American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-06-29
Mississippi Press Association.
Pen Portraits Of Editoria! Lights of
Mississippi.

the Mississippi " Press Sang" will
be found good light and easy read
ing tins hot. sultry weather. They
are drawn by the editor of the Sum
nit Times, Col. +, T. Cooper. We
add to these a 'portsait of Col. G.
himself, painted 10y the editor of the
Columbus IRder.l
! The annual reunions OF the "DrcSS
gang" OF Mississippi are growing
very popular and quite profitable to
/ the craft. By the iiberality of the
railroad officials of the State, it costs
I'VE editor nothing to go and re
turn; and when he gets there, he
invariably finds ii generous rivalry
among the citizens of the city
elected as the temporary victim of
! the press convention, to take pos
session of him, feed him high, sleep
him, ride him in carriages, wine
hlm, show him all the sights, and
make hin: generally comfortable and
happy.
At Columbus, Miss just one
week ago, about three-fourths OF
the newspapers and newspaper men
! of the State we're represented III
Concert Hall. 1t was the largest
convention ever assembled. There
was the distinguished NestOr,''
COL. WM. II. M.CARDLE,
of Nicksburg, the annual orator,
whose address was delivered to Il
large and highly select audience,
and added much to the already
enviable fame of the speaker. Its
subject Journalism was presented
in "A chaste, classical and mastery
style, which challenged the pro
/ foundest interest and most rapt
attention OF that splendid audience.
| There was
COL. KINLOCH FALCoNER.
of Holly Springs, the good looking
and competent President of the
Association, who, by the satisfac-
tory and able discharge OF his heavy
official duties, won golden opinions,
not only from the press, but from
all sorts of people in and about the
beautiful city OF Columbus. Col.
Falconer, it will be remembered, is
the gallant youth who triumphantly
bore our Democratic standard IN
1868, and was fairly elected by the
people Lieutenant-G Governor OF the
State. The fact that he does not
NOW occupy the place filed by the
Buckeye boy OF Ohio. is one of the
sad commentaries upon these sad
times when the peoples honest
choice is wanton!y ignored. There
WIS
j. L. BCSWORTH,
of the Canton Citizen, the now
generally recognized ''SolOman" of
the Mississippi press. He is clear
headed, earnest aud honest. He is
not a policy man, but in all things
q straie ht outer. He was not taken
in by the dent trick and he
stands like the roc! OF Gibraltar
against the Greeley furoI. ALBANIAN
tine in his purposes, he goes straight
for the things which he believes to
be right. urswayed, unaweI and
uamoved by the noisy c.amor about
him. AS well might you undertake
10 turn the waters of the Niagara
Falls upwards as 10 change Hos-
worth from the course which solemn
conviction had marked out rs the
RIGHT one. In him there is no
wayering or shadow Of turning. II
the mountain wont come to
him, he Is never going to play any
Mohamcdan part and go to the
mountain.
THE IRHEPEESSIBI.E JONES,
Of the WInona Democrat, was also
present. 1t will be a sad day for
the Mississippi Press Association
when Jones drops out of it. As
good luck would have it the ire
pressible was pared off with the
Times representative upon the
hospitality Of those exceedingly
pleasant and cultured young
bachelors, DR.. Lyon and Judge
Z. c. Lyon, who, III open deiinance
Of the matrimonial requirements Of
society. have set mp an ont and out
bachelors residence in Columbus.
We are candid and frank enough
to admit, by way of DEPRESSION, that
the NIesSrs. Lyon are efninently
worthy and cultivated gentlemen in
every respect-that they treated +,
the Irreprcssibie and us with dis !
tinguished hospitality, made lis feel
altogether comfortable and cmpha- +.
tically at home-that they are sur
rounded with all the comforts and |
elcgancIcs which really fine /
library, well furnished rooms, good /.
eating, IL productive garden, and |
other excellent and tasteful and /
household belongings. Still, we /
do not feel quite at liberty to refer /
to them at all, III their present con /
diti0n, without at the sam" time .
placing upon record our solemn
protest against their pcrniciouS
example III cheating two sweet girls
out OF two good husbands and two
good homes. However, this is an
evil which can be renes!iru, and,
INDUCING the hope ;hat il will be,
let lis now get back to the lrreprcS-
siblc. Jones is a genius. The
is the weapon he WAS
specially created 10 WELD i'll his tilt :
with the world. the flesh and the
devil Scru3uiously honest and
scrupulnus, lac is Il regular
steam engine i'll the way OF pushing \
mot pullingl his business and