The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-05

The vieksburg Po.toinee
We. do not know that the endorsement /
of Mr.. WILLIAM GRooNE for the posi-
ton of Postmaster a. ~Eicksburg by
Congressman CATcHIsGs, has stirred up |
more than the usual amount of opposi-
ton, but the fact that the Post has
turned it's columns against Mr.. GRooNE,
gives the opposition little more promi-
hence.
1t is a difficult task for Congressman
to make a choice between several appli-
cants for place. without giving more or
less dissatisfaction; but choice must
be made, and when made the public are
alone interested in knowing that it has
fallen upon faithful and capable per-
son, and has not been prompted by i'm
proper motives.
We have carefully read and considered
the objections of the Post and the
young Democrats to Mr.. GRooME, and
they certainly are not of character to
commend them to the impartial mind.
Mr.. GRooME, it seems, is a person well
qualified for the position for which he
has been recommended, and as for his
claims on the party through which he
expects to secure the Office, they are
second to none. The chief objection to
linn is that he is a member of the firm
which owns and publishes the Com
niercial- Herald, one Of the staunchest and
most aserving 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 in Copiah
county. the killing of the negroes in the
Yazoo county jail, and certain other
paragraphs having reference to the local
campaign which is being inaugurated in
Warren county. None of the paragraphs
have been traced to Mr.. GRooME, who it
is generally known has nothing to do
with the editorial department of the
Commercial Herald, and if they had been,
they do not furnish good ground of OBJ
| lection.
Mugwumpism in Mississippi is as yet
a plant of very delicate growth. In fact it
almost "died borning," and the persons
who hope to fasten on the Democratic
party of this State lot of federal Office
holders of that persuasion, will be very
apt to meet with disappointment. We
say this, because no act of the present
administration has furnished ground for
the belief that the true and tried mem
bers of the Democratic party are to be
set aside for those of the milk-and-water
variety. On the contrary, of all the
appointments that have been made il
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 live and bold Democratic newspaper
which will be strengthened in Its infiu
ence by his appointment, not only should
but will strongly commend him to the
appointing power. We make this state
ment the more boldly since the appoint
ment of our esteemed contreres, Col. j. j
SHANNON of the Meridian Mercury, ant
Col. A. J. FRANTR of the Brandon Re
publican, to the postoffices at their respec
tive hcmes. These gentleman are botl
| veterans in the cause of Democracy
and the opposition to them was mucl
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 through
out the State will recognize that proper
persons have been appointed and faith
full party servants rewarded. As much
may be said concerning the ap
, pointments of Col. HEN..Y of the
Ledger, and Col. WILSON of the Ne,o Ms
sisippian to acceptable offices.
With a president who selected the
owner of honrishing Democratic
paper to fill the responsible position Of
Secretary of the Treasury, il is no dis
qualification to be identified with the
printers trade.
But aside from all other considerations
we would hesitate a long time before we
could be induced to believe that Con
gresham 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 sufficient guarantee to those who
know him that he has made no mistake
that is to say-having the liberty of
making choice between several appli
cants,it may be safely assumed that he
selected a proper person