San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-16
TO THE VOTERS
OF Bexar County. Texas:

| lou nave TiSnI, anu IL is your uuIy
to find out what manner of men you
select to fill PLACES of trust and honor.
The Office of county judge is very i'm
portant, possibly one of the most re-
| sponsible in the county. The entire
property of a community passes into
probate through the administration
of the county judges Office about
every ten years. Three-fourths of the
estates are not able to secure the as
sistance of a lawyer very often. The
inexperienced widow and the help
less orphan must depend exclusively
upon the ability, integrity and hon.
esty Of the county judge. Sometimes
wealthy estates are drawn along
through weary and wasteful admin
istration for years, until court costs
and legal expenses absorb the bulk of
the property. Wilful misapplication
| of funds, worthless bonds and the
most miserable mismanagement have
made paupers of the children of some
! of our most prosperous and wealthy
| people. Fortunes are often squand-
cred by designing guardians and dis
| honest executors. This is morally,
legally and criminally wrong, and no
just judge will permit it. The finan-
cial standing of a county as a separate
municipality rests in very great
measure upon the ability, energy and
faithfulness of the county judge.
Every expenditure should be carefully
considered and cautiously calculated.
When an appropriation is ordered val
lie received in the most faithful
performance should be required and
rendered before voucher is issued.
No rings, combinations or cliques
should be suffered to touch their
treacherous hands to the countys
| treasury. The blood money which is
wrung from the bronzed brow and
stiffened sinews of the sweating, toll
ing masses should be constantly
watched and sacredly guarded. No
special pets should be pampered and
paid at public expense from the coun-
tvs fund. All men of every race, re-
ligion, nationality, color and condition
should stand on an equal footing I'M
der the law. No favoritism on ac-
count of color, class or condition,
should be permitted on any part of
the premises presided over by the
county judge. The rights Of the rich
man and the wrongs of the poor man
should receive ready response at the
mills of justice running in the Office
of the county judge, whilst the scales
of justice should weigh out exact
equity to the one as well as to the
other The conduct of all persons
acting under the supervision of the
county judge should be scrupulously
scanned and a most rigid accounting
rendered. Preferment on account of
political power or personal friendship
should not be tolerated. In a word,
the county judge should be the guard
ian angel Of every interest in the en-
tire county. Many, very many, in
deed, are the other daily duties of the
county judge. Upon the honesty and
integrity of the county commissioners
and judge hangs the purity of the bal
lot box. Sitting at the fountains
head they may keep the stream clean
or suffer it to become polluted. For
petty, personal preferment, or purely
party purposes, they may appoint to
place and power men who have no re-
gard for the rights of others, and
thereby rob the people Of their God
given liberties. A rule of inequality
may be established which will be lit
tie short Of downright robbery.
! Again, we say make a rigid investi-
| CATION of the ability, industry, en-
ergy, honesty and integrity of every
man who offers to serve you as
county judge, if he comes not with
clean hands and purity Of purpose.
Spew him out as one unworthy of
your suffrage and support. The I'M
dersigned solicits your votes for the
Office of county judge. In order that
| you may thoroughly inquire into our
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into our character, ability, honesty,
and integrity, from legal, financial,
moral and religious standpoint, we
refer you to T. @. Frost, Chas. w. Og-
den, T. NJ. Paschall, Chas. l.. Sauer,
T. A. Fuller, John II. Clark, Charles
Mosher, Marshall Freeborn, Geo. w.
Russ, Fred Kerble, o. A. Balloon,
| Frank ]. Beitel, A. A. Gray, 10.
| George, DR.. Amos Graves, ST., L. Il.
Johnston, ]. Il. Brown, ]. f. Onion,
c. A. Kellar, ]. L. Burgess, Nicer
scheidt Bros. & Steirin, West Il
GutZeit, d. Sullivan & Co., Herman
Brendle, Thad. w. Smith, J. F. Camp,
Jose Cassiano, J. ID. Childss Hon. Geo.
| II. Noonan, A. Goldstein, A. Lewey,
r. A. Arthur, VIM. Cameron & Co,
| J. Eilkel & Co., or any other man or
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| Gainesville. Texas, or Canton, Lewis
Co.. Missouri, or Oakland, California,
as to our legal ability. 1 have law
licenses from the courts of three diff
ferent states, to-wit: Missouri, Cali
fornia and Texas, granted to me in the
order Observation-Disclosures, 1875; Cal
ifornia, 1880; Texas, 1884. / have
filed quite number of places of
both trust and honor in all of the
above named states with satisfaction
to my constituents and credit to my
self, all of which 1 am prepared
to substantiate. Without boasting,
l know that / can discharge the
duties of county judge for the people
of Bexar county, Texas, creditably,
faithfully and honestly.
If you will cast majority of your
votes for me at the coming November