The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-24
Hooker for Congress.

Editor BrookhoUen Ledger
The time is near at hand when a nom
nation for a candidate to represents u
district in the lower house OF Congress
will be made. and there are many VINO
aspire to that position. II ,s the pre-
rogative of the sovereign people ID SO
lect the man upon whose shoulders the
mantle of honor is to fall, anc u sa
matter of deepest interest to those VINO
hold this power to weigh well Inc ciai-ns
Of each aspirant, and see well TO IL 'na'
the most capable and deserving De se>
lected. Tie aspirants are. all, SO lar as
know, good men enough, but oil good
men are not capable OF represehtihg
this great Congressional district lna
way that will result to their veal ana
our renown; and any biunder al TINS
l%uncture would be q serious matter. Leu
Us have no scheming, no WIRE puliing
aud no measures taken to defeat the
one or assure the success OF another,
but give zach their due. Whatever
claims or merit they may have. give
them the benefit of it, and no more. A
man may be a pretty. good iawyer-De
possessed Of a lively Inauguration anu
fl'ppant tongue, aud stand at nome a
smart man, and WELD an iueRc
among the people, but send him to
Congress and the chances are tnae 10
will prove a "fat;' he will be In water
beyond his depth-wili be overreached
by those grown old in the halls. lie
has all to learn whilst in the mean
time his constituency suffers on account
of his lack of ability and influence.
Necessarily it takes much time and close
application for any man to make an ex-
pert in political Congressional legisla
ton. If these be facts, when we have
made a hit and got in a man b has
proved a success-one who holds an en-
viable position in our national leglsla~
tive halls, who from necessity has learn
ed the intricate. workings of artful pol>
iticians, who knows how to checkmate
all attempts at violation of the interest
of bis constituency, and claim for them
successfully, every right. then Is he
the right m IN i'll the right place, aud 1T
is best to keep him there. But we are
told it is but to rotate in and ont OF OF
flee, to turn the Old members ont and
run the young ones IN and let them
learn. What Insanity What obJec-
ton can be raised to Col. Hooker? DE
has been always promptly at his post
advocating the rights aud wisle OF hlS
constituency with a Zeal and au eio'
. auence. aud | may add, with Il etfec'
mat few men have ever attained. Ht
, las inv ,riabiy applied to Congress FOL
nd for all laudab!e purposes when call
=, On - do anI hnl nhtA mad as
much or more 10 the way of %appropria
tions than any representative from on
, district since the late ''unpleasantness.
He is al ways on the right side of qnes
IONS that interest his people, and hi
, efficiency aud popularity make HIM
, tower of strength" What more ca
men ask? 1t IS useless to speak OF hi
war record. His empty sleeve and gen
. eral fam IS quite sufficient. Was l
fair in our convention to have pre- writ
ten resolutions, one of which was tha
s he delegates go to the convention un
-, instructed, aud that the char appoint
c,mmlttee of five which committe
we're to appoint the delegates to tn
. CO vention? Would it not have bee
:, Just as well to have given the commit
ea the power to do the voti g for tn
whole county? or ven to have given tn
chair the power to act for the c0unty a
trge I'm rh- convention? This count
II (La ,lr grJ IS for Hooker largely. bt
you'd a doubt, but as it stands, | haV
40 thought hat he will get 1T. L sa
: aud so say others, let us have a pnmar
-t-ction at once, and give all a ia
h chance, and if they can beat Hopkt
AL right, but that they will not do. NJ