The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-06-16
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS IS CUT.
Give His Reasons for Announcing for the
Scnate-And the Platform apon
Nhi1f. He Stands.

jEUHpUFtuH& ti3lr i9f me to become
r. candidate tor Il place III the Unite,
States senate. / still think the cours
taken there, in So far as il PERSONAL.
concerned me. was a wise one to TAX,
/ and to persist in. Things have oc
+ Cured recently, however, to Undue,
he, regardless of the wisdom, or nm
: wisdom, of the the course, as affecting
3 my own personal convenience and pc
i, litical fortunes, to O myself a.
a candidate for the long term begin
, ming March 4th, 1901.
r The people of the ever faithful
county Of Leake. than whom no mar
ever had worthier. or more partial
friends, have by many petitions bear.
ing very many names, requested the
Executive Committee to put my name,
noieas roiens, on the ticket to be voted
at the senatorial primary in that
county.
The committee, acting in compliance
with the spirit of the primary election
law, has acceded to that request. l
understand from friends in other coun-
ties that it is their desire and purpose
to initiate their example.
The County Executive Committee of
Holmes county has passed resolutions
requesting me to announce myself as a
candidate, and appointed a committee
OF seven prominent gentlemen to come
to Yazoo City and urge that course
personally, who have performed the
task committed to them.
The executive committee of YaZoo
county passed similar resolutions sew
,,,,1r ;,,I nt,,, ,t,I;jn ~, Co.,
the legislature, some in my own coun-
ty, by cards in the newspapers, and
some in other localities by letters, have
declared their purpose of voting for
me-announced or unanno1nced. A
great many friends from all over the
state. but especially in my district,
have written, urging an %nnounce
ment. Add to this that | have just
received and read the complimentary
resolutions unanimously passed by the
Delegated Democratic Convention of
Yazoo urging NE to enter the race.
The idea OF permitting my friends,
and especially any OF my constituents
in the 9TH district, to fight a battle in
my name and for my benefit, while |
bear the appearance of cowardly lag
SllS III tiC lCul Culdly lCduy w
seize and enjoy the fruits of their sue
cess, if they succeed, or to shift the
onus Of their defeat, if they are de
feated, by saying Il was not a candi-
date'-is an idea intolerabie to me
Leaving out of consideration, therefore,
the question whether the time and
place of giving battle would have been
the time and place selected by me or
not, | must be ruled simply by this
obvious reflection; that if it be the
chance of my friends to incur defeat in
my cause, it must be the part of duty
and honor alike, for me to share their
defeat with them-in name and also in
reality. If, on the other hand, it shall
be their chance to achieve success, the
victory will be really theirs and not
mine, because the initiative will be
theirs, not mine.
| had thought that it would be a
grateful, perhaps Il graceful thing, to
serve my people, who have overlooked
my faults and over raised such merits
as | may have, longer than | have done,
as their immediate representative, in
stead of aspiring to promotion. The
situation has, however, passed beyond
my control-~ha reached IL point where
must appear III my own eyes ana
perhaps TO othefs, a laggaro ana some
"hat untrue TO those VINO nave been
true 70 me- or else
must s!ep 10 the mead OF the colnmh'
oonrtlhs success put welcoming
any fate when ma beiall me IN their
ana az their head', H. there-
.oie' announce nlvseit rahalaate' In
uolhg so, l Wish 10 declare at the very
lofeiroht 1hatl nave ehJoyed the person
tf1ehashlp ana friendly sacIlhces
the TWO gentleman III the lie d, ana