The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-20
v.eksburg Commercial.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

reeard the nominations of regular county
conventions. and that we Will not couhte-
nance or support any pc II Who seeks
ofli:, independent OF the choice OF such con-
ventions
In thi< connection the following testimony
OF Col BaFksdale. one of the editors OF the
CLARION. before the Congressional commit
tee investigating the late election in Missi'-
sippi will b. interesting. Col. Is Ark sdaIe
being sworn, testified.
@ Was there not in your paper great
deal OF complaint IN ade about the eNtraNa-
gance OF the Republican party concerning
the public printing under the Plot! A
There was.
O. Was it not one of the chief war-cries
OF The Democratic canvass 4, 1t was.
Q. Did you not publish many an article
against il, as the leading Democratic editor
4. Yes.
O. Were you not partner with the Pilot
as pubic printer? a. / WAS not.
@ Was not the CLARION? a, The CLARION
prvprietors had an interest in the pubic
printing for TWO years.
q Had a half interest? a. They had an
interest in it. l don't repember what in
rerest
Q DO you not know that they had one
half of it? \. No, sir.
Q You think they did not have that much
A | think not.
Q Did they not have half of the net profits
\. | think not.
@ You were one of the editors and pro-
pretors: A. One of the editors; not one OF
the ProprieIors.
O. The CLARION is now the State printer?
a. Yes.
Q. And during these two years OF eXtrav-
agance the CLARION had an interest in the
profits of the public printing? y. es there
were six years of extravaganza complained
of. Daring two oil those years the CLARION
had AN interest in the public printing,
and during that time he price Of public printing
tcdS greatly reduced.
. But still The CLARION had an inter
est in it? X. Yes, and The pHblic printing tcdS
greatly reduced during that time.
q. Was it reduced single cent during
the first year that yoa had an in it? n.
Don't say ''you.
Q. The CLARION. your newspaper. a. |
am the editor ofthe paper, but not one OF
the proprietors. PROFOUND your question
in the form | suggest, and Twill answer It,
Q. What form was that?
The Witness: Whether the paper itself
had an interest.
Q. Was there any reduction whatever
during the first year that THE CLARION
had an interest with the Republican Pilot:
a. A very large reduction and il tcdS based
upon The p3edge II the Pilot proprietorS that
they lcOUtd ddUOcdte, and that the other { Re
publican) party aooutd adoocdte, a reduction
Of The prt1aing That eoaS he condition 81
the arrangement
Q. Was l. reduced the first year? A.
y es, sir; reduced by that Legislature, i'm
mCdiatclv or soon after the election by the
votes OF Democratic members aud Il portion
of the Republicans. Captain Fisher, who is
present, knows that there was reduction
and voted for it,
Q What was the amount of printing
done that year. the first year The CLARION
went with the Pilot? \. | know there
was a great reduction. The amount had
run up to $l25,000, and think it was cut
down to about twenty or thirty. thousand
dollars less.
Q. Was the price of printing reduced one
cent i'm that time? a. 1t was during that
session
Q. At the first session? A. At the
first session. That is my recollection.
q. Are you positive as to that? A. That
is my recollection, that it was at that ses-
sion
q. You are not positive that it was so !?
A. The bills passed the House of Represen-
tatves by the votes of the Democrats and
portion OF the Republicans (the Alcorn
Republicans, as they were called) acting
together, and a very material reduction
made.
Q. In the price let for the public print
ing. | do not mean the amount. A. Yes !;
in the rates | mean.
(ERRoR OF THE REPORTER.-It should |
have been printed sin the amount and in
the rates.')
Further along on this branch OF the sub |
ject the witness testified as follows
@, You were asked as to the connection |
of the CLARION office with the public print |
ing in Mississippi during the last two years |
of republican rule in that State. y. No, |
sir; that was not during the last two years.
lt was during two years of republican rule, |
bat not the last two years.
Q. | will ask you to state in general terms I
what was the cost of public printing under /
republican rule in Mississippi from the year
1869 up to 1873, when they were defeated, |
and the State passed into the hands of the
democrats? y. 1t varied from Sl25,000 to
$50 600 year.
Q. De you remember what year it was
that colored IN IN by the name of James
Lynch was secretary OF state OF MisSisSip-
pi--do you remember under whose admin
istration? a. Under Governor Alcorn's
q What was the cost of the public print
inc that year? \ 1t was about $l2j. 900.
@ What had been the cost of public print
ing anterior to the war in that State of Mis-
sfppi? 1t varied from $4,000 to $4,000.
q What was the reduction in the first
ana second years in which the office of the
CLARION was interested in the public
printing, while the Pilot was the public
printer, and the Republicans were in pos /
session of the State
The WITNESS. During the republican adj
Mr.. HOOKER. Yes.
A. | think it was from $4,000 to about
10000. The reduction was about $4,000.
O. How much was it the second year. A
Ii was about slG,G30 hess.
q. Still n reduction of $4,000. a. Yes
@. What has been the cost OF the public
printing since the democrats have gone into
power in 1915? A. The cost of public
printing since the democrats have game in
o power was $4,000 a year
Q. What is the appropriation for public
printing during the present year by the
present democratic legislature of Mississip- I
ii? A. Twenty thousand dollars.
X. State, if you know. what the expenses
n dam rfr of ~ |
lnd6r Radical rule were, and how they ,
compare with those of the present admins
ration. A. The average expenditures of !
he judiciary department under raG,oai rule !
we're 1912 900 a year The appropriation |
or the support OF that department under
eaocrStic rule has been 100000 year 5
z. That is since 1875? A Yes, air; I'M +
Ter democratic rule. For the legislative
department.. the appropriation varied under
he republican administrations from $780, r
90 year. The appropriations under the i
democratic administration for the same de- >
have been 100000. The cost of
ssessing in the State under republican rule I
aried from $4,000 to $l75, 900 a year The {
ppropriation for that service in the first
ear of the present democratic rule was
$1,000. For the second year, which is the
resent, it is $1,000, and the reduction has
cen propOrtionate under the other depart D
lents and branches of the public service. Il
q. In reference to the two years which n
GU have stated In your examination that
ne CLARION newspaper was interested i'm Z
ne public printing in republican rule, {
hat were the terms and conditions of that d
Ontract? d. The conditions Of the contract n
ere that the Pilot establishment aoouId CO. Cd =
ate e1ih the CLARION, and nth the democrat u
members, IN securing reduction in the grice II
public printing. al
Q. Is that in the contract? A. That was
the agreement. ee
@. Was It in the written contract? A sa
D notknow that it was ;but it was part of the m
and q condition Of The dgree- | ~
ent- That was condition of the agreement ~
DrOpOsirion) made, both to (bYl Mr.. Raw a.
ond, who represented the Pilot, and to (by) M
.essrs. AIeern and E'isher. who renresented Is