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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
The Silver Question.

Director Burchard of the mint tells
the coinage committee it is unwise to
coin more silver till an international
standard fixing the ratio between gold
and silver is established. We guess that
persons who have been accustomed to
say that our warning against plot to
repeal the silver coinage law and demon
etize that metal, was sensational and
without foundation, have been convinced
by recent events, that we were right.
And by the way, if the public will
pause and think, it will realize that THE
CLARIoNhas not often put it on the wrong
track. Frequently we have been mis-
represented and misconstrued; but that
has amounted to nothing. Time is a
faithful vindicator, and it has never
failed, sooner or later to make things
even.
So far as an international standard"
is concerned, it is simply stumbling
block invented for the occasion. When
the trainers OF the Constitution provided
that silver should be coined for the use
Of the people they never prescribed such
a condition. The anti-silver party have
made an international agreement, con.
dition to its coinage in this country, and
have gone deliberately to work to find
out How Not to Do it. They complain
that there is not enough pure silver in
the dollar, but on investigation they viii
discover that the dollar coined by the
United States has more silver in it thar
the dollar coined by any other nation
and besides, it is precisely the dollar
which the money barons at whose in
stance the attempt is made to destroy it
contracted to receive in payment of thu
principal and interest Of their bonds.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
The Election of Judges.

To Mississippi belongs the honor of
inauguratiDg the elective Judiciary sys-
TEN. 1t was ingrafted upon her Consti-
tuition by the Convention of 1892. 1t
worked well and she adhered to it until
the State government fell into the
hands of the political adventures in
1869, who sought to make it a close
corporation for the perpetuation of
their own rule. Nearly every other
State in the Union followed the ex-
ample set by Mississippi in 1882.
The experiment proved a complete sue
cess. No State ever had an ADLER judi
ciary than Mississippi during her palmy
days, when her judges were elected by
her people. The system was abolished
and the appointing power was vested in
the Executive, when the sceptre was
taken from their hands with the bay.
onet.
One Of the chief objections to the ap-
pointive system is, that it lodges vast
powers in the hands of one person and
subordinates one important branch of tho
State government to another department
For this reason it has been proposed tc
return to the elective system. But the
proposition is met by the objection that
a new and incapable element has been in
vested with the privilege of suffrage, anc
the system would be dangerous to pub
lie liberty under existing surroundings
The same argument would lead to thu
total subyersion of popular government
and the establishment of the despotisn
of privileged order. We notice tina
the Greenville Times has proposed
compromise between the two extreme
of Executive appointment and popula
election. 1t proposes to devolve tn
choice upon the Legislature. We read
lily affirm that such plan would be fire.
from Some of the serious objection
which are urged against the appointiv
system devised by the carpet-baggers il
framing the present Constitution.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
The Raging Floods.

The frcshet in the Ohio river is the
worst that has been known in fifty
years. Cincinnati and Louisville and a
number of smaller towns on both sides
Of the river, are in great part covered
with water, and the loss of property and
suffering is immense. Forty thousand
men are out of employment and the
churches are turned into lodging houses.
All the cities and villages along the
Ohio river are badly flooded. Lawrence
burg, Ind, with a population of 5000, is
inundated to the depth Of two feet, and
is virtually isolated. The Indiana Legis-
lature has voted $4,000 for the relief Of
the village. One-third of the city of
Newport, Ky, opposite Cincinnati, is
covered with water, and 5000 families
are ina suffering condition. Jefferson
vile, Ind, has a population of 1000,
nearly half Of whom have been com
PEELED to abandon their homes. These
are only few Of the many cases.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
GOV. Bates Message.

Gov Bate of Tennessee is on the line
Of progress, and it is now a question
whether his State or some other shall be
the twenty-fourth which has carried
into operation the democratic, anti-mo-
nopolistic doctrine that corporations
are superyisable in the interest, and for
the protection of the people" The fol-
lowing is an extract from his message
recommend the enactment Of Railroad
Commission. the duty of which shall De,
on among other things, to regulate, as lar as
practicable, the tariffs Of transportation rail-
roads, and such other kindred duties apPer-
tanning to this vast interest as may De DEEM
,d nroper to impose upon them. This com
TniIsion should be composed Of three capable
persons. their duties be prescribed as
infinitely and accurately as practicable;
when appointed, they be put under oath and
proper bonds; the term of office OF each
commission shall be for two years, and they
be chosen by the electors as representatives
TO the General Assembly are chosen except
for the first term of appointment, which
should commence as soon after the passage
of the act authorizing the same as practical
bic, and extend until the next general cleo
| ton for representatives in 1884, and that for
thislast named period They're elected by the
General Assembly now in session; they
should be paid quarterly by the State an
annual salary Of-dollars for their ser
vices and be required to make such official
reports at stated intervals, and publish the
same, as the public interest may require.
THE Memphis Appeal strongly endor-
ses this recommendation of the Cover
nor, and says cit is earnestly to be hoped
that the Legislature will not be deferred
from passing bill to provide for Rail
road Commission, such as Georgia ha
profted from, by what is being sale
against such measure by railroad men
Such commission would not inter
fere with prospective roads or thos
under construction. 1t would have t
deal only with the regulation of the trai
fic of those now running, to compel Their
to an equitable system of rates, and 70
the relief Of the people from present bun
dens in the form of unjust discrimina
TONS"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
Biennial Elections.

