The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-22
A Word About Congress.


il ~ thC iSullOI vi lle comet.
Sc In your issue of 1st inst, you ar
0. Kind enough to say that you admit
j. short article in favor of Col. G.. F.
Of Hooker, and that you will cheerful,
S, extend the same courtesy to others.
8, am not the advocated of any particular
( gentleman for the nomination in this
Is or any other Congressional District
but as voter, would like to submit a
o few feeble suggestions. 1t is right
IS funny to hear the reasons given by
II some Of the press, as well as contribu-
e tors, why all the present incumbents
n should be returned to Congress. One
fellow says, we are on the eve of "a
t great crisis, and we need men of the
: largest experience can't trust "new
fellows" TO what crisis does he al
lude Mr.. Editor? | had concluded
that profound peace prevails. Gen.
Grant has been on a visit to his
wards" and others in the South,
and he says everything is "Iovely"
down this way. My idea is, that the
sun would continue to rise and set,
taxes collected and babies born, even
If pretty good Congressional timber
should be found outside of one of the
present incumbents. Any way, that
great crisis business could be more
gently and gracefully handled-man-
aged so as not to scare and alarm our
people, and make them quit work. A
gentleman called me to one side the |
other day, and carried me in narrow
alley, and looking all around to see
that we were not watched, said:
A crisis is on u.s. Bound to send
Hooker back, or" " -
"Or what?" said |.
Well, something will happen"
Another writer says that Col.
Hooker should not be "rotated out. ~
at would tickle the editor of the
Vicksburg Herald"
Potent reason this - convincing,
overwhelming.
The voters of the Fifth District
should not retire Col. Hooker, even
though preferable gentleman could ,
be found, because it would crafty Mr.. l
Wright, a journalist of Vicksburg. t
These and kindred reasons are +
thrown before the country why public d
should be retired. | simply l.
wish to say, without detracting from =
Mr.. Hooker, that all such references n
to the merest twaddlc. Mr.. p
Hooker, | take it, is an average Con- c
gresham, very nice declaimer, and n
has been elected three times. If he Fl
has connected himself with any great -
measure of the country, although Il "
pretty constant reader, 1t has escaped II
me. There are, no doubt, many per- ii
sons in the District, who could repre- a
sent it with quite as much efficiency al
md ability as Mr.. Hooker. To say 10 10
his is no reflection on him. The alarm q,
sought to be excited about a fearful rt
,risis, the imperative necessity for
extensive experience, gifts in state =
raft, etc, are rather wearing and N
bout as pOintIcss as the Missouri leg k
slator's poetry. The Missouri man ttl
lad Just made speech on the absorb ~ ~
ng question of "fenance, y and said ~,
hat he would conclude with poetical so
uOtatiOn- al
al
" love to see the green grass grow In
Among the May red roses; M M
love to see an old gray hoss, W ~
For when he goes, he goses" VI
My opinion is, that we could make th
change and still preserve the checks ce
nd balances of the Government pa
ime, you know, increases a body's P,
Xperience, and we must not get in
lie fix of Tennessee district during all
lie administration of Gen. Jackson. ,,
riends of Il gentleman of extensive VIZ VIZ
,perience applied to the President Be
+ district appointment. They said, bo
Mr.. President, he is the only man are
ell qualified in the District-he has so so,
ocular fitness, and vast experience" ha
Old Hickory replied wa
" Gentlemen, | am obliged TO you ,,.it
+ the information, but will not ap- clo
lint your friend. He can't live al han
nys, and may die soon, and will sur
point another fellow, and let him m'le ne
to learn" :,
have no objection to Col. Hooker, rect
r any other incumbent, but | pro- he'
It against the miserable twaddle Of tna, i,
lob Goblin's" experience, etc. 9th
Let us place the claims of all aspi- tina
lts upon proper grounds, and in TSa. TS.l.
Dd humored way, and then we can cict
look for our full share of thi,
rlen seeds, Patent Office reports etc. II |
\ VOTER IN 9TH DISTRICT. uau
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