The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1882-09-02
n. Nj, ROanes Address.

J A strict adherence to party discipline
whether the action OF the party meet,
with response in the minds of the peo
pie or not, seems now to be an exploded
idea with many of the best people in the
country yet there are many who hon
estiy belleve that to run counter to the
action OF their party by a member of the
party is sin for which no amount O.
repentance can ever expatiate. Notwith.
standing this, l have concluded, aftel
mature reflection, to offer myself to the
voters OF the 4th Congressional District
as an Independent candidate for the seal
IN Congress now occupied by the Hon.
Il. ID. Money, and will abide their decis.
ion at the polls in November.
In doing this, | offer now no other
reason than that l do not believe that
Mr.. Money is in accord with the people
OF this district OIL many of the leading
questions; nor do l believe he is their
choice for Congress.
In offering myself, desire to state that
l am firm believer i'm rotation in office,
and that it is the greatest protection to
the best interest of the people. I believe
that the material interest of the people
and country is above party or party dis.
clpline. shall advocate the supervision
OF all corporations by the Congress of
the United States within constitutional
limits for the best interest of the people.
| shall advocate sn annual appropriation
by Congress sufficient, when combined
with State appropriations, to furnish to
every child a good common school edu-
cation. | oppose the grinding exactfons
OF corporate monoisolies. favor cur,
rency issbed directly by the Government,
OF the United States receivable for all
dues, both public and private, apd itsi
value fixed and controlled by the repre-
sentatives of the people. | favor the
payment of the National debt as speedily
as practicable. ] favor the bi-metalict
standard as now fiKed by the law. IL
favor an adjustment OF the tariff SO that;
machinery for the manufacture of cotton
jute, rance and hemp, agricultural inn,
plements, the tools of mechanics and the
articles of food amd clothing necessary
to support the asri9ulturaIist, the me-
chanic and the operatives in manufacto-
rles shall be admitted into our ports duty
free. / shall advocate, il elected, a re-
duction in the fees and salaries Of ffedealj 1
officers SO that the officers may not grow
rich while the people are growing poor. \
Last, but not least, ] shall advocate and 4
absolute fairness in not only 1
this, but all succeeding elections so that
the precise will Of the people as expressed
At the polls shall govern.
II these views suit the people, and they
lesire to vote for Al man who has the
,amerity to assert his entire independ-
'nce of party conventions and party
bosses when he disagrees with them,
hen | shall be Obliged to them for their
support. From those who disagree with
ne, have nothing to ask but fairness
md Il right to think and act for myself.
1t is thought by omethat my candi-
lacy will encourage the Greenback and
parties, one or both, to make
nomination, and that it will result in
he election Of a Greenbacker or Repub-
lean. To such ! have this to say, that
hould either one OF these parties make
nomination, ] will withdraw from the
ontest.
| believe that the people will do what
hey think right and to their best inter-
st, and by their action am willing to
bide. Respectfully, {.
WALrHAL, Mss, Aug. %, 1882.