Aberdeen Examiner: We are in favor OF
biennial elections, and in favor Of holding
the elections for State and county officers
on the same day that is appointed for Con-
gressioual and Presidential balloting, but
we are not ready to submit our State and
county elections to the supervision and vir-
tual control of Federal inspectors. This
difficulty can however be easily obYiated by
establishing separate voting places at every
precinct. with additional judges, so that
there can be no interference in State or
county affairs by the Federal officials. This
plan would entail upon US the pay for two
sets of officers on election days instead Of
one as under the present system, but then
we would lose nothing by that as we would
hold but one election where we hold two
now, and would save considerable in the
way Of election advertising and other Incl
dental expenses. But even if this plan for
biennial elections was little more expen-
siye than we find the present annual syt-
TEN, is this additional expense worthy OF a
moments consideration in view of the i'm
portance Of local control of our dearest priv
ilege? In the State Of New York separate
boxes are provided at the various polling
places fer Federal, State and:County offices,
and you vote three separate aud distinct
ballots at elections in which all three classes
OF officials are to be voted for, and we could
in Mississippi secure full vote at every
election by adopt g the biennial plan, and
secure our State and its component parts
against Federal supervision, manipulation
or interference by having at each precinct
two boxes and two sets of judges.
We are glad to see that The CLARION and
other influential Mississippi journals favor
this plan. and hope that the Legislature al
its next session viii give the matter due at
tention.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

suckers, and affords them riches and
luxurious living at the expense Of tie
laboring masses.
Repeal the internal tax except as to
spirits.
Wipe out altogether the machinery Of
the internal revenue system, break up
the "nest" Of collectors, spies, informers
and other vampires, and stop the expen-
diture Of s., 100000, wasted in gathering
the tax. All with the view of relieving
the people by reducing their burdens to
an economical basis.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
Political Points.

The new Grant movement is absolute
ly so small and feeble that it is positive
II unfecling for any one to laugh at it.
As Gentleman George Pendleton sinks
into tho background in Ohio, the red
bsndanna of Judge Thurman is again
seen waving at the front.
The Tariff Commission did a gal
liant thing in putting corsets on the free
list.
The ''infant" industry, remarks the
Savannah News that can outbawl the
pig-iron interest in crying for more pap
is entitled to the finest chrome that can
be procured.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

TaH Kosciusko Star mentions that
Mr.. Marsalis, one Of Attala county's
best farmers, brought into that Office 4
sample taken from about FIVE hundred
pounds Of sugar, made by him. This
reminds US that Mr.. Archibald Colou-
houn, planter Of Simpson county, has
sent US a sample Of sugar Of his own
manufacture equal to the best brown A.
gar for sale in the New Orleans market
mr. Colquhoun manufactures enough
Tor his own use, and some to snare 4
reasonable prices for his neirhbors.-.
thus demonstrating what thrifty and en-,
terprising Mississippi farmers can az
We need not say that Mr.. O. raises ii,
own meat and corn.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
The Recent U. S. Supreme Court De
. oioinn

st. Louis Republican: Three recent de-
cisions Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States affecting the rights Of the States, set
Ae the following questions; The first aiirmS
the exclusive jurisdiction Of the States over
the civil rights Of citizens. The second
afirms the cOnstitutionality Of State laws
prohibiting and making criminal the inter-
marriage Of whites and blacks. The third
denies the power Of any State to abrogate OIL
in any way impair the right Of colored citi,
gems to sit on iuries on account Of theil
color.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
Railroad Economy No, 2.

