The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-04
The Truth Of History vindicated.
CITIZENS RULE We. CARPET.
Rag RELE.
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

In Governor Alcorn's report of the
Encouragement of the donation for
Agricultural aud Mechanical learning,
the motive he alleged for having stated
in the canvass that he had sold the
Land Scrip for $500 and realized
the cash (Which, however, has not been
realized 20 this day. was to institute a
comparison between Democratic Extrav-
agance Of other days with Radical
Economy (save the mark y Of the present
evil times. This has been a favorite
theme with the late Governor and his
co-workers, both Of the carpet-bag and
scallawag persuasion When charged
with wasteful prodigality in the use of
the public money they have replied by
saying that their Democratic predecessors
were guilty in wors, degree, as if a
man who is charged with larceny ,uld
be allowed to justify his crime before
any court Of law on the plea that others
had set him the example.
Now not so much for the purpose of
defending these Administrations whose
ats have gone into the history of the
dead past, as to hold up the enormities
of the Radical regime which is ruling
and running the State, we propose to
present a contrast between the two
eras.
OF all the Democratic Governors who
administered the affairs Of the State
bafore the war, Hon. A. g. Brown alone
survives. McNutt, Tucker, Matthews,
Quitman, McRae, Melville and Pettus
names honored in the memories OF
their countrymen-are sleeping with
their fathers. We will therefore take
the Administration of Gov Brown, who
lives to speak for himself, if in the pro-
gress of the discussion a controversy
should arise in the statement of historical
facts connected with his Administration.
Let, then, the contrast be presented
between Citizens rule as represented by
A. G. Brown and Of the Radical Carpet
bag Regime as represented by j. L..
Alcorn and his ''Asinine" successor.
First, we will commence with the
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
When Gov. Brown went into office,
Jan'y 10th, 1874, and took possession of
the Mansion, for the lack of proper and
sufficient furniture .the building was
wholly uninhabitable. He occupied it
four years, and during all that time the
Legislature did not appropriate one dollar
to furnish the house How does this COM
pare with the regal style in
which willing Legislature reftted
and refurnished the house for
Alcom and his nomadic successor.
1t may be asked how he managed to oc-
cupy the building under such circum-
stances? The reply is easy. He sup
piled deficiencies with his private furni-
ture, as his immediate predecessor, Gov.
Tucker, had done before him. If it be
asked why the Legislature was thus par
simonious. we will answer that he never
asked them to be more liberal. The
State was in debt Gas we shall presently
see), and he determined to bring it out.
To do this the strictest economy was ne
cessary, and he chose to submit to tenn
porary inconvenience rather than seem to
unnecessary expenditures.
Compare this economical management
with the
FoRTY-FoUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
for reftting and furnishing
the Mansion in the gorgeous style in
if in mockery of the distress
of the people from whom the money is
wrung-it now presents itself to the pub
lie gaze.
Now go with us to the other end of the