The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

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viii have to hoe the corn and dig the
potatoes next summer.
The sudden conversion of all the little
and big political bosses to ciyil-service
reform looks suspicious to the Memphis
Avalanche. When the devil was sick,
you know.
A Massachusetts Yankee is before
Congress with patent ballot boxes, which
he offers to sell for $50 each. The Chi
cago Times thinks Congress will prefer
to keep the old boxes and save the money
to buy votes with.
The Enterprise Courier says that the
civil service commissioners having now
been appointed it remains to be seen
whether the object of The taw will be
accomplished, namely-the improve
Pent Of the civil service Of the United
States, and the removal of the appoint
ment of the inferior officials from the do
main Of party politics.
The Atlanta Constitution saws that if
the Democratic party is beaten in 1884,
it will be owing to the weakened, time
serving men who make pretense Of
leadership.
The Infant industries, some of which
are as old as the foremost, have been
constantly nursed at the expense of the
taxpayers, have been tenderly cared for
BY the majority of the 47th Congress.
Acontemporary shrewdly suggests that
reformers who are devising new tangled
boards" and Commissions" or Other de-
vices foftaking out of the hands If the
people the power to govern themselves
should pause Reform consists in hetting
rid OF commissioners and getting back
the government into the hands of the peo-
pie. m mi
Unfortunately Senator Bayard's re-
marx that tariff making in the Senate
had degenerated into "a mere scramble
Tor the spoils Of legislation" was as &C.
euratc o. expressive.
The rapidity with which Congress is
getting through the Tariff Bill reminds
the ". Louis Post-Dispateh Of / duh
boys wrestle with the multiplication
table
Inc Philadelphia Chronicle says that
the Arthur Administration comes out
strong IN the management Of dinner
table.
lhe Port Gibson Reycille LAYS down
.ne true rule Of tariff taxation; A uni
.oF'n tax 9 fized figure; no protection
= discrimination; no prohibition apd
20 freo list bnt uq;torm tai 81 al i,a-
'of's Is ths only honest, fair system. and :
4 simple q il Il Just, 4
dissection from excessive s.raddlino y
ho Washington Post remarks. tbrsa4, ,
" the statesmen Who ARE tryinr \ 81
+ % 0o'h SIDES Of the tariff question. =
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n closing his address before tbe co,- 4
ederato National Association at BaIti- Z
aofe, recently Gen. Early said: !.
AHa now my comrades, when called pso, g
y a defense or Justification Of tbe cs,,.a q
sa ,,s' soa Eers enlisted, You can point /;
r9adly ana confidently 10 the cborsctar, y u
,ne ggeatieaders whom yon followed ~ (,
~ M Jackson, for your complete yinaicat;aa i,
nen me captive lsraelitos sat down NJ q. a
,Xefs Of Babylon and went III g.asa
s@i'i'is' put into their mouths the foilovinr
- uage' 4 forget thee, o Jorusala,n =,
I ny right hand forget her cup,ing VII n
no' rememberthee, let my tongpo oiaa. = =
me roof Of my mouth If I =
erusalem above nv eh,as :. ! prefer not cd
q. 'uy ehlef joy, ~ trust
lat every faithful soldier Of III as
or'heFn Virginia is ready to exeiair, M. 4 Is.
Il III ! eyer disown, repudato II a,, NM 70
4 i0f tae cause for which I.ee fon.,bt 800 an
'oAson q1ad Jet tAe lightnings of gs, ~ in.
m .nel and the scarn Of all good MAJ .s.l ~
y 4, women W nay portion, N "''A mn NJ NJ
.lhe Baltimore Sun says that ro.no, 4 4
s Y, Y this sentiment the bali roataa e
II %ila cheers, which, coming largely u
9. ON his former comrades n srm. y Z, 4,
lndod the nearer Of that insrtir5ld s. 81 81
i''le-crS With which the confede ,,t Y ~
~ wont g advance to the cbarge ,'' ! 70
oro q years ago. General w. a : i
Z, an ls9 was On the stagc, and m msn MI
4 a, 2 u. N name was loudly appIaudes ! ton
Om ms response, the spifit i IL wel
'c'lng may be inferred. n re- hnl
lnI ., lrlends Of Col. Horn of II. III. s s
ry VIII be clad tohave I'LL \, o,v M mer- ser
y. n that paper that M s.., s'ase- /