American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-09-04
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4 CARD-T0 TIE REPUBLICAN V01XnD q
NADIDOH COUUfY.

In calling attention to myself a. .
candidate for nomination before the
Convention, which will meet on the
23d of SepteE Der, for the Office of
Sheriff of this County, l have
thought it my duty as we'll as inter
est, to address few words to you,
setting forth my claims to Your
Partially, and 1 take this method
of doing so, believing that it will
reach many of you whom it would
be impossible for mo TO- address
otherwise. l have been requested
by many Republican friends to offer
myself as q candidate. and, bong
DESTROYS Of the position, l consented;
and in doing 80 / feel that / am de-
serving of the confidence of the Re-
publicans of this county. I have
been, for the past eight years, IN
active and earnest member of the
party, and have rendered all the
assistance in my power towards its
success and to preserve the harmony
and union which is necessary todt1
con tinual success. In 1870 I was
appointed constable of the I'd Dis
trict, and although it was an Office
I did not desire, yet l felt that,
owing to the situation of the cOun-
try and the injustice that was likely
to be done colored people unless y
Republican held the Office, 1 accept
ed, and performed the duties faith.
fully and impartially.
Four years ago was president of
the Board of RegistI atiOu, and went
to every precinct in the county, do
ing all I could towards organizing
the party, recOnciling difficulties,
and harmOnizing discOrd. Through
out the whole campaign I worked
earnestly to have elected the candi-
dates nominated by our convention.
During the existence of the School
Board, which organized the Public
School system in this county, I was
a member and took a prom inent part
in the work and believe my record
will compare favorably with any of
my fellow
In the last campaign, two years
ago, 1 assisted all I could in bringing
it to successful issue.
The Offices L have hitherto held
have been without profit. The work
1 have done has been for the good
of the country and the benefit Of
the Republican party. Ihave never
heretofore presented myself before
you for your support, or sought for
Office, and I feel now that I can do /
SO without presumption. Had ]
been inactive or shrunk my duty
as q good citizen and Republican, l
should feel that 1 had no right to
seek the high and responsible Office
l now ask at your hands. l bold
that no man who shrunk from his
duty when danger and trouble
threatened the cOlOred man, and
when the Democrats tried to make
it . disgrace for q white man to be-
a Republican, has q right to ask;
you TO place him in Office now that,
we have secured our rights.
If, in the time of need, he failed 4
in his duty and faltered in his sup
port of the party, he is not the man
to be trusted now. Such men often
seek Office under tie plea that they
are good Republicans now but it
behOOves you to look we'll into their
and know what has
been their works in the past. A few
years ago the cOlOred man was de-
pendent upon the steadfast support
of the Government and its officers
for their protection, and those Off
cars who did their duty deserve
your confidence, but those who fail
ed to face the denunciatiOns and
ISLANDERS of the Democrats through
fear or because they thought it
against their interest, have no right
to ask you to give them responsible
Offices now, and you should treat
them with the scorn they merit.
Whoever my competitor may be for
the nomination, only ask of you q
fair comparison Of our merits, and,
believing as l do, that I an entitled
to your confidence I submit my
claims without a doubt that you
will give them fair and impartial
and when you have
on your choice. trust you
will see that it is carried ont by
your delegates in the Convention.