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FRANK ISl UK ITT, Kditor Kariiest, Faithful ami Coimigwws. in Dt -ft iim- of 'I ho l'etiplcMIblit mi w:gfh ri i(. i o. r:or s-j.oo im:k annum VOL. 17 NO. OKOLOXA, MISSISSIITI, THUHSDAV, MAY Ul, 1888. For Congress. " 1 4TIT DISTKICT, ., O I ' Clarion-Ledger at its last meeting tiOn. J. L. WllSOn, j unaninioasly adopted tbe follow of Chickasaw, j ing resolution : W K sr. uml.ortireil to nnuii- IK . '. It l ! 1 I 11 1- I I. .,f l'.llll..l.- u..i fiT om.rt rn.ni ti.r 4ih i iriL'rr.-in- i Hn.tri.-t Mti.-t .to tj.e ..t...u r lite lt llioi untie t out t-utl.in lit II li.il.Uft. ciYrkk Vku tl or & "JrT.7. i'"di: ' otf fnr ('ont-iTui from the t outre -! ....! Dt.tri.-l. ..il.it-.-t to the .. Hnti ol tbe j I I From t lie published speech of - Capt. W. H. Hardy, delivered be fore the so-called immigration con vention, it would eem that gentle man bad a chip on big shoulder, he was anxious some newspaper man would knock off. But the press is not compelled "to fi;'ht downhill." Tbe custom of electing five mem bers of tho Democratic Executive Committee from the State at-large in order that the Machine might rnntrnl thA titulr ka verv nfTW-t. mil "set oWn on" hr the Utfl ; State Convention. An effort to mildly reqneat hia permission to ktUrnv,ntin.Mm.. Jek.!e,lter our Protesl- Without ex- , . , ., pressing an opinion as regards tho , large majority, and could not have son tuan as chairman of the com-; 1 h r i, , , r , real motives, w hich prompted the I done so, if the effort had been made, mittee was equally unsuccessful. ' .r 1 , . , im j mover of tho resolution to a.?k thnt The ttuth is the weather was too It is currently reported in Jack-; the press of the Stato allow itself, warm and the administration dele son that the Gulf and Ship Island ! to be used as a cats paw, to pull ' gates were too tired to undertake railroad is about to bo sold to the Illinois Central. If this be true, ) w ' )". tha if h P1me the date of the transfer fixes tho I character of work conld be ohtain time for work to cease on the G. & i e1 in this St8te l nything like S. I., for it is evident the object of the purchasers is to prevent tho building of the line. Every It. It. eliartcr suouM contain a provision requtnng purchasers 10 comply .... ..... , . , . , . with the original chai.cr under penalty of forfeiture. ! The immigration convention bus iness, as conducted last Thursy, ! looked to ns very much like a j mutual admiration society, organ- irp.l ft v our machinn irnvnrnnr. " o - and the boss lessee of the Pcniten- tiary, having for their object main- j ly the boosting of tbe G. k S. I railroad and th laudation of the ' present State administration. Both leaders are daisies, and their re spective occupations need frequent and copious white-washings. Capt, Abbott makes a very favor able report in reference to the M. O. 4 C. Railroad. Everything is propitious and tho probability is that work will bsgin at an early date. But this has been the talk every time we get a surveyed route, we feel in doubt of ever getting a railroad through this county by the subscription plan, too much opposition. Jay Gould is our on ly hope for a R. R. soon Pittshoro Banner. The "wool hat boys" in Hinds didn't relish tho scheme to get an endorsement for Lowr by sand wiching a machine resolution in between those endorsing Congress - " men Hooker and our United States Senators. The chairman of the convention ruled in the intorcst of tho oligarchy and a.'ier much squabbling the Stato Government rode the National Administration through by the meagre vote of 34 wes to T navs 'I'ah tor t -,w. J ' 1 ! There was an immense crowd at j tbe laying of tho corner stone of the Confederate Monument at Jackson last Friday, and every thing passed off pleasantly. Miss Winnie Davis, the Daughter of the j Confederacy, was tho center of at-i mand a sufficient patronage to traction, and the recipient of un-! maintain our paper, without an feigned homage from the ladies, j nouncing our uncompromising bos the eld Teterans, the military or-jtility to those, who