The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-09-18
LETTER FROM MOBILE.
correspondent Democrat-star.

j. l have watched your primary
election with some interest this
year. Your Sheriff, who | believe
is also Tax Collector, has been elect.
ed to the same position for so long
: a term, or rather, series OF terms,
that | thought it possible a change
might be made. | know his oppO.
nent well, and "Siuk," as be is POP.
ularly known, | knew to be one of
the many popular men of your
county, and one who held the i'm.
pOrtant position OF President of
yonr County Board for some years
past, l expected would give Mr..
CLARK "A very close race ii he was
not winner; but it seems Mr.. G.
held too strong a hold on the affec
tlons of the people. He has Il par.
rallel in this county in the person
OF g.. H.. Lott, who is now, and pro.
badly while he lives, will be our
Tax Collector. There must be some
cause for this. Our people, and by
that | mean, the people of the Uui.
tel States, as a general thing, favor
rotation in office, and yet they have
the good sense to know when they
have d good official, that Office does
not spoil, and keep him there. In
this State We have an officer whose
duty 1t is to go to each comfy in
the State and examine the books
OF the tax collectors. lie recently
IN the pursuance Of his duties, Wis
tied this county. AT once the air
was filled with wild rumors-tlat
became larger and larger until it n
was said that Mr.. Lott was over :
S6O, 900 short III his accounts dne "
State, and was going to be re. u
moved, a certain day, while several n
gentlemen had petitions
'ent to the Governor for the an. al
'oihtment, so soon as the removal q
vas made, but wild as the rumors +
we're, no one could be found that iii
ould tell where they heard it, or re
Vhen 1t was to take place, or who
fortunate successor was TO be, y
My one author to all could be ira, ID
ed, and that WAS the convenient la
ne, ''They Say" Well, the nine on
avs wonder passed, and the pup. tn
les eyes were OPENED, and the fact III
as reported to be, that Mr.. Lofts JoI
0oks were all right, .. X. so call. ar
and instead OF MI. Lofts indebt-
iness to tue State there was a ty
lrge balance due him by the coun De
:, and the sensation was all spoil. 10
l Tor the rumor mongers, and MI. 0a
OFT stands stronger among the toI
than ever. let
Our people are beginning to re. cal
I'm from their Summeriug tours. kh
tue summer they fly to the cOun AM
y for fresh air, and in the fall they not
: home Tor the reason that the sat
'eezeS are too fresh. And so they POI
e hurrying back, leaving one form to
dissipation tor another. They
TO watering places, in many OIL
SEES, not for health, but because nnl
is taShiOna6e-the correct thing the
fact, and leave when nature is in Re
lis most inviting mood, the COL. apr
n days of the year, and return TO VIII
rccppti0ns. the hall. Tho the
eatrc, late suppers, night turned '
day, and all the fOllies of fash. INT
lable life, and well, ! may MS the
''tell the TRUTH" | wish | was sue
G OF them, with n purse common. nan
rate with the charming fOllies. Boa
bat author is it that says "moral. Tor
is a code devised by the old and tres
ont, 10 control and frighten a
+, young ~ scb'
The coming fall seems to bring OF {
ID 1t a shadow OF business. AT us
sent 1t is simply u shadow, but cato
N this case, "cOming events cast III
'ir shadows before" then there is left
nope that the substance of re. ceiv
ming business will soon be here. 10
d knows we need and want il tltrh
enough. There are always i'm FAY
vldent peOrle in the best of proc
eS, but a long continued taoua ed N
III business saps, little by little, ever
resources OF those who are stri- III
9 to provide tor the prOverbial Lhol
my day. but who too often find A. ].
: come very frequently, aud last weel
long for their slender means wall
all is gone but hope, and that pair;
Sherman's bloody shirt, is tat. by
d, torn and tiuttering. Ooas
Echo. los,