Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
The vlokaburg postmastershIp.

The VIcksburg PostnastershIps
I Congressman I. G. Catchings has en-
dorsed VIM. Groome, one Of the pro-
prletors Of the COMMERCIAL HERALD,
for postmaster here. 7. w. Campbell,
another one of the proprietors, left
Saturday night for Washington with
the petition and endorsement In his
pocket. There is great excitement
here and much dissatisfaction among
the half.dozen applicants for the place
and their friends Times Democrat,
special. s
There appears to be a good deal of
etferyescence among the young bloods
OF the Heroic City over the foregoing
announcement. Under the sounding
title OF Young Mems Democratic club,
an even dozen young Democrats, very
young we presume, promulgate collat-
eral anathema upon the said Groome.
The specifications to the charge, which
encased in a resolution is forwarded
to the President, are, 1st, partnership
in business with mugwump, one
Campbell, printer; Cd, partnership
with a bulldozer, one G. E. Wright,
editor. Several columns of clippings
accompany the specifications as exhib
its.
This is a regular "double ender,"
(which it is difficult to conceive how
Mr.. Groome can avoid. If he pleads
justification as to the B. d. the Presi-
dent has no use for him. If he choos-
es the M. w. as his ark Of safety, the
Senators love not that sort.
AS to Mr.. Groome personally, he Is
served before the President as person
'Gnit for the position" specifications
omitted.) And "that his appointment
does not meet the approval of our
business men nor the Democratic
party" etc.
We fear the young Democrats of
Vicksburg have as yet failed to learn
one Of the most essential lessons Of
political teaching; subordination, toler-
ance. In this performance of theirs
which has subjected them to much
ridicule, they have taken stand which
they will not be able to maintain. w
greatly regret it, because it will impair
the influence Of what ought to be
most useful organization.
In candid, manly interview pub
lished in the COMMERCIAL HERALD
Gen. Catchings more than defends hi
choice. He says Of Mr.. Groome:
"He is aprinter by profession, a gen
tleman of line business qualifications
and has conducted a large job office II
this city fOremany years with success
He has all,the qualifications needed tC
make good postmaster He is intel
ligent, sober, Industrious, Of unim.
peachable integrity, and withal, Of q
most amiable disposition. l have
taken occasion to talk with mum
btr of our merchants and citi
zens, and they tell me that
could not have made more ad
: mirable and unobjectionable recon
mendation, and such is the advice
receive from all quarters. l am surf
it gives very great satisfaction to thu
party. Scores of active working Dem
ocrats have come to me and thanked
me for recommending him. AS to his
party services, he has always been al
active and constant Democrat, and h
. is now chairman of the board of elec
ton commissioners. AS to his ser
f vices to the people, he has uniforml
furnished them in himself an exampl
Of virtue, sobriety and industry"
Gen. Catchings cannot be iustl
! blamed by Democrats, young or ole
: when he recommends a person possess
e ed of these qualifications. Greenvill
Times. &.