choose to pat ganizations, indeed every one pres- ,ronire somebody else, and our ent Much regret wag expressed j advocacy of other aspirants less that her distinguished father was j unable, owing to feble health, to le present. A ( l)Oli rilOPOSITIOX; The pres association says tlie Resolved 1ft, Tht tbe member ...!.. i i.: tion, rt i tuf upon the principle of ,f prolco(u.n, hereby fledge j . , j j themselves, each to the other, that not rrort r' ro-Domination any nicer who jj, J,;, ol ,t,rg tor look binding, ruling or job printing to concerns located beyond the limits of the State. It has come to pasc, that we cannot discuss aoy public question, or sriticise any position assumed by the editor of tho C.-L., w ithout being charged with harboring "an anxiety at all times to atail the State Trinter," nevertheless our anxiety to protect tho public against extortion, and to presorve tbe independence and honor of journalism in Mississippi is greater than any unworthy motive our pompous co-temporary could as- sign for onr conduct, and we very !,e P chestnuts out of the fire, the same price, there would be no cause ol complaint, and hence no necessity for this bull-dozing reso lution, which in effect advertises renal i ii a Tires, ni n a s am n k vo " " . . ! u.l r r. i ,n! . n i.u vau.1v 1 11 I.A,lI . n . ' " ' "" J " " " " v i cause or any individual that will exuna UDerai jiatronage, ntiu to 'oppose any public official, no mat fr how efficient he may bo in tho 1 discharge of his duties, provided i he should bo guilty of sending out nf ilia 3f n a fnr t.l.r.1; Innli .n.I stationery. In other words, if he refuses to allow the peopl, whom he was elected to serve, to be black-! mailed by the home paper, he is to I be tabooed and an inferior man pot in his place. It is claimed, that all ! such work cm be done as well and j cheaply in this State as elsewhere, j But we know in many instances it is not done and we maintain that it it, and hence it does not become a is not only the right of a public ! law until the 4th day of June, official to purchase wore he can ! which is just four days after the get the best goods for tbe least , time fixed by tho code for asses money, but it is his duty as well, i sors to complete their work, and and he would be recreant to the ' as a matter ot course the act is trust reposed in him, if he permit- inoperative. As the Governor had ted the Ux-payers to be extorted from the 9th of March tho date of upon by tho local press, no matter adjournment to examine tho bill whether the money wont into the hands of an inpeeunions ponny-a-lincr, or the selfish boss of a sub sidized organ. We aro sure some clever publishers have endorsed tho resolution without mature do- j liberation, but wo hope wo may be: pardoned for saying, that a news- !Fr" - nnabIo to live without tho . 1 ! .ft!.' 1 ' i patronage public officials can give is not worth sustaining, and one .1... l.l: t. .. mat nnuiu increase us revenue, uy offering itself to tho highest bid. j The people have not forgotten how der, as this resolution virtually ' they have been burdened with tax docs, can never bo anything but a ' ation sinco Gov. Stone stepped 'a 1 ' . . - l i 11- I . ;luJ'"S ooui-,,ck, am. . -, ! worthy of success, financial or I otherwise. - .1 - Wo don't know what he Pressltnem- They know that the reve-; Association proposes to do about ! it. but we deny its right to control our actions in matters of this kind, ard we decline to acquiesce in, or j be governed by any such a merce- nary resolution. If we can't com-' fitted, perhaps, for the position they geek, if they will only buy our j influence, we will abandon the busi- ! ness and seek another field, where-j (in to earn an honest and imlepen- dent stippo. . for onr family. , ," I We predict the present owners, 1 I of the charter and franchises grant-1 ed the Memphis Oxford and Colum-; bus railroad, will wind up the ephemeral career of that very j windy enterprise, by sellingont to the Kansas City Company; that is ' provided always, the K. C. people j elected to the position. The plat should concludo