The economy and industry which is
used by individuals in the conduct Of
their private business should obtain in
railroad management and even to al
greater extent. On long or even ordi-
nary lines of road the larger portion Of
the employees are Of necessity located
at points distant from the head Office,
and consequently away from the person
al supervision of the Chief.
Daily, weekly and monthly reports
only show what has been-not what
ought to hare been done-they show at
what cost the service has been per-
formed, and not at aOhot cost 1t might haze
been done. So long as the employee can
escape the censure of his supervisor he
is content, and if the supervisor is lack
ing in energy or industry, you can hard
ly expect economical or even faithful
work.
In most instances the President, who
is the responsible head of the company
either resides out of the State or is en-
gagged in other pursuits that engage his
personal attention. semi-occasional
trip over the, road in special car" is
all that is deemed necessary while these
trips are known before hand to all the
employees who are prepared to conceal
all DEFICIENCIES and neglects, and thus
making favorable impression upon the
distinguished visitor
The president is not in most cases q
practical man, and the small portion of
his time devoted to the business does not
enable him intelligently to direct the de.
tails Of the business, or even to deter.
mine whether it is well done by others
lie consequently lily prepared to detect
errors in management or correct abuses
should he by chance see or hear of them
Yet this president receives a princely
salary and is presumed to be competent
to the duties and is supposed to devote
his time and talent to the business.
To choir of officials with heads to tbt
several departments is entrusted thu
real management of the business; anc
these officials, with very rare exception
have no interest in the company beyond
their compensation, and in many case
, are not selected for their known compe
tency or ability, but because they ar,
connected with the family of some
prominent director or stakeholder. anc
are lily fitted for the duty assigned them
while they receive salary far Devon,
what their talents would command Il
any other business.
Heads of Departments make thei
) headquarters at fixed points where tha,
| receive the reports of their subordinate
! or order them passed without knowin
/, In many cases any thing of their correct
ness-nor is it possible for them to know
, unless they are constantly in active cor
nection with the business. NAT
Its supposeable that services TINS rer
dered can be either efficient or econom
zeal? Would an individual thus manao
$ his own affairs? Would he not FIRST Is
/ form himself and then give his constan
and vigilent attention.
It must be borne in mind that all wea
! ana expensive points in Railroad mar
agement must go to the large increase /
5 the cost of operating and bears direct
upon the producer, who must nav thes
expenses in the shape of freight charge
OBSERVES.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

The following article is on the llns
what we ourselves have written nj
demning the practice referred g;
St. Louis Republican One Of the I'M. NJ
est obstacles in the way Of = inst ae s. n
revision Of the tariff, is the habit legl.ss
have of consenting to exceptions 70 sss~
principles on account Of local ln..1g'
There is scarcely district in thlFsy W. w,
thirty-eight States, which has mot sony VI
enterprise which needs, or thinks y ns .s..
degree Of protection. When a deepa.L NY. I
made from correct general primer
meet one case, the bars are pulled ags W. I,
all others. II is a system OF Omnibus \. n
lation which is essentially danger9ssps.,l +
vicious The treasury may be thus \, WIKI
by it on one hand, and the pocke1ss I. x
people robbed by IT. on the other .s
cause and the effect Of corruption; wv ".
tors must rise above it even ct tns M
local censure. There il no safe mous W.
adhere to principles.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
John N. Palmer Of Illinois

New York Sun.
II John M. Palmer should have
next Democratic National ConYen.s..s.lI. n
unanimous support Of al the delegsss n
illinois, he would be pretty hkeig
nominated for President.
eve have an old friend who ilrnll /,
Ilieves that If Palmer Is nonlna''
win go in like a fash.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

Hon. i. f. NoEI. is candidate for Dis
trict Attorney for this District Mr. Noel
has been successful lawyer for the past
seven years, and isfully qualified to fill with
honor the position he seeks He was mem.
Der of the last Legislature, from this county,
where his labors in behalf of the people made
him record second to none in that body.
In the Legislature, as everywhere else, he
was always found attending to his duty, and
as Democrat, his record is spotless lex
ington Advertiser.
We have not observed the an
nouncements in our neighboring dis
tricts, and therefore do not intend to be
understood as discriminating between
rival candidates of our party, but as
reference has been made to Mr.. Noels
legislative career, we who have observed
it closely, can say with candor that il
is one with which his constituents have
reason to be gratifed. In all our obser-
walton we have never known truer, q
more capable, or a more faithful repre-
sentative. To a judgment singularly
clear and accurate, with habits studi-
Gus and thoughtful, Mr.. Noel combine,
inflexible integrity and firmness in thu
discharge of his public trusts.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

We are inclined to hope from the
latest reports that the Mississippi side of
the lower Mississippi river, will escape
serioas damage from the overflow.
Louisiana is not faring so well.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

THE only way to get the tariff bill out
of the Presidential election is for Con-
gross to adopt measure having the rails
ing of revenue, and not the protection Of
favored interests, for its main object.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

AMERICAN SENTRY: A bill is before
the COnnecticut Legislature which provides
that the voter shall remove his hat while
his ballot, This would be car
rying pOliteness to extremes. The most
important matter Is purity Of the ballot--a
fair vote first, and then consider the ques-
ton Of etiquette at the pollA.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

