The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-01
Communicated

themselves as "Ihe friends OF tglNing
the name of the candidate) announce
him as a candidate for Councilman.
Ward Especial Privileges" They
did not say special privileges; but,
gentlemen, you might as well said so.
There is psychological stigma of
political denunciation cast upon all Of
the other candidates by this concerted
act. If it is not concert of action
the visible printed proof bellies itself.
| take this stand for am an Amer
lean and Democrat--a fundamental
Democrat as proof Of it; at the age
of six was a blockade runner" for
the uplifting Of the South. was the
runner that brought help to clear the
polls of thugs and murderers at "The
Little Market Riot Of Mobile in the
beginning of Mobiles reconstruction.
At the age of ten galloped "Old
Fannie, mare out Of Forests Cava-
Try through a marching column Of
radicals and earpetbaggers that was
led by scalawag officer of Lowndes
County. AT the age Of fourteen, then
mere scrap Of humanity, ! carried
a note to Colonel Doss down q coll
umn of armed followers of scalawags
to save the life Of jefferson Davis;
and did help do 50. And from that
day to this political fight in Lowndes
county have never made it matter
Of politics. And you never heard Of
it before. ] carried a county in Ore
gon for Pennoyer the first democratic
governor OF that state. | reiterate;
| am a Democrat and an American
from blood Of men who died in "Ba-
cons First Rebellion, and the RE
volution", and the Civil War; and
Farravut never entered Mobile Bay
until my father, Col. A. w. Lampkin,
left his post of duty on his first leave
of absence that he might attend my
sick mothers bedside in NoXubee
County; and | have seen and read a
letter from Admiral Farragut admit
inc that my fathers vigilence was
the cause. With this fundamental of
right to speak as a Southern man, !
speak openly against this particular
kind of announcement and say;-Be-
fore can stand for such injustice as
this | would do all in my power to
elect Mr.. Moore, or Mr.. Glover, the
center Of contention, and stand by him
TO aid him IN doing his duty; and
raise the question Of duty over his
head when he persistently wouldn't
perform it before | would tolerate
this self-evident gag system that is
being renvoked here with the boldest
Of effrontery strictly implying that
they only have the power How have
YOU gotten this power to say things
so psychologically? 1t is self-evi-
dent that the old political machine
has said that it will fight to the last
ditch before democracy shall win II
/ l.uwndes County.
To the Political Machine | say
that you won't meet the issues OF
democracy; and my past printed poll
teal challenges prove it. Who is this
unknown power, and by what demo
cratic right does it exist? | have
charged it openly to the Lincoln's
Is a Lincoln being groomed for may
or if so. is the salary big enough, o.
is some subservient tool to be an
nounced.
/ Justice is due to the candidates wht
have been announced in this way
They may not be party to the un
deriving scheme; hut this is for then
to clear up. have the politica
sensr-acute sense--to feel the fang
of resentment in advance, that vii
spring up; but, gentlemen, you ar
treading down ruthlessly. the demo
cratic rights of the previously an
nounced candidates by the power o
an autocratic backing too plainl.
written in print to be denied. an
no. opposed to any man in the rae
nor am yet supporting any man i
the race for am democrat enough t
await the issues; and let MS have a
open discussion where men may lear
where you stand, Then they ma
vote according to their moral an
democratic ideals. 1t is an essentla
thing to re-establish democracy.
The days of conventions are passed
the primary election has taken thei
places; and if you gentlemen have
special issue, spring it in the open, o
let us have your platform if you con
stitute an organized body.
(Signed). Charles Barnett Lampkir
Political Advertisement.