Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
NInch Aae Abeat NothInr.

we would like TO have, but as II Is not
our business to sppOint the Judges and
Clerks, we suppose we will have to
make out with it. 1t represents toler-
ably well all classes Of citizens, aud is
quite an improvement on the appoint
ments the Radicals used to make, but
we think It leans little too much to-
wards some of the Independent candi-
dates.
The appointments have raised a per.
feet howl in the organ of the so-called
National Administration party, but
as that organ howls at any little
thing, no one seems 10 pay much atten'
tion to it. Indeed lift had only INDUCED
in a moderate amount Of squesling, We
would sympSthize with it, for we
recognize tho fact that immediate prep
aralion must be made for the over
whelmlng defeat that they have known
was inevitable. As . majority Of the
Board ofRegistrars are Democrats, Of
course what the Board does furnishes
grounds Of q bitter attack.
The Leader makes some charges that
we will briefly refer to, that the good
name of our county may be injured as
little as possible by its rantlng.
It charges, first, that the appointment
Is illegal because the law has not been
complied with. We suppose 1t alludes
to the law requiring that all the Judges
shall not belong to the same political
party. Let Us look into this little.
We do not know Of but two parties in
this county, the Democratic party and
the Republican party. Both these par.
ties are represented In the appoint
ments made, and both races are also
very fairly represented. Some Re.
publicans and Democrats recently met
in Josh Morris's law Office and resolved
that they were the National Admin.
istration party, but we do not know
whether they are represented among
the Judges and Clerks or not. AS a
party they have no earthly right to
representation, because the law never
contemplated that the Board would re.
cognize every meeting of few dozen
citizens as a political party. II the
Board did there would have to be a
very numerous list Of Judges, for any
number Of meetings could be held, and
each meeting could resolve that It was
apolitical party. Itwould be far more
reasonable for a number Of planters L
hold a meeting and demand that they
be represented in the appointment
In other words, It requires something
more than little meeting in a law of
fee TO make political party. But the
charge Of the editor of the Leader il
still more preposterous as far as The
appointments affect himself. On tht
very day the appointments were made
the following lines appeared in his pa
per, and have appeared there ever,
day since 1t was first started:
"T, a lifelong Democrat, announc
myself candidate for the State Senat
against Charles E. Furlong, the oNL'
Republican now aspiring to that posi-
ton from this county. l am a Demo
crat whom you all know to be true a
all times"
c Yet he Is trying TO raise hullabalo
r because a few good Democrats wer
g appointed with the Republicans Q
Judges and Clerks, But, say
e some one, the Captain is
I National Administration fellow
We have interviewed twelve of II
Judges appointed, and we did not fin
a single one who does not openly an
s cordially lndorse Hayes's Administri
} tion. So It appears that the appoin
, ments ought 10 suit the Leader in ever
respect, aud for the reason why the
| do not, we must seek farther. "
9 have been informed that Capt. Spea
g or his friends made out list of Judg
D aud Clerks, aud asked that they be a.
1 pointed, or that they furnished Il
o names of number that the
s wished appointed. II this is s
8 1t perhaps furnishes the true re-
c son for all this bowling and kiCl
u ing. II is perhaps caused BY Il
y Board appointing list made out
e the Boardi instead Of one made out
some of the New Departure fellows.
|, TIE Leader charges that It unde
stands the appointments were il
fluenCed by bribery. This ia a vel
l. serious charge, and should not hay
u been made without the evidence beir
= furnished 10 the public. 1t furnishr
10 the rumor that Mr.. e. n. Klein paid