The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-23

question neloIo ludt Hpu9 III All uh-
less he adopts the tactics of the Lau'
rel ChrI nicle and takes a strike at
creation II Is fact we'll known by
everybody. and easily aseertained by
all who do not know il, who wish the
truth. that the negro postmaster at
Bay st. Louis. Mississippi. was ap-
pointed over the protests of Mr. Bow
ers, and in the face of a vigorous
fight made by him in behalf of a
onelegged Confederate soldier. one.
by the way. who lost his leg at Get.
tysburg. trying to bear TO Gen. Long
street the last m 5age that Gen.
Barksdale ever delivered before he
was killed Mr.. Bowers never in
dorsed the application of the negro
postmaster at Bay st. Louis or any
where else In the world More he
has never consented to the appoint.
ment of negro postmaster in his
district or any where else. He has.
at all times. been I'm favor of white
supremacy. and for this he has fought
always and the fact Ia well known
that he never directly. or indirectly,
indorsed. recommended. aided or as
sisted in tho appointment of negro
postmaster at Bay st. Louis. and this
fact has been cheerfully certified to
by the officers of the courts of Han
cock county; by officers OF the city
OF Bay ST Louis; by merchants,
bankers. and by all of the business
men of that city. and we believe the
Laurel Chronicle could have obtained
the information which we now give
II 1t had wanted TO do so, by person
ally addressing letter to any citizen
in Hancock county. or Bay 81. Louis.
asking the simple question whether
or not Mr.. Bowers ever indorsed the
postmaster at that place.
IL does seem to us. in view OF Mr..
Bowers well known record that 1t Is
hardly necessary to deny any charge
made that he ever consented to n
negro holding an Office in the State
of Mississippi His whole life gives
the lie to such n charge Our knowl.
edge, obtained from long residence
In Hancock county. where Mr.. Bow
ers has spent the greater portion OF
his manhood. Is that he Is the hrst
man who ever raised the color line in
politics in that county II was due
to his efforts that the negro was elm
mated from politics In Hancock
county, and IL was due to his efforts
that a mass meeting assembled at
Bay st. Louis which nominated A
white Democrat in the person of
Judge Sylvester, as a member OF the
board of supervisors from that dis
trict. in opposition to Louis Piernas,
the very man who ls postmaster at
Bay St Louis, and TO whose appoint
ment II Is by insinuation charged that
! Mr.. Bowers consented to in some
way The truth is, he has fought this
idea of negro holding Office anywhere,
and It does seem the height of folly,
and appears to us almost criminal
to charge him with aiding TO secure
an Office for a negro or that he Is
not In line with the Democracy OF
Mississippi in view of the record Of
his life, and in view of the fact that
while the very charges were being
made, the Democracy Of the state
was heaping unusual honors upon
him by calling him to preside over
the convention of the Democratic
party of the State of Mississippi.
The tenth reason urged by the Lau-
rel Chronicle as to why IL can not
support Mr. Bowers Is as novel as
II Is new, and almost as new as II is
novel. and that Is that there was a
young gentleman wanting TO start a
newspaper at some place in the State
Of Mississippi, and that he went out
to solicit stock for his enterprise, and
among the members was a Republi-
can who took stock in his paper, and
when he announced that IL was his
purpose to support Judge Deyours in
case he established his paper, this
Republican said that not cent of his
money would go into a paper tha
did not support Mr.. Bowers. and h'
refused to take stock, and The Chron
/ icIe denounces this action of the Re
publican as High handed Rule o
/ Ruin" policy, and further says tina
this wealthy Republican has no righ
to attempt to dictate the course of
Democratic paper in a Democrat
county.
The statement that the Republica
who subscribed for stock attempte
to dictate the policy or course Of
Democratic paper in Democrati
county, is a bare assertion, and
not supported by the facts, and tn
statement by The Laurel Chronicl
is a mere conclusion. We have gon
, to some trouble TO ascertain the fact
about this matter. and we have then
) from first hands. and they are abou
: as follows:
? The young man in question dc
: raise. or attempt TO raise, money sur
fcient to establish a newspaper anc