The comet., 1881-06-11
THE vIcKsBURd COMMERCIAL 8
PLAN.
To Hiring Harmony in tho Party.

Ian.
To Hiring Harmony in tho Party.
The Vicksburg Commercial Is an
unfortunate newspaper, and its sug.
gestions appear to be inspired by the
very genius of mischief making.
Whoever runs that lively sheet sh ows
a daring and emphatic disposition to
spring to the front of the Democratic
wagon, to take the reins i'm hand and
run the machine. The Commercial
seems to have one idea matured--that
1t is born leader in Democratic
Israel. But, unluckily for it, when
ever 1t strikes out Of the regular
groove and undertakes to startle the
country with some exceedingly bril-
liant exploit by which to establish its
claims to superior fitness for leader
ship, it puts its figurative foot en-
phatically into 1t.
The former editor of the CONNER
cial declared substantially that nobody
was fit to be nominated for any Office
in Mississippi unless he pledged him
self to support Senator Lamar for re-
election to the Senate. This PROPOSE
ton met the prompt condemnation
alike of the friends and opponents of
Lamar, but it gave his enemies
fresh impetus for opening their bat
teries upon him. The present editor
of the Commercial suggests that the
friends of Lamar should give the
nomination for Governor to Barksdale,
not because they believe Barksdale is
the best man for the place, or the man
the people want, but as n means of
harmonizing the party, and remov-
ing all obstacles to Lamar's return to
the Senate.
Here are two propositions from the
same paper. both Of them submitted
within 80 days Of each other, and
either one of which is calculated to
elevate its author to the dignity of
the man who discovered an unerring
plan for making fortune of twenty
thousand dollars in few days. "How
will you do it ?" asked doubling
Thomas. "Nothing easier" returned
the inventor. 81 will select a thou
sand men and let them contribute $40
a piece" 'But suppose your thou
sand men won't stand the pressure?"
ooh, well, in that case, of course, the
plan won't work"
Giving to the distinguished author
of this last proposition credit for sim
cere desire for the welfare of the party |
it is difficult to imagine proposition
more mischievous than his. IT would |
be hard to determine whether it |
would be more harmful to Lamar or
TO Barksdale, since it is absolutely
certain that 1t would be the political
death of both. The Mississippi De-
do not belong to Lamar and
either singly or collective
ly, and whenever it is ascertained,
that they, or their friends with their
have undertaken to appor-
lion out the offices OF the State, upon
.he principle of ''you give me first
choice and you may have second" a
storm of indignation will be kindled
hat will sweep them both out OF ex-
stence. The people of this State do
not propose to be ruled by one "boss"
Dr. by two, and the bare supposition
that such a thing is being tried either
oy Barksdale or Lamar or by the firm
,f "Lamar, Barksdale Il Co." will
BRING u revolution that will put a
iuietus upon " bossism" in this State
brewer. There are thousands of men
who would earnestly support Lamar
or the Senate, and Barksdale for
Governor, each upon his own merits,
Who will spurn them both, IL they
for moment that they are ,
)laying a game Of "ride and tie."
That the aspirations of Stone. and ,
Percy, and Tucker and Featherston,
nd Calhoon, and Taylor of Pamela ,
nd "Governor" Wolfe are to be sacri-
iced to some supposed necessity of
Messrs. Lamar and Barks-
ale is a proposition not to be for one
entertained; the party lived
efore either Of them, and will, proba-
ly, survive the death of both. If the !,
achilles and the Agamemnon of our
osts cannot reconcile their feuds, so
iuch the worse for them. The Dem
cratic party will see that 1t shall not
q the worse for IL. We do not wish "
, be understood as imputing to either "
the distinguished gentlemen any
'sponsibility for the proposition, but !,
My as desiring to call the attention v
our friend Of the Commercial to the =
ntenable character of his proposal. '
nd now since the subject has been U
reached, we desire TO define our posi- . :,
on upon 1t. AS at present advised :, :,
e favor the nomination Of Stone for "
oveinor, and the reelection of Lamar
the Senate; but the moment we =
come convinced that they, or either Il !,
them is engaged in trades or In n
igues by which the filling of one - :,
lice is made dependent upon the = J,
ling Of the other we shall oppose :
EN- both. We todnt "cVery tu6 10 '
md upon It's o,cn bottom"
A writer In the Commercial signing re
mself "Justice" suggests, that as a n y.
rther means Of rcconciling this ii
eadful Barksdale-Lamar feud, all Va
e present State officers should be de- =,
lted, and new men be nominated; b,