The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-02
Another Preeinct Heard Yrem.

Elsewhere we print = shsFP criticism
Of the Democratic Convention, and of
TIE CLARION for being in sympathy
with it, from the pen Of our ready friend,
Capt. J. ]. Halbert- We might content
ourself with saying that if there was
q member of the ConSenti0n which met
st Raymond to send delegates to the
State Convention, except Maj Harper
who vas at all concerned about the
tariff be did not make himself known.
Maj. Harper, We believe, is for Mr.. Ram
daIl and he was only interested in seeing
that nothing was done condemnatory Of
Dir, Randall. Having said this much
for Kinds county, We believe that We
can safely say that Kinds does not differ
materially in its wishes and desires con-
corning the tariff from other counties in
this part of the State.
In answer to the challenge of our
friend, it is enough TO say that there is
not man in the United States who con-
scientiously believes that Mississippi is
high protection" State. nor is there an
intelligent man in the United States
who believes that the action of our
Congressman in their votes on the Nor
rison bill, was condemned by the Con-
yention. Our Congressman themselves
do not believe any such thing and if
they do not il seems that others might
be left to believe what they please.
1t is passing strange that q cool
headed man like our friend should
allow himself to be goaded into such q
frenzy by the "high tariff papers" He
ought to know that this means nothing
more than that every pretext, no matter
how triAing, will be seized by unscru-
pulous persons and magnifed and dis
torted to suit their purposes.
BE thou As chaste az ice, as pure az
snow, thou shall not escape calumny."
In a neighboring State-Tennessee-
there was a fierce conflict between the
advocates of a tariff for revenue only
and the protectionists, the former
being compelled before they could
get the Convention to adopt the tariff
plank of the National Democratic plat
form of 1876, to bind themselves to sup
port whatever declaration the Conven
ton at Chicago may make on the
tariff question. We think the course
pursued by the Mississippi Convention
the wiser, because while the Democrats
in Tennessee had the pleasure of ex
pressing their views it must have been
pleasure not unmixed with pain. With
the Democrats of Mississippi it made nc
difference that they did not express
their views, because they determined to
support the declaration of principles
that shall be enunciated at Chicago
whether in accordance with their view:
or not.
/ Our correspondent must know, if he
will stop to reflect, that The CLARION
cannot sustain the action of the State
Convention, and at the same time en-
dorse the views of those who assail the
Convention; and he must also see that
we are on the safe side when we stand
| by the Convention, regardless of the
red-hot utterances of those who con.
denim it; for it is fair to presume that
the Convention represented the party,
and that those who carp at it represent
opposition to the party. We deem it
fortunate for the party that its leader
ship is in the hands of thoughtful men
and that the hot-heads have not been
allowed to control.
THE CLARION feels that it is doing
efficient and useful work for the people
of the State in upholding the proceed
ings of the State Convention. In 1885
it will be found at the same old stand
doing the same sort of work, and while
we can reasonably predict that out of the
score or more of candidates and their
] friends many will meet with sore disap,
pointment, we hope that our eorrespon-
dent, having forgotten the grievous out
RACES of the Convention Of 1884 will be
placid enough to assist US in quieting
the wounded feelings of the disappointed
/ in 1886.