis
in victories over ioemen with their hand
q tied behind their backs. What has be
i come OF that chlvalry and bravery now
Had they not better emancipate the foe
men they iieht before they boast OF thei
g prowess: Unloose the captives boun'
y hy the chains of the tax collectors, first
aud then let Democracy obtain solid vic
tories, that will bring the flush of houes
joy instead of the blush oi dishones
q shame. Let "Down With the Tyrants,
!, talsely called tax collectors, be the rally
;. ing cry of honest men Of all parties unit
honesty rules in the collection OF taxes.