Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-01-26
rARRrs0N FIR district II
T0RKEY.

Since tits now an assured certainty
that the Legislature in session will
within few days create q New Cir
lcuit Court District of which Greene
County is to be a component part,
aud the berth of district attorney for
such will have to be filled-a casting
about for suitable and likely timber
is properly in order.
At'this propitious time we hasten
to prescn the name of man for the
place, both for immediate appoint 4
nent by the Governor, and for rati-
ication by the people at the Special
Election to be held carly IN the
Spring.
One who we will first say, and that
knowing we can not be controverted
even by the oponents whom the po-
Utica. emergency will raise up, is by
every consideration which will occur
20 the mind of our Govenor, entitled
to be favored with the appointment.
We can not hope to treat the exact
line of reasoning that will present
itself to Vardaman S consideration
in this connection, for no man-nay
not even his closest friends can ac-
curately predicate his mental review;
but we can safely handle those points
which have been known heretofore
to receive attention.
Plunging into the treatise witho 1t
further parlance, we would point out
his loyalty to Vardaman. This was
sufficiently demonstrated in the last
campaign. Now we all love to see a
man stand out boldly and fairly for
his choice, and this was what the.
subject of this article did, when Var
daman was making his Gubernato-
rial race. He stood champion for
his friend in the only county of the
proposed new district, where there
was not division among the hi poIit-
ical fencers on the question. Re
cognizing that a statement made in
that campaign by Vardaman, has
been often quoted to mean that he
would not consider tie claims OF his
friends above other applicants for
political favor, we can only believe
that some erroneous Interpretation
of the Governor S language has grown
out Of that statement, for in every
case where he has exercised the APP
pointive power he has given the
plums to some of the faithful of his
own fold. While we do not under
take to- determine the value such
-reasoning will have in the premises
we are certain that it will have some
weight.
Next c,rncs the question of qualif-
cation. When we describe our can
didate in this respect, our meaning.
is for the application to hold good
b.fore both the Governor and the
voters of the new Circuit Court dis
trict.
Before proceeding on this thought
we must become impressed with the
idea that those lawyers in the said
district to be, who are conspicuous
for their high ability are not to be
reckoned with in this consideration.
They have already won their spurs,
either in the building up of splendid
private practices or secured other
political positions The meagre sal
airy paid and but scant honor attached
| to the office of district attorney fails
to appeal to their ambition. They
would not accept it if rendered to
them unsolicited This brings the
range of our comparisons among the
rising younger element of practition-
ers. To them the position appeals,
their regulations are to be made,
their experiences to be rounded out,
land scquentially they can use its
emoluments as a stepping stone to
mount to higher ground.
We get now to where its easy tell
ing. Touching his age, we hasten to
dispose at once of that question,
granted that he is young in years,
have reached the tender age Of TWEEN
ty-five. Admitted also that his pro-
Ifessional career stretches but little
lover four years. Reminded though
that he has in this short period dis
Iplayed remarkable ability in his pro
fession, having built up in location
adverse to a big practice, business
beyond the most sanguine hopes, and