Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27


tons are to be presented aud the Gov.
ernor overwhelmed, we will have the
whole State in swing, if things don't
change. Valuable aid is expected from
the clergy, who, as a rule, are easily
caught on the sympathy hook. Some
of the biggest preachers here were
worked in on Lynn's bond and for char
acter witnesses, before he was convict
ed. for the effect it would have on the
gulliblc public, and the preacher in
flucnce of the State, which is great, will
he worked again for all it is worth
Some fool fish will bite at naked hook,
but with others, the hook must be en-
tirely concealed and the bait tempting.
One other thing must not fail to
mention. though, as yet. it is little
premature. Some of us are so elated
at the glorious turn matters are tax
I ing, we have already decided to make
/ Lynn Hemingway the States next Gov
ernor. \ few have talked it over and
decided it can and must be done. Mis-
sissippi has always been celebrated for
her progressiveness. Nearly all the
other Southern States have dealt gener-
ously with their defaulting State Treas
urers. and now Mississippi, which al
ways leads. will go them one better and
honor hers by seat in the Chief En-
pravnf Tho
thought will be an inspiration to all
the young ras I mean to say all the
young men and boys of the State.
1t must be admitted there are some
serious difficulties yet in the way. In
the first place it is necessary to get
him pardoned before his term expires
and have his rights of citizenship re-
stored or he will not be constitution
ally eligible. Now, old John NJ. Stone,
who keeps his own counsel and does
his own thinking. may refuse to par
don Lynn notwithstanding the plausi
BILE story which has been invented and
all the dust that may be raised. He
can neither be moved by the sympa-
thy racket, cajoled nor humbugged by
a cunningly devised theory unsupport-
ed by substantial proof. If he was
like most politicians, ready for trade.
Lynn's friends would agree in adj
vance to make him Senator in place of
George, who isn't going to want it
again; but Stone makes no deals and
won't sell his principles or betray
trust for office, as the caucus fellows
and some other lately found out, and
so there is yet this troublesome ghost
of doubt in the way. We might threat
Ell. in case pardon is refused, to appeal
to the people and elect a Legislature
on the pardon issue that would i'm
peach him, but the SphynX can't be
bulldozed either, and so diplomacy of
some sort must be relied on.
A few believe the tide in Lynn's ia
vor is rising so fast and strong, we can
run and elect him without a pardon.
His sentence expires short while be-
fore the next gubernatorial term be-
gins, and he could then be seated in
spite of the Constitution, but that
would be carrying things to extremes,
and that is to be avoided-if possible.
Would that the pardon mill were
turned by the same hand now it used
to be the pardon question would be
solved. In fact, if dear Bob had been
Governor, Lynn would have been out
long ago, and might now be filling
the magnetic Walthall's seat in the
Senate in place of McLaurin. No hon
or is too great for Lynn.
The name McLaurin suggests sec
ond serious difficulty in the way of
making Lynn Governor. One of the
McLaurin brothers has the guberna-
torial bee buzzing in his bonnet like
a buzz saw, and if Stone should be
satisfied and Lynn pardoned, some
thing must be done to get McLaurin
off the track and placate the McLau
rim brotherhood 1t has been propos-
ed as the easiest way out of the dilem-
ma, that it be agreed to place one of
the brothers on the State ticket with
Lynn for Attorney General, give an
other the first vacancy on the supreme
bench, place four on the circuit and
chancery bench, appoint the doctor SUI
perintendent OF one of the State in
sane Asylums, and send Ans. back to
the Senate as the successor of George,
if Walthall doesn't resign his second
term.
This looks like big price to pay for
the McLaurin influence, but a family
that can cover eight counties in one
day in an important campaign, enjoys
a carte blanche on all the railroads in
Mississippi and every one natural
born 0. r. Singleton hand-shaker,
must be placated at any cost.
Wat Stone will have anything he
wants, and will likely be Auditor again.
True there are some alleged constitu-
tional difficulties in the way prohibit
ing the Auditor succeeding himself,
but it is believed il the matter were
contested thing not to be thought of
under the victorious prestige of Hem
ingway administration Supreme
Court would give it the liberal con-