The Dawson journal., 1886-07-29
THE SENATORSHIP.
Col Turnipseed a Good Democrat.
Democrat in Fort Gaines Tribune.


issue of your paper 1 notice tie
publication of what purports to
be an editorial taken from the col
umns of the Cuthbert Enterprise
and Appeal, criticising the action
OF the Democracy of Clay county
IN their selection of Col. r. A,
Turnipseed as their choice for
State Senator. | desire to submit
a few reflections, not for the pur-
pose of bolstering up Col. Turnip-
seed, but to demonstrate the obvi-
Gus unfairness of the editorial re-
ferred to, and to show the infinite
presumption Of one mans assuring
to speak authoritively for the
Democracy of three. eonnties.
/ believe it is conceded accord.
ing to the usages of the Democrat
ic party in this district that, to
Clay belongs the right to furnish
Senatorial timber this time. If
this be true, then it will occur to
any candid mind that the only
proper way in which that choice
can be indicated, is by an express
sion of the Democracy of the
county. That choice has been in
dicated-that expression was had
through the Democracy of this
county in their recent convention
No man can say that the best ele-
ment of the party in this county
was not represented in that con-
vention. In fact, q more repre-
sentative body, l am reliably in
formed, has not convened in many
years in this county.
He says, "Clay county need not
foist man Objectionable in every
feature upon the Democratic
voters OF the other two counties. "
Indeed, upon what meet doth
this, our Caesar, feed that he hath
grown so great?" l can hardly
believe that the Democracy of the
other two counties will be dictated
to by one man. Col. Turn ipseed
some years ago, it is true, exhibit
cd some Independent tendencies,
but he has always been in perfect
accord with the State and Nation
al Democracy. His allegiance to
the party, State and National, has
always been, and is ROW, unwaiv-
ering and ste adfast. He has
fought Radicalisna always. To
say that in every other sense, Col.
Turnipseed is qualified to make
US representative, is to assert
fact that will BE- conceded by ev-
cry one WHO knows him. Eluca-
ted, a lawyer once by profession,
one of the wealthiest and most
successful farmers in the county
eminently qualities him to make
splendid and efficient represent
alive of the people. Either the
editor does not know Col. Turnip-
seed, or did not mean as much as
he said. The safest criterion by
which mans true worth is TO be
estimated, is to find out how he
stands at home. Col. Turnip-
seeds fealty to the party, and his
sympathy with all of its public
measures, is not questioned by
any who know him. In fact, as a
matter Of justice and policy, is it
not better to throw the mantle Of
charity over q few foibles of a
good man, than by cherishing
them, put him under the ban of
political ostracism?
Let me write a note OF warming
to the good people Of this district.
Be careful how you drive q COOL
and influential man out of the
ranks of the party. In the upper
part Of the district all manner of
slanderous reports have been put
into circulation against Colonel
Turnipseed Some one has now
reported that he supported Cone
in his race against Hoyl for Sen
ator. A baser SANDER could not
have been uttered. Everybody in
this county knows it TO be false.
Now [ desire to say in conclusion,
that in advance of the action of
the county convention, L was not
supporter Of Colonel Turnip-
sed for the reason that L promised
to support another equally as
we'll qualified for the Office, in
his candidacy. But after the ac-
ton of the convention, l thought