Year: 1875

Yazoo, in Tallahatchie--att the numerous
riots which have occurred in TIN and
other Southern States--et the list af
killed and wounded--and yOa will see
that not name Of single white Repub-
lican there TO grace the lisi--to even
vary the color. When in consequence of
part, politics disturbance occurs, our
white Republicans are always convent
entity absent. They hsRs derived all the
benefits, and We have bid and suffered
proportionately, and the widows and or
phans of Kinds and Warren counties,
and relations and friends and homes the
country over, are clothed and draped In
mourning in consequence of the rule of
such men as those who have been our
political task-masters in this county for
the five years past.


Can we, as Republicans, bear this bur.
den any longer? Can we bear the stig-
ma of running the fair county of Wash
ington, when we had no lot nor part in
the evils which are now depressing us,
save the sole act of voting for the dis
honest men who have so wilfully mis-
ruled us Can We suffer any more to
be the political slaves of the corrupt ring
who have so mismanaged Ms, and who
have become SO autoeratic that they do
not allow any Republican to have an
opinion different from those they enun-
ciate The time has come when we must
emancipate ourselves from this thraldom,
or we will be as veritably political slaves
as We ever were personal slaves. We
must rid ourselves of this incubus, or in
short time it will own us body and soul.


This has become necessary, indispen-
sable to us, for very many reasons We
need schools-we must educate our chill
dren. overwhelmingly ignorant
must suffer during our lives the conse-
quences of our ignorance but our chill
dren must not suffer as we do and have
suffered. We must live in our pos:erity,
and our efforts should all be directed to
our and their interests, Let US take
such steps that the taxes which are col
lected for the maintenance of our schools
will not be diverted from our schools, but
viii be applied to the purposes for which
they are intended. These funds have
been grossly Incorporated in the past
Our duty let it be to see that this never
occurs in the future.


One further consideration = by no
means the least important-at present of
the highest and greatest Importance yet
remains. Weare here as citizens in this
county. We have our homes, our fami-
lies, our little all is here. Many of us
were born here; have lived here all our
lives, and expect to have our bones de-
posted here. Shall we not live in peace
and harmony with our neighbors among
whom we reside? The white people Of
the county are desirous of having peace
and good order in this community, and
peace and good order must prevail. We
are in no condition TO have any strife.
We do not desire any. 1t is against
every interest of every man, woman and
child in this county to have any such
condition of affairs as has lately desola-
ted so many hearthstones-has made so
many widows and orphans among our
poor people in the counties of Kinds and
Warren. We have an opportunity of
avoiding all similar difficulties as those
in which our fellow citizens of neighbor-
ing counties are involved, by joining
hands with the white citizens Of this
county in general movement to uproot
the gigantic mass of corruption which
has obtained such foothold in our midst
obtain good, honest, local govern
ment, elect to Office men of known honesty
and capacity, who will labor for the in.
terest and protection of all citizers, with
out regard to color or party politics, No
more propitious time will ever occur for
the Inauguration of movement which
must be made sooner or later. Let us
now arise in the might of an oppressed
and outraged people, and cast of the
disgraceful yoke which few impudent
demagogues have fastened upon us, and
join with our neighbors, without regard
to color or politics, in redeemingourselves
from the spoilers of the countyin which
we live in common. and peace and pros
perity will soon come to you anil to them
alike"


j. ALLEN ROSS,


Chairman Peoples Republican Ex. Com.


A. w. SHADD, Secretary.