Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-01
70 nc yot.r. or aIa..on County.

FrrLow CIr5zE~s l. Is known To YOU that | am a
candidate fr rec eciion 10 the office Of Shern of your
County having some two years ago received from you
an expression Of your f,eiings towards me, AID having
served YOU in the oii-e which your plriiaitv gave me. |
again, a. has been the custom with all sheriff., call upon
YOU for an expression of your opinion, whether or not |
have been a fiiih'ul servant. 1t ! have performed my du-
ties faithfully, then let ne receive the reward "we!l done
thou good and faithful servant" If have no, performed
my DUTIES As your public officer | certainly would be far
from requesting your votes.
Immedia'e'y after my election in 1912. the Legislature
passed a law for the relief of he people. commonly known
as the Property Law" The United states Supreme
Court de~iled on a case appealed from the Court OF the
State Of linoi< that the Ap~pFaiscment or Property law
vas Unconstitutional. 1t TINT time was urged by per-
sons having claims in my hands FOR collection 10 Pillow tie
decision of The United States Supreme & ur. and sell your
property without vaiUa'ion. But knowing The eabsrra-s-
ment under which The county laborod knowing thai,
If | followed their directions every man who was involved
would lave his Last piece of property sold under the ham,
mer at one tenth Of its va'ue, and have swept from him
his only source Of securing To himself aud fimily a Nv
M. and thereby InpoveushIng hundreds Of homes, hard
working men, for the benefit If a few who held Judgments
against them, | refused 10 obey those instruct ons, and
50 declared my intention in a speech which made to a
large AID respectable meeting Of the citizens # your coun-
", in which | tod you. rather han to saorice the prop
eriy Of INV fellow citizens in tns manrcr. | would resign
my office into your hands and return upon my firm. there
tn try and make an honest living for myself and family.
Rather than impovcfish the citizens of Your county. |
would give back into your hands the Office which you be-
slowed upon me, and let some man who, in your wisdom
Won might choose. ao, that part which could never d..
also published a cad il ihr Indiana Safe Sentinel. let.
ting You know iha, would be governed Iy The properly
avs Of our own STATE. thus determined 10 follow the
law made by your Legislature, Believing taat you lcssed
,ha, | should 10 So.
II now remains with you to ~ay whether / id right or
whether l id wrong. Let your answer be at the ballot
box.
Not long since ;hore was a decision made by the United
States Supreme C'uri IL relation to The property laws OF
this state; since that line have been urged by persons
having Judgements IN the Marion Circuit Court, to sell
vour property withcut reference t. our valuation laws.
Some have gone So tr as 10 threaten 10 prosecute me If |
did not sell your property wItaou, ary reference u the
valuation laws of our State But having an interest III
common with you have refused 10 follow their dctations
or To he drove into a measure that | know would prove
detrimental 10 your interests: for knowing the inevitable
consequences that would follow such a course Of conduct
on my part. | have refused to be governed by any other law
than that of eur OVID : ate.
| do not feel bound II recognize that decision of The
Supreme Court for the following reason Ii has Lei Vet
tccn recognized by our own Court. And when an cxecu-
ton Is given to me It i not my province TO ask the paint
in when the contract was made. If am reelected as
your sheriff You need have no fears for | must say that
never knew any people make greater Efforts 10 eVtfica,c
theune.ves from embarrassment than the people e Your
county y no are embarrassed. are now making. Then |
say let them a'orc a short time aai they viii steer clear d
all danger. have no Object in virw bat to d. the very
best for the people of the county, have nothing 10 IN
iuce me to sll your property for less than It's real value
| do not hold a jut cement against any man IN this county
II own no Bank Stock have not hal large tfansac-
tons with various men Of the town ot indianapolis, and
hence can be impe!cl bv no other motive but to 10 the
hes | can for mr. fellow citizens.
Self interest Is the strongest lever in human nature. il
prompts men to act often aglins, the hes, Interests of a
community. leave II - veI % enquire ana learn fr
Yourselves; L. Tie facts speak for Themselves, look be-
fore YOU leap
And now my fellow citizens u conclude, | would state
hat sixteen wears ago | came to your state a psor boy.
since that time haze faithfully sirove - make IN honest
living fr myself and fimaiy unaijc! hy rich friends aud
wealthy capitalists | have -srcrcirl in managing nv own
2h4ir- with some success 10 myself Many of you knew
my situation whom ! first came ~ your county for tho
last two wears | have been irving TO serve Woo. Now II
remains or Won 10 decide on my course Of conduct.
caution all my friends 70 beware of fiI>c reports Ia; may
D. circulated ja-i en- he ove of III, election, Tor the pIr-
pose of injuunc ne. Certain ersons in the town of IN
danapo.is VIII are violently oppose 20 my reelection he
eau e | will not serve their purposes. VIII send all kind a
reports 20 the variou. townships. fr the purpose # break
ins me down, but let me agall caution YOU 10 beware c
ihem. | now ha,lcngc invcs i-ation INTO my Off si Ia.
ties, let my enemies point on; tae Hfst wrong act Tat
aave done.
Aud now my fl'ow ci:izr-s in conclusion ii ne say
ihct | 81 under deep ohiga lions to my friends who have
expressed IT as Oh il intention to give ne their svplori
Notwithstanding / NAV GiAtr with tiom on questions "A
National policy. Tho oiace II witch | ESP re- hss
nothing 70 Il, with thc great questions hat divide the two
sr,a, polical rari.,s, l oaiy ask, an l your choice for
sheriff Of Marion county
PENN, me to rtum +, YOU my heartfelt thanks fr The
kindness you have alw ays esi"red towards ne. and il
am or am no. e.eciei TO the Office - VIII h | aspire be
assured that for tie fvor' a'roljy received q; your hands
you have my warmcs, thanks.
Iren4in your oh't scrv't.
jay -. 1911. BANNER LAWHlAD.
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