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HOME, LAFAYETTE COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI, May 30, 1888.

MISSISSIPPI, May ~, 1000.
ED. EAGLE: 1t is not my in
tention by a rapid transition
from the role offs quiet obscure
citizen ofyOur county, to emerge
to the surface as a politician, or
political newspaper correspond
ent, but | desire to- call the at
tention of your readers TO some
reflections worthy OF their con-
sideratioD. The people of La
Fayette county should not for
get on the 9Th of July that the
Hon. J. Il Morgan has proven
himself to be an able, pure and
faithful Representative and 1t is
n fact that by hOnOring him with
the denomination they will he
honoring themselves. There is
nothing to be read between the
lines nor nothing "behind the
scenes as an incentive to in
duce allegiance to my subject
Ii is the duty of every citizen of
a republic to express his honest
sentiments about officials when
necessary. 1t is purely from a
sense of patriotism which
prompts me. Now a days many
coed men exhibit rather an I'M
worthy policy In their political
action. The question to be de.
cided by them is, which of the
candidates in the race will be
of most benefit to me or which
eau | exchange patronage with
The best and the nOblest is Of
ten lost sight ofand the peoples
wishes r frequently trampled
under their feet. In the life and
heart of such individuals, | i'm
agine | can see an altar conse.
Grated to themselves. They are
the idol whom they worship,
whom they exalt above every
thing else, for whom they wish
for all things, at the feet of whom
they would fain see all the world
kneel. According to my best
light, | can see nothing in Col.
Morgan, but the noble, the real.
ly'patriotic clad il his robes of
Office. deserving the plaudits OF
his fcllow.men. Let us by n ret.
respect of his life sec if my pre-
misses can be controverted. AT
the beginning of the war when
the country needed men of SUI.
perb courage, he was in the
front ranks with a musket on his
shoulder, and was promoted.
At a later day when radicalism
was rife, when poverty and love
of self tempted many of our
southland to wallOw in the mire
and decorate themselves with
dripping filth, Col. Morgan did
not fall OH his knees before the
shrine of radicalism for office.
He earned self respect by bat
Ting with the enemy, and often
bore She burden of defeat, hut
he justly wears to-day, ION his
brow the laurel mingled with
the oak" When by his ener-
gies combined with other patri
otto Mississippians, democracy
triumphed at the polls, Judge
Morgan was honOred by a seat
in the senate, subsequently
when his district needed n chan
cellor tho legal fraternity al
most unanimously endorsed the
appointment of this man OF
stainless integrity. The en-.
dorsement by neigh3ors and
friends is tie highest compl;.
ment paid any statesman. Col.
Morgan has not only received
the almost unanimous endorse.
ment OF his own county but all
of his adjoining counties. Col.
Morgan shOula come home and
have joint discussions with his
opponents, if possible. His op,
ponents are strangers to the
writer and l will not attempt TO
make comparisons but it is q
compliment TO anyone to say,
they are equal in every respect
with him. Let the white lipht
of-public opinion, untrammeled
make this decision between the
candidates The people of La
Fayette should bear in mint
that Judge Morgan has had
four years schooling at Wash.
ington. Some very small poll
tician may say, that this is Nor
gan's third term. Ii such an in.
dividual will only refer to the
Congressional directory, he will
ascertain that this iuie does not
apply to Congressman. IL re-
quires years of study to make a
respectable representative. 1t
should be viewed in the light of
a trade or distinct profession.
and when we see that devotion
to duty is the star that guides
our representative, as is evi.
IDENTIFY the case now, we should
exert ourselves to retain him.
May his opponents at the termi-
nus ofthis election exclaim with
the poet when he said:
Twas ever thus from childhood hour
I've my fondest hopes decay"
mr. ~