The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-10-25
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Circular, from VIM. II. TimmOns, can.
didate far Fl0ater from Maufy and
Williamson.

Circular from VIM. u. IfmmOms, can.
didate far Floater from Maury and
Williamson.
FELLow>CITIzENs:- I.have not the
time before the election TO visit you all
in person, I take this method OF calling
your attention to the fact that ]. am
candidate for Floater against John Fri
erson, all railroad rings and monied mo-
nopolies, and atm seeking to represent
your inte, est In the next Legislature OF
Tennessee. have no axe to grind; no
personal interest to subserve in fact
nothing to tempt or swerve me from my
duty to you, if elected, for am President
of no National Banking Company; am
stakeholder and director in no railroad
have no Golfers filled with the "new is
sue " of the Bank of Tennessee, and am
allie 4 to no ring or monied monopoly
whatever.
l am opposed to all.legislation upon
said "new issue, "and will never by my
vote consent for one dollar of it to be re-
deemed by the State, either for taxes or
otherwise, until, not only the court lin
which 1t is now pending, out the highest
tribunal of the nation shall have pass
ed upon her liability, and, even then,
let it be paid under protest This ques-
ton Of the Banks liability for said mo-
tanned by the courts, and if the case
now pending before the Supreme Court
does not contain all the facts necessary
to make it q test case, 1 would not, when
decided, submit and let all others 60 off
in the same way. I speak of the lio-
bIlity of the Bank and State of Tonnes
see, so tar as you are concerned, as the
same; for the Bank is but creature of
the State, and if liable, at all. the money
must come from your pockets by in
creased taxation.
The circular of my opponent is "two
thin" 1t is too late now to get upon
my platform to ride into the Legislature.
1 am in favor of reducing the legal in
terest of the State to 6 per cent, because
/ believe it conducive to the general
while ten per cent. is oppressive and has
brought about a perfect dearth in the
sale Of property.
1t is question for you fellow-citizens
10 decide whether my COMPETE
tor or / should be the man of your
choice. l am fully aware that he claims
to be the nominee OF the Democratic
party. But facts are stubborn things,
and they do not support the assumption,
for no man can be the choice of a party
without the party chooses him; and If
the primary election had been exclusive
ly Democratic, and Democrats alone had
participated in 1t, then the assumption
might Re made with some show of rea-
son but let no one, until such is shown
to be the case, stultify himself by claim
ing to be the Democratic nominee. He
may be a Democrat, but TO be the nomi-
nee or choice is quite a different thing
But. it Is said the candidates agreed
that the Republicaps might vote That
may be 80 but don't try 10 palm him
off as the Democratic choice. The party
is bound by no such contract, aud is Ca
pable of making its own selection.
When that time comes that they are not
able, it will then be time enough to sell
out.
1 had hoped that my opponent would
meet me on the stump, but he declines
to do so. Respectfully,
WIN. 81. TIMMoNS.
Columbia, Tenn, Oct. 24th, 1872.