The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-17

The Democratic-C Conservative nominee
for Senator from Hinds. IS above AL
Others, the man for the place. He is
practical, enterprising, and progressive.
Though he has record, and 4 splendid
one, too, be does not rely upon il 70
commend him to public favor. Il l.
not for what he has done, but what he
proposes % do, that he aka the sufrares
Of the people who have always trusted
him, and never in vain. He was born
in the famous old county Of Wilkinson,
and sPrang from a race Of heroes aud
Pioneers- Bearing the name Of his
uncle, the late JoxEs STEWART, the
very paragon Of ehiFalry and superb
manhood, in many particulars be bears
strongresemblance 20 him. When bare
ly twenty-one years Of age, the people
Of Wilkinson elected him Sheriff. Soon
thereafter, the war between the sections
began, and faithfully did he do his duty
As true son Of Mississippi. When the
war closed, among other enterprises in
which he embarked, was the Joint pro-
prietorship and management of THE
CLARION, and We take especial pride in
the fact that he aided in putting the paper
on the solid foundation upon which it
now stands. As Deputy Auditor, at a
critical period, he rendered efficient ser
vice 70 the State, and for many Of the
facts and figures with which The CLAR-
ION batteries we're charged when beat
ing down the ramparts Of the party that
ruled and robbed the State for six long
c and terrible years, we were indebted tC
.e the vigilance and care of Jones s. Ham
n ilton
:, Reference has been made 10 the fac
le that he is a Penitentiary lessee. Well
o. what Of it? How does it unfit him 70
10 the Office Of Senator? 1t is privat
a enterprise Of his own, and His lease ex
g tends beyond the time Of his service il
y. the Legislature His management 0
% at.institution is a strong testimonial
- in his behalf. Before he took charge o
re the Penitentiary, it was heavy IA,
Il upon the people. No man would toucl
C it except for bounty from the Stat
r Treasury. Even Mr.. +. Richardson
with all his unquestioned financial an
executive ability, tried it for years an
said that it could not be leased with
out loss to the lessee unless he was PAL
- bonus But Hamilton took the elt
=. plant ofl'the hands of the State; and No
% only took it free of cost, but he is pay
w ing large sum yearly into the Treai
no ury. l. there another man in MississiV
n. pi who would have solved the diffieu
ma, problem and achieved so much for II
10 State. We, who have had opportunit
,b for the closest observation, will yentul
al to say that there is not.
ar In the mere sense of money maxim
-. Col. Hamilton is a success; but until
n. most other enterprising men, he do
not make money to hoard it. He d
e penses among the needy and up,
- objects of public interest, his earnin
- as lavishly as the dews fall from t
- skies; and is never so happy as VIII
- doing good. If he were to die to-da
II. there are monuments all around US
i. his generosity and pubiic-spirit, that "
last longer than msrble.
The times demand such men as Ha
=. ilton at the front; broad-gauged, Ii
men:
Clear minds, pure hearts true faith a
nal ready hands"
ted Men
WHO live above the log
10 public duty and private thinking.