The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-06-11
yeritss 70 the Front.

EDITOR SIGNAL:
Some time since sent 60 the ''Sig-
nal" a short article recommending a
certain gentleman for Office, md "a
I love my friends, suppose I was
tolerably enthusiastic In his praise,
not more so however than he merits.
But It seems that knocked the scab
of a pet sore Of some poor chap
who signs himself "Rockport" and
who is. according to his own state.
ment, two big for his "Jeans brcech.
cs." As the gentleman endorsed by
me has declined to be a candidate,
and sit has been some weeks since
the article appeared, / can't see
what "R" is cutting up about at this
late day, but suppose that some one
has loaned him an old paper and he
has failed 20 make the connection.
know the gentleman proposed by
''R.' as u candidate, and know
enough Of him to know that he con-
dems the article aud would have OBJ
jccted to its publication had lie been
consulted. I make this statement
without consulting him, lest some
who do not know him should think
he instigated the article Of ."R,"
Well may he pray 10 be deliycr.d
from his friends if"R.viss sample.
"Rockport," as Is usual with Ger.
tain "don't-tread.on.t he.tail of-me-
coat" writer's, has so garbled my art.
Gle that he may mi,lead some. Did
claim to be anyboly's New York.
or Mecca" or pivot?? Am l q
"Jeffersoaian Standard" or "lengthy
eulogy," or any Of the hard names
am called by this progressive
representative OF them asses" his
country cousins not mine Fur.
thermore, was not the m n who told
him to stake a back seat ard stay
there Whoever did that was evil
IDENTIFY better acquainted with the
gentleman, and it is pity he didn't
know when he was getting good adj.
vice. He says "probably he would
have gone through the canvass with.
out appearing in print If the 'Oraclc
Of Wcsson,' &c. Say, pard, i am
proud to learn that. The whole thing
might have gone wrong; the bulwarks
of lib rty, the Resolutions OF '9S,
the Monroe Doctrine and oil the rest
of it might have gone to thundera-
ton if had not scared you out OF
the bushes. By the way, where have
you been all this time Why haven't
we heard your clarion voice corrus.
eating around the American Eagle
long ago? II OH are not ashamed
of Yourself for having kept quiet so
long, your friends ought to be, and /
expect they are. Hoist your ".leff.
ersorian Standard" rally your "doz.
Ell or more" and come out OF the ret
Elements. You may then learn that
Beat 2 has more than once saved the
county from radical rule, and that
while we arc proud OF our vote in
Wesson, We claim no particular cred-
i, for 1t, and our favoritc candidates
are usually from some other beat.
| did hope and request, Mr.. Edi-
tor. that this canvass be conducted
without any mud.throwing or often.
sive personalities, but it seems that
some small minds can be satisfied in
40 other way. The article signed
"Rockport," while apparently aim
ell at me is, think, intended for
some one else.
Is not this an Old sore Mr.. "R!'
Is there not "wheel within wheel"
You lave and can have nothing
against "Veritas," but arc you not
Just little riled somewhere else,
by your allusion to "city" md
"countryn and '.jeans breeches" and
"stcady yeomanry' and all that. yon
seem to be catering to the prejudice
OF the most ignorant class of our
country people. will state for
your cdification that we are working
people here, and that Jeans brooches
IRE good enough for us, and as We
,cork VIC are BILE to buy cloth to make
them large enough; We all wear home
made goods in Wesson, Bub. Capt.
Oliver is sporting new pair OF "jeans
pants" and is evidently proud Of
hem. a friend, who is, a switch for
guessing" says that ar" is either
woman, q lunatic or country law
yer fishing for al Office. and predicta
that whatever candidates he cham"
pions will "Pdss orer the River.
Let US hear fron you again son.
ny; as brought you out, / want to
know whether I am entitled to thanks
or the naledictions Of the commune
ty.
Furthermore, il you intend run
ming the whole thing some Of the "o!d
stagcrs' would like to know when to
turn loose. So come again It won't
hunt me, and as the boy said to his
daddy, at may be the making Of the
purp.n Yours truly,
VERITAs.
Poor FellowI
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