The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-21
A Nice Programme.

We have noticed a statement tele
graphed recently from Washington tc
| the New Orleans Times-Democrat, thai
prominent Democrats in that city from
Mississippi, we're so much infatuated
with John Lynch, presentsbut soon will
be "late Representative" of the River
District, that they had decided to Elk
up district for his special benefit, that
the State may not have the misfortune
to be deprived of his services in Con-
gress hereafter. The report is so pre-.
posterous that it does not really require
comment. The people themselves in
the last election, had occasion to decide
whether they wanted Mr.. Lynch to rep
resent them in Congress and they de
clared with very decided emphasis that
they did not; and what the people de-
eide, politicians should not undertake to
over-rule.-Jackson CLARION.
This preposterous statement originated
with the New York Times instead of the
Times Democrat, and after the most dill
igent search we failed to find single
Democrat in Washington from MississiI-
pi or any other State who had ever
heard of such suggestion before he
saw it in print, or who had the slightest
sympathy with the views of the writer.
We had no difficulty, though, in finding
a number of Mississippi Republicans
who naturally favored the idea, and who
doubtless suggested it to the reporter.
In our search, however, we made a
startling and curious discovery, and that
I.,,l =
ted to the Administration to the effect
that if it would contrive plan for sup
plying the sinews of war in the Missis-
sippi election this fall, Legislature
would be chosen that would so re-dis-
trlct the State as to enable the opponents
OF the Democratic party to carry every
District but one, and the one excepted
District, was to be reserved for q Demo
crat who was named in the programme.
This plan was gotten up and submitted
by certain so-called independents"
who guaranteed its success if literally
supplied with money for the canvass
Aberdeen Examiner.
With due Difference to our friend of
the Examiner, we reply that we are not
mistaken in attributing the report to a
correspondent of the N. O. Times Demo-
crat. We are not favored with the op-
portunity to read the New York Times
and don't know what it may have re-
ported; but we do know what appeared
IN the columns of our enterprising New
Orleans contemporary. The dispatch
announcing the mice programme" of
Democratic leaders" for the benefit Of
Lynch, is dated February 18th, and it is
barely possible if the Examiner had ex-
ahmed the correspondent of the Times
democrat instead of inquiring through
circumlocuton Office he might have
learned more. Failing to extract what
ne sought from the correspondent, it is |
possible that Merriman Howard, Ian
GERS, Cessor, or some Other well-known
lelgemen of Lynch might have furnished
MN cue, at least, as to the origin Of
the statement.
'0 "Slee Win the Examiner that thn /
proposition" it did discover, is oprenos-
ferrous" 1t is the crazy invention Of an
absurd trickster, but does not, however.
leading Democrats" Sim
ply, independents, radicals and what NOT.
ana the wild schemes of desperate al.
Nelitorers to destroy the Democratic
party do not astonish us. What tbov
may preposterously contrive to sova
themselves is one thing; what "lead;ne,
Democrats may contriye TO Eaen
oolotFllher as prominent as lynch in
oiuce aS the representative of Mississ;n-
pians' is quite another thing. However
u IS well enough to warn the democroc,, /
~ advance OF every project to under
NINE their organization. In reference
to the independent" proposition. W.
'ninh we are justified in saying that
'ne Administration has mt enough monov
III the treasury vaults to enable the on.
Ponents of democracy to carry six dis
-rlcts IN Mississippi, Having been fore
warned, they will be forearmed AGAINST
reason stratagem, spoils, come in what
ever shape they may.