Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
Rail Road Commissioners
JUDGE WADE Ii. HOUGH'S
ANNOUNCEMENT.

| 40 ttio iHAepcHHeht fotcfS Oh
the Sd Rail Road Commission Dis
trict of the State of Louisiana
/ avail myself of this method of
making known to you that | am
u candidate for the office Of Rail
Road Commissioner for the Sd
Railroad Commission District. |
am not disqualified to hold said Of
fee by any of the provisions OF
the constitution creating said COM
mission. The delegates who franz
ed our 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
discharging and performing all the
duties required of the commission,
and who are fully identified with
the interest and welfare of tho
people of our State; men who are
irreproachable of bribery Or cor.
ruption by any political or pecu-
MARY consideration. To be capa-
bic of discharging the duties of a
railroad commissioner properly,
he must be a man not tied down,
head and foot, body and soul, to
any political organization. 1t is a
non-political Office, and one crea-
ted for the benefit of the people Mt
large, and not to promote the in
terest Of any political party.
AS Legislative and executive
powers are vested in the railroad
commission, 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 Z years as dis
trict attorney. | expounded and
enforced the laws for Is years as
district Judge. | was a law maker
for many Years as representative
and State senator in the legisla-
ture OF Louisiana, besides having
been delegate in several constitu-
tional conventions. | fatter my
self that the good people of the
3rd rail road commission district
will consider me qualified to dis
charge the duties of railroad
commissioner.
am fully identified in interest
with the people. What l have,
or ever expect to have, is in Lou
isiana. | have been a resident cit
izen of the State for more than 50
years. From present appearances
| promise to live as long us Moses
did-l20 years. Unfortunately, |
am not us vigorous as be 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
railroad commissioner for many
years yet.
With these statements (some-
what self-laudatory, as | had to
blow my own horn,) l launch my
my barque and announce myself a
candidate for Rail Road Commits
sioner for the Sd railroad commits
sion district, and solicit the vote
and support of every candid and
unprejudiced voter in said district.
While | run as an independent
candidate, untrammeled by any
rings or cliques, en- passant, will
say, no man, high nor low, rich
nor poor, is independent of the
people with whom he lives.
While no political convention
can qualify Il man by nominating
him for office, | will say that when
the delegates meet to nominate
candidates for congress to repre-
sent the 4th and 5th congression-
al districts--whether Democratic.
Populist or Republican conventions
as the Office / am candidate for
is purely non-political, if they
think | would be the ''right man in
the right place. for a railroad
commissioner, I would be much
pleased and gratifed to have their
endorsements.
lam. very respectfully,
WyADE Ii TT(NTYCTJ