Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-13
A Frank, MANY Letter.

Ap tAN uht'h Il LAX IN A+2L SE-NN HN-
MEXICO, Mo-, May 4th, lSS6.-
The following letter from Mr.. Virgil
Williams, written me from Bowling
Green while he was travelling in the
interest of his business, although in
tended for no one but myself, so cor
rectly represents Mr.. Williams
ideas, hopes and ambitions that l
have concluded on my W response
bility to have it published:
j. ID. MORRIS.
BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, April 80.
Mr.. j. D.. NORRIS: Dear Sir:
As l am in a business requiring my
constant attention, thereby preclud-
ing the pleasure of personal inter-
view at present, | will write you. As
you have doubtless seen through thu
papers I am a candidate for me-
of County ClH-, ia 'i an. Ih'lA
7 am 80 ihed for the office. L do
. undertake to say that 1 or any
other man in the county can go into
that office and perform its duties as
acceptably as MI. Locke's twenty
four years enable him to do now,
but l do say that the advantage of an
extended experience of years as a
teacher, and a lengthy exper-
icnce as a business man in the differ
ent commercial interests of the coun-
try. will at least be some advantage
in filling properly al office, the chief
requisites of which are common sense,
application and accurateness. AS
you have known our family from
your boyhood I feel free to ask your
favorable consideration of the follow
ing facts: l need the office. The
best interests of a large and depen-
dent family demand my presence at
home. Every avenue of social and
religious enjoyment has been closed
to me for years by reason of the ma
ture Of my business, aud not of my
own choice, but from necessity. While
this avocation has called for business
qualifications, which would enable
me to cope successfully with the most
experienced business men ali over the
state, and be subjected to the most
severe criticism, yet I have been EN-
abled to make a success of it. But
l want to say that every year spent
in its pursuit has been a living con-
tradiction of my former life and n
direct antagonism to my own couvic-
tions. 1 want now to return through
this, the first avenue which has been
opened to me, to a citizens life, q
citizen in that county my family live
in, and where l always expect to
live, where my family ties are formed,
and for whose varied resources, agri-
cultural, mechanical and commercial,
1 have used what talent I had in ben
efitting. Audrain county has
pied a space in every article l ever
wrote in the state, not with any mer-
censry motive, but because I loved
my home and was proud Of the Dem
ocratic yeomanry who have made the
county what it is and placed her at
the front as worthy of imitation in
morals, education and Democratic
principles. Can 1 not live among
you and enjoy these influences, and
by close application to the duties of
the Office to which l aspire, prove
myself worthy of SO important a priv
ilege? Sir, l want once more to gath
er my seven children around my
humble h%earthstone and make them
feel that they have a home, a father
and q protector. Would not any
father who has a family of whom he
is proud feel as 1 do? Put yourself
in my place in Imagination and gov
ern yourself accordingly. But excuse
me I am worrying you by the length
of a letter written while waiting for
a belated train. If you can endorse
want your influence, and shall
ever try to prove myself worthy.
Yours Truly.
j. V. WILLIAMS.
The above being worthy of repro
duction we give 1t space IN the LED