The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-07-30
nr. AB. au,ne. speaAs for MIm.eIf.
Editor Copiahan:

Editor Copiahan:
In your issue of last week some
one signing himself rrohibition'
ist" from Beat 4, asked me the
question why I allowed tho bill
authorizing the sale OF whiskey ut
Myles to pass without my protest.
Now it turns out that the gen
tleman does not live in Beat 4, but
il citizen of Hazlchurst and wax
never known to tear his shirt for
prohibition.
1 SEQ no objection to persons
Withholding their names from news
paper articles, but it looks a little
crooked when q man has to deceive
the public as to his location, and,
would suggest to the gentleman
that Beat 4 is able to take care of
Itself.
If the question was asked for the
purpose of prejudicing my interest
with the prohibitionists, you are
welcome to oil there is in it, doctor,
but if asked with q view to having
the public informed on a question
involving their interest, then it was
proper, and / am glad you asked it.
I recognize the doctrine, that
officers are the servants of the peo.
pie and should be ready at all times
to give an account of themselves,
and if their record will not stand
the test, they are not entitled to
the support of the people.
If the sale of whiskey in Myles
was legalized it was secured by a
provision in the act incorporating
the town. The bill was introduc.
cd by Senator Martin, and passed
the House on q motion of Repre-
sentative Barksdale of YazoO, as
the Journal shows. / never saw
the bill and il it was read in the
House except by its title, it Was
when l was absent from the Hall.
I was OH the standing committee,
besides committee OH East Missis.
sippi Insane Asylum, and Mt the
time the bill referred to passed the
House,near the close of the session,
the Committee often met while the
House was in session, and the bill
may have passed while l was IN
Committee room.
understand that the citizens of
Myles desired the right to sell it,
saying they were within a few
yards of county line and fthey did
not have it where they could con.
troll il some one was to open up
business just across the line, in
sight, perhaps, of their business
and that the practical effects of the
general prohibition act would not
be changed by the law. But | cx.
pected the matter would he met in
q separate proposition and did not
look for 1t in the town charter. 1t
was far from my desire to support
any proposition that would defeat
the wish of the people on this
question.
/ trust that any one interested
to know my record OIL this or any
other question, will investigate for
themselves.
/ desire that the record | have
made in the House shall decide
the point with my fellow citizens us
to whether they will advance me to
the senate, for if should be con.
tinued in the Legislature l would
adhere to the same policy marked
out by service in the House.
LIDO not aspire to the position
having any individual interests to
subserve, hut rather, if | were to
consult my individual interests, |
would have to decline tho position
if rendered, and if the convention
shall prefer Mr.. Meade, or Mr..
Dodds, your choice shall be mine.
Hoping that the convention may
nominate men who will inspire
confidence and secure success.
/ am Respectfully,
A. B. GUYNEs.