The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15
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one that is still in the lead:

one that is still III the lead:
| cannot resist giving some
expressions as to my experiences
during my two months campaign
for Treasurer. To begin with
my opponents deported them
selves as clean, fair gentlemen
and as far as I know everything
was clean and clear between all
of US. People in the county
treated me courtiously. I atten-
ded many picnics and it affords
me pleasure to say that cleaner,
nicer people were never gathered
together in any county in Missis-
sippi. Sober, intellectual hospi-
tality prevailed and the people
were spiritually inclined, which
is the foundation of the whole
thing and that accounts for the
people being so good and kind
to us while out on the canvass.
I feet grateful to every one OF
the two hundred and seveptyefve
men that supported me and am
not the least hurt towards those
who could not. / love old KEN
per and her people and expect to
continue to do so, keeping in
the middle of the road as near as
l can. IF I have any enemies |
do not know it and if any man
in the county Is cherishing any
imaginary grudge against me /
now want him to make it known
so it may be cleared up. / do
not accept my rejection upon
the part of the people as an ex-
preston of their condemnation,
for people did not know me over
the county as well as they did
my worthy opponents. But look
out friends and voters, / am com
ing to see you at another time il
the good Lord is willing-in Just
about four years; hope l will see
many of you sooner. You too, la
dies. I hope I will SEE you all
again, for you never tire cooking
and waiting on candidates. ]
tell you right here, we have the
best women on earth, and I want
to thank them for being 80 good
to me while travelling over KEN
per County; for I was hungry
and you fed me, thirsty and you
gave me drink, sleepy and you
put me GU a big feather bed.
Now you see I have something
to be thankful for. One thing ]
am uneasy about, / have got to
take meals at the old home stead
now and it is some what short
right now you see, but l am SO
far ahead until Twill not COM
plain; have gained ten pounds
and my horse is still in good case.
But oh how lonesome, and four
years seem SC long. We who
are defeated are not dead but
sleepeth. Weep not that our
toll is over; weep not that our
Race is run. God grant that we
may rest sweetly, tor we tried
to be happy and cheerful and
carry sunshine with US wherever
we went, even in the field of the
farmer (but some times he had
the sunshine before wesgot there),
where we plowed and hoed the
corn and cotton. No more will
the good farmer get his corn and
cotton hoed free until tour years
to come. We can only remind
the people that we are not dead
but only sleepeth; resting after a
hot run. Our last words
were vote for me, consider my
claims, / need the office, etc.
Dear opponents, you know just
what we said. Now don't worry
over the past but look well to
future. Make good out OF all OF
it and let US be better men and
maybe next time we'll get a few
more votes. The people can be
good to every candidate but they
cannot vote for every one at the
same time, especially them that
were gone fishing. Next time |
think I will start before fishing
time, tor there were lots of the
good voters gone fishing and |
did not get to see them. would
have went to the lake but tor it
being over in another county,sor
the main reason / feared | might
get ducked in the lake. la! ha!
then some one would had to
fshed Tor a candidate. Now lit
US. rest in peace for four long
years. Thanking the good la
dies aud men of Kemper Co.
remain yours as a defeated cam
didate but one that is still in the
lead. Bye, bye, till next time.