The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-18

JUSTICE.
While 1 am keenlv sensiJl. Of the gre
wrong and iuju stice done me witbout cau-
or found alton in facr. desire in ca N 1--
and truthiuiness. q present my viadie4liOa
and shall answer the charges seTiasim.
have zen Deputy Auditor To- four year
| with a Republican Auditor. | was Dem
ocrat when appointed Deputy Auditor, an
known ID be such by the Au iito~, VINO n
known me personally since 1865. I atn sti
Dem ocraC, have never been anything else
never voted a Republican ticket in nv life
and have never bad any utilization in am
respect with the Republican party. Th. i
known u the Auditor aud every other Stat'
officer and employee in the CIpi'ol, aas
every ciJz I'll in this community. wlo
| wishes TO know
have discharge the duties that have DE-
yolved upon M with general satisfaction.
believe. Any officer in the State having
any cause OF complaint TIA the manner in
| which he has been ire tted, or that think,
/ that injustice has been GOne him in any re-
| spect, can speak out.
In my official relations with county OIL
! GERS, | have not known whether thy were
| Republicans or Democrats, and all have
/ been treated exactly alike. CDlOred Sh r.
| f. and white Sheriff, and all officers col
! iecting revenue, have had their pa
Ders examined lust the same and settle
ments fairly made nnder the law. If this
| i bling "a deal too kind and courteous 10
| Radicals, nv day TO the Stat req tireI q,
ana 1 performed it u the very best OF nv
blity, AMI | rejoice that amid - mucn
Chat is wOunding to IN in your article. you
uni in your heart - say THAT ia his po
sition deputy for a Republican Auiitor,
ne has done. we honestly believe, we'll by
the State and for himself y conscious
discharge Of duy well PERFORMED, is above
he Audit0r-h'u 10 me.
| am not taking all the glory OF routing
the Rid cali in 1919 10 myself, but did my
share. sp mt a much m pney as any IN Al
in this county, and furnished page aft.r
page OF ftcEs and h5ures TOR puDiIcaJio A.
statement of county Isyies, STATE levieS, ii
Hancial statistics, eXtraVagances, abuses,
corruptions AMI frauds We're made AMI
given for publications.
l am willing that tie sagaeiOus and tai
euted editor of The CLARION be interToga-
ted upon this subject il Thought necessary.
| vo-ed as much any O5her m an. (unIcs'
ne voted twice. to roIte the Radicals. |
was one of the outraged p sOple" and dill
just as much as any o.her single soldier in
the lin: to route them.
| 1leUer made speech ia the Convention
chat nominated Ames. My recollection Is
that | was not in the State At the time TIL
Convention was held. | certainly was not
in that Convention either as a m EN- r.
proxy, or as a spectator. My belief is that
l was not in jackson, and that Is the rec IL
lection of my friends.
. | neUer eiectiOneered for Grant, either di-
rectly or indirectly or in any other way,
never voteI for him or asked any one else
To do 50. but on the DntrIry no pei that H.
would be beaten, and supported Greedy.
necer at any time furnished a wagon or
any other vehicle To negro Republicans To
90 and register" or to 20 anywhere else
The only times my teams ever went to Ray
mond they carried Nip: b trksdale, Mr..
James Shelton, or Mr. joan CarraWay, and
other friends, upol the occasion of grand
Democratic rallies-eXcepJ upon one coca
sion when my estim able friend, Gen. WAar-
ton, went with me to hear Gen. Martin
make his railroad speech, aud encourage its
building by assurances that L would furnish
Penitentiary hands "a soon as they could be
supported on the work. All the gentlemen
that have used my teams are white men and
Democrats
was elected City Clerk first by Board
com posed of two Democrats and four Re-
pubicans ! had voted and worked for
Marion Smith, Il Democrat, against the
Mayor and Aldermen that were elected i'll
my ward. | consented to apply for the p0-
,tiOn at the solicitation of the Democrats,
they believing that | was the only man that
could beat the then incumbent, who was Re
publican and book keeper at the Pilot office.
That same "Rldcal city government cleo
ted DR.. Craft CITY Physician, "a Democrat
and elected Hon. Oliver Clifton "a Demo
craft to codify the city ordinances.
| was unanim ously reelected City Clerk
against my i1clination, by the present
Radical city government \ Board COM
posed of four Democrats and two Republic
cans. This Board reelected DR.. Craft, AMI
Mr.. Gus Asher "a DEMOCRACY was elected
City Treasurer, and the CLARION City prin-
ter.
| have made no promise to any employee
in the Auditors Office to retain him. All
the employees in the office are Democrats
except one, who is Re pu5 lican. This Re
publican was Captain in the Confederate
army fought through the entire war, Is
moderate in his views. lie III trried a most
estimabl lady here, has family, and Is L
man of homer and integrity. | am not pro-
nIgIte III promising, and have not even in
tim ttel To any one of these '.R IdicaI en-
plovees" that | would retain him, if elected
Auditor, though proifers to retain them
haze been made directly to them, by some
outside Democrat of a higher type"
Should | be elected Auditor You depend
upon my having the very best and most ca
pable men whose services [ can secure in
every position.
| have 40 Radicals in nv '.employ at the
State Penitentiary." Just the contrary.
They are all De nocrats, and ali white men,
| am happy to say that since my assuming
control ofthe Penitentiary, have employ ed
the very best young men of the country.
and men whose characters and whose tami-
lies are above reprDach. l count among
them Dr.. Writ Johnston, Mr.. David Shell
ton. Jr. Edwin Barksdale, Charles Buck,
George Matthews, Robert Cameron Charles
c tbineSS, Benny Cameron, Willie Bullock,
MIR. By. Reaga the last brother of the
late lamented Mrs. Horace Miller, and the
last three from your -cOunty,) and many
others whose names would not be familiar
To you. Does it not occur to you, my dear
sir. that to serve some political DurpOSp TO
iuiure me, that the selfish motives of others
may me gratified, without knowing it you
have dealt very uukind blow to these
young mems.
Ia al our troubles these young gentle
men and their families have been with Us
and true to Us, whether in ease and fortune,
amid war and deSOlation, or the sterner
trials that have succeeded, the State can
bring no reproacf upon them.
Let me be aSsailed for my acts of omis-
sion and commission, but il is ungenerous
and cruel to throw a suspicion upon de-
serving young men in order that | may be
traduced- | am responsible in every par
ticular for my own acts, and am not will
ing that those in my employ, shall bear one
feather of the weight of responsibility that
attaches to me, or be suspected on account
of any acts of mine.
l have belonged to no Clubs, never
thought il necessary. MANY of nv friends
have never joined any, Have always cou-
tributed AS much as any one when called
upon and no assistance in my power to rem
der has ever been refused.
/ regret the mounting of the capnop for
your young men furnishes any cause for
comment or ridtcule. 1t was nor nv pur-
pose to publish it. II WAS mounted at their
request, and would have been done Just as it
was, at any time without reference to my
CdHNlidaSe lOi nave AShtu no IA
vOr for il, or tried TO influence any ones DO
litical action thereby.
AS to the "Penitentiary contract" and its
being good thing, remains to be seen.
Certainly not one dollar has been realized yet
by that contract. IG might haye been
" good thing" when the State paid for de-
livering all prisoners, all rewards, and Sl5,-
600 annually as a bonus for some one to take
it. But now the lessees pay all expenses
get no bonus and paw an actual rent
amounting TO between 1000 and Sc O00 ner
annum to the State. The State is not taxed
one dollar on account OF the Penitentiarv
where heretofore it cost from SIS, 900 to
SIS 600 year.