Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-06-27
THE STATE sENAToRsHIP.
An Observation-Disclosures Comedies the
Selection Of the Candidate to Lincoln.


Having had business in Brookhaven
on the day the Populists of your coun-
ty held a meeting in the court house,
/ concluded to attend said meeting.
On entering the court house, l found
the meeting in session, and some one
making a speech in reference to Sen
ator to be elected from the counties of
Lincoln and Lawrence. / soon learn
ed from the gist of the speeches made
by different parties that the bone of
contention was what the Lawrence
Populists had done in reference to
the matter. Having been in the meet
ing in Lawrence myself, and being
somewhat tinctured with Populite doc
trine, and also being interested as to
who would represent the two coun-
ties in the State Senate; as matter of
course l became interested in the
debate, and wished to know what the
Populists Of Lawrence had done in ref
erence to the matter. A gentleman
stated that the Lawrence Populists
had instructed Lincoln to name B. T.
Hobbs for Senator. l interrupted the
speaker by saying that Lawrence had
made no such instructions, that the
Executive committee of Lawrence de-
cided that Lincoln was entitled to the
Senator, and word was intended to be
sent to the committee of Lincoln to
bring out the man, and that Lawrence
would support him; and stated also
that B. T. Hobbs was favorably men
toned by the Lawrence committee.
The gentleman stated to me that
Hobbs had so published the matter in
THE LEADER, and that he was in the
habit of publishing such things to suit
himself, or words to that effect. was
non plussed, and could say no more,
but after the meeting adjourned |
went TO Mr.. Hobbs office and saw the
documents that he had received for
publication regarding the Lawrence
meeting. found that if Hobbs had
some other party did the writing.
Now Mr.. Editor, if l made a wrong
statement in reference to the matter
in question, | hope some member of
the committee of Lawrence will cor
rect the same. | made the statement,
believing it to be my duty, as a mem
Der of the Peoples party of Lawrence
county. | do not believe the Peoples
party of Lawrence county wish
to be placed on record as being
dictatorial to our neighbors. Pre-
vious to 1892, l began to erase
drunkards and black legs from the
ticket that had voted since being old
enough to cast ballot. And then
realizing that the Party was aligned
with the business that blights the hap
piness of so many homes all over our
beloved country, and also that the par
ty had trampled the principles under
its feet that were handed down to us
by the old land marks of Democracy,
| went into the Peoples party with
both feet. The Peoples party was or
ganized and is recognized as a reform
party. This being conceded, can we,
as a reform party, recognize this ne
farious traffic by placing men on our
ticket who are known to be in sympa-
thy with this business? l say that we
cannot be consistent where we place
on our ticket men who we would have
scratched from the Democratic ticket
when we voted that ticket.
The matter was discussed by the
Pops in Lawrence as to what the nee
essary qualifications would have to be
of the men to be eligible to place on
| the POpulite ticket. It was decided
that they must be loyal to the princi
pies of the party, competent and clear
men. | am proud to say that l believe
the ticket suggested by the executive
committee of Lawrence county comes
up to this standard. l believe to give
general satisfaction to the Pops in
Lawrence the Senator to be named by
Lincoln must be weighed in the same
balances. If found wanting his name
will be scratched as in the days of yore
AS reform party, let US hew to the
line, let the chips fall as they may.
In conclusion, let ME say, neighbors
give us clean man, not whisky bar.
rel, if you please, and my word for it
the Pops of Lawrence will rally to his
support. Not that wish to dictate.
but there is good Legislative timber
in either E. P. Douglass or B. r.. Hobbs.
j. w. Ross.
Monticello, June 9th, '95.
The report of the proceeding of the
Peoples party executive committee of
Lawrence county, above referred to
was sent to The LEADER by Mr.. John
w. White, of Malcum postoffice, who
accompanied it with note saying it
had been handed to him with the re-
quest that he forward it for publica
ton. 1t was not in correct shape fo1
publication, but the only change the
editor made in the ticket embodied in
the report was to transpose and place
in it's proper order one of the names
Any one who desires to verify this
statement can find Mr.. Whites letter
and the original copy of the report
still on file in this office.-ED. LEADER
Stealing Populist Thunder.
There is not single argument ad
vanced by Gov. Lowry, Jno. Allen, Bry
an of Nebraska, and others in favor OF
free silver that has not been published
and advocated from time to time. in
the National Economist, Peoples Mes