The Greenville times., 1889-04-06
RIGHT.

The Greenville TINES, while not adj
vocating Major Barksdale for Cover
nor, deprecates personalities aud abuse
Of him by the friends aud advocates of
other candidates. The TINES is right.
The competition is altogether within
the party. and should be fair aud
friendly one. The Reporter, as all its
readers know, is for Capt. Taylor, but,
lift could only succeed IN securing his
nomination BY abusing or misrepre-
sentlng his competitors, or any ono Of
them, it would haul down its flag and
retire from the contest. So would
Capt. Taylor. 1t believes in dong
justice to all the distinguished gentle
men whose names have been presented
in connection with GubernatOrial
honors. and injustice to none. 1t en-
tered the lists with this motto on its
shield, and win eight it out ON this
line If it takes all summer and, while
it prefers Capt. Taylor to any other
man in the State, and believes, he
will make one of the best Governors
Mississippi ever had, il viii have no
crow to eat if the Convention should
select some other man, but viii sup
port its nominee, be he whom he may.
with all the energy it can command.
Again we say, the TINES is right.
Let us have only friendly contest.
Let us all advocate our fayorites upon
their own merits, and not upon the
dement's Gf there are any of their
competitors. This is Capt. Taylor's
idea, and it is ours, and we have acted
upon it from the beginning, and will to
the end of the canvass. We believe
the Republicans intend to make fight
for the State this year, and already
Judge Simrall 0he ablest man they
have) is being advocated by them fer
Governor. Let us therefore settle our
own matters amicably and pleasantly,
so that all can go into the real battle, a
united and solid phalaux, when the
time comes.-Southern Reporter.
No paper published in Mississippi
acts more constantly according to the
spirit of the above article than the
Southern Reporter and we have always
had friendly feeling towards IL be-
cause of the conservative, yet positive,
manner in which it advocates its
opinions.
Maj. Barksdale can stand whatever
may be said about him. A long record
Of honorable service to the State
refutes all that might be charged
against him and attacks upon his rep
utation but add to the lustro of his
name. Whether the Democracy can
stand internal dissensions or not is
another matter. We We're of the
opinion that all the gentlemen men
toned for Governor were of high
character What success they may
have in the convention should be due
to their merit. Attempts TO asperse
an opponent of sterling worth, would
seem TO indicate fear of weakness in
the favorite espoused by the detractor.
Union and harmony we hope all will
strive to secure.-Yazoo Herald.
We do not think that there will be
much more dispersion" in the pending
contest for Governor. The memory
of the fate of those who attempted
such obnoxious tactics -four years since,
will act as a potent deterrent Soover-
whelming then was the sentiment IN
this State against the lgnoble effort to
tarnish the character and falsify the
record of true man, that all oppose
ton to him was withered in the bud.
Burnt children, and balled factionsts
no less, dread the fire, and there will be
a decent eanyass this year before the
convention, and a united party after it.
Whether it be Taylor or Featherston,
Barksdale or Stone, or a dark horse,
there will be no CALLED jados, no sulk-
ing Achilles, in ihe race.
Strange that the candidates of 1889
are the very men who were before the
convention eight years sincel Is the
circumstance not indicative of the
stable, conservative nature, the deep
and clear channel of Mississippi poll
ties; its Characteristic since territorial
days? In no other State has the dem
agogue been more impotent, the small
bore self seeker so largely discounted.