The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-30
For GOve-nOr-..Gene Robert
Lowry.
NAY 2sI, ls77.

MAY % 1, 1877.
EDS. CLARION In the present guberna-
tori Il cOntes. much is b ling written by the
friends of the respective candidates in a.
vocacy OF the claim to the position which
each in the estimation of his friends, holis
upon the people. IL is easy to see that the
public mind is formed, al the shape IL has
taken and this is not written with view TO
influence the resalt, for d. not envy That
man his powers Of perception, who with all
the lights OF the present, cannot see that the
great mass of the people have made up their
minds to make Gen, Robert Lowry oar
next Governor. But with aview TO naming
some OF the many and very potent reasons
which induce the choice 70 fall whore IL
does. No man has, in our country, AN in
herent right to any Office, nor can he,
nor his friends for him, claim any office
In monarchie' the sovereign claims office
by divine right, but in Democratic
State like ours the people are the sovereignS
aud the office belongs TO them, TO be be-
stow where tie people prefer, anl It Is
generally bestowed upon him who has rem
dered t. the public the most faithful service.
Where there are more than one whe have
CialtnSs IL II SA 'b'hA - y ~ $50
should b, SO; th It rotation in office divides
the honors in such way that each may re-
ceive "A fair share of the reward which the
people have m their power to give TO those
who have been true TO their interests.
| Tntt Gen. Humphreys is 4 true man. and
that the people of the State do not regret
| having honored him, is not questioned.
| But he has 5sen tha ecipient Of the Office
OF G. ,vernor at their II tnds, AID held the
| position one full term AN I part of another.
| That G pvernor stones official career is ap-
p-ove no one for a IN Dm at d)Ib-S- IhAt
he is Il man OF moral worth Is equally clear.
! Bat he has held the position two years ana
been in the Senate since 1870 n" candid
man will say that Gen. Lowry has not in
the interest OF Mississippi spent AS much
time AMI III Dney and performed IA much
laDlras either OF these gen .lemen. Both OF
them h ave enjoyed all the honor which the
OFF e can confer upon them, while the SER
vices ofGen. Lowry have received no recog-
nition-nevertheless with submission TO
the will of the people in itselfherolc, he has
gone on answering promptly every call
| m lde upon him in the dark days OF Rad
! i.Alism. waen ~ ray of light could be seen
| t. deliver as from th1 deSolatlOn visited
IL bon u. By alien adventures and domestic
| tr litorS III til. Democratic party, as In
1871, needed champion to take the gaunt-
| let which Alcorn threw down, Lowry was
the IN IN aud never failed to do knightly SER
vices wheI patriotism demIn led. Ia those
dark days ii in any part of the State the
dropping spirits of our RtlicLl ridden peo-
| ole were TO be aroused, Gen. Lowry never
| failed t. lay aside his private business aud
meet the calls of his people; and if Alcorn
should announce his intention to-day to can
vass the State in the interest of Radicalism,
all eyes would turn to Gen. Lowry to
.swhip him to the raw" AS Gov. Humphreys
himself appealed to Gen. Lowry to do in
| 1871.
| 1t could not be expected that, after Gen.
| Lowry in the darkest night OF our
State did so much to bring the day
which has now dawned upon ia, the
| people will, when every thing looks bright,
aud oar hopes are buoyant, forget
the faithful sentinel who stood at his
post in storm and in sunshine. The fiat is
now in the bosom of the people and needs
but the meeting Of the Convention to be
| issued. VOTER.