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FoR TIN nRGtNt,N,
Feilo,r- Ciii,dS 4 Campbell County.
had not luond,d when consented, toluctantly too,
become Can dae for your sutlaees at thu ensuing
election represent you IN The Legislature, 10 say any
thing YOU through the pressha,lng the past Spnne
through that medium, given my opinions freely upon AL
the subjects affecting your interests. thought II unne
cessary to trilcratc tins Spfing the upinens. 1t
is therefore, for another aud different purpose, that am
in justce 10 myself. rs | conceive. induced 10 uakr
short eonlmunlcatunlo You through the Press am
sure II will net he III my power "a visit yen all be'fe
the day Of election which should he pleased 10 do had
time hat my duties nj humo require my consant at
tenton. | have heard, within aieW days, OF Seme
charges aga me, which may, may net, operate 10
my prejudice. However that may be, wish To make "
few common sruse statements, IN relation Ia them.
One objection TO me, have heard, is tina, have OPP
posed Capt Fox last spring This 10 be SURE, Is not
very grave charge whether seriously alleped. not but
let examine H. There Were four candidates m The
field, before | presented myself, all al whom were my
rers,na aud Political friends tar as know and he
heve. Certain | am. thai my feelings Were knd and
friendly TO them, and particularly So To Capt FnN, who
Is NY neghbor and acquaintance, and whom had sup
ported for the Legislature ior sly OF seven yeas Those
being the facts, any man beso green MS 10 suppose
that would make the least difference with me. which
If the four gentlemen defeated. So that WIRE elect
ed? Let those who make the objection answer lur them
selves but iar the sake Oh argument, suppose dld op
pose Capt Fox which would he true had lie and my
self been the only candidates in the county. Would II
else. am he would not have considered 1t
lie better Republican than that The Offices ol our
government, thank God. lluod for. do
they belong exclusive class ot persons, but
open o far aud honorable competition from every class
ii our follower The Farmer. the Mechanic. the
Merchant. the Doctor the Lawyer. and all have an
equal. ludubahlo night To seek and In fill any and all
offices under government. from the highest the
lowest Another objection and perhaps the most serious
one is that have changed politics. party relations.
h,ili mn, lp oil I'M trnu
tent myself, without making personal application OF the
remark 10 myself OF applying II 10 others, ly gNng HE
reply which Mr. CALHOUN once gave 10 similar charge
and that was chat W q some ma5 change their u
pnions fools do, but Will not The expression is
too harsh for me at this time, although strictly True
prefer simple stat mont Of tacts | came into Your
county. from the al unng county OF Charotlea Demo
crat In other words strong Jacksnman In all my
political relations, co-operacd with ml party uplo the
year 1857 In the mouth OF May IN that ycar the hhaa
ra affairs OF the country being very much deanpcd Nh
Van Buren convened an ezra session of Congress. 10
which he prop sed for lis adoption, remedy r the
existing evil. his famous Sub Treasury scheme. which
proposition converted friends into euemes and enemies
INTO friends. The two parties OF the country were ior
years little mixed and tangled up topothrr To
rcss it. and il good While before either knew lis
real strength with thousands of others, with motives
as pure any am capable Of. took firm and decided
stand against that measure, which necessarily brought
me in co operation with the Wing party. This was al
time when our county represented IN the Lcesla
ture by Mcssrs. Daniel and Chtatham. could not
.,icntousy. entertaining iho Nlows did lhcn and Go
nov, Of the ultimate tendency of that measure. besides
uthcls, otherwise than have done my political
laons. II bad, should feel myself UNIV orhy OF the
confidence of any man. whether " hig Of Democrat.
Honesty in politics, many tlng Else. is the best pol
icy. To those Wings who make Has objection, and II
has been from them principally have heard the ohceon
would simply ask them IL look To their political coud
ton tins county, much less in the United Stfs
prev ous the they received To their nuhs
the time spoken Of in other words in the year So
That should sat,fy you Al once Therefore, | shah
not enter argument assert truths relation
it, which familiar 10 all reading men, who keep pare
with the history of the tines, Ono other ohccon~-iInt
got angry because WIS defeated last Spring. I'm
deny. positively. No ever heard nc complaining.
Of alolhcrs vote against did get mad Of dIsploa-
ed AS you may please 10 term II, at iasehonds
that had been circulated against me. which did moi hear
Of untl the election over and displeas,d al
the activity Of some others in trying 10 defeat ne. from
whom had reason. rs thought, 10 expect better treat
ment Asto their votes. did not eNpccl them under
the circumstances did complain ofany mans voting
against ne. That Is Of the last things would do
Wish 10 b. be fairly understood in this canvass. and be
your decision what II may, think shall be prepared to
bear it ms ii becomes
Your obi. servant,
II. IlAZLEWOOD.
Castle Craig, April 9Th. 1917.
o. The Republican viii please copy,