The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-28

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thus brought discredit upon her fair name.
-Yazoo Sentinel.
The Disappointed Office Seekers
Their Card Scientifically Dissected.
EDITOR CLARION: In the issue of the
State Ledger of the 10th inst, appears
statement OF eight members of the Execu-
| tive Committee, Zone of whom is self-con-
stituted wherein they desire to pose before
the people of the county as gentlemen
| whose garments are so spotless and pure
| that they would dare no. let even the hem
| thereof touch anything that smacks of I'M
fairness on the part of any candidate or
their friends" Oh, consistency, thou art
a jewel
The object and purpose for which the
| Executive Committee is created, is to d.
| rect and manage the political affairs of the
county. They are the trustees of the inter
est and welfare of the party in the county,
and to the welfare of the party alone,
should they look.
| To fully appreciate the questions in
volved, it would be well to inquire who
were the agitators and advocates of an ear
| ly convention in this county and for what
| purpose what members of the Executive
| Committee first began clamorlng for a
meeting, aud insisted so vehemently for an
early convention? and what was the occa-
| sion OF their exceeding haste? Does the
answer, land only answer yet given) that
other counties in the district may be in
| formed and guided by the action OF Kinds
county" satisfy the enquiring mind? Ii so,
| that mind is easily quoted. There could
have been only one object, and that is APP
/ IL %losa1, .4or-o fr,f( Il
| Hooker. This fact is too patent TO be COW
cred by any fimsy pretext.
There are some other pertinent inqui-
ries For what purpose were Col. Hook
er's friends SO DESTROYS of seating Mr.. st.
Icons proxy? Was it patriotism? or might
it not have been to control the action of
the committee? Ii control of the commit
tee should have been obtained by admit
ting Mr.. St. Icons proxy, for what pur-
pose would it have been used For the
| welfare of the Democratic party of Kinds
| county or to secure an early convention
during the absence of Maj. Barksdale, in
the interest of Col. Hooker? These ques-
| tions are answered by the vote of the mi
nority upon the questions before the COM
| mittee.
l We fail to observe in what way the in
terest of the Democratic party would have
|
and have never yet heard the question
placed upon that ground That q primary
election would be to the detriment of the
party in the county, at least two of the
signers of the statement heretofore refer
red to, fully agreed. If the Executive
Committee was used to further the interest
of any candidate, there is no denying who
brought about the contest, and whose inter-
est was to be furthered. 1t was a war
upon Mai. Barksdale, which his friends
were forced to meet the scheme was de-
| feated, and now we hear the cry of foul"
| Inasmuch as the eight members of the
committee have placed themselves before
| the public and upon record as opposing
anything that smacks of unfairness," we
| would ask, Why did they endeavor to have
the date OF the Convention fixed on the
first Monday in July? Was it for the
sole purpose of getting an expression of the
wishes of Kinds county as between the
contestants, that other counties in the dis
| trict might act thereon, and that the well
fare of the party in the county might be
| furthered I? or is it not an indisputable
| fact that the purpose and object was to
carry the matter through with a nurrah
| for Col Hooker, before the return of Mai
Barksda,e? Ii seems that the action of
| the Committee, or the members thereof
who favored an early Convention, smacks
of the very element from which they so
fervently pray to be delivered. Yet there
is an attempt to justify the wrong III such
thing be possible) by saying that four
years ago the same advantage was taken
of Col Hooker during his absence. My
recollection of the matter is that the con-
test four years ago was almost Ell pdrte,
but little opposition being offered to the
nomination of, Maj. Barksdale. The only
deduction we can make from this argu-
ment is, that the present Committee, who
had nothing to do with the calling OF the
District Convention four years ago, are to
subordinate the objects and purposes for
which the Committee was created to pri-
yate and personal interests, because oil the
alleged wrong done four years ago, that
the Two wrongs may make a right. Happy
solution of this vexatious question
Precedent is text from which we have
some interesting political sermons. Yet
those gentlemen who are SO Quixotic in |
their views, and whose chivalrous lance is |
always poised on the side of right, fairness |
and precedent, would have this Executive
Comh4ittee set at naught all precedent, as
to the date OF calling county convention,
and have the same called two months be- |
fore the nominating convention, that the |
expression given by Kinds might be felt |
in the other counties.
As to the right of Mr. ST. Icons proxy |
to participate in the deliberations of the |
Committee, the following facts were either |
known personally to the members of the |
Committee or were brought before the /
Committee by evidence That Mr.. ST. |
Leon had removed from Terry to the city |
of Vicksburg, and had there become en-
gagged in the practice OF law. The very
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ST. Leon, Att'ys at Law, Vicksburg."
There was nothing before the Committee
tending 70 show that his absence was tenn
porary He had abandoned his law bus
mess in the county and turned it over to
a law firm of Jackson and there was be-
fore the Committee evidence of the fact
that he was then acting as secretary for a
local temperance or prohibition club of
the city OF Vicksburg. These facts were
met by the statement that he still owned
the residence that he had formerly Occur
pied In Terry, together with some other
property in said town, and that be had
written letter wherein he disclaimed any
intention of abandoning his homestead in
this county. or relinquishing his right of
citizenship Thus positive facts are met
by declaration of intention Ii a decIa-
ration of intention on the part of the ac
cused Is to overcome an array of stubborn
facts, then we open wide an avenue Of es-
cape from the result Of mans deliberate
acts. I.
1t does seem in bad taste for the mem-
bers Of the Executive Committee who
signed the Aforesaid card to arrogate to
themselves everything that is fair and
Just, and charge that the action of the
majority was not in accordance with what
they 1.-THE majority deemed right, but was
prompted BY spirit of unfairness. Let
them frst cast out the beam out Of their
own eyes and then they shall see clearly I
10 cast out the mote out Of their brothers 9
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