In The House of Representatives on
the 10th, Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania,
Chairman of the Committee Of Ways
and Means, moved TO suspend the rules
to put on its passage bill reported by
the Committee TO reduce the internal
revenue taxes $4O.OOO,OOO. Two-thirds
being required to suspend, the motion
failed by a vote Of 162 for and OF
against it, The vote was mixed as to
parties, though most of tho Democrats
voted against suspension, and most Of
the Republicans voted for IT, The Dem
ocrats who voted against it were inAu-
enced by the belief that if the bin should
pass, it would operate against the reduc-
ron Of tho tariff In the Mississippi
delegation, the vote stood: Aye: Lynch
pays: Hooker, Manning, Muldrow,
Money, Singleton.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

AN unexpected denoument has oc-
cured in the case Of Rerdell one of the
Star Route conspirators on trial in the
U. S. Court at Washington. He has
confessed his crime and turned States
evidence. His testimony is direct as to
the guilt Of Dorsey, Brady and other
ringleaders Of tho clan.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

The Senate has voted to reduce
the tobacco tax from l6 to 5 cents
a pound, and the cigar tax from So to SO
per thousand; also to allow farmers to
sell to consumers and not merely to Ii
censed dealers, tobacco Of their own pro
duction.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

THE new Governor Of Pennsylvania in
his message sounds the keynote of re-
form. Among his recommendations are
the abolition Of the fee system for pay
ing public officers and the fixing of
definite salaries where practicable; the
sweeping away Of useless and expensive
Offices; the rcvokingof unused charters;
and the enforcement of laws against
railway determinations in charges and
facilities.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

New YORK papers announce the death
of Rev. Daniel De Winnie, one of the old
est members of the New York East Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in the ninetieth year Of his age.
Deceased was born in Londonderry, Ire
land, and came to this country when a
child, He became convert to the Meth
odist faith in Albany in 1910, after
which he began course Of self-culture
and fitted himself for a teacher. He
taught in Brooklyn for several years, and
in 1918 removed to Mississippi, where he
took charge Of school While in Mis-
sissippi he was licensed to preach. In
1924 he was transferred to the New York
Conference and died as above stated.
Can any old inhabitant Of Mississippi i
call to mind the Rev. Daniel De Winnie?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
Gnnd Idaa.

The army should be reduced % nv Y.
sand men, West Point should be ap0u u.
and in times Of peace, army officer. !.
In all cases be promoted from the ran,-
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

THE CLARION has raised the question Of
re.districting the State by the next Legis'a-
turc and we think il proper thing TO do.
The present arrangement is nnsatisfac.
tory to many counties, and remodeling, SO
as to bring the greatest good TO the greatest
number will be in order. Should 1t be at.
tempted, individual interests should be
buried out ofsight, aud the public good only
considered The canvass for the Legisla-
ture will develop the wishes Of the people
on the subject and the Representatives
elected will be prepared to act with calm
deliberaton in the matter. Let the win Of
the people be respected. Corinth Herald.
The Herald puts the proposition more
strongly than we intended. 1t is not to
"rc-district" the State, so much as to
amend the existing law.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-21

A CONTEMPORARY says that at is alb
surd for government to continue the
coinage of money which it will not re-
quire its creditors to accept" True
enough, It further says, sit is still
more absurd to require the public crodi-
tor to take his pay in two sorts Of coin,
one Of which differs seriously in value
from the other" 1t certainly cannot
be "absurd" to expect creditors" to
receive payment in the identical coin
called for in the contract. Besides
there was no stipulation that tho value
of the coins should be equalized. It is
the privilege Of the debtor to pay in the
cheapest; but either is good enough.
WE have been informed that Hon. D.
/. Smythe, of Attala, and Hon. Frank 9,
MCGEE, Of Clarke, have consented TO be-
come candidates TO represent their re-
spective Districts in the State Senate
Without prcsuming to indicate prefer
ence to the voters to whom their claims
will be submitted, we can with propriety
say from knowledge Of their course in
the Legislature upon important economic
questions that will como before tina
body, their ability to sec the right, anC
their firmness to pursue it-that if elcctey
the interests OF thcpeople would be safely
confded to their keeping.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-12-27

THE programme of the concert, to
take place on Saturday night, for the
purchase of piano for Oihu College,
is published in this issue. The pro-
gramme has been arranged by Miss
Castle and is well selected. 1t CON-
prises instrumental solos, trios and
quartets besides two numbers by the
Symphony Club, and vocal solos and
quartets. The admission fee is only a
dollar and tickets can be obtained at all
the book stores.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-12-27

THE Spectator" in an article on Aus
tralian affairs, says that England might
permit an Australian Dominion to adopt
any foreign policy which does not in
volve European war.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-12-27

THE meeting of the Trustees of the
Sailors Home is postponed till to.
morrow morning at II o'clock.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-12-27

ELoCUTIoN has been generally neg
lected in Honolulu. An opportunity
for learning how to improve in the art
will be given on Monday evening at the
Y. M. G. A. Hall.