The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-28
For the Times.
A Candidate to Suit all Parties.
LITTLE RIVER, Jun. 10th, Is

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LITTLE RIVER, Jun. 10th, 1878.
MIsrrR EuITUR Il have been solistcd by
lots of my fcler citezens to be candidate for
the Legislator, and they want me to give en- my
scntimens in the TINES, Oh things in gineral and
poliix in pertiklcr.
Now sir, Pm nothing but plain spoken
workin man and makes prctershuns to larnin
but talks right out what's in me. And in the
fust place want it understood sartin and shure,
that 1 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 L m respons-
ible for what say. And what is more, l havs
no axes TO grind for anybody but myself Pm
not pledged to logroll for amy body but myself.
II the people want convention--all right, let
| en- have'it. If Pm sent q DELICATE I'm going
| for No. that's sartin and sure: If they want
| u Primary, then say Primary, and | shall do
my level best to make No. Primary. If they
| want TO do away with all these new tangled ways
of getting at tho voice Of the people and for
| going into u rcglur scrub race, all right Im INF
agin for No. |, and will take all the chances Of
an independent in log-rollins, buying up:chances
and all the tricks and turns necessary to get NJ,
in. Thems my poltix, or principles, as they
call en-.
But if you want my honest opinion, here
| goes:
Fust.-As 10 things in 6 ganeral-they are purity
bad, and aint going to be any better, as long as
making ccen sweep. We si az ii . q down srade
and going it like lightning. We must reverse
the mashccnry and run back and take n new
start. L don't bclceve in the sort of progress
every body is talking about. used to put up S
bales Of cotton OH my wagon, so to Columbia
| sell it myself, put the money in my pocket, buy
my sugar, coffee and sch load up for some of
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 gcttin things
back, pay-well I'm paying all the tmc.-com-
ishuns, taxes, storage insurance, patching,
Weighing, &C., and when l come TO settle up
Pve got nuthin left. So | am opposed TO all
Rail Reads and all 20 bctwccns. l don't want
any more Of en- don't want to be taxed TO-
build en-, or to keep en- up don't believe in
'cm-thnk they've done more harm than good.
rm opposed to all these ere teegrafis, tecioncs
and fonografs there s. misefsee - all of 'em, :.
| The devil VIII set more out of EN- than any
body else. They are all contrivances TO make
the rich richer anu the poor .poorer---the ~cun5
ntng;~ ~cunuinger: They are affixed up to pWt
the power into the hands Of those fellows wt6
call themselves the Intelligent gentry.-your
, educated man who dou't know nothing bUL
books, and stance and politikal economy, and
how to put up big jobs, for what they call pro
bono puJMo. We've had enough of this bono
puJiko. We've had enough of big jobs, put up
for the bondholders and sich. 90 for divide
now among the poor folks. cart clear 5Octs
Il day making cotton, and | want 70 try lcgisla-
, tin at 81 day and do dono p"Jiiko too I'm
willing to lcgisaie cheap any one, and run
! the risk of breaking. But I'm talking TOO fast
i ant got the nOminashun yet.
!, And now | reckon you want to know how
[ would run the mashccn. I'll tell you; I'd do
away with all your, cawcusScS, conventions,
, clubs, primaryS and sich. ID so back to fust
/, | principlcs-g0 III for a scrub race and let the
devil take the hindmost
These Convention men they want the most in
tcligent influential men nominated to fill the 9th
!, ccs. Well, that $ just what don't want, we've
, ! hal enough If thai .I"~"''' .L-- ..~'~. 'Pay
Why. just sec what them sharp yankecs-Chnm-
bcrlain, Corbin, Scott, Hurley Co., did
robbed millions out of the people hy taxation.
and covered up their tracks smooth that not
one of the rascals can be put in the Pcnctcntiary
| don't want any more of your intelligent lcgis-
4 ators-weve had enough of en-. Every dog
has his day--I think the fools day has come
and nows your time or never to make our mark
As the Georgia member said, gentlemen if
I know my scntimcns, thcms them" and you
may announce me an ladcpcndant candidate,
SOLOMON SLOW,