The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-04-05
Gov. Lowry and Hi. administration

a RUmber OF papers IN the state
are DISABLING Cav. 10 vry Tor what
he has done aud for what be has not
done as Governor, aud some papers
are pursuing him with a vindictive-
ness which has seldom characterlz-
ed the press of the State toward
any other Governor. just crlti-
cisms on the part ofths press Of Il:
acts of public officials are a,ways
in order, but they should be just,
and with a view OF enabling the
people to Judge corr city as to the
merits or dement's Of the official
~critieissd and No. with a view Of
creating prejV ice in the minds of
the people, in order to take some
political a vantage. 1t is an easy
matter fer a paper to make inuer-
dos ana unfair criticisms, assuming
that q mai is all wrong, and there
oY work up opposition to him, but
che fair way TO deal with a. public
official, is to present the facts in
each case, giving him credit for the
good he does, and c~ensuring him
when he does wrong. Even in the
Democratic party Of this State,
there are great differences of oPin-
ion, upon several leading questions
and it will! not do for any faction to
set every man down who opposes
it's views as a bad man.
When Gsv. Lowry was nominal
ed, as is well known, we were for
Stone, and stood by him to the Last,
aud Gov. Lowry has never done
anything which places US under OBJ.
legations to him. The observations
we have made Of his administration
haYe by no means been with feel
ings Of partiaIity to him, and ye'
we have beer unable to discover
the causes for complaints made
against him by several newspaper
in the State.
The State has been as prospSrou
since his a. .ninistratioA began as a
any other period since the wal
peace and order has, as a genera
thing prevailed, and we are una
BILE to see any great reasons 70
complaint. He has given US
learned and honest 1t i
said, however that he appointed hi
friends. He could not pleas
everybody, but the office has bee.
3 filled in every instance with adj
and good men.
He could not please everybod,
on Railroad supervision, but we b,
lieve he acted cOnscientisusIy i
the matter, and while we doubt III
!. utility at present, of the commi'
sion bill, yet we think Lowry di
=. right in approving the last bill.
i. The people through their repre-
seatatives wanted to make the g.
. pertinent, and Lowry should ne
have stood in the way, if there wa
!. no constitutional objections.
g Now 1t is perfectly in order fc
the people of this State to elect an
other man, if they desire, to sue
coed Gov. Lowry and it is the pri'
ilege OF the press and politicians
q assail him, if they see proper, BIT
we should not recede from the ell,
waited plane which should be occ'
q pied by the Democratic penple
Il Mississippi, to indulge in the cult
II valiOn of unfair prejudice, for IL
purpose Of defeating one set Of me
j.. and the placing of another set
. efice, Whenever the Democrat
). party Of our state is prostitute1,
the mere business of Office seekin
and to that extent that one tactic
d Of the party is unable to see at
IS virtue il many nan belonging to Al
D. other faction, then it's potency f
in good will have been very mut
weakened. We believe that sim
the Democratic party took contr
le If thA State oovArnment in 1877