Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-16
Rail Road Commissioners
JUDGE WADE II. nOUGH'S
ANNOUNCEMENT,

To the independent Voters ot
} the Sd Rail Road Commission Dis,
trict of the State Of Louisiana
l avail myself Of this method OF
making known to you that | an,
candidate for the office of Rail
: Road Commissioner for the Sd
Railroad Commission District. |
am not disqualified to hold said Of
tee by any Of the provisions of
the constitution creating said com
mission. The delegates who fran.
ed cur present constitution and
provided for the railroad commits
sion, acted nobly and magnani-
mously in disqualifying themselves
to become members OF said COM
mission until after 1908. The
railroad commission can be of
great benefit to the masses of our
people, If it can be composed of
men we'll qualified and capable of
dlscharging and performing all the
duties required of the commission.
and who are fully identified with
the interest and welfare of the
people of our State; men who are
lrreproachable of bribery or cor.
rnption by any political or pecu-
mary consideration. To be capa-
BILE Of tlischarging the duties Of a
railroad commissioner properly,
ne must be a man not tied down,
head and foot, body and soul, to
any political organization. Ii is q
non-politieal Office, and one crea-
ted for the benefit of the people at
large, and not to promote the in
terest of any political party.
AS Legislative and executive
powers are vested in the railroad
commission, a commissioner should |
have large and varied experience |
IN law making and in executing
and enforcing the laws. | have
had much experience in all these
departments. prosecuted viola
tors of the law for 7 years as dis
trlet attorney. expounded and
enforced the laws for Is years as
district Judge. | was "a law maker
Tor many years as a representative
ana State senator in the legisla-
ture of Louisiana, besides having
been a delegate in several constitu.
tlonal conventions. 'fatter N.Y.
self that the good people of the
5rd rail road commission district
will consider me qualified to dis
charge the duties of a railroad
commissioners.
| am fully identified in interest
with the people. What T have,
or ever expect to have, is in Lou
lslana. | have been a resident cit |
zen OF the State for more than 50 .
years. From present appearancesI
promise to live as long us Moses
ild-l2O years. Unfortunately. II,
lm not as vigorous as he was at
The time of his death, but any !.
statement to the contrary, | am
physically and mentally able and
capable to perform the duties of a
'allroad commissioner for many
years yet.
With these statements fsome.
What self-laudatory, as | had to
blow my own horn,) launch nv
ny barque and announce myself y
'andidate for Rail Road Commits.
'loner for the Sd railroad commits
ION district, and solicit the vote
md support of every candid and |
'npreludiced voter in said district,
While | run as an independent s
untrammeled by anvil
lngs or cliques, en- passant, will
ay' no man, high nor low, rich
lor poor, is independent of tbeI
'eople with whom he lives.
While no political convont;on
an qualify q man by nominating i
l'n 1or office, | will say that when :
ae delegates meet to nominate +
for congress to renree :
ent the 18th and 5th congression- 9
dls,trlcts--whether Democratic. b
'opulist or Republican conventions
as the office | am candidate for :
purely non-political, if they !,
nnk | would be the fright man in = q
he right place. for a railroad : :
,mmlssloner, / would be much h
leased and gratifed to have their +;