The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-08
FIVE REASONS
Why Hon. B. III. Bum Ought TO be
Renominated for Congress.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l

Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
The convention to nominate candi-
date for Congress in the Fourth District
Is called to meet at Durham on the Goth
Of July. Very little has been said in
print about the convention because it
has been generally conceded that Hon.
b. h. Bum would be his own successor.
AS the convention is soon to meet de-
sire to submit, briefly, a few reasons
why there ought to be no opposition to
Mr.. Bum.
FIRsT-He has made faithful Rep
resentative, and has done as much for
his constituents as it has been possible
to do under the circumstances. There
has never been O time when a Southern
representative, even one of long
experience, exercised SO little influence
IN Congress. Reed and his crowd have
run things their own way and neither
Mills nor Bynum nor Crisp nor any
Democrat has been able to secure any
measure that did not please the Repub-
llcan boss. AS a member of the Com
mittee on Claims, Mr.. Bum has been
one of the leading members and has
earnestly and ably fought every unjust
claim that has been presented 1t is in
this committee that most of the private
stealing is done and sanctioned. Mr..
Bum has stood squarely against all
claims that were unjust, and has defeat
ed several of them. In the House, he
has been always in his seat and has
voted always in the interest of his peO-
pie. No member was more active in
trying to secure the passage of the bill
to grant free coinage of silver; and no
one was more earnest in opposition to
the Federal Election law. He was busy
all the days Of the discussion arguing
with Northern Republicans and urging
them to vote against the bill. DEFY
any man to put his finger upon an i'm
proper vote or act of his during his pres
ent term, or to show wherein he has
failed In the performance Of every duty.
SECOND. He is in full accord with the
demands of the farmers, and has writ
ten that he will support AMI vote for
the measure of relief which the Farm
ers' Alliance has formulated. | hear
that his replies to questions from prom
inent Alliance men have been entirely
satisfactory. This, together with bis
lCScIO Ou tlc TItt OllNtI Dlll anu the
Low Tariff bill, show where lie stands
upOn public questions.
THIRD. If he has done his full DUTY
las no one doubts), and is in symp THY
with the demands of the people e h,
says, and as everybody admits)-b. j,
entitled to denomination as an end
, ment, and II accordance with ~
J precedent. In this district
crat has been refused a rec
second term in Congress. Al % io
ought not to be made in Mr.. Bum
, case, unless he has been unfaithful, IN,
nobody intimates any lack Of fdelity o
devotion to duty.
FOURTH-Mr Bum has stror ge
claims to denomination for second RI
than Gen. Cox had, because he redeeme,
,, the district from Radicalism. In th
! previous election, Republican had bee
! elected. AS soon as Mr.. Bum wa
;, nominated he took the stump, and can
vassed the district most thoroughly
He conducted the most arduous cam
paign, making ninety five speeches i
the district. Everybody recalls his splen
did and vigorous campaign, and for hi
: slendid work in the campaign il i
conceded generally that it would be a
injustice to fail to renominate him.
= FIFTH-We need in Congress men c
e experience, and at this stage it woul
g be mistake to make a change MI
. Bum has done well. Why make
+ change? VOTER.