The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-02
The State Convention Sharply Crit
eised.

| Correspondence Of TIE Garioa.l
Terry, June 9th, 1884.
Your views, and the action of the State
Convention may be right hate to en-
tertain. much less try to defend an opinion.
contrary to so many so much ADLER to
think right on any public policy; but it
does seem to me, this one reason is suffi-
cient justification of my views, viz: all the
high protection papers in the country, all
| those who favor protection per Sc are claim
| ing that Mississippi is protection State,
| and that our Congressman misrcpresented
| their constituency on this tariff question,
and are deceiving all who have no means
of knowing better.
Are they justified in claiming Mississip-
pi as being opposed to a reduction of the
War-thieving tariff? Are these proteetionists
| justified in tWitting our Congressman by
telling them they 1aisrepgesented their con-
stituency? are they justified in telling to
the world that Mississippi is protection
State? Ii not the Convention pefpetrated
a shame and a disgrace upon the eommG-
nifty, for hey-the Convention respon-
sible for putting forth this false opinion.
That the State of New York did the
same thing, is no JUSTIFICATION of this Conyen-
ton. New York is divided on this issue
some of her congressman voted Tor. and
some against a reduction. The people are
divided at home There are three men in
New York each of whom has friends urg-
ing his claims for nomination at Chicago
The members Of the New York Convention
did not want to iniure the claims of any
of them. Mississippi has no candidate to
present Every one of her Democratic Con-
gressmen voted to reduce the war tariff,
and a. to the people at home, there are not a
handful of protectionists here.
Why then should the Convention see st
to "pretermitr an expression OF opinion
on question so unanimously entertained
by the people?
You see how these high tariff papers Of
the whole country are using the action of
that Convention. They boldly proclaim
Mississippi to be opposed to any interior
ence with the tariff Mississippi il sci
down as high protection State. Our Con-
gressmen are told that they do not repre-
sent the views of their constituency and
from the action Of this "pretermitting"
Convention they are justified in saying
50, too, and you dare not deny II in The
| CLARION.
In sustaining the action Of the Conven-
ton you are estopped from defending the
NAeBa. seuIAmeuts anu neCesAlt1eS OF tue
great majority of the people.
What q sad and false position The
CLARION, the great defender Of the people,
has been put into, BY this Convention.
Those who have looked to THE CLAIR
ION to come to their rescue, to their de-
fence, to take up their cause and proclaim
to all far and nigh that we do not
favor protection tarif-that we do favor
reduction Of the tariff, that we are not
protectionists, that We do endorse our
Congressmen and demand that the Chicago
platform shall have . plank endorsing
their views, hang their heads in shame,
and cry alas! alas What boots it 10 the
people ii their organ does sympathize with
them, --yea, entertains the same views, il it
never speaks word in their defence, ID
put them right beforesthe world?
Yours truly, ]. ]. HALBERT.