The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-01
For the FARMER AMI MECHANIC.
ST. MARY'S TOWNSHIP,
j June %, 1880.

uIC 49, ACCO'
Ur. Editor::-I thought by your kind
remission, [ would for the first time say
word through your most excellent paper,
for | feel that it is high time that every good
and true Democrat of good old Wake was
now aroused to a sense of his duty and as
that is my politics, | feel it my duty to be-
DIN to work while it called to-day, for the
night cometh when it will be two late to try
10 work. We have held our State conven-
ton and | trust have 10 minated our e st men
for the State ticket. We are now going to
hold county conventions, and l HIN the Tar
mers and laboring class at large ought to
begin to think the matter over seriously ana
see who they are going to have to leglslate
for us in our next Legislature. We don't
want too many lawyers nor doctors; they
have a profession and let them attend to 1T.
think MIR. Editor that it is high time that
every farmer Get ready to stard shoulder to
shoulder in the coming county convention.
We want farmers to represent us IN our
next legislature. | hope every township III
good old Wake will begin to be wide awake
upon this subject, and let Us 90 to the pillow
handles and Get such men as we know to be
endowed with suf1 C eli mother-wlt to legl>-
late for the interest of the people at large,
and turn our backs upon that class that are
seeking Office. We want men that know
what a DAYS work is, and men that can pass
out o fthe capitol without hosting their
umbrellas before they get III sight or the sun
shine.
Mr.. Editor it has been several years since
We began to hold county conventions ana we
are yet TO have our first candidate from
this township to represent us IN our leglsia,,
ture. SO as we think We have some as good
men as Wake county has III its borders,
JVn. do how, +hot oT1C COMING county cOnVon-
ton will give us a nOmlnee from TINS sec
ton. We have one man that we think can
carry as many votes as any man III the coun-
", vet he is no office seeker nor never was,
Yet his qualification are sufficient to I'LL any
Office that might be assigned to hun. Ills
name is w. y. Snellings, one OF the best men
old Wake has. He has a large Acquaintance
and they don't only like but love hun. lie
served through the whole war, a good por-
ton Of the time in command of a company
and uD to the present when he meets one OF
his old comrades, it is not only a friendly
How dye" but til an old fashion hug.ife
was not G re Of those kind who because ne
waved a sword, looked upon a private with
contempt. He has so conducted hlmseil
since the war that he has the best wishes OF
all Of his neiehhols, both white and colored.
Mr.. Editor we have Gen as you know that
pass for ten times what they are worth IN a
business point of view but t, i man nave
mentioned, w. Y. Snellings, is not that kind
OF a man he never has passed for one tenth
part what he is worth, as a business MAJ,
and those are the men we want. we are get
ting tired of being deceived, and we DO
hope that the people will give him that
position which he deserves and that is a seat
IN our next legislature.
Respectfully,
j. /. B.
(NelrS D7eGse cODU.)