The sun., 1903-01-06
MURDER NOTICE TOROOSEYELT
NEGRO APPOINTEES TO BE
KILLED IF HE KEEPS on.
New Orleans States" Democratic ORGAN.
says Goioreti Federal Onicials VIII
He Murdered. "Just ~ the Negro
\ppointees Of Other Republican Presi.
dents Have Deen Put Out 0f the Way"

NpVVIutteS W VtuCT WepuOICUu hT0Sis
dents Have Deen Put Out of the Way"
New ORLEANS, jar. THE New Orleans
newspapers all comment in savage terms
on the action Of tn. President In closing
the Indianola. Miss. p,st Office because
Of the resignation Of tho cOlored postmis-
tress. The strongest expressions are from
the New Orleans States, the Democratic
organ. That paper says:
In discussing the Indianola post Office
incident we do not believe 1t to be wise for
either the people Of the South or their news
papers to minoe words. President Roose-
volt, Ia closing the POST Office at Indianola
has suspended the law for the deliberate
purpose of offending and insulting the
white people Of the South, and. incident ally,
to pander to the negro vote Of the Northern
pivotal States.
He has assumed the role Of q Gar for
the sole purpose Of cinchng the Presidential
nomination in 1904, and IL il well that the
South should proclaim its knowledge Of
lis motives. and also to impress upon
the mind Of the country the fact that If
President Roosevelt has made up his mind
to outrage and Insult people of the South
by appointing and keeping in Office OBJ
noxious negroes, his negro appointecs
will he killed, just as the negro appointoes
Of other Republican Presidents have been
put out Of the way.
"SoIne persons will say, no doubt, that
these are interni@rate and violent views,
but We are confident that they will lie in
dorsed by the majority Of the people in the
Southern States. II may be said also that
If Mr.. Rooseve,t's negro appointees are
killed or run out Of the country. he will
dragoon the South with Federal troops. In
such an event we are confd mt that the
fact will be quickly established that Our
people are fully Ar strenuous a. their Knit X
erbocker President.
The people of the South were dragooncd
during tho Dark Days Of Reconstruction
and the history Of that period shows that
they did some dragooning on their own
account. 1t was effective then and it Is
well for the President to know that ii will
be still more effective now. II he desires
In order to serve his own political ends
to raise a rough house in the South he
can rest assured that the game will be
made entirely interesting for him
The States has undoubtedly Il great many
with 1t although few have expressed their
views as frankly.
IsDIA,IoIA. Miss, Jan. 5.-Mrs Cox,
tho former p ~, mistress. accompanied by
her mulatto assistant, left tonight for
Birmingham. She denied that any vio-
lenoe had been threatened, hut affirmed
that she would not arcept the post Office
again under any circumstances. Her hus-
band. Wayne Cox. a railway postal clcrk.
gave out a statement this afternoon. in
which he says that the people here are his
friends.
Two prominent citizens came to me
and advised that my wife resign, he said
.and l understand the race problem and
thought it best for her to give up the Office
She acted accordingly. We do not feel
offended and hope it will be convenient
for Us to continue to live here in peace.
There Is no doubt OF the general senti-
ment against the reign of a negro pcs,
master at Indianola. The only friction that
transpred was over the adoption of a plan
to gain her removal from the Office. At the
mass meetings held in the court house. the
Mayor was made chairman. Everything
Is quiet and no trouble il anticipated, since
II is an assured fact that there will be no
negro postmaster here. One could not b.
secured If the President 40 desired
Mrs. Cox was presented with a request
signed by fifty-fo,ir citizens, bankers, law
yers and merchants. 1t reads:
we, the undersigned citizens, hereby
request that you tender your resignation as
postmistress of the Indinola Office 10 take
effect Dec. J."
The Interpretation Of this resolution
is worrying the signers. The Federal
Court is in session at vcksburg, Miss. and
the signers Of the request have n lawyer
on the ground. They do not want to appear
as viclaiors of the Government laws. For
this reason the identity of the siRners could
not be obtained by the newspaper CORE
spondents in Indiansola
An independent post Office was es,ab-
lished at tho county court house to-day.
It is maintained by the citizens and bust
ness firms, who contribute 81 and 81 per
month respectively for clerks and carriers.
The postmaster at Greenvie has been
instructed TO forward mail received there
to Heathman. Others instruct their cor
respondents to address their mail to Heath
man. Heathman is a small village on the
Sout hern Railway four miles dist ant The
carrier from here makes two trips daily.
The first wagonload q: papers and let
tiers arrived here at moor end was greeted
by an asscmblage of citizens. Prior Ia
this the banks and merchants had mai.
received at Greenvile shipped here by
express. The rev Office is humorousy
deigned a. 'the white post Office" but no
sign oil the door associates il with the
Government.
Three newspapers have been accumu-
leting the products of their printing presses
and are at loss to know in what way they
can reach their subscribers. Iuoianola
newspapers may not he mailed at Heath
man. The site Of publication will be changed
If the post Office matter il not rcmedied
within few days.
Communications have been received here
to-day from many towns and cities in Mis-
sissippi suggesting concerted action all
over the State to thwart President Roose-
Welt in securing the influence Of the dele
gates in the National Republican Con-
vention. An attempt will be made to Sc
cure strictly white delegation.
Indianola has population Of 800, two |
banks, electric lights and water works and !
thirty-fve business houses, in |
cludng a big factory,
NEGRO CARMEN THREATENED.