The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-26
A PLEA FOR FAIR PLAY.

The jackson COMET and the Vicksbure
Herald are not often agreed, but in the
matter of Col Horns candidacy for the
State Senate from the Meridian District
they both concur in the belief that the
other fellow ought to be elected and they
are using their powerful influence to effect
that end. We don't think that is entirely
the fair thing. Col. Horn has enough to
contend with at home, as almost all can
didates have, without having to fight two
such formidable adversaries as those men
toned, who are taking him in rear whilo
the enemy Immediately in front of him
are trying Nepolion>like to pierce his cen~
ter. We are generally for the "underdog"
in the fight the old British love for fair
play and no ''double teaming and striking
below the belt" is one of our weaknesses,
if we may be allowed to call it such and
hence the desire is strong within us to lay
exposluating hands upon the warrior
journalists who are behaving in such a
rude, angry and threatening manner tow
ard our friend Col. Horn, who would make
an able faithful and dilligent Senator, idio-
syncratic as he may appear at times to
those who love him not, and who Haman-
like are determined to be unhappy as long
as the Mordecai of their resentment is
seen sitting at the Kings gate, which being
interpreted means the door way of the peo-
ples confidence. .-Yazoo City Herald.
The above is not exactly fair exposi-
ton of the animus of The COMET towards
Col. Horn. We have presumed to take no
part whatever in the election in Lauderdale |
and Clarke, further than to indicate to
them "The Man for Senator" And we
do emphatically disclaim the nursing of
any hate toward the veteran journalistic
Ajax of the East, or any disposition to fire
ar his rear or strike him below the belt.
The fact is The COMET has taken some
pains to point out his strong points, and
to give cogent reasons why he should be
elected Naturally when a man of strong
positive traits of character, like Col. Horn,
comes before the people hedged all around
with the entanglements of a voluminous
record, careful patriots shrink from en-
oracing him at first They think there is
'ather too much of the wild Buffalo in him {
or safety. They are doubtful whether they
ire quite ready for the revolution he would
; and they would probably pre-
er a man with little less vim. The
JoMEr has labored to dispel these fears, 7
nd, we believe, with some success.
We agree fully with our Yazoo City CO.
that Ool. Horn is provided with q
oes enough at home to keep his nteel t
right, and if he don't make good use of f
is weapons it will be from no deficiency a
I spirit or nerve. Ho would accept war 4
nd wage it against the combined press of il
he United State and all the ''close Senate Il
ial corporations" in existence. No mortal b
lfuence can shake him, no earthly power d
an appall him. Ajax, defying the light "
ing, furnished the world an example q
,arcely more heroic than his. il
When he first announced himself for
enator the people of his district consider Il
it droll joke, and they could see C,
hole forest full of reasons growing on @,
ees why he would not do for Senator. Il
ny other man would have become dis al
and given up the race. But 10
ol. Horn pressed his case, and drew down o,
pom his devoted head the active fire of tb
e hostile elements. He forced the n,
lemy to an engagement in filed sa
his own choosing. In other nc
ords, with an admirable stroke ey
shrewd strategy, he has made his enemies in
eful to him, driven them to a rally, and 10,
unded the tocsin for his own cohorts to w
arge all along the line. Thus the lines Sc,
g drawn, ond the Horn army apparently mi
Id tho vantage ground. in
We may possibly have sympathized with as
e people of Lauderdale and Clarke in fie
cir original objection to Col. Horn for els
nator, and we may possibly now SYM so
thize with them in the revolution in their be
ntiments created by his enemies. But it sit
lkes no kind of difference what the SYM
ties of The COMET may be or may have -,
en-, the prospect now is that Col, Horn 49,
Il be elected, as he himself tersely puts ::
lin spite of the Devil, Fewell and the ~,
,olons States.' In any case, the Sena- A.;
.ial war out there is getting too hot for 49,,
and we retire to bomb-proot. n.