Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-14

We do not know that the endor.
ment Of Mr., William Groome for tia
position Of Postmaster az VicksbnIr
BY Congressman Cakchinga, has stirr
up more than the usual amount of o1
position, but the fact that the Post has
turned its columns against Mr..
Groome, gives the opposition 4 little
more prominence.
II is a difficult task for a Congress.
man to make a choice between several
applicants for place, without giving
more OF less Dissatisfaction; but .
choice must be made, and when made
the public are alone interested in
knowing that it has fallen upon a
faithful and capable person, and has
not been prompted by improper mo-
tives.
We have carefully read and con-
sidered the objections Of the Post and
the "Young Democrats to Mr..
Groome, and they certainly are not Of
a character to commend them 20 the
impartial mind. MI. Groome, 1t seems,
is a person well qualified for the posi-
tion for which he has been recon-
mended, and as for his claims on the
party through which he expects to Sc
cure the office, they are second to none.
The chief objection to him Is that heis
a member of the firm which owns and
publishes the COMMERCIAL HERALD.
one Of the staunchest and most deserv-
ing Of all the Democratic journals in
the State, or, for that matter, in the
South. This objection rests on the
publication by the COMMERCIAL
HERALD Of certain paragraphs having
reference to the killing Of Matthews ia
Copiah county, the killing Of the
negroes in the Yazoo county Jail, and
certain other paragraphs having refer
ence to the local campaign which is
being inaugurated in Warren county.
None Of the paragraphs have been
traced to Mr.. Groome, who it is gener-
ally known has nothing to do with the
editorial department Of the CONNER
CIAL HERALD, and Il they had been.
they do not furnish ground Of obiec-
ton.
Mugwumpism in Mississippi is as
yet a plant Of very delicate growth. In
fact 1t almost ''died Il borning," and
the persons who hope to fasten on the
Democratic party Of this State a lot Of
Federal office-holders Of that peTsua-
sion will be very apt to meet with dis
appointment. We say this, becausen no
act of the present administration has
furnished ground for the belief that
the true and tried members Of the
Democratic party are to be set aside
for those of the milk-and-water varie-
ty. % the contrary, Of all the APP
pointments that have been made in
Mississippi, not one has fallen to the
class of Democrats who would be
likely to urge such objections as those
that have been urged against Mr..
Groome.
That Mr.. Groome Is the part owner
Of a live and bold Democratic news
paper, which will be strengthened in
its influence by his appointment, not
only should but will strongly commend
him to the appointing power. We
make this statement the more boldly
since the appointment Of our esteemed
confreres, Col. j. j. Shannon Of the
Meridian Mercury, and Col. A. j.
Frantz, of the Brandon Republican,
to the postofices at their respective
homes. These gentlemen are. both
veterans in the cause Of DemocFacy,
and the opposition to them was much
more formidable than that which seeks
to defeat the appointment Of Mr.
Groome, and yet now that they have
been appointed, good Democrats not
only in Meridian and Brandon, but
throughout the State, will recognize
that proper persons have been appoint
ed and faithful party servants reward
ed. AS much may be said concerning
the appointments of Col Henry Of the
Ledger, and Col. Wilson, Of the New
Mississippian to acceptable offices.
With a president who selected the
owner Of a hourishing Democratic
paper to Gil the responsible position Of
secretary of the treasury, it is no dis
qualification to be identified with the
printers trade.
But aside from all other considera-
tions, we would hesitate a long time
before we could be induced to believe
that Congressman Catchings would
recommend an improper person for
the responsible position of postmaster
at Vicksburg. There is his home, and
his knowledge Of the people and his
rare good judgment are a suficient
guarantee to those wh0 know him that
he has made no mistake-that Is to
say-having the liberty of making
choice between several applicants, il
may be safely assumed that he selected
a proper person.