Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-20
Pat Meme bat True Wen on
Guard.

When the State Democratic Con-
ventlOn meets, the above maxim should
be the one that governs its acts. We
wish to impress this particularly on
our party in regard TO one of the most
important Offices within the gift Of the
people. We alude TO the Auditors
office. While there are number OF
true men aspirsu's for that position,
there is one whom we do not believe
Is the kind OF Democrat the people
ought TO invest with power. We al.
lude to that courteous, kind and pol
ished gentleman, Col. Jones S. Hamil.
ton. AS far as we know him, be Is
personally as we have described him
above, but politically lie is not the
sort OF man we want 10 see rewarded
with one OF the best, If not the very
best Office within the gift Of the peo.
pie. We have said that CO.. Hamil-
ton Is kind and courteous-he has been
q deal too kind and courteous-to
the Radicals. In bis position as Dep.
uty for q Republican Auditor, be has
done, we honestly believe, well BY the
State and for himself. He. no doubt,
would still continue on the same pleas.
ant course II the Radicals had not
been routed b. al outraged people
We are informed that he made
a speech for Ames In the
Convention that nominated him;
that he electioneered for Grant; that
he furnished wagons for negro Repub-
lIcanS to 60 and register and vote
against the Democratic party; that he
was appointed City Clerk under the
Radical City Government of jackson
that be has promised to retain all the
Radical employees in the Auditors of.
fee il he should be elected that he has
Radicals in hi' employ at the State
Penitentiary ; and that he has never be-
longed to any Democratic organization
since Dents defeat by Alcorn. OF the
above charges we may perhaps sub.
tract the one about his furnishing
wagons for Republican negroes, for we
will be generous enough 10 say that act
Is cancelled by his having mounted,
free of charge, cannon for some of the
young Democrats Of this city, but il Is
pity that be did not do some nice lit.
tie thing like this for tie Democrats
before the Radicals were routed. 1t
would have looked better.
We believe that every single one Of
the above charges are true because
some Of the In formation comes to us in
such way that we cannot doubt II,
and the balance we know of our own
knowledge. This being the
'ase we feel Il to be our duty 10 ad-
rise Mississippians that they should
consider we'll before they select Col.
Hamilton as true Democrat. He
may be our beau ideal of kindness and
courtesy, but gen!iIity is one thing and
politics quite another.
But suppose we admit, for argu-
ment's sake, that Col. Hamillons
Democracy can be hocus.pocused
aud "Cllqued" through as the
pure article, there are still other
that should induce us to
invite him to retire to private life. For
years he has been well provided for
under Radical aud Democratic rule,
The Is not particular whether the acorn
falls from the Radical or the Demo.
cratic tree,) aud it is now high time for
ZONE Of the Democrats Of a higher
ype 10 have a chance. He is now
partner in "good thing that was
yiven him and one Of the wise mem
,ers of the Legislature from this coun.
y. This "good thing is known SIS the
'enitentiary Contract, and We know
here Is money IN it, because the wise
member Of the Legislature from this
county doesn't NEEDLE with a thing
Unless there is money in it. This con-
ract is for number Of years, and as
oon as a few Of the years expire, more
IRE added, so the good thing, for aught
We know to the contrary, may reach a
linety-nlne years lease. Now If Col.
Hamilton on account OF his suavity
must suck public teat, in Heavens
,ame let US beseech him to be coutent
with one ieat At time, and have some
for the outside Democrats
If higher type to whom we have
alluded above.
IT is related vi Professor Juwet, t,,.
translator of Plato aud Master OF Bal.
lOl College, Oxford, England, that a
tudent having lately lot parcel CT