The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-16
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Gen. Citnlnicrx' MHuiEcsto-IIfs1 indie.
pendent Race in Mississippi. t5S
WAsIIINaroS, May l5.-General james
R. Chalmers, OF Mississippi. has published
his announcement that he will be an Inde.
pendent candidate for Representative in
Congress in the Second district OF that
State He says that he has been talking
for the Democracy for fully thirty years. and
that there has been but one single canvass
in all that time when he was in Mississippi
in which he did not spend time and money
for the party. But now the Lapar Dem
ocrats," who control tho party in
the State, have departed from
the true Democratic faith, and
have attempted to throw him over
board rs y Jonah to the Republican whale,
and he will oppose them in the next elec-
ton. lie announces that rs n candidate
for Congress he will stand on his record,
[nvoring the standard silver dollar and
opposing the National banks fayoring Il
tariff for revenue. but willing to permit the
present tariff to stand for few years to
see il it will develop manufactures in the
South and raise revenue enough to pay of
the National debt and destroy the banks
Continuing, lie says: '1}ut the question
which I regard as fur above and beyond all
other political questions in importance to
US is tie protection Of the Mississippi Val
ley from overflow, and for the patriotic
and manly message Of President Arthur on
this subject shall support his Aduinis.
tration on all questions where he Is not
autagonistic to the views herein expressed.
Whethes We shall have greenbacks or
National bank pptes; whether we shall
hare tariff for revenue Yith incidental
protection, or . tariff for protection With in
cidental raycnue, whether We sIan GuSe
free whisky and tobacco or not, and
whether We shall extend and emphasize
the Monroe doctrine At this time or not,
though all.important In themselves, arc
Insignificant in themselves to Mississippians
in comparison with the great question
whether the heaviest tax.paying portion
OF our State shall ba protected n OF
given over to destruction by annual tloado
Alen, women md children sitting OIL ll,cil
hous..tops amid waste OF waters have nc
patience viii, those who talk about wan
! q CfHettt4ti"4af Vofaf " p!b@ctt tHcHu
issomas Jefferson found authority to buy
Louisiana, extending then from tile mdEtl
; to the source c. the MississipRi river, qqt
no Je(ersonian Democrat should auibhlt
+ about authority to protect 1t. Neither the
Republican nor Democratic.party asa party
are for lis on this question; but, il Alississip
/ pi, Louisiana and Arkansas will take firm
independent stand on tits question: VT
can force all parties to recognize aGd giy'
us our rights. Mississippi alone can d
much to accomplish it, and do not hesi
tate to say that am for that man and thu
party that will do the most for us on thi
sub bjeet.t@ Sentimental politics arc vel
enough in their place, but ! uni opposed tt
, sacrificing our material interest either L
sentiment or name. The position Of Pres
, ident Arthur certainly stands IN S:rikin
contrast with tho action Of tho Lamar l."g
; isluturc, who run away from their pos
! when the flood was ut its highest, as II the
were afraid they would DO called u a.
something for the ovettlowed district, ant
/ sent commissioners TO Washington to be
: aid from Congress. while refusing even I
pay their expenses "$;( 4. ,5s.4