The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-10-16
LETTER TaON ALABAaA.


liz n COUNTRY. ALA. Oct. IL, 1891.
Editor de- mocrat+Star:
Nj last letter ~ you gave satisfaction
to some folks aud 10 some u didnt, for
yOn see we country people arn't mp to
spuff lie town folks, and it was To be ex
pected that some would kmk. Did ! tell
you | was y farmerf Well, l I'm. but bless
Won. | never work ut il oh, no, the most
successful farmers who can sit around and
give points aud general directions are pol
i~ticians. II is the poor, average faimer
that does the bustling. l have a suspic-
ion that Young Voter" is n farmer with
experience like myself. aud l think he
will have good deal more Of il before be
gets his aticket" elected. But il you
want the very ripesT, juci,st faimeI ex-
pcrieuce. you must get an editor farmer.
They are the fellows who KIN NV it al! on
paper. bur bless You When it comes right
down to hard pan. they know no more
abonr milking a COW or cleaning a stable
than a Hottrntot knows about "A Sunday
School, Did Won ever hear one of them
make a speech 10 the farmers. hardy
yoemanry of the country" 'pillars and
supporters of the government "honies
which are patterns of quiet contentment
aud elegance. and their barns, neat. clean
aud sweet smelling, and full t. overflow
ing" ETC., etc. between these sentences
is where the applause comes in. They
appear 10 have za idea that the stables
are fitted up with sceni.jars and Bruss-ll
carpets. v practical ideas do not TAKE
this in. ! iried 10 be a practical farmer
once and made q iower-bed, when a
young lady passed aud asked me who was
buried there | didn't tell beI, but it
vas The grave of my hopes, and so, from
y practical farmer, | am going to be a po-
IItical farmer, aud shall use words, each
one of which must weigh about three
pounds. But | don't Intend to get tangled
M Ike Young Voter" He wants a new
deal, he SAWS, but dominates his first man,
d. smith, for the third term for State
Then he npminates the editor OF
the Item for an office not elective, but a
little thing like that makes no difference,
Won know. aud IL does take so little To
ticklr some people, and excite their vani-
But candidates are thick, and still
the, come, making new complications.
A new office to be filed By the people is
General Administrator, aud Major w. H..
Sheffield is in the field for it, with IA
bright chance for success. The shrievalty
has become questionable, since Cieve
Pritehard il Announced, for up to that
time Dorian lad the innings, but Cleve
will get many "A vote down here as well as
all over The cuunty, Dorian Is carrying
much weight, his friends fear.
mm-s, Williams. Lott and Stone are
considered safe horses, but tor
sheriff and clerk of the Circuit
Court it is slmo t anybody's race. always
excepting Case, who knows the people
have told him In thunder tones he was
not wanted Why, if he has a freud
for IN office. he has to come out
IN a card and tell the people he is not to
be placed, or his friend is beaten. But the
iait is young. and new meu may come
nut that will change everything. her
Dur late member of Congress, Capt. Jas.
Jones is a candidate for Judge of the
.,ircuit COurt, and think he can be count.
I'd safe 20 wager ON. for Marengo. CLARK,
w a%sbingtOu d d Chnctaw counties are
to be very sure tor him, and here and
u Baldwin his chances are equal. We
nave also several candidates tor Solicitor
for this county, but Sheldon has made us
/ capital ono, and there is but little use
swapping IA w~ell-known, sound animal Tor
we know nothing about. Members
the Legislature are also mentioned,
as the country il entitled to one, who
now butthe lighting might strike.
C., N. j.