The Brookhaven leader., 1885-08-27
Gov. Lowry's Speech Of Accept
anoe.

Vi pOSSlUic -tVt anu Hts ic-uotuiua-
tion had been made unanimous,
Hons. c. =. Mitchell Of Pontotoc,
W. II. Hardy OF Lsuderdaie, and G.
b. Huddleston of Scott, were APP
poin ell u committee Of three to for
mally notify the Governor of bis
nomination. and invite him TO ad-
dress the Convention In q few
minutes the Committee returned
with the Governor end escorted him
to the Presidents desk. He was
greeted with hearty and long-con-
tinued applause, and as soon as qur
ct was restored, he spoke us fol
lows
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Con-
ventiOn
Your approving judgment-this
generous grecting-overwhelms me
with grateful emotions. / cannot
find words to express the gratitude
which feel toward you and the peo-
pie of Mississippi.
Man can achieve no higher or bet
ter reward in This life, than the con
/ tdcnce and esteem of brave, intel
/ iigent and virtuous people; the hu-
man heart can experience but few
impulses more joyful than those
which @ush from fountains opened
by Voluntary and independent eX,
| preston of popular applause. i ac-
cept the nomination which YOU have
conferred upon me to-day. not only
with personal pride and satisfaction,
but | trus: also, with just appreci.
alton of its duties and responsible
! ties
Fellow-citizcns of Mississippi, my
! life has been spent among YOU &; in
peace and in war-in wealth and IN
poverty-in sunshine and in storm
| have been identified with MissiS-
>ippi !; her people have been my poo-
pie and their God has been my God,
and so it shall be till | die. 1t has
been the ambition OF my poor life to
contribute something tn the freedom
and the progress aud the honor and
glory Of Mississippi. | am very
sensible OF the fact that my capacity
has not been equal to nv DISPOSE
ton To accomplish this end, but
I thank God that il is made manifest
to day that my humble, honest If
forts in this behalf have been apprp-
Glazed hy the people Of Mississippi
Neither the venom OF slunder, nor
the rage of personal malignity has
been able TO divert their minds and
conscicncrs from the simple WAYS Of
truth, justice and fair dealing.
Nobndy has been able to conceal
from them the patent facts, that dur
ing my administration as Governor
that the laws have been faithfully
and impartially enforced, that all
expenditures OF public moneys have
been made according to law and
have Welded the largest and best
returns, and that the State has
made uneXampled progress in mate
millions ct dollars have been invest
ed ia the State IG the last thiec aud
a half years than was in any 20
years previous 10 or since the war.
1t has been my constant aim and
dearest wish a7d fOndrst hope to
administer the office faithfully and
economically, according to law and
IN such manner as To promote the
public welfare and To meet the wish
es and ncCcs, rs of our peUpl" and
such and 10 ner shall be my pur-
pose in the . are.
In The canvass just closed there
is much ground for me To complain
OF unfair and unjust opposition
made against me by some persons,
hut thank God, there is no cause
for me to complain against the pco-
pie or the Democratic party of Mis-
si>sipp. II my enemies can atf"l d
to be unjust, can afford to forgive
them. With the deliberate judy
meat OF the Democratic party o.
Mississippi in my favor, l helc
c"nSign To a grave that knows no
resurI ec,ion, the memory of the
| wrongs done me in the late canvass
] recognize, ow-citiZrns. that
the State Government must he al
mini>tered for the common good and
for the benefit of all, but | believe,
as You believe, that all the interests
of all The people of the State will he
conserved and promoted by the con.
tinucd ascendency Of the Democrat
ic party. Tue Democratic party
comments ltselfto the people Of
Mississippi of all classes and all
conditions, not by faith alone hut
by UOrks. One has but to contrast
/ Democratic rule with that OF any
other party in Mississippi, since the
war, 10 understand why there is no
opposition, or so little opposition to
that party at this day. with NAL
ice toward none, with charity for
ALL" | renew in this presence to-day
the pledges of my faith and devotion
to that party. In the future, as in
the past, whoever opposes the Dem
ocratic party is politically my oppo-
nent, and whoever is a friend of that
party is my brother.
With the National Democratic
party once more 10 power. with sec
tional lines and passions and preju-
dices rapidly fading into obscnrily
| and Oblivion with tho ,u.,olo E.roo