The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-27
Kings Speeches Nothing butsweet-
ened Wind, to Catch Votes.
NO CHARGES AGAINST DEMOCRATS.

mere last friday night. lie was suffering
from the effect of long ride to and from
Sweetwater, where he spoke during the day
yet for one hour and half he held as spell
bound one OF the largest audiences that ev
er assembled in the courthouse.
He commenced by stating he was the
nominee of the Democratic party for Gov
ernor that he was Democrat and Missis
sippian. Every sacred memory and every
aspiration of my life is identified and as.
sociated with Mississippi. The ashes of my
father and kindred sleep beneath her soil
and when die shall be buried with them
| followed her banner through the war, and
everywhere, and and at all times since the
war have contributed whatever l could
and all in my power. for her happiness
good government and welfare. Others have
loved Mississippi as well as myself; many
have served her with greater ability and
were more deserving of her honors; but
none, claim, have served her with more fl
deity and heartfelt devotion. Her history
her sorrows, her trial and her triumphs al
ways inspired inmy breast the warmest SEN
timents of admiration and devotion. | can
say of her as the Psalmlst said of Jerusa-
lem. "1f | do not remember thee and pre-
fer thee above my chief joy, let my tongue
cleave to the roof of my MOUTH" and the
proposition was submitted to me to-day to
exchange the history and character of Mis-
sissippi, as she is and as she has been, for
that of any other State in the Union, /
would spurn the offer and say, No, keep
your wealth, keep your prosperity, keep
whatever you have or may have, but give
me this land of sacred memories; this home
of fair women and brave men.
He said he exceedingly regretted that his
opponent, Col. King, was not present. He
would like to have him stand up and give
the people his reasons for opposing the De-
mocracy. He continued: If l become
your Governor. the Constitution and the
platform adopted by the Democratic party
BY which | was nominated, contain the
principles, the policies and the maxlms by
which my administration shall be guided
To protect life, liberty and property are the
fundamental objects of government, and
when these objects are secured the prosper
ity of the State must depend more upon in
dividual enterprises and exertion than on
the action of government; but nothing
should be omitted by us which can be ac-
complished by wise and just laws to slim
ulate and diversity industry in our midst.
We are an agricultural people and are de-
pendent on agriculture. for everything
When this interest is prosperous with us, all
other interests are prosperous; when this
interest is depressed all other interests 'suf-
fer and fail.
The true test of States advancement in
wealth, is the amount and value of its sur
plus annual products over and above its an
nual consumption Figures based on any
other calculation are erroneous, and it is
our misfortune, fellow citizens, that not
withstanding our annual princely income
from cotton we have drawn on it for meat,
for bread. for stock and for supplies OF ev-
ery description to such an extent that when
the accounts are annually balanced, the cot
ton fund is either exhausted or the surplus
amounts to but little. Show me man who
raises his meat and bread, his stock, hay
and grain, and I will show you man who
is prosperous and Independent.
One of the most gratifying indications
of the adaptability of our State to COM
nete with the most favored sections of the
United States or Europe in the production
or breeding of fine stock. | may mention
that in the county of Oktibbeha there is
gentleman who has within the past few
years abandoned cotton almost entirely to
experiment in the raising of blooded cattle.
What was but short time since an expert
ment is now an assured success. Within
the past six mnoths he has sold over seven
thousand dollars worth of Jersey calves OF
such superior quality that one was pur-
chased by gentleman for his farm in Mas
sachusetts for $1,000, while another was
bought by gentleman for the sum of $500
to improve his herd in the famous blue
grass region of Kentucky.
have spoken of the condition and posi-
bilities of Mississippi. While her indus
tries are limited almost entirely to agrlcul-
ture, it has long been cherished object
with me to see Mississippi engaged in man
everything necessary for her con-
yenlence and consumption, but particular
" engaged in manufacturing cotton. 1t is
nv conviction that the loom and the spin
die combined with diversified agriculture,
are to be the means of developing in Mis-
and her sister States of the South
degree of wealth, independence and pros
perity which they have never known, and
which have never been equaled IN any
other section of the country. 1t is fair es-
innate to say that cotton increases its value
three-fold when it is converted into ordina-
nv goods, and that the profit OF the manu-
facture of cotton goods is twice as much as
that of those who raise the cotton. If the
annual cotton crop of Mississippi were con-
verified into the simplest forms of goods here
its value to us, instead of $4,000, 900,
would be not less than $l50,00O,O00.
believe that in order to encourage i'm
migration such needful laws should be en-
acted, and such liberal appropriations
made as are necessary to induce it hither.
It requires no argument to show that we
need immigration to Mississippi. 1t is a
self-evident proposition that is but too APP
parent to every intelligent citizen of the
State. We all feel it and know it. The
to the United States during
the last ten years is counted by millions.
The wealth and prosperity of every North
ern and Western State have been swelled by
this constant and increasing tide. Emil
grants TO this country land at the North.
There are no papers. no pamphlets, no books,
no person there to speak word for Missis-
sippi, but, on the contrary, whatever is
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Now, people do not generally come to- a
country Of which they know nothing, much
less to country of which anything they
hear is unfavorable. AS matters now stand
1t is certain that, while many Of our sister
States have been enriched and flooded with
hardy, industrious and thrifty immigrants,
Mississippi has derived little or no benefit
from immigration, and that she is not like
Nv to derive any from it if she remains in
different and inactive on the subject.
1t occurs to me that not only Mississippi
but all the Southern STATES, by memorials
to Congress, should earnestly appeal to the
general government for aid in behalf of our
schools. If / am elected twill be my pride
and pleasure to cooperate in all just meas
ures for maintaining and improving the
free school system, and for supporting the
university and colleges and all the educa-
tional interests Of the State. The Demo-
cratic platform recognizes the fact that the
OF free government depends on
the virtue and intelligence Of the people,
and it pledges the party to maintain the free
school system in the State. In this policy
cordially concur.
Col. King and myself have been canvass
ing the State for the past thirty days and
during that time he has not presented one
single argument, any earthly reason why
the Democratic party should be displaced,
and he, as the representative OF conglom-
Grated confusion departure, elected Govern
or. What manner of man is this fusion
candidate? ! have heard him SO often that
/ will tell you what he says. At first he
clsimed to be Conservative, not Green
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