The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-16
GUV. sYMPATHIzHS WITH
DEFEATED CANDIDATES
To the untor su ots rictims Of deluded roterS,
usually called fsated candidates, tbs letter
is sympathetic lily arscridsd

To the unfor su ote rictims Of deluded roterS,
usually called d feated candidates, this letter
is sympataeticaly Inscribed.
Dearly beloved brethren, the scripture
moveth US in sandry places. You have
also been moving to and fro ia sundry places
lately, out ne scarcely venture 10 hope that
the scriptural lujuuction had anything 10 Go
with those movements We doubt much If
any of you carried along any scripture at ell,
either in your satchels or your souls. We
fear the utmost height, breadth at.d depth CT
your piety consisted in saying grace ever
waller leg chicken pie. But all this is not
our purpose. We desire to extend to rou
our heartfelt sympathy in this the day OF
your grieyous affection. We are able to do
80. We've beea there, right there. We
know ali about that gentle encouragement
given to you when you broacbed the subject
as to whether the public pap cow could be
so led that you could get to suck at that
sweet teat. We know how your hopes riz
with the encouragement, and the little ex-
penses necessary to the canvass dwindled into
nsigni6cance and you only wondered that
Dave Chandler didn't jump ct The idea of
furnishing you rew ssit, with portable
hat thrown in. (May be be did, Weknow
Just how you tosched up and With light
heart, and bouyaot hopes, and xxx spirits,
and choice smirk, you moved out among
the dear people. We know how sociabe, and
cordial, and delightfully."- encouraging they
were to you until you really begun 10 COM
mence to think that this was the very best
world you ever did live 10, aud the cleverest
people you ever we're among, a0d you really
made up your mind not to die until you
couldn't help it any longer. We know how
you got nearly ali the votes there was to get
except few, aud even those would give you
watermelon or something to compensate for
your disappointment. We know how shrewd-
ly you discovered something 90 'tother fellow
and how sorry ycu were to tell it and how
sympathetically the voter would say that
that was not his way Of siOniog and you
thought you'd welded him on to your cause
until - we'll, until election day. We
know all about that feeling of exultation
that you'd been around and fooled so many
of those old wool hat, one gallus, hayseed,
horuy.handed sons Of guns, into voting
for you, apd in one fell night to make the
shockingly mortifying discovery that the
dad-burne3 old fools had fooled you and
kept you fooled for over two months. 0,
dog-gon. Some of you based your hopes
upon being well-known and found you were
too darued we'll known. Then some
thought they we're mighty we'll acquaint-
ed with the people and found the people
warn't acquainted With you worth
cent-or q vote. Well, brethren, you can
console yourselves With the fact that
you and your stock have been better
fed than you would have been n,
home. You have made several weeks board
out Of the dear people and you have had
good opportunity of viewing the country and
of seeing what very ine, large country you
live in and that-er-rer-don't want you in
Office. You have also learned some things.
Some of you have learned that there is no
longer any factiooal fight among the good
people of Sumter county and you have paid
dear for being such gol darned fools as not to
have known it before. We didn't give such
as you Office, but to compensate you we'll
guarantee that Sumter county will immedi-
ately, by large majority, vote for you, to 60
for life, toto - innoccuous desuetude-or
Heayen-the Lord being willin'. Others of
you have learned to quit voting for A. C.
Haskell any more in 1890 Some of you
have found that ''The Ring" is broke and
there amt any of tie right material here to
solder it any more, God be praised. A few,
perhaps, have learned that traducing your
opponents or any attempt at defaming the
name of another is mighty poor "weepin''
to eectioneer with and mighty poor bait to
catch voters, whether used by yourself or
your frieads. There are some who amt
candidates thst might learn the same lesson,
with great pro6t.) All of You have learned
that the voters of Sumter county from the
doctors to the d;ggers, fromthe rich merchant
to the poor miller, both brain and Drawn
have exercised as nice discrimination and
evinced as sound judgment as was possible in
their choice of ofisisls. They simply sur
prised you boys. It's sorter of trick they
have, kinder runs in the family. Well, good
bye brethren. Be good boys and if you have
any idea Of recuperatiog and training for
next race, why begin right now by living
righteous, sober and industrious lives. 1t will
come hard at first but keep trying and if We
dor't put you il Office we'll all pray that an
cmnipotent and miraculous power may be
able to save you at last. Good bye, come
and see us again day after - years