The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-06

One Of the greatest eleconeerprs of the age is
Mr.. Daniel R. Russell a candidate for Auditor ls
Mississippi. His mode of eIecroneering is to deal
with The 'sovrreigns' with the most blunt frank
ness. The following skech OF ii late speech de-.
Ivered by him, must have puzzled his opponent
reply TO. 1t is exceedingly appropriate to he
times:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: rise-but there's
no uS- telling You that you know am up
well as ! d.. | am a mod.st man - vrry-but
have never lost pIcayune by il in my liE.. Being
a scarce COMMODITY am"ng candidates, | thought
would mt nrion il, for fear il didn't YOU would
never hear of It.
Candidates generally considered as NUS
anceS, but they are not; they are the pn.esr men
in The world. shake yon by the hand ask you
how's your family wna''s the prospect for crops
&c, and | am tn" poli.rst here il 10 the
State. Davy CrHckett says the polirest man he
when he asked man to drink
turned his back hat ne might dtink As much
II he pleased beat that all hollow; give
man chance to drink twice il he wishes, for
not only turn around. but shut both eyes. | am
nOt only the pnIItest man, but the best elrctI"n.
eerer. YOU ought to see me shaking hands with
the variatons-the pump ha nde and p-nduum,
The cross Cut and the w'gge whggI-. | under
stand the science perfectly, and if any OF rhr
county candidates wish insrructt ns they must call
on mp.
Fellow citizens, l was born-if hadn't been
wnnlh'nt have been a candidate; bu, | am going
TO tell you where twas not in Mis<sspp, bu'
twas The right side of he negro line; yet ,hat-
compliment, the negrots are mostly born
on The Salno side. s'arlrd in the world AS poor
church mouse. yet came honestly by my
poverty, for inherit. il, and if did starr poor,
n" man can say buI that hold my own remarka.
bly, we'll.
Candidates generally tell you. III YOU think
qualrf' d. &c. Now don't ask your Thoughts; !;
ask your votes. Why, there's nothing to think
of, except to wBich and see that Swans name rs
not on your ticket. Ii think to scratch it off
and pur mine on. | am certain that am .compe-
tent for who ought to know better than / do
Nobody. | will allow that Swan is The b. st
Auditor IE the State-that Is, till | am elected
rfen perh,ps it is no: proper for to say Thing
more. Yet, as an honest man, am bound to saw,
that believe IT'S grievnus sin TO hde anything
troln my fellow -citzens. therefore, say that ir's
my private opinion, publicly expressed that I'd
make the best Auditor in rhe United States.
Ills noI for honor wish 20 he Auditor. for in
my own country was cff;.red an flee that was
all honor -Cnroner-whIch | respectfully d..
clined. The Auditors office ls worth some SIS 900
a year, and in for il like ii thousand oil brick.
To show my goodness Of heart. I'll make this
offer to my competitors: am sure Ct being elected,
and he will lose something by the canvass
therefore, | am willing to divide equally with him
and make these Two "ff'rs-I1 take the salary
and he pay have the honor or he may have The
bouor, and iii take The salary.
In the way of hnnors. have received enough
to satisfy me for life. | went OUT 10 Mexico, eat
pork and bears, slept in the rain and mud and
swallowed everything except live M.xicans. lf
ordered 10 fgo.' | went; 'charg",' | charged
break for the chhpparel,' you had better believe
| beat quarter nag in dong my duty.
My competitor, Swan is bird of golden pin.
mnge, who has been swimming for the last four
years in III AUDITORS pond at S., 900 year.
am for roarinn--I want to rotate him out, and to
rotate myself in. There's plenty of room for him
TO swim outside Of that pond tn" relore pop in
your votes for me; III pop him out, and pop my
self in,
am for division Of labor. Swan says he has
10 work all the time, with his nose down TO the
public grnistone. Four years must have ground
It TO pint. Poor fellow, The public ought moi to
insist on having his mug ground clean off
have a Iarg'. full grown and we'll blown rid
beet. ard tough soleeath"r : | rush to
the post Of duty. off, it up sacrifice. clap
il Oh the grindsrone. Fellow -cirizens, grind
away-grind till ho!ler enough. and that will he
some time first. for Id hang like grim death TO
dea d African.
Times mos: out. Well like to have forgot
To tell YOU my name. It's Daniel for shor,
Dan. Not a handsome name, for my parents
were poor people, who lIv-h where th- quality
appropri tied all the nice n'm~s. 'h"r"f"re, they
had to ttk. what left, aud divide round
among Us hut its handsome as | AND
Russell. Remember, every one Of you, that it,
not Swan.
am sure TO b. elected one and ALL great
and small, short AMI tail. when you come down
To Jackson afier the election stop at he AUDITORS
Office the la'ch-s,rng always hangs out; enter