The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-28
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A Candidate 20 Suit all Parties.
LITTLE RIyER, jun. 2Oth


LITTLE RIVER, Jun. 10th, 1873.
MIsTtR EUITUR IL have been solisited by
lots Of my fcller citezens to be n candidate for
the Legislature, and they want me to give EN- my
sentimens in the TINES, on things in gineral and
rotix in pertikler.
Now sir, I'm nothing but plain spoken
workin man and makes no pretershuns to larnin
but talks right out what's in me. Aud in the
fast place want it understood sarlin and shurc,
that speaks my own sentmens. There's no.
body behind me. l don't belong to any ring
any ring that has money in it-and I'm respons-
ible for what say. And what is more, 1 havs
no axes 10 grind for anybody but myself I'm
not pledged TO logroll for any body but myself.
IT tho people want conyention--all right, let
EN- have it. If Pm sent DELEGATE I'm going
for No. l that's sarin and sure. If they want
q Primary, then say Primary, and | shall do
my level best to make No. n Primary. If they
want TO do away with all these new tangled ways
of getting at the voice Of the people md for
going into rcglur scrub race, all right, I'm irf
agin for No. l, and will take all the chances OF
an Independent in log rolling, buying up:chances
and all the tricks and turns necessary to get NJ
in. Them's my politix, or principles, as they
call en-.
But If you want my honest opinion, here
goes:.
Fust.-As 10 things in g.neral-they are purity
| bad, and aint going to be any better, as long as
making s eileen sweep. wcSss n { do~S sssde;,
| anu going IL ike l6ntnlnE. we must reverse
the mashceury and run back and take new
start. L don't believe in the sort of progress
every body is talking about used to put up y,
| bales OF cotton Oh my wagon, so to Columbia,
| sell it myself, put the money in my pocket, buy
| my sugar, coffee and sich, load up for some "
| the merchants and come back home all right
Now I've got to pay Rail Road for taking my.
cotton to Columbia, to pay for ge,tn things
back, pay-well Pm paying all the time.-com-
ishuns, taxes, storage insurance, patching,
Weighing, &C., and when l come to settle up
I've got nuthin left. So | am opposed TO all
Rail Reads and oil go bctweens. ! don't want
any more of EN- ; don't want to be taxed to
build en-, or keep 'em up; don't believe in
cm-think they've done moro harm than good.
rnr opposed to all these ere telegrafs, teefones
and fonograffs there s. u,i~sSeN NIL of 'em, :,
The devil wfil Get more out of EN- than any
body else. They are all contrivances to make
the rich richer and the poor peorcr-athe scun,
tnfngs> s>ounuinger..N They are dfffxed up to PVT
the power into the hands Of those fellows wf6
call themselves the Intelligent genry,-your
educated man who dou't know nothing but
books, and stance and poitikal economy; and
how to put up big jobs, for what they call pro
bono puGhko. We've had enough Of this bono
; publko. We've had enough Of big jobs, put up
for the bondholders and sich. 60 for a divide
now among the poor folks. l cart clear Scots
u day making cotton, and want 70 try lcgisla
tin at So day and do bono puJhko too. Pm
willing to legslate as cheap rs any one, and run
the risk of breaking. But I'm talking too fast
i amt got the nominashun yet.
And now reckon you want to know how
would run the mashcen. I'll tell you; L d do
, away with all your, cawcusscs, conventions,
clubs, primarys and sich. I'd go back to fust
! principlcs-go in for scrub race and let the
devil take the hindmost
These Convention men they want the most in
telligent infuentipl men nominated to fill the Off
ces. Well, that just what don't want, we've
M of il,af IInya n IL -
Why. just SEQ what them sharp yankecs-Cham.
berlain, Corbn, Scott, Hurley & Co., did
robbed millions out of the people by taxation.
and covered up their tracks so smooth that not
one OF the rascals can be put in the Penctcntiary
don't want any more of your intelligent legis-
ators-we've had enough of cn,. Every dog
has his day-I think the fools day has come
and nows your time never to make our mark
As the Georgia member said gentlemen if
| know my sentmens, thcms them and you
may announce me an ladependant candidate,
SOLOMON SLOW.