The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-12-29
GRENADA, MISS, SATURDAY, 49,
NO.. "a
Longstreet for Lieuten enant- overnOr.

The News is not given to ''slate-
making on its own account, nor does
1t permit its columns to be used by
others to boost men for political place,
merely ''for the fun of the thing"
Already, perhaps, there has been too
much of that sort of thing, among
Mississippi Democrats, for the peace
and dignity Of the party and the State.
The News has not lent itself to, nor
will it engage in any such work. The
: business, II not too serious, is, at best,
too small for dignified journalism. 1t
certainly is too undignifed for sober,
sensible citizens to approve. The
consuming fires of inordinate ambi-
ton are, the News realizes, some-
times easier kindled than extin nguished
in the breasts of reckless and unscrupu-
lous men. And so, too, political bees
are not infrequently set to buzzing
beneath bonnets covering heads which,
when bent upon the attainment Of
selfish ends, heed neither the whisper
ings of reason nor the demands OF
party honor and party duty. What
the thoughtful, patriotic people Of
Mississippi are most interested in, is
the formation of an administration
next year which will secure to the
State her worthiest sons for the official
positions to be filed. That is what
the News, as an advocate of Democrat
ic ideas and defender OF Democratic
princi es, will contend for in 1895.
To that end, it will, from time to
time and in it's own way, call cattention
to the merits and qualifications Of such
prominently mentioned for place on
the State ticket. The News, then, is
glad to see that in some quarters there
is already disposition to bring to the
front and press the claims of Democrats
WHO are honest, faithful and capable.
In This connection, it desires also to
say it accepts as good omen, for the
continued triumph Of Democratic
principles in Mississippi, and neces-
sarily, for the good of the State, the
fact that Democratic watchmen are
even now calling attention to the
worth OF such men as Hon. James C.
Longstreet, Of Grenada, who is being
favorably mentioned in the press as a
suitable man to receive the Democrat
ic nomination as Observation-Disclosures.
Personally, the News does not know
Mr.. Longstreet. But he is to the
News we'll known through his high
character as q citizen, a lawyer, a
legislator, a political writer and
Democrat OF unblemished record. As
a citizen, it is, by those who know him
best, said that ito know Longstreet is
to love him." AS "a lawyer, the docket
Of the courts before which he practices
attest his faithfulness and his success.
As a legislator, the journals OF the
House of Mississippi representatives
for 1886 to 1890 give ample evidence of
his usefulness in those bodies. In the
legislature OF 1885 he was an active
member, and a potential factor, of
several OF the most important COM
mittees, as we'll as leader in the de-
bates on the floor. In that of 1883 he
was, by reason Of his eminent fitness
for the place, called to the chairman
ship Of the committee on ways and
means, the most labcrous and RESPONSE
Bile position before that able body.
And yet, in the discharge of the
arduous and difficult duties, devolving
upon him as chairman Of that COM
mittee, he acquitted himself not only
with fidelity to his immediate con-
stituents and with distinguished honors
to himself, but his we'll matured report
as chairman, and his masterly defense
Of it and success In securing the adop-
ton Of all its salient features in the
face Of, and In spite Of strong opposi-
ton, stamp him as man Of brains,
courage, watchfulness, tact and charac-
ter, and make him CONSPICUOUS in leg
islative annals OF the common
wealth. As political writer, it is not
saying too much to say, Longstreet has
no superior II an equal in the state.
Logical in thought, strong and vigor-
GUS and withal chaste and graceful In
expression, his political utterances and
editorial writings, for the brief period
in which he edited the Grenada SENTl-
MEL, to please his editor friend, Bu-
chanan, during the latter's absence
fromahis post some years ago, proved
his fitness for the tripod and displayed
his ability to lead and mould public
sentimant on right lines, by solid argu-
ment, addressed to reason and intelli-
gence.
For the foregoing reasons-for his
worth as. citizen; his learning as
a lawyer; his logic as a graceful speak
er ane ready writer; his faculty for say
ing and doing the right thing at the
right time; his ability, experience and
usefulness as legislator; for his hon
esty, faithfulness and capacity, the
News is pleased to see Mr.. Longstreet's
name so prominently mentioned for q
high place on the next state ticket.
when such men are urged for political
lpreferment, it argurs we'll for the
veal Of the state, to say nothing Of the