The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-02
Gov. f.o4rv sna lis Administration


Nsa Albany Democrat
A number 81 papers ID the State are
aaailing Gov, Lowry, for what he hss
done and for what he has not done as
Governor. and some papers are pursuing
him with q Findictiveness which has sell
dom characterized the press of the State
toward any other Governor. just crlti-
| cisms on the part Of the press of the actsof
public officials are always in order, but
they should be Just, and with view Of
enabling the people to judge correctly as
| to the merits or dement's of the official
criticised and not with view of creating
p ejudice in the minds of the people, in
order to take some political advantage.
1t is an easy matter for paper to make
| inuendos and unfair criticisms, assuming
that man is all wrong, and thereby
work up opposition to him, but the fair
way to deal with public official, Is to
| present the facts in each case, giving
him credit for the good he does and CEN
surfing him when he does wrong. Even
in the Democratic party of this State,
there are'great differences of opinion, upon
several leading questions and it will not
do for any faction to set every man
down who opposes its views as bad
man.
When Gov. Lowry was nominated, as
is well known, we were for Stone; and
stood by him to the last, and Gov. Lowry
has never done anything which places
us under obligations to him. The OBJ
serVations We have made OF his admins
tration have by no means been with feel
ings of Partially to him, and yet we
have been unable to discover the causes
for complaints made against him by |
several newspapers in the State.
The State has been as prosperous since |
his administration began as al any other |
period since the war: peace and order |
has, as general thing prevailed, and
we are unable to see any great reasons
for complaint. He has given us learn
ed and honest judiciary. 1t is said, |
however that he appointed his friends
He could not please everybody, but the
Office has been filled in every instance
with BILE and good men.
He could not please everybody on
Railroad supervision, but We believe he
acted conscientiously in the matter, and
while We dOubt the utility at present, of
the commission bill, yet We think Lowry
did right in approving the last bill.
The people through their representa-
tiyes wanted to make the experiment, and
Lowry should not have stood in the way,
if ssthere was no constitutional object
ions.
Now it is perfectly in order for the
people of this State to elect any other
man, if they desire, to succeed Gov.
Lowry, and it is the privilege of the press
and politicians to assail him, if they see
proper, but we should not recede from
the elevated plane which should he oc-
eupied by the Democratic people of Mis-
sissippi, to indulge in the cultivation of
unfair prejudice, for the purpose of de-
feating one set of men, and the placing
of another set in Office. Whenever the
Democratic party of our State is prOsti-
tuted to the mere business of Office seek
ing, and to that extent that one faction
of the party is unable to see any virtue
in any man belonging to another faction,
then its potency for good will have been
very much weakened. We believe that
since the Democratic party took control
of the State government, in 1876, it has
been managed honestly and econOmi-
cally, and we see nothing in Gov. Lowry's
conduct during his administration 10
cause us to believe that he is inferior
as Governor.
Now we care nothing about Lowry's
reelection. We have numbers of men
who would make good governors, any of
whom we would support cheerfully, but
we do say that it is but simple justice to
the people of the State, that the actions
and conduct of their Chief Executive
should be placed before them in fairness,
and in its true light.