Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-11
To the Voters OF the 9th Congress
SIGNAL District of Va.
FELLOW CITIZENS :

FELLOW CITIZENS:
On the 9TH of November next you
will he called on to elect your repre-.
sentative to the 45th Congress. The
State Committee for the District, hav-
ing named Abingdon and the 23rd of
August as the time and place for hold
Ing a Conservative Convention for the
purpose of making a nomination, ]
now announce myself a candidate be-
fore the Convention. Recognizing not
only the propriety of Conventions, as
my conduct in the past has shown but
especially in this presidential year, il
would seem hardly necessary for me
to say that l shall abide by the action
of the Convention and support the
nominee.
As am still detained in Washing
ton, in the discharge of public duties,
and as the canvass has already COM
menced in the District, | am under
the necessity Ofappealing to my friends
to take an active part in the public
meetings that shall be held for the al-
pointment of delegates, and to see that
impartial and representative men are
sent to the Convention, so that its ac-
ton shall be recognized as the untram-
melled and authoritative expression of
the will of the people. Let this be
done. and none will yield a reader
obedience to the popular will as thus
EXPRESSED than myself. For my course
during the sessions of Congress | re-
fer to its records. These will show
that have been faithful to the trusts
committed to me, and the records will
show that l have steadily and per-
sistently voted to bring about that re-
form and economy in the public SER
vice, which the hard times" so inn
peritively demand.
AS evidence of the reform which
the present Democratic House has
determined TO inaugurate, / refer 10
the fact that ia theappropriation bills,
which hav We passed the House, this
session, the reduction is SEA 1862, III 20
below the estimate of the departments,
and $39, l75, 45l 10 Lelow the actual eX'
penses of the government for the last
fiscal year, and if the people shall, as
have great confidence they will, rati'
| ~ at the polls the nomination of Til
den and Hendricks, there will be such
reform in the public service and econo
my i'm its expenditures rs will so re-
| lieve the people from the burdens Of
! taxation as to restore confidence anC
revive the energies and Industries o.
the whole country. Nor have 1 los
sight of the local interests of the 9th
| District. have neglected no oppor
tunity to serve the people; when theil
wants have been brought to my no.
tice, whether in the establishment o.
post office and post roads, or in mat
tiers merely etIecting individual in
terests. Nor have neglected the in
ternal improvement interests of thu
District, as the appropriations for New
River, Powells River and Clincf
River, which have passed the House
and no doubt will pass the Senate, will
clearly show.
These are the first and only appro
| priations ever made by the genera
government for public purposes in th'
District, but If you are properly repre-
scented, still further and more valuable
appropriations can be obtained.
! | therefore say to the people that i
they are satisfied with my past course
as representative, and IL shall b.
their pleasure to re-elect me, such re
newal of confidence will inspire mi
with even greater diligence in thei
service in the future.
l am very respectfully,
Your obedient servat,
VIM. TERRY.
Papers of the district please copy.