The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
Hon. c. E. Rockers Reply to the
Letter of Hon. E. Barks6als
JACKSON, Miss, June lIth. 1885,
Editor of the State Ledger;

JACKSON, Miss, June lIth. 1885,
Editor of the State Ledger
Hon. +. Barksdale writes apotL,.t.,...
published in The CLARION. in which \.
seeks TO evade and avoid the doctrine II
Rotation in Office" which he has aI,,.v'
espoused, upon the plea that it was iplen5.I
! only to apply To Presidents and Goye1r,,y
| He seems TO think there is "a dirin;,.
which hedges around" a Represept,t;r.
| especially when he is in and nat any
which exempts
Has this always been the opinion Of tho
| sitting member from the Seventh C,n,,,a'
sional District OF Mississippi9 In H..
Alter Ago in Mississippi. TIM ClARroy
of February the 9TH, 1877, under tb.s5
flaming head lines, Fundamental DEM.
cratic Principles" appears the following
alluding to the change of Senators W.,
Senator Beck was elected in Ken,nesv
Senator Harris in Tennessee. and senator
Morgan in Alabama, and four other Dem.
ocratic Senators retired "The Others ,rs.
tired Senator's were ali elected hy DENIM.
cratic constituencies. After a service n
SIX years each they were retired by their
States IN accordance Nth the sound Democratic
theory OF rotation in office, which in fact Is
the best embodiment of the salutarv prin
clpie OF preserving the responsibility Of
the public agentso the people,
All does this GLORIOUS principle OF 70.
tation in office" apply to grave Senators
and yet not to sacred Representatives when
they are in?
What is said by the gentleman in the
forepart of his letter is maniiestly no an.
swer to the truth contained in my state.
ment with reference TO our respective vote.
upon the "Bonded Whisky Bill"
Was it important that | should have ad-
dressed the district convention, before
which my name had not been presented
withheld as it was, in the lace Of the pc
culIar circumstances with which my sup
porters oontended in that memorable cam
paign?
And were | to look Tor resources in petty
retorts | might remind the honorable mem.
Der OF the time when he failed to get the
nomination for the United States Senate,
when General George was elected and he
and Col. Singleton were extended the cOur-
tesies OF addressing the Legislature. Amid
the moderation OF the Democracy calling
on them for speeches, the "Old War Horse
went to the front, but the present honor
able member OF the National House OF
Representatives, declined the honor. The
honorable member seeks to shield himself
from the adverse consequences of his own
record IN a column and a half Of painful
defences, in which he draws out the threads
of his verbosity finer than the staple OF his
argument. While his principal" in Wash
ington is quoting from ''the vigorous speech
OF Mr.. Randall his Alter Ego in Mis-is-
sippi is sneering at the Democracy OF Sam
Randall.
Sam1 Randall, leading the iorlorn hope,
the minority in Congress, saved the South
from the horrors Of the Force Bill, and in
the darkest hours OF the democratic party'-
history never thought that il had outiyed
the days of its usefulness" never said "it
had suffered seventeen years Of iga0mHi0gs
defeat, never said he wanted to swap it Of
for more athletic party but led it
like Spartan hero to victory.
Muddy the waters again.
CHAS. =. HOOKER