The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-05-14
PINEY WOODS ENDORSED.

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Editor DemOcrat-Star
"Piney Woods speaks the truth,
and echoes the sentiment of every
business man in this district, when
he says, "there Is no sense ia send.
ing up some inexperienced man TO
waste Que or two sessions in learn
ing how to work = there is no sense
in always beginning and never
completing. Every corporation
knows how essential to success it is
to have an experienced manager at
the head OF its affairs. No firm
would think of employing an mex.
%perienced man to buy or sell goods
for them, however much they loved
him. And why contemplate the
employment OF IL "piney woods
Representative" at the expense OF
5000 per annum to flltter away
his term Of Office and do us no goodg
Can the 9th Congressional District
afford to indulge its %eaprices to the
amount of $5,000f Are we so
richf / think not. l am willing
to admit that the "Tall Pine Tree
is a clever gentleman, and that lie
did his duty in the campaign of
1884, but he received his reward in
the satisfaction of the success of his
labors; we all did our duty, else,
the "Tall Pine Trees" efforts
would have been futile. BY way
of illustration, | would say that
Judge Van Eaton has for two terms
been like Il mariner struggling
against adverse wind and tide try
ing to reach the goal, that is, 10
gain a thorough knowledge of his
business, and influence sufficient to
command attention whelrie wishes
to be heard on an application for
his share of Federal aid, in the
shape of appropriations for rivers,
harbOrs, post roads, public build.
ings, ETC., and were he to lay upon
bis oars now, when SO near his jour.
ney'S end, to allow a new man to
step on board to take his place, be.
fore Roadway could be resumed,
the Congressional craft would be
dritted far to leeward, where every
Congressman must begin, We would
hen have to tax our pockets as well
Is our patience, while the new man
against wind and tide in
lis efforts to reach tie pOlnt where
Judge Van Eaton now stands.
gOnld say to the Summit Sentinel
nan that, when we have no work to
10, we will take It's piney woods
'tackey" AMI break him to harness
or old acquaintance sake, but Just
we are in the midst OF the
season, and rather than
isk the grass running away with
'ur crop we will stick to the old aud
veil tried plOw stock. POetical SEN
iment and stern business do not
% hand in hand IN this world, and :
complimentary vote to a cand.
ate whom yOn do not wish TO elect '
too dangerously p%Oetical, too :
lany might indulge the same sen, )
iment ut the same time, then alas! .
would he too late to mourn. We
rould be like the pretty maiden :
tho in the exhuberance of a fellow
threw open the door of her s
ird cage and allowed her bird to /:
scapc. and too late repented the {
ct grief could not restore the lost t
rGasure. So It would be with !
hose who indulge too freely in com f
votes, too late TO regret i
'hen the bird has flown. q
1t behOoyes the delegates who at i
the Sixth Congressional Dis G
riot Convention to take a common
ense view of the matter, and make {
p their minds as to who uOald and I
'Ould represent, 10 the best ad
antlge, the interests of this Dis !
rict, and declare themselves for !
bat man openly aud above board, 5
nd vote for him first, last and al 4
They owe it to their friend \
OF to lead him on by false hopes. !
hey owe 1t to their constituents to t
elect the ablest man aud nominate il
iI!. :
Relying upon the good sense and I
uSiness capacity of the delegates {
lat our people will send to repre- i
mt them in convention, ] venture a
} say Judge Van Eaton will be that \
Ian. Ever thine own, e
JOE MILLER. 4