Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-01-16
ANNOUNCEMENT
10 the Democratic Voters of the
Fifth Congressional D;o,~

F..Jth Congressional Districf
In response to the Urgent solic;,a.
t'on OF my friends 10 The Fifth Con
.rerslc,.st District, I have decided
offes myself a. a candidate Tor he
~t'eH.craiIc nom.uation Tor a seat IN
Congress
cast nay FIRST vo,e Tor Presidents
Tor Sassuel J Tllden, in 1876, aud
'ase consistently vu,ed the Demo-
cratic liz kei ever since I haze Sun
pottei Democracy faithfully al;
.h.se years 10th by my inflae &c
aud h"arcial contribeiions TO the
success of is ticke,s. I have ser.ed
the people of Goiliord coor,y. the
county IF my birth and the home IF
my pareats, faithfully as a member
OF the Board of Edu. alton tand IS
its Senator) for the last twenty-five
years with tie exception Of the two
years the Republicans were Ia
power) aud have done this at a large
outlay iron my pnrse. as it is veil
krewn hat neither IF these Offices
IS remuueeative ; but on the cor.
trafy, whoever hulds them aust d.
So largely at his own expense
lf3on think / have performed my
work faithfully. | woald ike to
have your suppnrt.* I shall ask il
clean an1ed. I do moi wan. any
freud st mine I" .t.ike a Demacra,
he'o@ the bet il nv behalf. If
cannot win hono-ally l do not wan,
TO win at all.
i spf cal TO those men in the Dis.
trio, -Hho believe that the govern.
ue.t has been in the hands OF the
professional politician long enough
TO those so.ers who honestly oe
'ieve N equal rights for all and who
are opposed to those special privi'
eyes which enable the favored few
TO exploit ,he~p. ople; to those vo.
ter who orp,.e the trusts and who
would DOT then out If our body
pJ TIC !; to those who stand for the
light OF he State TO make laws aud
zee them executed, when not de
G a'ed uu ols:itu,ional by the proper
courts o those who are orrosed Id
. high protective tariff which is, H.
effect, a heavy tax on the common
people and a light ere. e'a,ively, on
The rich man and is c. n eauentiy an
pnsqna: burden; my appeal lies to
those farmers who have felt the
heavy hand of monopoly ; to ihos-
merchants, wholesale and retail. who
aie entitled 10 fair freight iates
without tie discrim nations viii. b
ca. up their rroh's; to those n
fac'urers ri cotton goods and furni
tore who feel most a~u'ely the bur
den ct a high tariff on their ma.
ch,nery ard the seavy rai!wa DIS
examinations in freight rates ; to tie
tailoring man, whether farmer 9
mechanic. upon whom the Whole
burden of the creation of wealth vi
,ima,eiy rests, and who whether
producer or consumer, is most vi.
fairly d.scriminated against both i,
his labor and his living TO every
voter and 10 every man who.woult
rect:ty these laws which use The
unequal distribution of the bordenl
of prod elton and of government
l offer my character built vi
through ffty-fonr years right among
you and my record public and prl
vate as we'll as whatever ability yo'
may think l lave to your service
In ny public life, l may at tim'
baye erred in Judgment, but | hav'
stood in the open and have dodge
no responsibility. Believing that
represent the interests of the plai'
people who remain at home an
mus, have confidence 10 their repre-
sen,a,ives,iI ask their support wit
full confidence tina, if | get it l sha
be nominated and elected.
Thanking you for your support !
the past and assuring you that
! have no other am o,tinn than bones1
! ly to represent your interests, / az
Respectfully yours,
J. ALLEN HOLT.
, Oak Ridge, NC, Aug 81. 1870