The Kosciusko star., 1895-05-10
Mississip ol Bureau.
The Commercial Appeal.
Jackson. Miss. Nav 4. lSN5

summer days the political situa-
ton in Mississippi becomes warm
er and more interesting. The hus.
ting continues with ali the vigor
and intensity it is possible for the
thousands of candidates who are
now shaking hands with the "dear
people" to throw into it. Wher-
ever small throng of people can
be assembled for a picnic, barbe-
cue, meeting of board Of super
visoIs. police court, circuit court
etc., there one or more candidates
will be found to throw light upon
the political situation. 1t is EN-.
phatically a campaign of education,
and the man who fails to absorb
enough politics to last him for four
years till the next general cam
paign, will have no one to blame
but himself. The orators are al
ways present and wiling to talk
on the smallest provocation. Many
CT the old jokes have been revamp-
ed. an d few new ones have been
invented to Keep the crowd anus
ed. 1t is not SO lard this year to
draw a respectable number Of peo-
pie together. They are not run
nlng away from the candidates as
has leen the case often in the past,
but, on the contrary, seem anxious
to meet all the candidates, shake
their hands and hear them discuss
the politics OF the country from the
financial question down. They
seem to be taking a great interest
in politics this year, and are evi-
dently learning many things not
known before. There is something
decidedly unique to the average
citizen in the present situation.
No such a campaign has taken
place in the State since the war.
Many grown people have never
before had convenient opportuni-
~ of hearing stump speech. Iu
recent years, in fact, there has
been little politics in the State.
1t has all been one sided. With
the elimination of the negro from
politics this condition to large
extent has disappeared. OF course,
however the present canvass is
confined for the present, except IN
few localt es, to Democrats.
The Populists have not yet stated
whether they would put a full tick
ct in the field or not. 1t is beheV-
ed. though, that they will.
In many respects the campaign
reminds the old citizens of those
that used to take place in the day S
of Foote; McClung, Davis, Brown.
Matthews, McNu;t and other dis
tincuished statesmen who flourish
ed prior to the war. Politicians
are not depending SO much on the
press as heretofore for setting their
claims before the people, They
are going out to meet them. As
an illustration of the kind Of a
campaign it IS, one prominent can
didate for State office remarked
that he intended to visit every
county in the State twice before
August |. He will have about
three months in which to do this,
but as there are about seventy-hve
counties in the State, it will be
seen he can't stay long in one
place.
While the financial is the ques.
ton most generally discussed by
the candidates for United States
Senator and Governor, questions
Of State policy are by no means ~
nored. But, as Hon. H. D. Money
remarked in his speech here, nc
candidates for either positions
would be able to draw much OF ar
audience were it understood the
financial question was not to re-
ceive the most attertlon.
The withdrawal Of Hon. h. .
Sykes for governor has caused
good deal of surprise throughout
the State. He is one OF the bes'
men in the State. He has been :
great success in every respect
ard no man stands higher where
known. He has never been ar
office seeker, and, while Iine pol
itician, his taste seems not IN the
d;rectIon of office. He declined
the position Of internal revenue
collector under Clevelahd's frs
administration, which, considering
the fact that it was one OF the pes
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