Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-04-12

NN"'e OiSiht WHlCu CUn-
yention he bolted and ran on the
Independent ticket and was
elected.
Consistency thou art a jewel.n
Had there been no agreement
between comrade Patterson and
myself-he admits that | did with.
draw in his favor, and thanked
me for doing so, in his letter of
July 9Th, 1892, and is he not honor
bound to return the favor.
In asking for the confidence
and support of the Republicans
of Hardin county, it is right that
they should know upon what
grounds l base my claims. l
would refer you to the improve,
ment and reform of the river mail
service, which is not only a ben
eft to the people in the districts
along the river, but indirectly to
the whole county. The estab-
lishment of the daily mail from
Savannah to Pickwick, the daily
mail from Pickwick to Iuka, the
tri-weekly mail FROM Pickwick to
Walnut Grove, with a number of
postof1ices along the routes. Any
one acquainted with the facts
would tell you that l was at the
head of all these movements and
pushed the work through, and
these cOnveniences and benefits
are not local in their effect, but
are a benefit to the whole county,
and | do not belive that any 9th
er candidate for Trustee can show
from their records, that they have
done one tenth part as much for
the people of Hardin County in
the way of securing for them the
cOnveniences, Accommodations and
benefits they are entitled to under
the laws, and no more, than l
have done for the Republican
party. Others could have done
the work just as well had they
taken the same interest, but the
fact remains that they did not, and
what | have referred to is by no
means all l have done for the gen.
eral welfare Of our country. An
other point l would call attention
to is that some gentlemen have
endeavOred to make capital out of
the fact that after attending to the
Registers Office about one year, l
moved back home, and placed the
Office in charge of a deputy. The
cause of this was long continued
sickness in my family and the
death of one of our children,
which cast such gloom over our
household, that listened to the
appeals of my family and moved
back to the old home, but who is
there among you that has lost a
beloved child or some other mem
Der OF, your family, that cannot
forgive me for that move. The
records of the office however will
show, that the business of the
Office was never better attended
to, nor under more business prin-
ciples than when under my charge
and supervision.
Another point / wish to refer to
is the bond question. Some gen.
tlemen seem to think there are
only two or three republicans in
Hardin County, able to make the
Trustees bond; and have stated
that l could not make the bond
if elected. So far as the other
members of the party are con-
cerned, | have a better opinion
of them, than to believe that all
the honor, integrity and ability
reposes in any two or three mem
bers of our party. 1 understand
very well that it is no easy matter
for a republican to make the bond
in the county within the ranks
of the republican party, simply for
the reason, that there are but few
republicans of wealth in the
county, and as l understand the
matter, we have had no republi-
can Trustee for years past, that
has not called on the democrats,
either within or without the cOun-
ty for assistance in making his
bond. SO far as | am personally
concerned, it so happens that l
have wealthy republican friends
in other sections of our State, who
are both able and willing to
make the bond should / call On
them to do so, and they have so
assured me.
Some people have seen fit to
make sport of my disability, prob
ably, under the impression that
they were doing something smart.
Such people have my forgiveness
for their slurs, with the hope that
they may never become so dis
abled. Should there be any CON-
rades who are ashamed of me by
reason of my disability, | beg TO
remind them that | came by it
honorably in the same honorable
service they were in, and would
say to them as class and if you
cannot give me your support in
the contest for this Office, the
business of which you must admit
| could attend to equally as well
as any of the other candidates.
Would it not be more consistent
with the fraternal teachings and
tenents of the Grand Army of