The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-03-19
THE MISTAKE ABOUT THE THIRD
TERM IDEA
A. APPLIED TO GOV. STONE.
II He be Nominated for Governor
Again it will be for the Second,
and Not the Third Term.

: all of his official relations, AS we can con
fcciAc ofA VIII he have third term? Il
the question. Evidently the people wan
him, and he will be re-nOminated unless Il
is decided TO be bad policy to violate the
precedent OF electing a Governor to thirt
term. Nothing else is likely to defeat him
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~ Win he sentiment Of The above. W.
have no quarrel. 1t is well enough te
state, however, that the argument in
opposition to the third term idea does
not apply to Gov. Stone or to the State
Treasurer, Hon. w. l.. Hemingway
Neither, if he consents to re-nomina-
ton, is a third termer. These officers
have had one full term only, and if the
people desire their services for a Sec
ond full term, they can accept the
nomination, and the people can sup
port them absolutely free from the
trammels OF objections which are sup.
posed to attach to II third term. Col.
Hemingway is more of third termer
than Gov. Stone, if he runs again for
Treasurer, for the people have had
two chances to pronounce upon him.
In fact they have had three chances.
First, the fOrlorn hope against the
Radical nominee to fill vacancy Great
ed by the death of Mr.. Holland Sec
ond, the Convention and election of
1878; third, the State Convention of
last year. The public know how these
tests of popular strength and accept
ability were received. In the contest
for the unexpired term of Holland he
rode in on the triumphant wave of
1875, and contributed as much as any
other man to that brilliant and never
to-be-too-much praised victory of truth
over lies, of patriotism over yenality,
of honesty and worth over peculation
and imbecility. In the Convention of
1878, Hemingway was nominated for
State Treasurer by acclamation. In
the Convention of 1880, he was elect
ed Chairman of the State Executive
Committee unanimously. In the Con-
yention of 1851 he will again be re-
nominated for Treasurer, if he desires
it, almost without "a single dissenting
voice. From the North, East, South
and West, there comes but one voice |
i'm relation TO him-and that is of un-
qualified endorsement. No man is
found willing to contest for the place
against him. If he is not the strong
est man in the State, it can be justly
claimed for him that among all our
prominent men he stands before the
people with less of their objections and
more of their confidence. This proud
position he has won by sterling worth
and undertaking fidelity to the trusts
conflded to him.
Against Hemingway we hear none
of the objections against third term.
AS to Gov. Stone, he has never been
elected but once by the people. He
succeeded to the fag end of Ames' un-
expired term upon the dethronement
of that adventurous ignoramus and
by virtue of his position as
officer of the Senate. He
went into the Office accidentally, but
its duties 50 well and ably,
that the people considered it due to
him as well as to the State to give
him the nomination four years ago.
The whole State felt the salutary in
fiuence of his wise and prudent ad-
And during his first
elective term, which expires this year,
be has stood as the staunch, immov-
able and faithful guardian of the
States true interests in every emer-
yeucy- We could point out several in
stances in which by his foresight,
irmness and fidelity, he has saved the !.
State immense sums of money. He
las seen the State emerge from a heavy
iebt created by the Radical vampires.
He has lifted the judiciary from the
,esspool of party trickery and incom-
oetency, and placed it upon a high 8
,lane of self-sustaining authority and
inquestionable integrity, capacity and
lonor. Cooperating with the Legis- Q
ature and the Auditor he has seen the Q
axes of the State reduced from Is mills 7
IN the dollar to mills, and at the same q
ime marked the gradual increase of }
he States revenue. The amount of Il
objections paid into the State Treas .
Try last year by Auditor Gwin was u
Iearly one million of dollars. And II
his was done on q mill tax. Under
radical rule, when the tax was Is
Mills, and valuations were higher than
ow, the State Treasury in no year
eceived within $4,000 Of the gross I
mount paid into 1t last year. 1t 8
his efficient management of the de- :
artments, and the healthy infusion Of = =
spirit of proficiency and strict ac- p
ountability throughout the entire 3
fficial family of the State, which r
ave brought the States warrants to II
ar, made the administration strong. q
nd turned the minds Of thinking u
hen to favorable view of the policy "
retaining the present competent :, :,
nd faithful servants of the State Gov -
rnment. @
1t is unfair to try to create opposi-
on to Gov Stone on account Of the
hostility to a third term.
Ie has held one term, and part Of an
her. He has been Governor long .,
rough, 1t is true, TO be able to retire al
ith good taste and dignity. He can ! ti'
ford to retire, and, we dare say, =
ould be perfectly willing to do sol n
ithout murmur or complaint. The pu