The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-30


The CLAzIOS, 'the central orgAn # the
Democracy Of the STATE" has committed /
itself 70 a rather peculiar course for this
advanced age No doubt il ieeiH itseif
under a pressing obligation for the honofs
that belong ~ the central oEganship, and
q cancel that obligation virtually makes
INTERESTINGLY and enthusiastically support
anything and everything suggested ID the
name Of the Democraiic party. Il sppesrs
70 rs q strange procedure for newspaper
% thus voluntarily surrender its own free
has overleaped itself Ia ia effort 10 Be
70 intensely Democratic Il has. In this in
stance, Ftrnyed entirely sway from a very
important Dennocrasic principle. A good
I Democrat i one Who exercises the Deno-
/ cratic right 70 oppose what be believes 10
/ b. wrong and approve what be believes to
/ - right, no matter from where il emznafes
Whenever . Psr4on leads is support 20
something be believes 70 be wrong, simply
because u is a party measure, then he
defeats The object Of Democracy and be-
comes Republican, or some other kind Of
. terrified foreigDer.-Yicksburg Post.
We agree with our contemporary that
"a good Democrat is one who exercises
the Democratic right to oppose what he
believes 70 be wrong and approve what
be believes to be right no matter from
where il emanates." but what has that
to do with the position heretofore taken
by The CLARION that it knows whether
u will support the men and measures Of
a Convention A. well before it assemblies
a. after il adjOurns? That il is J,ossible
for Democratic Convention 10 be gull
~ Of acts which no good Democrat could
approve, il Is hardly necessary TO discuss,
because all persons should be governed
in their conduct by I,roJoJiiities and not
by PossibRii'es, many things which are
possible being altogether improbable
With n, one Of the most improbabl,
things l. that Democratic Convention
would do anything which we could no
conscientiously approve. This comes O
cur faith IN the party. If we had les
faith-if we we're not altogether Demo
crat, hoping and believing that the part,
would always do what was best, we nigh
not be 40 prodigal Of our promises. 4
we stood just at the outskirts Of tn,
party, hesitating whether to enlist unde
it, banners or to join the enemy W,
might not be so willing a soldier.
There are men who always find faul
with everybody and eyerything-wh,
crave for disagreements and differences
With such men nothing il ever settle,
unless it be decided exactly as the,
would have it decided. These men Licl
r out Of Conventions and political parties
and hang juries, because they are una
: bic to impress their fellow men with Tn
wisdom Of their own peculiar views
They will not be led and they cannot b
leaders, 50 they dock by themselves an,
! are truly miserable.
{ There are other men who delight il
association with their fellows. The
stand with the majority in politica
! Conventions and on juries Their view
i are 80 rational and moderate, that the
are endorsed by the communities i
which they live and they become leader,
They are miserable, never, because the
cannot force others to agree with ther
but because they cannot agree wit
L. Others
N Newspapers are too apt to reflect NJ
only the opinions of their managers bt
their peculiarities of disposition, an
m hence it is that we frequently find new
IL papers like men, kicking against ever
thing and every body. May be sue
papers fulfill public want. We hoI
l that they do. As for THE CLARION,
prefers to be with the majority Away
=" and congratulates itself and its reade
on its successful efforts to maintain tn
70 happy frame Of mind which enables it
r accept as right that which maiori
" OF its political friends DEGREES to
re right, and We sympathize deeply wi
such Of our contemporaries a. arr nov,
altogether satisfied with what the par
he q their choice does.