The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
WHITE SUPREMACY.
Rifemen Flock to the Polls to Prevent a Re-
publican Victory in a Southern Town.

ton seem to me would be deeply interest
ing to your readers. These relate especially
to the election in the city of Jackson, the
capital of Mississippi, on the 9th day OF
January last. At tho request of Mr.. ingalls,
the Chief Clerk read an extract from the
Jackson Miss Clarion. printed the I'd of
January, 1890. four days before the election.
This paper, remember, is the official organ
of the government of Mississippi. and the
leading newspaper of tn State. The Chief
Clerk read as follows:
WHO CAREsi-IHE BOYS COMING.
The Yazoo Democrats will be here Monday TO
see there is a fair election.
Who cares IL the McGill men don't like IL!
The LeHOre Tigers viii be here Monday 10 see
there Is a fair election.
Who cares if the McGill men don't like itl
The COpiah Reliables will be here Monday TO
see there ia a fair election.
Who cares If the McGi men don't like III.
The Rankin Rangers will be here Monday 20
see there is a fair election.
Who cares If the McGill men don't like lit
The Warren Warriors viii be here Monday to
see there is q fair election.
Who cares II the McGiU men don't like It!
The Madison Guards will be here Monday 10
see there is n fair election.
Who cares If the McGill men don't like 1T
The Bolton Boys will be here Monday 10 see
there is a fair election.
Who cares il the McGill men don't like itl
The Raymond Rifles will be here Monday to see
there is a fair election.
Who cares if tue McGill men don't like it,
The Clinton Corps will be here Monday to see
there is "a fair election.
Who cares IT, the McGill men don't like it,
The Terry Ierribles will DE here Monday TO see
there is "a fair election.
Who cares If the McGill men don't like 1T
The Byram Buldozers will be here Monday to
see there is a fair election.
Who cares if the McGill men don't like it,
The Edwards Dragons will be here Monday to
see there is "A fair election.
Who cares if the McGin men don't like It'll
What are they going to do about it whether
The boys are coming. ten hundred strong.
The whole State of Mississippi is interested in
the election.
1t shall be a Democratic victory.
AS Senator Ingalls, says, They were all
there" but how far did they GOMEZ Let us
see.
The "Yazoo Democrats" came forty miles.
The "LetlOre Tigers" came one hundred
miles.
The "Copiah Reliables' came forty miles.
The Rankin Rangers" came twenty
miles.
The Warren Warriors came forty miles.
The Madison Guards" came twenty
miles.
The Bolton Boys" came twenty miles.
The Raymond Rifles" cametwenty miles.
The Clinton Corps came ten miles.
The Terry Terribles" came twenty miles.
The Edwards Dragons" came thirty
miles.
But they were all there just the same,
loaded down with revOlvers and sixteen
shooting Winchesters.
Senator ingalls, then proceeds: Here is
the way it was done. Here is the way an
election was held in one of the Southern
States of this Union three weeks ago. This
correspondent says:
1T was the most outrageous thing | ever
saw. All the tOughs. murderers, ETC., in the
State were here with their Winchester
rifles. and took possession of the city. The
polls were In the possession of an armed
mob, who would not allow a negro to come
courthouse was just filled upstairs and
down stairs with them. The Edwards
House tleading hotelj was full of Winches-
ter rifles, two men in each window, with
their guns pointing down at the box.
1.-The other voting place In the north
ward was at the HOOk-and- ladder Hall.
Upstairs is the armory of the State militia.
That was filled with men who were ready
at the word to let them go. The voting
down stairs was done with closed doors.
and no one was allowed In there except q
voter. and they only one at a time. They
gave it ont that the first man that at
tempted to vote-a negrO-woul be shot
down.
And so on. have another letter from n
gentleman. known, perhaps. to many mem
beTs OF this body. from the same city. dated
on the 9th of January, fourteen lays ago. y
United States officer, the register OF a Ian
office, and he says:
1T was the worst and most open def
ance of law / ever saw. Jim" Liddell was
here with his crowd Of Swamp angels" for
| this badge was worn by all of them-a
green silk ribbon with swamp angel" on it.
They were the same men who killed the
negroes at CarrOltOn's, sixty miles from
| Jackson. Cattle George, Senator Georges
son, was Liddelrs lieutenant. and another
| younger son of Georges was here in the
party with his Winchester. fazOo, Madi-
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the teeth. Now, 1 wish to make this point
clear; they wore badges. with white Su-
premacy" on them. The same magic words
headed their handbil and appeals for out
side aid. Yet every one in Jackson knew
that the registration closed with 24O ma
iority of white voters ON the lists. Now,
where was the fear of niger rule" this
time' 1t vas Republican, rule they will not
submit to-"
The register of the land office above re.
| ferred to by Senator ingalls, is a brave. one
legged ex~-confederate who has manfully
battled for the cause of right ever since the
| day he surrendered his sword in North Car.
DINA. What he says may be relied upon as
absolutely true In every particular, for he
is a man who dares to tell the truth and
defy criticism.
Now a word of explanation:
Jackson has not more than 1.5OO voters
black and white. One year ago tie DemOc
racy by force of arms took possession O,
IL WY nv .AA W ~ Ill
a single cOlOred man to cast q ballot, This
year a large number of colored voters alb
solutely despaired of voting, and did not
register. This closed the registration with
q majority of 240 white voters on the list, sc
that there could be no danger of the blacks
electing any body.
But this was not what the "SwamI
Angels and "Bulldozers" were there for.
The fear they had was not that the blacks
would prevail. but that a majority Of the
whites would vote the Republican ticket
that they we're on the ground. Ramembel
that Captain McGill. who had been
the Republican Mayor for thirteen years
and was defeated by force of arms a veal
ago, was n candidate for Mayor this year
and that he has a host of white friends. III,
was a gallant confederate soldier. Hi
character is spotless. and he is brave as
julius Caesar. His administration of tn,
office of Mayor gave the city of Jackson tn,
best government she ever had. The larges
taxpayers in the city were his shameless
supporters. and if the white citizens O
Jackson had been permitted to hold al
election. unmOlested by outside influence,
they would have chosen McGill for Mayor
so you will see. Mr.. Editor, that, Will,
black Republicans are obnoxious. whit
Republicans are more obnoxious. The con
flict in the South is always intensified
when there is danger of a split i'm the whit
vote. This is u menace to Democratic SUI
premacy that Is intolerable.
Remember hat the Governor of the Stat
was present as a witness of these scenes.
Remember that the Legislature of tn,
State adjourned tn permit the members Il
go out and encourage the boys"
Remember that both the Senators from
Mississlppi have given their uuOualifed i'm