The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
En-chisf Justice simran

Ex-Chief Justice simrall
In another column We print report
Of Judge SIMRALL's speech-the first
that he has made since his appointment
as one of the BLAINE electors. In sub
stance the speech is inferior to that Of
General CHALMERS supposed to have
been delivered in Congress about the
time Of its adjournment, but, We presume,
not delivered at all, but printed "by (
leave" In fact there is scarcely any
thing in what Judge SINRALL said that
is not found in General CHALMERS
speech. Of course we understand that
there is no comparison between the two
men in capacity for thought, or force OF
expression, in which qualities Judge
SIMRALL is vastly the superior of Gen
eral CHALMERS; but the latter has been
in active public life for a number of
years past and he has made study of
the subjects which Judge SIMRALL has
only considered as sort of recreation
from his official and personal engage
ments As result, General CHALMERS
makes a clearer and more satisfactory
statement of his case.
The readers of THE CLARION, if We
understand public sentiment, are not
much interested in the questions dis
cussed by either one of the gentlemen to
whom we have referred. To the Demo
Gratis of Mississippi the platform of
the party adopted at Chicago is salts
/ factory, and if it were not, there are
other issues of so much Importance to
beconsidered by them that they are will
ing to pretermit all discussion of the
tariff among themselves, until that
period in the history of the South shall |
arrive when economic questions shall be
of most Importance.
But the people of the State the intel |
Iigent, tax-paying citizens, with whom
Judge SIMRALL says he sympathizes
are concerned to know why it is |
that he has accepted the duty of
commenting to the voters of Mis-
sissippi for the highest office in the
government, man, who, judged
by all or any of the standards by which
we Judge men, is morally unfit for the
position. 1t will not do to answer by
saving that Dir. BLAINE's abilities are
conceded. If he be an unfit man
he is the more dangerous, according
to the measure of his mental SUPERIOR |
ty. That this is true could need no
stronger illustration than the fact
that he has been nominated for the
Presidency by great political party. |
| If Judge SIMRALL were strong parti- |
san we could more easily understand his
advocacy of Mr.. BLAINE, but so far
from being partisan he poses before the
public now as man who, unfortunate
ly, as he says, follows where Reason
leads.
Judge SIMRALL knew as well as we
know that the audience which assembled
in the Capitol to hear him on last Sat
urday evening didn't care a baubee
about hearing the tariff discussed.
There was not a Republican present
who could be made more of Republi-
can, nor a Democrat who could be
made less of a Democrat by his
tariff arguments. or by discussion of
the achievements of the Republican
party. 1t has been charged, though,
time and again, that Mr.. BLAINE is
an unfit man for the Presidency. and 8
one of the specifications is that while {
Speaker of the House he advised LOGAN
of certain point of order which would t
save railroad bill then pending, that a
the point of order was made and the '
bill saved. Afterwards Mr.. BLAINE q
the friends of the rail- L
road enterprise of what he had done
to save the bill, and asked to be COM T
for his services and was COM t
Did Judge SIMRALL never
hear of that transaction? Does Reason !,
ead him to commend such a man to the t,
voters of Mississippi for the exalted q
position of President of the United y
States? Reason leads us to call the
Judges attention to the Mulligan letters,
and to request that he devote some por
lion Of his next speech to an explanation
IF their crookedness. n
Judge SIMRALL admitted that Cover Il
nor CLEVELAND had made respectable |
Governor of the great State of New +
York. Has Mr.. BLAINE as strong y
,,aim upon the confidence of the public2 u
We think not. His brilliancy may be :
preached till the end of time and be con- d
,eded by all, and yet the fact remains il
hat examine his record as you may, CT
md you will find that he is not the az
author of any great measure-of any Of n
he measures of the Republican party RI
by Judge SIMRALL unless st
t be what is known as his sguano policy" p
which is one of the objections now m
Urged by some of his party associates to a.
his election. F
Judge SIMRALL presents the picture
# man of ripe years, of unusual men
al power, of large experience having b.
ilIed with much credit the highest judi OF
ial Office in the State and yet literally, so
without any influence or following. III
Why is this? It is because the people pc
Nth whom he might have influence co
he people who appreciate his intellec- tn
uality-have learned to distrust him. If tn
reason has led him into this position OF
e may well say that, unfortunately, he pr
lways follows where reason leads. We
Judge SIMRALLs course has embar- M
assed no little the friends who few 70
ears ago urged his reappointment and vi
onfrmation as member of the Supreme eoi
curt, but it is to not less extent
to those who secured his de
at and win now say. We told you 'O'
~ ne.
We specially commend to our young AM