The statesman., 1900-01-27
E MISSISSIPPI VOTE
L.,ovsTrNG FACTS ABOUT
II.
.;,.sn by c. J. Pasons together
with Local Items.

Ariz-Lewis Smith is sick.
.,rlos Mason and Edward Pillars
/ taken charge of the hotel at
nmoth.
h. Alexander Craig of New Jer-
F. o,cqped the pulpit at the A. M
'Cburch in the absence of the pas.
n. C. Redd has recently return
E,om Phoenix where he instituted
LieoUa Lodge with twenty-seven
hbers. He is deputy grand mas
for masons for Colorado, Arizona
y Mexico
Fbe hotels of Tucson are running
heir full capacity with the ther-
meter registering daily from 80 to
degrees. The people from the
Tern cities are seeking a warm eli
|s.
6eorge Dixon, which history is
bOelled to record one of the most
lest and gentleman fighters known
buglism, has succumbed to the in
|sble-fought once to often.
Lewis of Ell Paso is in the city
knging for that grotesque affair
IFp ss the cake walk, in the corri
| OF the Orndorff Hotel. Speak
+ Of the Negro and cake walks, a
nneut white man remarked, that
. Negro's highest ambition was to
tmble the monkey as nearly as pos
/. Those who even in connection
the sacred duties of the church
Did indulge in this orangoutang-
can CLEAN from this the standard
hch they are placed by i1telli-
people.
the last election in Mississippi
vote was nearly $4,000. The pop
lol the state is about l,650,000
the voting population $4,000.
re are about 137, 800 white voters
Ohly $4,000 went to the polls,
Wing that it was a cinch election.
10 Of them were hot interested
ngh to vote. Seven-twelfths OF
entire vote is colored. who for the
nine years have been practically
ranchsed. There has not been a
teSted election in the state since
At that lime the vote of the
wes l54,S48 and the population
ut $4,000 and now with a popula
nearly double the vote is only
htths of what it was then.
glance at the above will give the
ler8 Of this newsy Journal an in-
to the injustice of disfranchise
I as practiced in the southern
"' And the greatest crime is,
same state in violation of q section
lIted States Constitution, is al
F"'o ENJOY representation in the
Onal legislation upon the basis of
lie OF $4,000, as in northern states
ne there Is universal suffrage,
gh seven-twelfths of the vote of
Ssslppl Is not allowed to be cast.
SfeSSman Crumpacker of Indiana
soon introduce a bill seeking to
ply with the national constitution
'ue Negro should the progress of
important piece of legislation
nelp mould public sentiment in
favor.
4 "a avs showing conclusively which
Vie political wind is blowing was
SOlut'on reducing the delegates
national republican convention
'uSfeS'man Payne, and the 9th.
national Committeeman Cyrus
W o' Kansas, reducing southern
'sI'atlon in Congress. The
''' Doth federal aud state have
pay g.'y'ng havoc with Legislative
~ I''o nave exct eded their author
o"e lt particular interest to the
Is" y a7ois'on By Judge Rogers
'7'era' Court of Arkansas.
'oage Of state court issued An
EIa 1aoa 'or0idding The importation
) . nom aa neighboring state.
,..r "'SerS dissolved the decision,
-Ip %,, he laid down the broad prin
,a .ua' under the United States
ii, "'oo' no state has a right to
= '"'zeus Of other states to en-
~ YOFuers in search of work. or
agreement previously
,:, - Was held that under the
~, oi the fourteenth amend
'''z ms Of any state have .