The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-03-22
NJ. A. DEBs A CANDIDATE.


Editor Dcmocrat-Star
As most all other prominent citizens arc
aspiring for some office and as AL the others
have been urged. and emplOred ny many
voters" or many friends, 10 sacrifice them
selves ON tn. alters Of their country. ulG -
| have waited until the "eieNtnth hour, ana
M voter. or friend has even liuiteu AT .hr
fact that | would be good Lamb Meet ior
the Sacrifice" nv wife and children and my
self have had a convention. aud are iinpftss-
ell with the conVictiOn. tllat tnls "ioic Couh-
try IS on the road 10 the "Dehinitlon BOW
Vows" and the only salvation for lt. Is 10
raise me Ia the grand position of "Floater'
for Harrison aud Jackson counties. Being
'unhonored and unknown, II may ne heces-
sary for me to declare my position ON the
great questions Of the day.
Being "a married man. of course. | am in
favor of matrimony, and ms we have eight
good. healthy children, think l can say
that marriage Is NOT Il failure.
POLITICALLY. | am a While man. ana AS
such would, at least, for the present. vote
with the Democratic party, especially as
there is no other party to vote with:
REL IGIOUsLY, | am II christian(notice ! spell
the word with snail letters. but would not
object to a Turk, or Mohammedan sitting in
the next seat To me, in the Legislature.
DENoNINATIoNALLy, | am a Baptist. yet
as such. | always put Christ before the
Church and Blood before water.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. contend that the
humblest old poor and illlterate sister in
any church is as big As Henry Ward Beacher,
or the Pope of Rosit.
The TEMPERANCE QUESTION. 1t is well
known that | am tooth to toe-nail." against
the sale of liquor. vet. | contend that all leg
isiative acts, and community wars against
the sale should be made in open and fair
ways.
FINANCE. All6I can promise in this
line, is that II elected | will draw my salary
as promptly as the embarrassing circum-
stances will permit, And as our state Leg
isiatures have no power TO coin money this
.NA.,. a. $50 Il .H.~.4 al I 40 do In thn Il
nance line. while acting statesman, in II state
Legislature. After have been In the Leg
islaturc one term, You Will. no doubt. send
me to the U. :. Senate. and by that time
will have secured my diploma in finance.
On II TARIFF QUESTION. will say that
| will also attend to this. when | go to the T..
;, Senate. In the mean time, | wish to assure
those who don't know enough to vote for ms,
that have been studying this question for
twenty years, and have sat at the feet or Ben
Butler. j. g.. Blaine, sam Randall and other
great tariff teachers. and have at least learn
ed that the word tariff, was taken from
Iarieffa. a piratical % in old SPAN. 20
you see | know a great deal about this great
question, and much more than many vo-
tiers" do.
OUR iNMIGRATIoN. Now you strike Inc
right | am in favor of taking any rctson-
able steps to secure to our fair coast, and in
fact our whole state. every intelligent IN
dustrious WHITE Immigrant possible, ana TO
this end, and for this purpose, is my only de-
sire to be elected.
INCONSISTENCIES. | an in favor OF all
legislative and municipal encouragement to
all industries, especially in the way of
manufacturing any and all kinds OF raw
material, growing or grown in our state.
CAPITAL AMI LABOR. | favor all safe
guards and protection, to Investments made
in our state, by either residents, or non
residents, jew or gentle, yet | fully endorse
the Income Tax" and would like to go one
step further, and get IA GRADUATED" income
TAX, ! have all my life been an employer
ana not an employee, and plead guilty to
the solf-impOSed charge. that | have worked
laOoreIs fourteen hours Il day in saw mills.
yet J. claim that was away back in the dark
ages when we knew no better, and to-day II
could be Instrumental in making. TEN
HOURS Il legal days work in all branches OF
industry in this state excepting of course,
such AS farm work and other similar kinds.
| would feel that when the Master comes
TO reward and punish. | would at least have
an offset" against the charge of having
worked my poor laborers twelve to fourteen
hours for a days work.
EDUCATION. have but little of this my
self, hence | can appreciate the want OF 1t,
and II | ever get to the Legislature. that
great body of statesmen must provide the
means and plans for not less than eight
months free school each year, and in order
to do this. | favor the educable age to be
put from eight to sixteen, instead of five to
twenty-onc AS now.
FAIR, HONEST ELECTIONS AND BALLOT RE-
FORM. l am fully convinced that, generally
speaking, political canvissing, in nation.
state ana county Is ROTTEN TIC TIE o Il and
iGany votes are bought, and that in man v
ways; and while would like to be elected
so as to DO SOMETHING for our coast and
state, | would not treat" one voter or spend
II dollar, II by so doing, my election could be
assured. The printers bill is about the only
Dill or expense that | shall pay. | would
hold in contempt any vote that | could buy.
CONCLUSION. | was in massachusetts when
Gen. b., +. Butler ran for Governor. He was
VERY unpopular, yet he was elected. When
his supporters were asked why they were
voting for Butler they answered. they just
wanted TO see what the "old man would do"
! presume ! am the most unpopular man on
this coast. and as our other legislators gen.
orally DID NOTHING, | promise to DO SOME
THING even il | have to do wrong. So |
thought o may elect me, Just to see what
| would do. If can't make the Legislature
do anything else, | will make them eXpel or
eXcommunicate me.
Now. Mr.. Editor, have hit every subject.
and every class of men except those fellows
who are candidates, just because so many
voters" beg them to be, and in ord er to make
them pay the fiddler" ask that you make
each one Of them do AS | have done and fully
define their positions, on all these great
questions, in not less than "A half column tc
each one, In your valuable paper, not for
pay to you full advertising rates for same
with longing eyes toward the Capitol,
| am yours,
NJ. A. DEEs.
Moss Point, Miss. March Is. 1895.