The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-10-01

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hence | was not voted for except by q
few who wrote my name on the
ticket.
desire to state now that in no per-
snnal sense am candidate for the
office. but out of Difference to the
wishes of my fellow citizens sf this
Uinc6lm) county. aS well as to urgent
solicitations from leading citizens of
your county, | assume the position,
and announce myself as candidate
for the office. ] desire in this couucc-
ton to say that it is gratifying to my
pride to I've thus endorsed by the peO-
pie of the county of my adoption,
amongst whom | began life in early
manhood, and would esteem it as a
great honor to he likewise endorsed
10y the people of the county of my
nativity. between whom and myself
there arc tics that no adversely can
sever.
When the Floatorial Convention
met at Kcnnolia | was in hope that IL
result would lie reached satisfactory
to the people of both counties, and
that would harmonic and unite upon
u single man the Democracy of the
district but such was not the result,
the Franklin county delegates adher-
ing to DR.. Newman and the Lincoln
county delegates, with equal tenacity
adhering to myself; hence no nominal
ton was made, and the convention,
treating both parties before it us loyal
and true Democrats between whom,
under the circumstances, no selection
could he made, adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman with the
understanding that the decision as be
tween the parties before the cOnven-
ton should bc made by the people of
the two counties at the November
election; with the further under
standing that if an independent or
Republican should enter the race the
body was to be reconvcncd and make
Il selection and nomination in the in
tcrest of the Democratic party. If
such Il contingency arises, so far as
am concerned. there will be no diff
Guilty in placing before the people Il
single Democratic nominee to meet
and combat any independent or Re
publican opposition.
There is now, however, no prospect
of the necessity contemplated by the
5 convention arising, and so it is that
DR.. Newman and myself are the only
two candidates before the people for
the office, and between lis they must
decide, and the decision made, even if
, adverse, | will respectfully bow TO
without any pangs of defeat or humil-
iation.
Upon the only National question
upon which either of us, if elected,
will be called upon to act, he and |
are agreed that is to say, upon the
demands made by the industrial elias
by the convention at Ocala. We both
endorse these demands. | do, be
cause, in short, believe them to be
necessary, constitutional and Demo
cratic, and in the interest of the great
majority of the industrial classes OF
this county Iespouse their claim as
just, proper and within the legitimate
limitations of governmental power as
warranted by IL proper conception OF
Democratic principles. | do not and
never have regarded these demands,
if enacted into law, and class lcgisla-
ton, as they have been denounced.
If did would oppose them, because
| stand squarcly upon the Democratic
: doctrine of "cqual rights to all and
special privileges to none" | under
stand the principles and great demand
of the industrial classes of this cOun-
ty to be, that the National govern
: ment shall reassume its constitutional
duty and provide n currency for the
= people adequate to the demands OF
. trade, and that it shall not remit this
power to few individuals of aggre-
J gated capital under the name of Ma
t tOndl Banks, because the power that
: fixes and controls the volume and cir
o culaton of the currency of the coun-
try fixes and establishes the value OF
the products of labor and thereby
e those who WELD such power become
n the masters of the pcople--make
slaves of the masses and enrich the
; few at the expense of the many. To
all such legislation, policy or tendency
| am unalterably opposed, for | be-
lieve in the rule of the people, not OF
one class only, but of all honest bus
mess associations, and not in the rule
of Il moneyed oligarchy.
These are my views upon the only
National question that will be called
upon to act as Il member of the Mis-
d sissippi Legislature if ! am elected,
and | freely and unreservedly submit
them to the voters of the district.
Aside from these there are other
questions upon which the next legis-
IS lature will be called upon to act, of
o exclusively State and local import
ance. These will arise in launching il
- State government under the new Con-
= stitution which contains many prOvi-
siOns of novel character and intended
: to be adapted to the peculiar SUI
V ronndings of our conditions and civil
y ization. In dealing with these qucs-
y tons, if elected, | shall endeavor with
c the utmost of my ability to see that
:, the Constitution in letter and spirit
c shall he executed, and that the inter
p est of the whole people materially,
financially and morally, is advanced
y and subserved. Respectfully,