The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-12-18
TIE SPEAKEIsSEIIP.


it unMoTtLA The genial editor Ot
lhat junrHal, assaults the canslt,iaeN
OF o. %. Fiahk Bnklit iU Sp.ahrr
Ot The nrXl House, and, unViStlN, ,
W. think. charges him With being Il
ia u Vi ''StIUMg prejudice ) and hIi
Table tenn efamrnt.' Cal Q. bnlLttt
il d man ut passive rnnN lcji"RS anu
~ bold, original lhIukrt; he has,
Ton, tue courage Of his ciJSV ictiOUS
amber eve The nH,Sl a'lI erst cir
cnmstancrs, but We " hO kIMw him
well maIntaIn that he il acI stated
by priucIplr and nut prejudice, aud
inStr al Ut being ''IrrHtablp in lrm.
permanent he Is exceedingly t0lrE
ant OF Iie opinion If others, aud
the very sIuI OI courtesy and hOu.
Or.
We think we understand tbA reIG
ground Of the Republicans OIrNDsi-
ton to be- bdSeH Upon The tact, thai
as editor OF the Messenger Capt.
BnrkItt saw proper, al times, IN bis
fearless, out spOkpn way to criIciSp
The acts OF certain State officials,
aud brother Frantz apprclrenhA
that ii elected Speaker he wUUll
appoint commit trpStlI would give
GN. Lowry serious annoyance anl
Inconvenience. 1t Is true Capl.
Burkltl has ~ agreed with Gu\.
Lowry Ia mAmA of his public acts,
nut in the most intimate relations
which has existed beI tins
writer aud the e,iItor 0! the MeSsen
ger We have never heard hfu speak
OF Gov. Lowry, social, AntI person
ally except Ia the very hlglIrS!
trrn.s, ana IN the heated CANVASS
made tor the nomination IN tnlS
county Capt. BnrkItI, il he referred
To the Governor at dll Ia his speech,
always spoke 0t MIN, asa man, iu
the NOS complimentary language.
Ii lS conviction with Fir INK Bur.
kIIt That II II a du y winch H.. hOI.
est journalist owes the people. To
point out The ! and short com
ln1S ut public officials, even ii they
should br mrmUrTS OF, his own par
~, and hp ,lnes II without tear, Ia.
vOr Or affection, AID u pIly il is
many other newspaper III ~ IN the
country are MT aciilatrtl by the
same mOilNrS. Those who knua him
we'll are aware Of the fact thar h.
does not cOntine his Criticisms to
the opposition party, nor 10 person.
al euInllle-, but WITH ~ framh Ness
which We tlIInk COmInrndahlr, tells
u " tulks of their mis-, axes aud
urges n re!urmalIOn.
IL Is tue, Cart. Bnrkitf did not
favor CIV. LOwrA's. renumi latio,,
Out Wltn he COtI' rnTIUn spoke lr
gave IN his adhesion Ia The NOM
nee, as did all good Democrats,
and We maIntBln that his OpI,OSI
ton 10 the Governor before TIE
nomination c.itiiOi lesltimafelN br
made a bar 10 his promotion. The
Holly Springs South cummrndlnE
tim Tor the position Oi Speaker
Strnck tue Key note WHEN il said
1--WE Dellr\e he would make an rA.
crllemt presiding officer, and he
fact thai Ia" Opus Il the uunina.
lion OF Lowry Tor Governor YOU'D
not MAKE him lhr lie i 50. Men are
moi To be O%SlracISrl for the express
SION for n%OaIlnatiOn OF hn hOnrAt
choice within The party. Ii 81, III
party has itself become subject To
Il ring aud ito members sill Ue,IIvid.
ell aud no longer obligated in a par
~ Sense. :
We assert the opinion unhcSitA i
tlngly, that il Frank Bnrkitt should {
he the nexI SpraSer Of The HuuSr,
Ir would appOInt commit tx Whu /
Will make the prosperity ut tn I
State aIi the wril-DrIH. or it's riti-
their guI'Iin. star, and Of such
no Stdte official should be Wrdid.
We speak Iudt we Ito know wiIru
49, SdA that he would not allow
his PERSONAL feelings, ii unlrirndiN
10 the STATE House people, or any
one vt them, TO cnntrOl him III The !
OI ii solemn duly To Mis- !,
SlSSiiIl. any more than he wOultl h
dprOlut n committee 10 white wash {
4 delinquent public official who J
be- his irIrrd , aud in this u
port ion Ot The State his bittrreSt 7
I'er>Onal pnrm eS will admit b.
rOuld not he induced tn do The p
under any sort of circnmstan- {
4
La short Frank Burkifi iH "A man j
I tue lrOTtr. aud II TREND 9 their
aud advancement. aud an
'IrmN {" IlII2S, rOmi' nations anl
nOnuplleS, and IN IiIe ,tIs u - ge Of :
he duties ui Speaker would have
~ irIrGdN Ia reward uOr enemies p
q punish, but pursuing the even
rnnr OF his way would put forth
IIs remarkable energy aud snpp
ior ability To promote tie hest in
eirSI OF the cpmmOnN ealtlI.
That his prospects for election
re- good We are assured 10y The tohp
I the PRESS throughout the STATE.
nd THAI he may De elected w lie.
OutlA hope. .