The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-09-16
What the Leading organ OF liEe
Radical Party says Of the Tick
efOf the Union Republicans.
IN : MADE on sTRoNG MATERIALS.
IT Is HARD TO BEAT.
From the Pilot of

From the Pilot of the 14th.
To meet and overcome this well disciplin-
i ed party (the Union Republieansl Is the
work before the (Radieal) Republican par
| ty. And the man who says this i an easy
matter, we don't know which most 10 pity,
| bis want of knowledge of that party's tao
| ties and skill in this State, or his want OF
sense No general ever won battle by un-
derrating the power of his foe, and no pO-
| llucaI party ever won an election By trust
ing alone to supposed superiority of num-
| bers and the righteousness of a cause. We
/ have to meet skill with skill We must pit
/ brains against brains-strategy against
strategy And In contest where there is
so little difference in principle between the
contending parties, the most adroit Nand
skillful management gains the advantage
and wins the battle. In the personnel of the
ticket just put forward whom have We to
First Louis Dent-not man of extraor-
binary powers of mind, but OF powerful
connections. His being a carpet-bagger
| amounts TO nothing 70 US now. lie Is the
candidate of powerful opposing party; and
| if they are satisfied with him we have no
right to complain.
Judge E. Jeffords, the candidate for Lieut.
Governor, late of the High Court of Errors
and Appeals Is a man of fair legal attain
ments, of good address, Republican in poll
| itics.
The colored people were honored with a
| representative on the ticket, in the person
OF Thomas Sinclair, of Copiah, for Secreta-
~ of State.
A. W. Wills. of Tishomingo, candidate
for Auditor of Public Accounts, is repre-
sented as being gentleman of good bust
ness attainments. He served in the Federal
| army during the late rebellion, and rose To
the rank of Lt.-Col. by brevet.
Col Joseph McCloy, candidate for State
Treasurer, Isl citizen of Kinds County. He
was a Federal officer, belonged to the caval-
ry arm ofthe service, and commanded a bat
tallion in this State until after the fall OF
Vicksburg. Soon after the surrender he set
tied in this county and engaged in planting,
and, like many other Northern men who
went into the same business in this State in
1866 G6-'67, he lost heavily. lie was men,
Der of the Board of Registration in lS67-'6S.
and held the Office of Sheriff, by appoint
ment of Gen. Gillem. until about two months
ago. He is now the editor and proprietor of
the National Republican of this city. He is
regarded as gentleman of fine business
habits, of strict integrity, and viii make
safe custodian of the peoples money provi-
ded always, he be elected, and gets the hand
ling of it, In politics he has been under
stood to the Republican, but of the moderate
school,
Our relations of intimate friendship with
Gen. Bob. Lowry, candidate for Attorney
General, and as the editor of paper OPP
posed to his ticket, precludes our speaking
of him as the heart prompts. lie is well
known all over the State as the .'prince of
good fellows" Bob ''neeGs no euIogy" at
our hands. and we confess TO have been
slightly ''demoraliZed,' politically, when that
party put him on their ticket and he accept
ed. We didn't want him nominated on that
side, and we felt when the nomination was
announced, like the boy that stabbed his
toe-'he aVas tao old to cry aud IL hurt too
ddrned bddto laugh" But alas for human
hope, in connection with politics.
In regard to Professor Thos. s. Gathright, |
candidate for Superintendent of Public In !
struction, suffice it to say, that he is gem
tleman of ability and integrity.
We have thus received the ticket of the |
opposition in fair and dispassionate man |
ner. In our opinion, aside from partizan !
bias, it contains some of the elements of |
weakness, and some of strength. Viewed |
from the political stand-point considering |
the very general favor with which it will be |
received by the white people, of the State |
the ticket may be regarded as an average |
one.