Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-28
rHR sTATE ~c0NHFNTTON.

terday was, Il Is conceded on all hands
the most august, intelligent and haF
monious deIiberatiye body, that hai
ever been assembled within the coun
Gil halls Of Mississippi. The higl
character, distinction, and ability o.
the delegates were supplemented By
the standing, mental equipment, ant
moral fitness OF the various candidates
presented for the several Offices.
To every one of the latter might
have been applied with Affirmative re
suits the Jeffersonian standard of pc.
litical fitness: ais he honest? Is he
capable? Is be faithful to the consti.
tuition"
With such an array of competent
men to select from, and with so many
and eminent friends enlisted in sup
port Of each of the th~irty-eight appli-
cants, there is little wonder that the
convention expended so long a period
in making selections for the seven
places on the State ticket.
The only matter for surprise is that
so difficult a task has been accomplish
ed in SO short a time, and that the re-
suit has been effected with such a
happy and harmonious conclusion; for
in spite of the numerous and prolong-
ed dead-locks which characterized sew
eral Of the contests, the greatest good
will and courtesy prevailed
throughout and no chickering's
or heart-burnings have been lief
to frankie in the bosoms of the
defeated candidates and their friends.
With true Democratic magnanimity
they bowed to the will of the majority,
recognizing in its resultant force "the
survival Of the httest" and solaced
with the reflection that the fortunate
ones, had the condition of things been
reversed, would have rallied as cheer
fully as themselves in according en-
thusiastic support to the nominees of
the Democratic party.
One thing above all others stands
out prominent in the recent Conven-
ton, and this goes without saying
when the quality of the constituent
elements of that body and the result
of their united action are considered
and that thing is that success and con-
tinuance in power so far from having
the corrupting and retrogressive in.
Auences which similar conditions did
produce in the Radical ranks, have
resulted in erecting among our people
a more exacting standard Of politi-
cal morality by bringing to the sur.
face the purest and ablest
men in the State as applicants for the
Offices. This state of things argues for
the future that the time has again
come when party rules in Mississippi,
whose leaders and followers believe
that public Office is a public trust, to
the exercise of which the incumbent
should bring the highest qualifications
and for the discharge of the duties of
which he should be held to the strict
est accountability.
The excellency of the ticket present
ed by the convention-from Governor
to Superintendent of Education-pre.
cludes all doubt of its triumphant
ratification by the people in November
The pleasant unanimity with
which all of the successful.
gentlemen have been endorsed
in the recent convention has had TIT
effect to allay all bitternesses engen.
dered by the controversies and per,
sonal disparagements among thu
friends of the several candidates, anC
guarantees that the Democrats of thu
State, having buried their family diff
~ferences, will move onto certain vic
tory, a contented, happy and uhitet
family.
In nominating for the high and re
sponsible positions Of Auditor and AT,
torney General two leading citizens
from river counties, the Democrats Of
the State can congratulate themselves
that they have enabled the people
of the western tier of counties
to feel that after many years of faith.
full watch and ward, and battling fol
the right, a recognition of their services
and Importance is beginning to dawr
upon the inhabitants Of north, south
and, above all, east Mississippi, ant
that enlightenment has so far pro
crossed among the intelligent Demo
Gratis of the State, that they are begin.