The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-27


Secretary Folger was nominated by
the Republican convention which as
sembIed at Saratoga on the 10Th inst,
for Governor of New York.
Personally, Mr.. FOlger is without
guile, and politically is as unobiection-
able as any Republican. In 50 far, how
ever, as his nomination represents the
endeayor and indicates the success Of
the Administration in controlling State
affairs, il is apart from all partisan and
political considerations to be deeply re-
GREETED. The undertaking by the Gov
eminent to dictate nominations is a
matter of much gravity, but that itshould
thus succeed in overriding and over
aweing State authorities Is truly alarm
ing. Success in this instance will en-
holden the Administration to make
other efforts and will discourage further
resistance on the part of those who OPP
pose this habitual interference with
State affairs.
IF this policy of the Administration
is pursued, and there is no prospect of
its abandonment, we may look to see all
power concentrated in the hands of the
Executive. aud our States reduced from
the rank of soyereignties to the petty
state Of provinces subject to his despotic
sway. He will appoint our Governors.
He will select our Congressman.
This omnipotenee of the Executive
arises from the uncontrolled, and it
would seem uncomfortable, authority
possessed by him of appointing and re-
moving from office at his will and with
out responsibility or accountability. As
stated in another issue of The CLARION:
This power excites the fears of all place oc-
cupants, and stimulates the hopes of all place
expectants. Those who are out endeavor to
distinguish themselves by activity in the
service Of the party as the snrest way to
commend themselves to the appointing
power; and those who are in see to it that
others do not surpass them in the qualities
and conduct necessary to secure favors.
It is noticeable that Mr.. Folger's
strength came from the great cities
where there is a nucleus of Federal
patronage. For instance, he had sixty
five of the delegates from New York
City, and twenty-five from Brooklyn.
He had the Albany delegates-ffteen /;
the Troy delegates thirteen; the
Monroe delegotes-fourteen, and the
Buffalo delegates = twenty-one. But
look at it closer. Who selected the del
gates from New York City? We let a
Republican himself answer. He says !:
"Not the eighty thousand Republicans of
the metropolis. They were elected by dis
trict associations the total membership of
which is in the neighborhood of eight thou
sand. Even this handful of the city Repub-
licans was fercely divided this year-so
evenly divided that is safe to say that FIVE
thousand voters elected the seVenty-nine
metropolitan delegates. The five thousand
are Repu5licans-well,i in way. They are
paid stipendaries of the party; the political
Hessians who live by politics. who work at
politics, all the year round, who either
held or will hold the myriad of Federal,
State or municipal offices which constitute
the cohesive nucleus of the political ma
chine-the engineers, fremen, stokers,
brakesmen, &C., of the underground rail-
way"
The Democracy of New York which
met in Convention the day following
the Convention of the Republicans,
see in the nomination of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for Governor
of New York, by which in effect can
didate for the chief magistracy of the
State was appointed by the President,
"a fresh and impressive proof of
the dangerous power of public patron
age, and urged by this alarming specta-
Gle, we protest against Federal interven-
ton in State elections, and repeat our
demand of 1881 for the reform and
publication of the civil service and we
are further admonished by the recent
experience of Republican corruption, of
the necessity of forbidding by penal
enactment the levying of blackmail from
dependent oficeholders to promote the
interests of party which finds no sup
port in the intelligent and independent
convictions of the people.
This is not without its lesson to us of
this State. How was the nomination of
Jim Hill in this district effected? Who
composed the nominating Convention {?
Who are his canvassers and active or
ganizers2 Every one either place oc-
cupant or place expectant under the
Federal administration. What renders
the election of Gen. Chalmers posi-
bility? From whence comes the ''sinews
of WARP At what price were they Sc
cured? At the sacrifice of conviction
and the promise of a vote for Repub-
lican speaker of the House.
Now what is the remedy? How
would you preserve the sovereignty and
dignity of your State from the blighting
influence of the Federal Administration?
Strip the Executive of this immense
power, and exercise an intelligent choice
in voting. Send men to Congress who
viii vitalize the yearly resolutions in
favor Of civil service reform. Go to the
polls and defeat the man who looks to
Washington and not to you for his nom
nation and election.
Dangerous to the Peace Of the Coun.
Our estimate Of numerical equality may
be considered incorrect by those in the Re
publican party who are narrow-minded
enough to wish to precipitate a race issue