The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-11-14
Another Candidate.

The hour has arrived. can hes
itate no longer. The highest inter
est Of the nation demand that 1 pre-
sent myself as a candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States. have
waited for some one else to bring
me out, but in the multitude of can
didates no one seems to have
thought of me. And I don't think
very much of myself; but a man
don't want to think much Of him
self to be a candidate for Presiden
nova days. If he had any self-re-
gard at the outset he would think
very little of himself by the time he
got through the campaign.
I am one of the people, might
say, one of the boys. I came up
from obscurity and I have brought
up a good deal of obscurity with me.
Inever had any politics-or much
else. I am ''Liberal' to a fault, and
ready to receive votes from any
quarter, although I am not ready to
give quarters for any votes.
As for platform, suit yourselves,
gentlemen. The lecture platform
would probably suit me as well as
any other. Having stood upon
nearly every platform IN the West it
would be hard for you to get up one
I could not stand on. In the alb
sence of a platform, give me four
acres, and I will @stand'' on that.
1 am the special friend of the Ia
boring man. No one likes to see
man work better than I do. In fact,
I had rather see a man work than
work myself. I am not only ayerse
to working more than eight hours,
but am opposed to working a sin
gle hour. I shan't even work for
my election, leaving that for the
men who want tie offices.
I am in favor of paying the
national debt. It is, in fact, the
only debt I ana in favor of paving
And rather than not see it paid dur
ing my administration, I viii pay it
out of my one pocket.
In the matter Of civil service re
form I intend to do the civil thing
by the nation if the nation does the
civil thing by me. Being civil is so
rare a condition nowadays in the
varied walks of life Ito say nothing
about the runs) that the reform is
called for.
Retrenchment is my motto. fl
you can't put q retrenchment plank
in the platform put in a board. I
am ready to work without any sala-
ry, but I shall insist upon my board.
I am rather inclined to free trade, /
to feel free to trade wher-
ever I please, but if a tariff plank is
to my election, put it in
[ shall not get on a tariff I amt |
elected.
Pledge me as strong as you please |
TO the temperance men. The TEN
perance pledge won't hurt me one
bit.
No relative shall hold Office, no |
whose relative he may be-
shall appoint none bat old bache |
Iors, chiIdless widows and orphans. /
Any man who has 8 relation in the
world need not apply for an office |
under my administration. I have !
a few relatives of my own holding /
office now, but they shall be prompt |
" kicked out as soon as ! am elect /
ed. One brother-in-law has q little /
coal Office on the river, BE must
give it up a third consin on my |
side drinks too much oc-
,asionally and gets Office loot; I shall |
give him notice to quit. You see I /
I'M determined to reduce the "rela-
i've expenses of the governments
I engage not to except any gift
lnless it be the highest Office in the
yift of the people. If lam ever cal
ed s'our present Chief Magistrate,
t won't be a chief magistrate of
presents. Not being a man of com
handing presence anyhow, there
you'd probably be few presents that
could command What few gifts