Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-06-04

a. and declined. lie has been rendered big
Of stations by the General Government, whic
= he has also refused. had been informe
10 that be was moi anxious to go into III
y Senate. /, therefore, did not Withdraw Q
&c soon ns otherwise would have done.
o. A few democrats united with the whigl
- in 1898, and postponed the six years cleo
3 ton for Senator until 1889 To this IN
T. wise measure we are indebted for the cleo
tion OF Mr. Henderson. The same thin
O will be done next winter unless you, III,
IS people, speak out and direct your servant
Q TO discharge their duty. Mr.. Walker wal
5 re- elected ia January 1910. II "A Senator
/. is not elected in January 1916, the State
. will not be represented in the Senate from
the Sd Of March, l647, until February
i, ls46. Important measures may come be-
fore Congress during that period. The
wings, by January ls4s, may have ma-
joriiy in the Legislature, as they had in
1889. The Governor has no power to
n fill vacancy in the Seuate caused by tho
expiration Of Senator'S term. For this
reason Tennessee, Indi ma, and Virginia,
were not July represented at the late caH-
ed session Of the Senate.
In conclusion, fellow-citizcns, assure
you that do not desire the office unless
am the choice Of decided majority of
the democratic party. J am surprised TO
hear the old federal doctrine advanced,
that you The people, should not agitate the
senatorial question, but that the legislature
should settle il next winter. The demo
cratic doctrine is different A member of
The Legislature has no more right 10 dis
regard the wishes of bis constituents in
casting his vote for Senator, than an Elec-
Tor has in voting for President. This
question should be settled al The polls. Ii
is my intention to canvass the Stale during
the summer and autumn. will then be
enabled to witness the immense improve.
menis which have taken place since my
tour in 1887. | seek no controversy with
those who may be candidates for the same
station. | know the danger, 10 the integ-
rity of the party, growing out of our
present heavy majority. BY visiting eve.
ry portion OF the State, | will be enabled
10 become acquainted with the twenty five
thousand voters who have settled amongst
US since capvussed the State in the year
1887. Personal observation would ena-
Bile me, il elected, TO remedy the great de-.
Iects existing in the present mail arrange
ments, and have post Offices established
they may be required.
The precedent of candidates for the Of
fee of SchatoI canvassing before the PEG
Pile, was established in this State twenty
years ago. 1t had then most salutary
effect. This course was followed in 1884
and 1885, and then secured the invaluable
services of Mr.. Walker II is true no
canvass occurred in 1880, and this great
omission caused the State 10 be misrepre.
scented for i've years in the Senate of the
United States by Mr.. Poindexter The
same result occMred by the failure to agi-
tate the senatorial question before the peo
Pile in 1888, and produced the election Of
Judge Black, who for period of six years,
acted with the wing party in Congress. In
he great contest of 1887, | was the only
democrat who canvassed the whole State,
and reused the party in that perilous con.
est. Had the democratic aspirants for
senatorial honors, pursued the same course, :
Mr.. Henderson would not have been elcc.
ed in 1899, and by his solitary vote have
been enabled TO turn the scale in favor of
many Of the great measures Of the wing
,afty. Thirteen members of the Legisa.
ure, elected as democrats, gave him their
upport, and thus secured his election by
small majority.
hope my fellow-citizens will give me
hearing. have been more abused than
my public man in the State. have lived
own all the calumnies started heretofore
0 effec! my ruin, personal and political.
have served you in times more trying
nan ever fell TO the LOT Of any other poll
clan in the State, and il is to ME source r
{ great consolation that all my acts here d
,fore met the decided appreciation of q (,
cry large portion of generous constitu-
ncy. Every time | have been candi-
ate for your suffrages, the cry has been
iised that could not unite the party, and
lat my hard money doctrines would break
down. The ballot boxes have always :
these assertions.
A. G. McNUTT. /,
JACKSON, Miss, May 10, lS45. :
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