the M. O. Si I', is 1 form, a model of brevity, yet a worth buying. Congress has passed the bill to establish a department of Agricul ture, making it a co-ordinate branch of the Government, and its head a cabinet officer. Hon. II. L. Mul drow was the pioneer in this move ment, and deserves to be appoints ed to tbe cabinet, and wo hope Mr. Cleveland will reeoijnixe the fact by naming him for the position. Tbe Itipley Sentinel anticipating the action of the State Convention announces, that said Convention will endorse tho State administra tion. In this, our cotemporary was off. The Stato Convention did not endorse the machine, by a a job of such magnitude. The editor of this paper was vercly criticised for his opposition ' State for him in the National ('on to an appropriation to Tongaloo, a ! vention, and to advocato a declara colored school located in Hinds county, and managed by a secta rian board of Yankee fanatics. A a'r Rn( ,ml,art'a' Investigation of j the surroundings would be sum- r cient to confirm any uninterested tax-p'iyer, that onr position .was correct, to say nothing of the riot orZ" ther lMt weck by ,ot of drunken negro excursionists, who wero friends and promoters of ' , l : - A bill passed the Legislature at its last session requiring railroads to be assessed as other property, and increasing tho tax to $150.00 per milo. The enacting clause provided that it should take effect sixiy dayg after its passage. The Governor held he bill until tho 4th day of April before he signed j it is singularly unfortunate for the public that he did not approve it a little earlier. The Clarksilalo Banner of last weck Vf r' "''' remarks : "Tho Stale administration and its supporters should bo rwleated to private life, at least for the . 1 .1. ll I. present. A change all around is much desired, and we confidently t. l: aI-:..:!! iienevu tiiai ii win occur nei.vycur. ii I . . . r .i ' uown an., out oi uie governors mansion, and tbe immense debt ,. I. i ,, wnicn now nangs as a pan over nue!" have been misapplied or lost. I 8rul tnat In a certain caso tho! official whose duty it was to pro tect tue interest of tho State, failod ' or refused to prosecute tho guilty i porties, and thus at one fell sweep about $85,000 was lost to the tax payers of the State. The people will always be benefitted by a change from the inveterate, chron ic office-seeker to one who is mere ly willing to accept public station for the good of his constituents. Let ns have a change when we" all know that it will be beneficial to the people." Tie state Dem... ratio tiiiiteiiit.iii. Recently held in the city (if I . ackson wan one of llm Inr.'ost an ii , . i I well as one of most harmonious. political gatherings, that ever as-, scmblcd in the State. Every conn-1 ty, save one, was represented. The i convention was presided over by i Fx-Gov. Stone, the noblest Koman j of them all, who was nnnnimously j (clear annuciation of principles reads as follows : Whereas, The administration ef G rover Clevland has gratified the hopes and met the expectations of the Democracy of the country; that he has faithfully redeemed the pledges made by him to the Amer ican people, and diligently endeav ored to comply with every condi tion of the platform on which he wag elected to the Presidency; that he has stood by the Constitution; that he has executed the duties of his great office with favoritism to no clrss, industry or pursuits of yff countrymen, and with strict im partiality to all; that wo emphati cally endorse his recommendations touching tariff reform and the fi nances of the country. Therefore be it Resolved, That the Democracy ot Mississippi, in convention as sembled, do hereby instruct our j delegates to cast tho vote of the tion of principles in strict accord with the recommendations made by him to Congress in his messago of December C, Is1" Itesolved 2d, Thnt we approve without qualification, the Mills oiil rTi'v pending before Congrets, and applaud tho course of our Rep resentatives who have given it a hearty and unanimous support. Resolved 3d, That wo congratu late the