Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-08-09
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! Congress are easy 10 give, and satisfactory
70 ali candid and unprrjndiced minds
| These reasons il may not be improper to
give. Under existing circumstances We
| think IL proper 10 give them. III the hrst
| place, he is the choice of our people by an
overwhelming majority. This his Interest
opposrr comedies. aud while it is not al
! ways the duty Of the press to fall into
matter of this kind, We do not conceive
that We would be warranted in seeking TO
change the strong preference Of the peo-
pie. The people had made up their mind
upon this mstter before the campaign
was opened. That King was the man
" HON this people desired to represent
them 10 Congress WAS foregoue couclu-'
sion. In this preference no principle was
involved. IL we had been satisfied that
the people were wrong on principle, We
should have considered ourselves in duty
effort TO convince them of the error, and
pnint our the right. Bnt nothing NJ this
kind was involved. II was merely ques-
ton Of personal preference and Judgment
as 10 the ability and qualifications of a
Congressman, aud after the people had
decided this question for themselves il
was no part Of our duty to set mp 10 over
ride' their viii and set aside the juhg-
mrnt which they had rendered. On the
contrary. when no principle il involved It
- the duty of the press to reflect the
wishes Of those who support u. No one
charges that King is not true Democrat
no one questions bis integrity or Inn
peaches his record He has represented
the people in Congress for nearly four
YEARS, and the people desire that he shonld
continue. With his record they are pleased
with his qualifications satisfied. II"
Ia, done what the people wanted him to
do He has not done anything wrong.
His enemies even do not find in his record
where he has failed in his dnty-wherc he
has done what he shonld not have done,
and nhout all h. has done that dIspieas"-
them was tn auuuunCc himself a candi-
date for reelection. If hr is the yeritable
nobody that some represent him to he,
why can't 1t be found ont and shown to
the satisfaction of all reasonable menf
A record of four years in Congress should
be amply sufficient To -ho~ the qnailtica-
tiuns of a Congressman. If he was fool,
that certainly would be- ample time for
him to display it. He has some associates,
aud they certainly should have found 1t
out by this time; but they have not found
It out. On the contrary, the report that
comes from those who ATE associated with
him is favorable. lie has been in Con.
rrrSs and has record behind him, aud
the very few that oppose him cannot show
any reasonable ground upon which that
opposition - based The people are sat
i,iicd with that record lie was sent to
Congress 10 represent the people, and if
the people are satisfied. who has any right
10 be- dissatisfied. Certainly We have not.
The people are not fools. They are
capable of selecting their own law makers,
and one thing may be set down n very
certain and that il, that 40 Puhllc servant
can hold the appreciation Of the people
aud AT the same time prove false to their
interest. Let him but brtray his trust aud
all the sophistries and ingenious argu-
ments which can be constructed will not
suffice To blind and warp the popular
lndgmrnr aud shield him from the wrath
aud Indignation Of an angry people. That
the people desire an official to continue in
office il an evidence that the interest Of
the people have not suffered III his hands.
So much for the wishes of the people.
Blu, aside from this We have opinions Of
onr own. which we believe to be founded
ir reason and good sense. We believe
that it i, bad fnlicy to he changing Con
gressn,eu unless it is clearly evident that
something is to he gained by the change.
Experience enters very largely into the
qualifications and usefulness Of Con
ric>-man. No one will controvert this
position. II n not good policy to exchange
a man Of experience for one that has no
experience. This we bold to ~ sound
doctrine and good policy, and for these and
other reasons Of like nature, the Guardian
favors Gen. Kings return to Congress.
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The President vetoed the River aud Hsr-
Dor bill, but Congress passed the hill over
ria. y.tn aud ~ k,rotups "A tuu wifhnut his