The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-16

To THE. DEMOCRATIC VoTERs OF ,nc.
COUNTY.
MOSS POINT MISS, JLNE 6 ,oo,

SAVE } Or
Distasteful as it is to me, by Offering as a candidate for the :.
lator, makes 1t necessary for me to elbow my own norm ana o a OF gs
song. Trusting you Will recognize these facts and excuse M s my op
tism contained herein, l submit my cause to you. > 'emige GO
Having served this and Harrison county in the Lepilatnno.
1900, it is we'll known to all of you the efforts and successes 7 ~ ~ lSh
Ing the needs Of our Coast to the attention OF the balanco =, "aoe IN bring
our State. While Others assisted me in my efforts. No mo do. ~" peoped
fact. that the EFFORTS were OF my conception, aud finally carrieda m "
hard work. "'ou byy
While l never held any official position prior 10 800 r..
known that Deep Water and our Coast has been the burden nj NV :" we'll
over a quarter of IA century, aud it is to better continue this w mv @gia
now offer myself for the Office of direct Representative fum ~ ua
county, Tor in this position, can better work for the improvemo m' This
own River and Harbor. "eu'o our
That am not claiming. too much in the above. is proven vlu.
IN my possession from the late Congressman Love and HOn. T. p% 0t nov
Clerk OF the House, and read by me on a number of occasions AUX mS smith
ean Ht "a as s ny ' ne ! gu al Of tns House Of REPRESENTATIVE Of fu our f na
est one before us to-day, yet there is other special work iMa, !" y u Is ie great
if returned to Jackson in 1900 '"' l VIII ~nun@
Among these, are Good Roads, a new State House. National a..
tine; School Laws; County Convcts, and the buying Of ten or dmm Too m a
fand acres of land in the Delta" for a State convict farm WIFE, WIZ, tht
are my specialtles, shall on all general questions of legislation al" aIv, ,s
found on the broad gauge and liberal side ''"" a"aHs
AS to the perpexing question of United States Senator foo =
grateful to the voters of our county, that they have declared : t, ,l very
their right to instruct US on that question, and all who know ue TnsS e
that when you instruct me on this or any other question. | will t" Mms v M
also pledge NJ, self that at any time will faithfully carry out anv " "ms, !
strue satma mat "a you yp;,m may s.t a. to giye- iia "a party legal way. N' '"s's
county, and personally meet as many Of you as possible. But mt pI 7 @uf
this, assure you that l have ~notdelayed these visits for a a' "m. d d%nh
months l have been making the business effort Of my life, by wav oTsM
eg a saw mill and erecting, therein my new machine for maxim, uS S"s
known as Rift, or Quarter Sawn Flooring" or more properly Edge ga Gn :
Flooring" This and the necessities of my large family demand ali nv vim ns
and efforts, and any short comings IN my canvass, / trust Won wi viii MT Mn
look, and on the Sth OF July give me such a vote as to preclude the ids m%
,l believing that tn o., our lE2eople, recognize in the early building of the Me-.
thereby offered for the Improvement OF our harbor, and that they viii NJ" "s
for the man whom they have reason to believe can best serve their intspSs
and not simply because they like him, or because he is clever fellow "'N
l submit my cause to you with great hopes and desires for success add
if successful, you will ever find me tho same Old "
MARK a. DEEs