Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1892-06-23
THE SITUATION.
With 0 RsVIsx Of The Past.

Mr.. Editor: Fully approaching
the privilege ~ every freeman Ia
use his tongue aud pen to main
tain goot government by downing
error and strengthening the right:
With no higher aim than Ia speak
the truth fearlessly and simply:
asking no favors and making no
apologies. | wish "a say some
thing on toslay's outlook with sonic
review of the past
La the early days of recon.truc-
ton we wrote pages ~ our County
and State history. sal to renem-
Der. We'll do you remember Mr.
Editor when a band of Federal
soldiers took Grandpa Re,lus, Bob
Rice, Rass wheeler, calvin John
ston. Will aorehead, ". Faler. j.
X Groom and j. II. Harris from
Hazlehurst. for NO rras,n but to
crafty the pleasure of the local
republicans. You remember how
Bob Rice was treated. you know
who were his friends and by
glancing over the scenes of those
days and calling the roll ~ today
you will find absentees that YOU
can hardly believe have bid adieu
10 the Democratic party. You re-
member when the Federal soldiers
were looking for Bob Rice. how
they went to Will Morehead's
house, searched his room (in hi,
absence took his pistol anil took
msney from the pockets of his
clothing left at home. When he
returned aud found how lac had
been treated he went Ia Galatin
at once for redress; but vas ar.
rested and ordered To take the
road and walk to Hazlehurst you
know Will aorehead was cripple.
lie positively refused 10 walk and
his guard told him he would pierce
his bayon"t into him; Morehead
told him, Thrust il into me-, you
can kill me but you cant make
me walk" and there his life was
rendered a. n sacrifice; and the
very party who caused our trou-
bles then would beckou from our
ranks those whose names, lives
and all, should be a willing, per
petual Offering 10 the Democratic
party. We remember few years
letter the Clinton troubles. Who
can forget the heart-sickening facts
which rolled by in the panorama
of those days2 Where is the man,
who Is so far below the standard of
our Southern pride aud white su-
premacy who will allow a spirit Of
forgetfulness 10 lead him on ques-
tionable grounds? Coming ON We
see the clouds hanging over dear
old Copiahl We see the inyesti.
eating committee and we hear
George Dodds answering old Hoar
like a man. We approach nearer
this day. and We hear ON the street
of our capitol city a pistol shot, we
listen. we run to the scene, and we
fnd the fallen Melville Mitchell
Where il the slayer? He paid the
penalty on the spot. We see the
committee Of 100, Jackson's best
blood In arms and swear that the
Anglo Saxon shall not feel the heel
Of oppression longer from the ne
gro Republicans with white lead
ership.
Triumphant 10 the effort and
the leader, J. II. Harris, is turned
out OF his office at the time he
was United States District Attor-
ney) because he said he bal moth
ing but his life. but IL necessary
he was willing to lay IL down for
the good OF the people in restoring
white supremacy aud Kidding Jack
son OF negro police fhese dark
pages Of history should oe contem-
plated. and with whole heart TO
avoid any strife or chance for the
repeating ~ them we must stand
like Joshua commanded his men 10
stand. ''one against the other"
making a strong and Nigh ty rank.
Men who have been Democrats
and now 20 OH after new gods will
find sooner or later that they aid
In the destruction ~ our own iI-
terests and they viii regret the day
they ever strolled i'm the broad
road for Democratic Obstruction.
SHADE Rock.