The Osceola times., 1878-06-08
TO the People Of Missis-
siPpi County, Ark.
OscLoLA, AK, JUNE s, 1873

Sheriff and Collector ofthis County
| believe that | have CLAIMS on you
which only need TO be known, foi
me TO receive NJ your hands hear
ty and generous SUPPORT. Mary
of you have been, and are close OBJ
servers, and watch with interest
the current political and social
events traospiriug in the county,
To others, u brief resume of the
past and present may not be out OF
place. From the unhedged asp'-
rant to the chronic ofioe-"oider. each
candidate has his claims on the dear
people, real or imaginary:
Comparatively unknown, except
in small portion of the southern
end of the county: four years ago,
was defeated by very small ma
jorily, all The odds too being against
me. All my opponents who with
drew, except one, did 81 in favor OF
my rival. They. no doubt, acted
conscientiously, and l believe " III
The best of motives. The same
course will likely be pursued again
in the present campaign.
At the close of the war, ! became
II cl,izen of the County, setting in
Troy township. About three year,
ago, / came and settled in yorr
county seat afterwards, WINS sp.
pointed TO the Office OF City Ma :
shal. The manner Ia which | q =
charged the duties of that Office,
without rkAR, FAVOR or AFFECTION,
IS known to every one III the coca
~. A great macy law less, disor'
derby and rowdy characters were
then in various parts OF ioe county,
Meeting ia town weekly, or oiteoeg,
they bad total disregard of law
and burgh,y contempt for tLose
10 power, who in a IN endeavor
did their best" to have peace aud
quictness. With tnat lurbrlc lent ele.
ment had TO contend, aDd with
what degree Of success, the peacea-
BILE aud la".. u'd'og village ot Os'
ceola procii as in ,'umpet ,orgues
to-day. T"'se ''oubiesone vis'Io's
have either leit or leai'ied to re-
spect .hc law. This bappy consom.
nation WIS not attained by iassu.
ness or seve,',v. but by n gea, Z
and wise enforcement OF Toe l.w.
For this state OF lu',ss, c'a i'm
reasonable umouot Of c'eoI -
When crime WAS COMA ,,ed "my
policy twas not to iuqo re bis roc.
or eeto,, bis religion or po'i'ics, h''
standing IN society nor ior who ii
he was going to voTE. II .'''y!
or reasonable grounds for beleiv ~
so. went" for hm and like
"good littlc boys" should DO. we
lqu,e,ly came back 10 O>ceo'a TO
gether. During ny term OF Mr.
shal, many notorious c'''n 'nals,
some of whom had escaped I ON
officers and Others broke jai, have
been traced up by me, capturcd aud
brought back, the MINORITY ol
whom are now in the penItentiary.
These men had lett "lbeir corutry
for thcir count;y's good and IN
distan, places had sought to hide
themselves from justice, but f. led
10 hide themselves from me. Cr'n'-
nails had come and hoped 10 find Il
safe asylum in Mississippi, coumy,
but fortunately for The good Of So
ciety and the country, spotted
t.em, found out tbeir names, the,
bones aud crimes, and ei,ber took
them back or modified The propet
officers of their whereabouts.
Should | be elected TO Office Grim
inals cad ev,l doers may make up
,heit minds tlat they stand on slip
perry ground, not know''g "whal
II day may bring forh." Those
cr'minals who depart I ON here
"witnout leave" Will sooner or late.
unw'lI'ng'y visit Mississippi county
asLn-
To the { ieuds of n few wander.
ias arnu," will s,aie ,hat if elected
- Az. hiiA "o,. ,W Is-e yon.i. at 10 io.e
A s yo. p.,. :. e.d =. an h1i do
For over two yea :, b.ve been
ia o., aud ID ing tbs ,ino not a
s,n.le prisoner has escaped 'om
me, wullst previous TO my tak'n2
cha,se OF The Jail, it is notorious
and well known TACT that previous
to cou,t The prisoners somehow OF
other managed to escape. have
howeve', been sagac'ous aud ener'
1e.ic c"ough. or us some Of my non