The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-14

Senator Howell +. Jackson won't will
the "sky blue" element OF the party
and although not candidate for al
office, he at the request OF friends, came
to tho state and began a canvass fol
RUSSELL tho SKY blue" candidate
Finally the two senators mot in joint
debate and 1t was battle Of the giants
Senator Harris got possession OF letter
that Senator Jackson had writton q.
w, Marks, compllmonting him upon an
effort to scale the dett and also reso'
tuition that Senator jackson had offered
in the State convention for tho settle
mont OF the debt at 80 and 4. Both wero
signed by Senator Jackson and they
were used with telling force against
him at Erin and Trenton. 1t was in
this debate that Senator Harris read tho
papers previously referred TO, and then
turning like a raging lion upon his ad-
versary said in words that came as sep
arate and distinct as tho bullets from
rife: "Sir, II this was military cam
paign instead of political campaign,
you would DO hanged for treason
All are familiar with the outcome OF
the campaign, tho election OF Bate by
large majority and the election oil
general assembly that elected Senator
Harris a second time to the senate on
the first ballot, his opponent being John
II. Savage.
In 1889 ]. d. c. Atkins opposed him
for the senate, and for tho first time
since the war there was q caucus for tho
Democratic nomination. 1t was neces-
sary to got two-thirds Of tho votes in
the caucus to secure the nomination,
and although Senator Harris got ma
jorlty on the first ballot, it was not
until tho third that he got the two
thirds.
In 1895 he was elected for tho fourth
time to the senate, and there was no
opposition to him that amounted to any
thing.
Secret of His Success
Since the last illness Of the senator it
is probable that this question has been
asked a thousand times among his
friends in Memphis
"What was the secret Of his success"'
The universal answer has been truth
fulness fidelity, integrity and force OF
character" He said of himself that
there was never as much as a dog fight
that he did not take sides in, but he was
always sincere, and during tho long time
that he was in active politics it could
never be said that he bad deceived a
man. As a political organizer he was
magnificent, and in each OF the counties
of the State he had from two to five
friends who wero the most influential |
in the county. 1t was through these |
that he worked, ami he never won't back |
on one of them. That was how no held |
them to him. Yet as a personal poll |
tician during his later years he lacked |
much that is generally considered essen
tial. He had bad memory for names I
and faces, and when be did not remem-
Der man he did not hesitate to tell |
him SO. His last political act was to
preside over the convention in Memphis
last summer that nominated Mr., Car
mack for congress, he being a delegate
to that convention from tho Second
ward His last vote was for Bryan in
November at the polling place in tho
Second ward.
In congress he was ever considered
ono OF the most attentive watchers and
hardest workers. He was upon mum
Der of the i'm portant comm tees, nota-
Jly that on finance and that on the Dis
,rict OF Columbia, Of the latter of which
10 was the chairman. lie was president
pro tempore of the senate during the
limo that it was Democratic and as q
oarliamentarian had confessedly no
,qual in the senate. 1t was ofton the
Ease that he was called upon to unravel
angles into which the body had gotten,
md his word in those matters was law
With both sides of the house.
1t was in the great filibustering light
,ver the reorganization of the senate
Turing the Riddlebcrger time that he
became the most prominent man in the
enate. The resignation OF Platt and
Of New York left the Demo-
rats in control but when the two now
men we're returned from that State tue
attempted to reorganiz9
hat body Senate Harris led tho forces
or the minority against this, and in
ght that lasted for long time and
'hich excited the greatest party interest
II over the country won. Ho was
argely instrumental with Senator Gull
ON in making the law that created the
Interstate commerce commission, and
layed the most important part in franz
lg and passing the national quarantine
ct, 1t was due to him more than any
Their one man that the Wilson German
riff act was passed, and while all OF
S provisions did not meet with his an. {
roVnl, he did the best that could have
cen done under the circumstances.
Mr.. Rider Haggard has finished
Wv novel dealing with Boer life, en- :
tied The Swallow" I
S. Il. Crockett has been taking :
alking tour in Pomerania. the Eng t
III papers say. no doubt with a view to
quiring local color" for his new c
DRY, The Red Axe" the scene of t
hich is to be laid in Pomerana.
\ young woman has received the I'M !
ual honor of the freedom of q London | s
lid. She is the daughter Of Lord Am f
rst of Hackney, and, having written :,