The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03
Hon. n. BarlsdaIe for Governor.


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DARK CoRNER, Mss, Nov. 70, 1856.
Correspondent Demoerat-Stai.
! This tried and true Democrat,
like our faithful Representative IN
J Congress, Van Eaton, has beeu de.
, teated in his district; not, il is
true, by Il man of doubtful ability
to serve his constituency, for Col.
Hooker has been tIled, and is The
peer of any man in legislative and
oratoricaI abilities and powers.
1t is OF Barksdale, how ever, that |
propose to speak, and | beg to as
sure you that l know whereof /
speak. He is a self-lnade man,
having been u close student from
boyhood, and possessing the high
est principles of integrity, with
ample nerve TO act out bis plincl-
pies. LII preof of this, | will relate
an incident in his early life Many
years ago, when quite young and
just starting out in the world, he
entered into a mercantile copart-
nerShip With Il man much older than
himself, IN an interior town of this
who had been successful in
business. lii Difference to which
conceded to him the lead :,
and management of their business. !
But being OF industrious habits {
With an investigating mind, La
made it Il point to look ove then +
'ooks to see who their customers .
we're and what prices goods were q
harged to them, in order probably, I
. approximate the profits OF their
usinesS, which investigation led !
i'm to the knowledge that in many 4
asses identically the same goods 9
ere charged to different customers "
t very different prices /; and, for d
explanation of which he called L
pom bis partner, who stated that Il
re goods were all charged as priced u
customers-that IN fact this +,
'nrSe was one OF the secrets of D
lccess in trade. Barksdale differ Il
with his partner in these prac. il
IN so far a to insist that all c,
cir accounts should be examined y
I'd charges made uniform before
aklng ont and presenting their
lis. That their business must be N
me- on the square, aud every GUS "
treated alike, SO long rs he OF
rs connected with 1t. Conse- OF
Ience a rupture, IL fight, a whip II
Il freshman aud a partnership no
solution. VI
After abandoning this, his first I'll
ort in business, for the reasons ia
owe stated, he removed to Yazoo te
ty aud conducted u newspaper &C
lied The YaS00 Democrat, for sew ca
years with great success ; from TO
itch he was transferred to Il wider Is
Id, having been engaged GU the 81
| MiSsiSSippida, at jackson, ana
Ter State papers, where his efforts al,
tue editorial sanctum, the forum
d hastings, are public property,
d known and approved by all luI
ssissippians. AS a Representa-
Q in Congress he was i~ndefatiga- !.
!, ever ut his post, watching ~
/ conteuding for the rights aud y.
erests of his constituency, and Sh
$ very probable that If he bad
remained III Washington whilst ste
nominating conventions were is
aHH L H -
ng manipulated, e'would have pa
N his own successor. He has we
all times, and under all circum- SCI
noes, been q true, consistent lit,
Denocrat-aIways seeking vii
the good of the party, losing VIII
lit OF his individuality for the fer
Of his party. bal
This is the style of mar l would to
to see made Governor of Mis- AN,
and if you will second the yat
ton, | will now move 1.-THE mo-
J to be pnt at the proper time I
| place. that Hon. Il. Barksdale lica
the nominee for Governor OF ~
'sissippi at the next g%uberhato- ~
election. AMACUs. terS