Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-04-08
sealed Bids for Congress.

AhS oNoV't ib eu's stu NpaSsSc
sional district having arrived for
Mr.. vox Popali and told many
voters'to speak in clarion tones to
the dear people about the varied
qualifications of the different can.
di,lates who are always in the
hands of their friends, itprobably
behooves the editors of this journal
to also speak up OH the part they
will take and the role they will eli.
deavor to plav in the last and q.
gantic struggle for the liberty and
salvation of the State. We hope
that no unthoughted candidate will
have the temerity to misjudge our
action or question our fidelity to
the party, when We speak out
frankly and truthtully, and say
that it is the money in this cam.
paign that We are after. VS. have
no friends to reward, no enemies to
sink into oblivion under the crush.
ing " weight OF our influence and
dlsapproba,ion. It's Gully the sim
pie sheckles that we are after; this
and nothing more. In case the coin
age Of silver should stop, and the
gold certificates be withdrawn, and
times continue 10 grow harder, and
taxes aud credit prices to get high
tr, We simply wish to amass \ few
samples OF each species a. souvi
neer, of the good old time, in
case we may want TO go into the
dime museum busin, IS after awhile
and present there coins as the
greatest curiosities OF the close OF
the 10Th century.
Our plan and terms, will be as
follows: any one wishing to have
the congressional timber in him
sized up (Scribners messurc) and
his usefulness to the country por'
trayed in the most glowing terms,
together with the popular clamor
for his service, will simply fill in
the following blanks; Age' how you
stood OH Z to s COUNT ever been a
candidate for post Office honorsi
Methodist, OF Baptist Important
Grover Cor Jeffersonion democrat,
ever elected alderman. General,
Colonel or Captaini (your choicr)
your whereabouts during the war;
In the van in reconstruction days!
Influential familyi married or sin.
slei Especially kid gloves or hor
ney handed son OF toili In film.
out these blanks you nce:l not say
anything about the opposition, We
know all about him, ana can lay il
on to him III style guaranteed to
be satisfactory to the most faStidi
ons. Our name is get there Eli il
1t takes all summer, and If our di
rections are followed ont, we al
ways elect our man. The ten thou
sand readers of this Journal have Il
legion of newspaper fiendS wht
borrow aud real this organ, Of the
people without thought of how II
is gotten up or whether the printer
is ever paid, but they are wheel
horses in a political campaign, ant
they all follow in the line hlazed on
by this journal. Now if all the bud
ding candidates wish genuine crys
talized taf,y spread all over themul
titudiuOus host Of constituency thai
pernse the columns OF this Journal
Just send in your sealed bids, Will
az much OF the archemcdian lever
referred to above, as you can get NJ
yourselves and borrow from youl
friends. And we will promise that
the longest polo shall take the per
simmon, and that our stentorian
voice will soon be heard in the land
aud the echo therefrOm will bt
your praises sung by the million
voices from every bower and glen
in this 9Th congressional district o
Mississippi. Your misgivings AM
short comings will be white washpt
in a cement that will stick, and al
electro. calcium light will be turned
on the weak points of the opposing
c audida,es, showing all the worn
eaten cavities of their worthless
carcasses.
The ruilrOad strike IL still "