people of Mississippi on the elevation of one of her distin guished sons to the Supreme Court Bench of the United States; that the course of our distinguished Senators, J. Z. George and E. C. Walthall, is entitled to the full measure of our approbation, and the same is hereby extended tbem. So far as we know, there was no asperity of feeling over the elec tion of Electors and Delegates to the National Convention IFbat ever rivalty existed between tho various aspirants for position was as it should have been a generous one. The following electors was chosen : STATE AT LARUE. A. J. McLanrcn of Rankin, L. M. South worth of Carroll. CONORESSroXAI. DISTRICTS. 1st Dis't. ES Candler Jr. of Alcorn, 2d " WmM Stivskland, Marshall, 3d "DA Scott of Coahoma, 4th " () V Bledsoe of Grenada. 5th " WD Gibbs of Ya.oo, 6th " E J Bowers of Hancock, C E Hooker Jr. of Hinds. The list of delegates to the St. j Louis convention is as follows : ! STATE AT LA ROE. S S Calhoun of Hinds, W II Sims of Lowndes, H T Martin of Adams, R II Taylor of Panola. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. 1st Dis't. L D McDowell Oktibbeha E O Sykes of Monroe. Alternates, Q O Eckford Monroe, W II Rees of Prentiss. 2d Dis. Chas M Thurman Tippah, Hm Hull of Benton, Alternates, Dr Wisenger of DeSoto X A Taylor of Tate. 3d Dig J II Liddle of Leflore, Thos E Crutcher of Warren Alternates, C L Boberson, Tunica, R V Booth af Warren. fth Dis. A F Fox of dry, J W 1 it..-...,..,., t i T ... 1 ... ' an JWBiirrotiolC'li.ii , ,. . ,, Ii I lik 1 I- Mel i-til Af U i ' I ! . W ." V . UUI V lltUll It A Tihl-s of Scott. Alternates, T A Woods ol Clark, II S King, Lauderdale. Gib I)is. C l' Neilson of Wilkiii'on A K Northrop Harrison, j of the A. ,fc M. recently is-ncd no Alternates, X C Hill of Jones, f .Hoin : G Nicholson, Hancock, " T!. i co, at a t of :U I.i-0islu-7th Dis C M Williamson of Hinds. ! 'ure ;'I portioning students to tho II C Conn of Copiah, Alternates, Wm Buchanan, Ttunkin, Geo Handy of Madison, . c., . v r I A Stato Executive Committee! . . consisting of three from each Con-j gressional District was chosen as ' follows : W. B. Sanford, of Alcorn; Q. O. Eckford, of Monroe; W. II. RecR, of Prentiss. Ja. T. Fnnf of Mrlinll- T. ( Kyle, of Panola; J. W. T. Falkner, of Lafayette. Murray F. Smith, of Warren; D. C.Casey, of Sharkey; Walter Sil lers, of Bolivar. W.'C. McLean, of Grenada; Rob ert C. Tatty, of Noxubee; Frank Burkitt, of Chickasaw. R. S. Holt, of Yazoo; S. A. With erapoon, of Landerdale; W. H. Jones, of Smith. W.T. Martin, of Adams; M. M. Evans, of Jackson; W. T. Cassody, of Piko. J. B. Harris, of Hinds; W. D - Torrey. of Jefferson; Pat Henry, ofHankin- Tho committeo organized by electing Hon. J.C. Kyle, chairman, and R. C. Patty, secretary. r Col. W. L. Dost, Snperintenilent of the Penitentiary, has given cvi - dence of bis intention to discharge the duties devolving upon him as requirod by law, faithfully, hone" ly and courageously. His recent report to the Board of Control, Wo warn tho college authorities', showing tho inhuman treatment of j that tho tax payers aro not in a the management of the G. Jt S. I. ; proper frame of mind to be tarn Railroad toward tho convicts nn- j pcred with, and If frivolous tet h der their charge, is a manly docu- nicalitics or sharp practices aro rc ment and resulted, as it should, in so. .ed to, in order to extend pri v the discharge of a number of the'ilegosto favored individuals and brutal employes. Col. Doss is the thereby deprive worthy young right man in the right place, as the men of their rights under tho law, monsters who aro striving to coin ' they will reap the fruits of their money out of human blood will j folly when tho next I.egtslattirs loarn to their sorrow, before they assembles. aro much older in iniquity. ! o want to suggest to them ul- i m so, that fixing the tuition at tho The Atlanta Constitution Answered. ' minimum rate, regardless ot tho 1 advancement of tho students, is a The Atlanta Constitution. (Pro-j vi()Ifttion of a business principle tection Organ) having asked why ' and a direct thrust at every