The Progress., 1894-09-08
NEXT CONGRESSMAN.
JUDGE ]. T. WATKINS.

for Congress. The following is
synopsis of his remarks:
How | came to be a candidate? l
my absence at Amits City, my nam
appeared in the daily press, withon
my knowledge or consent. It cam
through my friends. On my return
they insisted that I should make tn,
race Thursday some of the best ant
pnrest men Of my parish demanded
an answer. 1t was left with them
Their decision was that l should
make the race. Only two of US are
in the campaign. It is not to be- a
personal campaign of bitterness, but
a friendly contest. l regret that a
correspondent from this place saw fit
to open the campaign by throwing a
slur at some of my friends-J. D.
Mcintyre, J, NJ. Miller, J. F. Hill
and others good men. If some of
them are merchants 50 are some of
Mr.. Ogden's strongest hackers, like
Mr.. Sam Benjamin, and other large
merchants of our sister city of
Shreveport. If some of them have
been in politics, so have some of his
strongest supporters, like the expert
enced politician and able tactician,
Dr.. P. J. Irrelevant. His friends
urge against me that my profession
is that of lawyer. It seems incredi-
Die TINT this issue should be made,
since Col. W. II. Wise, the learned
md elegant orator, the able and ex-
oer,enced attorney for the V. s., e. p.
md I. Il P. r: r. Companies, is tax
ng such an active part in his cam,
'aign. But it is urged in his favor
hat he is a farmer. It is true that
e has a plantation on Red river, but
be idea of his pressing upon the
low handles is amusing. There is
OF man in this State who has been
lore actively engaged in politics
IAN Hon. H. W. Ogden. He is a
God one, and as clever and genial as {
10 most expert politicians get to be. t
like to see q man take an interest c
I'D become expert in his chosen pro-
'ssion, and there is no one man for,
HON l have greater admiration AL I
politician than I have for Hon. H
:. Ogden, my friend and my worthy a
'ponent. Why did my friends in t.
1t on my making the race? In the {
st place, in every important public o
'ue which has arisen nave always Ct
ken the side OF the masses against b
Q classes. One of my first acts as a
vyer was to petition congress to for
i the land grant to the V. s. and p Il
4. Company. When the great is 8,
Q was raised between the people on p
one side and lottery on the other, s.
ought the lottery iniqnity in COM OF
N with other good people with all "
might and strength. By this I
not mean to state that good peo-
were not on the other side. II is ba
mark Of a fanatic to brand every l
n wrong who disagrees with him. m
hen the great Democratic party la
S about to nominate its standard pl
'rer for president l openly opposed
nomination of President Cleve- nj
d, because he was opposed to the to!
8 coinage Of silver. After his nom
ton, as a consistent Democrat, I
what l could towards his election.
'ile l am q Democrat. and I am no ia
ZIONIST, I believe l aS1 fair and no
. the reputation OF being conser- no
i've. These are some of the rea- Ga
s which caused my nomination. oe
'uld / be nominated, will endeay- AM
0 serve you faithfully. Should the RIO
ice fall upon my opponent, be will
i've my most cordial and Hearty we
port. oal
There is another reason which en- ota
ed me to make the race. I be. hol
I'd that as a known friend of the tor
ring man it would be in ma
power to persuade them from TO- the
81 with the Peoples party move goo
t 1t was certain that they would l. nus
8 to my support these men prom. .'''
lily identified with the Farmers' s's''
N, who had heretofore remained uno
last in the Democratic ranks. oacl
. was no more ardent and earn naS
Of Captain T. s. Adsms non