The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-08-02
JOINT DISCUSSION.
july 81, 1876.
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Brookhaven Ledger.l
According 10 the announcement joint
discussion was held at the Court house,
last Monday night.
Major E. Barksbale, of Jackson, open
ed the discussion in a speech Of one hour
and twenty minutes, and Col. j. j. Dea-
son replied. We regret that our limited
space prevents us giving full synopsis
of Major Barksdale's speech, as it was
certainly one of the best ever delivered in
Lincoln country. AS stump speaker
he has but few equals and no superiors
He is the best posted man in the State,
and is never thrown off his guard. Maj.
Barksdale arraigned the Radical party
for its profigacy and corruption and com
pared its six years of misrule in this
State with the Democratic administra-
ton of 1876. He showed that the late
Legislature had reduced the annual cost
of the Legislative department from
S165, 900 to 800, 600; and passed con-
stitutional amendment under which that
body will meet biennially, thus making
another redution of $4,000. Under
Radical rule the everage annual cost of
ocratic rule it has been cut down to &c.
900. The Radicals appropriated S55,-
600 annually for the Executive depart
mcnt; the Legislature cut the appropria-
ton down to S31 900. The commission
for assessing, for the past six years,
amounted to $50, 900; this year the work
will be done at a cost of$15, 900. Under
Radical rule the penitentiary cost the
State ST 900 per year. how it Will not
only be selt-sustaining but will yield an
income to the State. The Radical Leg
islature paid the County Superintendent
of Education S48, $40 annually; the
Democratic Legislature is paying them
$1,000. He also showed that the Leg
islature, elected last year by the Dem
ocrats and Conservatives, had deposed
three Of the State officials upon charges of
high crimes and misdemeanOrS, and put
in their stead worthy and competent men.
He referred to the Pearl River Naviga-
ton swindle, the Picked Cavalry bilI.
the Calling Gun bill, the rottenness of
the Radical party, and told Col. Deas1n
that, speaking for that party, he must
defend its record.
At the conclusion of Maj Barksdale's
speech Col. Deason arose and said he
was not going to defend the Radical par
ty that some of the members of that
party were responsible fGr its acts of
rAeannessi that the Democratic party
had done one mean thing, at least, in
putting him out of office, and that he
did ret know that he would ever again
make Radical speech. He didn't
one word about the reductions made by
tue late Legislature praised Hayes and
Wheeler, passed Hendricks, by but he'd
up Tildep as very bad man; said he had
received $40, 900, 900 for his connection
with some ring in New York city. and
advised the people to support the Repub-
lean ticket.
In his reioinder Major Barksdale stated
that Col. Deason had not denied a single
charge he made against the Radical par
ty called on Col Deason for his author
ity regarding that $50, 900, 900 received
by Tilden. The Colonel said he saw it
in some Democratic paper of New York,
but had forgotten the name. The Major
told him that was Just little too thin
that the name of that paper must be told;
but the Colonels memory was bad, and
amid loud and prolonged cheering Mai.
Barksdale was compelled to take his seat
without having his curiosity gratified
No speech ever made here was 50 hearth
ly enjoyed or so highly compIimented.
Lincoln county has now opened the
ball, and she viii keep it rolling till vic
tory perches upon her helm the 7th dav
Of next November.