No not in the Southern Partisan, but in the history of his own campaigns.
Via Calpundit on Larry King Live tonight (no transcript yet):
"Can I call you John?" Sure, no problem. "Any comment on the Trent Lott situation?" Not really. You know, in Missouri we integrated pretty easily after the court decision.
Lest we forget this September 7, 1990 gem from the Post-Dispatch:
As attorney general and governor, Ashcroft has complained about the costs of desegregation programs in St. Louis and Kansas City and called them ”educationally counterproductive and bankrupt.’
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For those with any doubt, Ashcroft rode the wave of resentment in rural Missourah and South Saint Louis over the outrage of providing equal resources for the urban districts. This is a bipartisan sport with current AG Jeremiah Jay Nixon doing the same later. However, Ashcroft had been a particularly strong advocate against court ordered desegregation efforts.