private the planters don't get up a trust j institlUion ;n the State, which will on cotton, and satirically suggest-: ,,e r-,cntej in'dlle time. Gentle ed that the "detested tariff doesn't I mollj who i,ave bcut, fo, ioll), alt stand in tho way," gets the follow- j stlmi,,uo..,iy fvom ,10 public crib, ing "knock-down" reply from 'io ' , . .Uj.j)0se) that Jiey can bar Hamilton (Ga.) Journal: j n(MR the a,iost ,, lm, successful "Opposed with a tax on every- ' educators in the State to their ear thing he buys, tho cotton gro-ver i,. ot progress (?) and compel them forced to sell as soon as he can tret and their friends to use '.ir in his crop ready for market, else he, fluenco in (avor ot big approprin would doubtless form a trust to get timis to tho State institutions, remunerativo iriccs lor it. But whic h ri al their own btisin s in ho must cultivate his crop with trosis, while the management ot protected uteel plows, attached to said State institutions tak" ad J protected wooden stocks, drawn by highly protected truce chains, , Ho must,, chop it with protected I steel hoes bihI protected wooden handles. He must drink taxed j coffee, sweetened with protected j sugar,. stirred with a protected j spoon in a protocted cup. He must wear protected clothes made , with protected thread, held togeth- j er by protected buttons. Finally i he must gin his crop in a protected machine, wrap it in protected bag-1 ging and bind it with protected ties! to sell it in a free trade market.! Under those circumstances there ig no wonder that the crop is sold before it is planted, and that the price is made by the buyer and not the grower.' tltK in. ii. mi I I :;; t oi.i.k.i te utl'l at i; liif n - them. rCft, t!'.:itth(! nppurli'-iniictit law w-,1 I 'j .'-'ii 't th.-in until utter the n.-,', se"iin, and they are already mak their arrangement" t') ignore itn r'jvision, while Tetendiii'; , that llio "spirit of the law" si he carried out. In the catahv .il 10 College, lias been decided by tho Attorney-General inoperative till alter tho close of next session a-t . it docs not go into effect until t et- tubur 1st, after the opening Ji t he 'f.-n.i i 7 i. s-sion. Still the Board intend to onrry it 0, ir) j, The ,,,. ler "of students in Dormitory is bxed at oUJ and the apportionment is made as indicated by law. It it the evident intention of the law to j protert KtmUTita now at Colle-o i who entered in good faith tor tho j next session. Such students will ! sQ. f who ,jve next pt those who live near enough to tho College to board at home. New students entering College from any county over ami above the number apportioned to tho coui.ty, will be required to pay a tuition fee of three dollars a month, which is also the ainotiii', required of thoe hoarding at home." Wosptnk that we d. know, for wo wroto iho apj .o.tioi.mf iit bill and introduced it at the in stance and by the advice of tho Appropriation Committee when we saw that tho bill onlv intended 1 to jirotect tho students in eo!kVo i for t),0 Iirt.Hent S(,s,ioili ul!,j lt was j definitely understood that who ' entered tho ne.xt session should bo examined and appointed. It was ' nrgnc 1 and tho reasoning was con- 1 elinivo, th'it a st.i.lent, -vh.i !..i ! been the beneficiary of tho collego 1 for a term, if ho had received 'proper instruction and was worthy to remain, had nothing to fear from ' om petition with oilier appli- cants not so favorably situated. .vantage of every circumstance to underbid, hamper, and emharra- j private educational enterprises, but J we confidently o..,iei t they will find themselves woefully mistaki n in the near, n'-nr future, j The truth is, tho system ot j .'higher education" as established and conducted in this State, is an outrage upon the common school interest; a grievous wrong to pro fessional teachers, plying their avocation as a means of subsistanco for themselves and families; an nnprnm tinr.lAn nrtnn trtA tAT-riftV- 1 - - i j erg and upon tho whole, a gigantic hnmbug'and fraud, and the people will not patiently endure any more 'monkoying" with their sacred rights.