The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-20

favor of the doctrine of rotation IN
1f1ice, and on all proper occasions has
upheld it and will continue to uphold :
il. But the doctrine of rotation is
sham and fraud if it means that in its b
application all other considerations must c
be forced to the rear.
AS we have before said, the laws of
the State require that the Public Prin-
ter shall be the publisher Of a newspaper '
at the Capital to be known as the official |
organ, and since the Democratic party :
IS in control Of the State government
and has fixed policies and principles, it
was fair to presume that the members .
of that party in the Legislature, when ]
the choice Of persons to fill the Office lay
between the publishers of two news
papers already established, would Lave
selected that one Of the two whose paper
was in sympathy, not only with the
Democratic party, but with the princi-
pies and policies advocated and endorsed
by an overwhelming majority of the
party throughout the State, and by an
overwhelming majority Of the people of
the State without reference to party.
In the selection of Mr. HENRY, against
whom personally We have naught to
say, this curious result has been wrought:
that a Legislature whose constituencies
in the aggregate favor Railroad Super
vision, the coinage of the silver dollar
e and reduction Of the tariff, has refus-
ed to elect the proprietor of newspa-
per advocating all these measures, and
has elected the proprietor of newspa-
per advocating none Of them. Nay, more
than this, it has elected the propri-
etor of a newspaper which has persist
emily opposed and denied the right OF
the State to supervise railroads, and the
: policy of supervision without reference to
: the right which has sneered at the sill
t yer dollar of the present standard, and
b which has followed the lead of Mr.
RANDALL on all questions affecting the
tariff; and whose editor, himself being
member Of the last Demcratictic Ma
tional Convention by the favor of few
D. friends, voted, as we are informed anc
n believe, for the Hon. SAMUEL j. RAN
Is DALI for President of the United States
&c This result ought to be a source Of
regret to all the people of the State
. who agree with The CLARION on tn,
n questions referred to, and doubtless ~il
m be, in course of time-first, because it i
an Endorsement of political hefesie
10 which can never obtain in Missis
p sippi, and because it is 6 blow at one o
n the staunchest advocates of what tn
IS great body of the Democratic part.
re believe to be principles necessary to tn
:. welfare and prosperity of the Who'll
ne people.
20 1t was within the power of the Legs
IL lature, by the selection of some one i
Z sympathy with the people on these vita
questions, to have withheld the blov
which they have inflicted on one of it
RI most fearless advocates. 1t did ne
u, follow that change in the incumben
n of the Office of Public Printer, if nece:
lty existed for change, as some scenes
to believe, should result in the election
r of mouthpiece of the party so entirel
ie at variance with its most cherjshe
e. tenets. There are persons, almos
Sc without number, who would have &C
: cepted the office aud done the worl
10 expected, who would be in strict hal
ID mony with the people on the question
I'd referred to; which cannot be said of In
person who has been~elected Publ
is, Printer. ~
ad TIE CLARION having expressed it
n mos serious cause of regret at the result
~ of the election, desires now to say tina
it to-day feels freer and holder and NOR
l., determined than ever. The office O
&c Public Printer is not an advantag
of to the newspaper which he is II
II, quired to publish 1t stiles expression
u and restricts choice 1t makes of
a. newspaper something which no new:
Nv paper should be, in that it limits il
of held Of operations to the registration G
Ir. the views of the party which elected il
- As to men, that it may seem not t
- judge between those to whom it lock
tn for favor and support, it must pursu
ly u neutrality that is hardly less tina
Oh ignoble, and which dwarfs the growt
of all considerations of the worth an,
fitness eff candidates.
The CLARION will be published a
- usual. 1t has views ON many public ques
90 tics aud these the public shall have with
" out fear or favor. 1t will not endeavol
u, to punish its enemies, for it has none
and it will be fearless in defending tn
: right and exposing the wrong. In thi
m it hopes to have the support of its ole
j. friends and such new ones as may com
q, mend its course.
= In conclusion, in behalf of Col. PowER
We tender to the friends rho have stood
n by him, his sincerest thanks
re The Silver Question.
i of ll3 newspapers examined by tho
j New York World, which have expressed
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