Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-09
Rail Read CORRamis siOmers
JUDGE WADE Fl. HOUGH'S
ANNOUNCEMENT.

TO the Independent Voters of
the Sd Rail Road Commission Dis
trict of the State Of Louisiana:
| avail myself of this method of
making known to you that | am
a candidate for the Office of Rail
Road Commissioner for the Sd
Railroad Commission District. [
am not disqualified to hold said Of
nee by any Of the provisions of
the constitution creating said com.
mission. The delegates who fran.
ed our present constitution and
provided for the railroad commits
sion, acted nobIy and magnani-
mously in disqualifying themselves
to become members of said CON-
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 the
people of our State; men who are
irreproachable of bribery or cor.
ruption by any political or pecu-
mary consideration. TO be capa-
BILE of discharging the duties of a
railroad commissioner properly,
he must be man not tied down,
head and foot, body and soul, to
any political organization. 1t is q
non-political Office, and one cres-
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, q 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 tho law for Z years as dis
trict attorney. / expounded and
enforced the laws for ID years as
district judge. / was D law maker
Tor many years as a representative
and State senator in the legisIa-
lure OF Louisiana, besides having
been delegate in several constitu.
;ional conventions. / flatter N.Y.
'eIf that the good people of the
'rd rail road commission district
will consider me qualified to dis.
charge the duties of a railroad
| am fully identified In interest
With the people. What / have,
IT ever expect to have, is in Lou
siana. | have been a resident cit.
zen ct the State for more than 50
ears. From present appearances
promise to live as long as Moses !
lid-l20 years. Unfortunately, / 8
m not as vigorous as he was at ,
he time Of his death, but any
tatement to the contrary, / am
physically and mentally able and I
apable to perform the duties of q {
abroad commissioner for MANY (,
ears yet.
With these statements fsome-
that self-laudatory, as | had to
low my own horn, [ launch nv q
~ harque and announce myself d Z
andidate for Rail Road Commits b
loner for the Sd railroad commits. !
lon district, and solicit the vote
nd support of every candid and
nprejudiced voter in said district. c
While | run MS an independent b
andldate, untrammeled by any O
'ngs or eliques, en- passant, will
", no man, high nor low, rich 6
Or poor, is independent Of the :
eople with whom he lives. t
While no political convention d
IN qualify u man by nominating n
I'M for office, ! will say that when ),
'e delegates meet to nominate :
lndidates for congress to repre- 9
mt the 18th and 5th COMPRESSION g
Observation-Disclosures Democratic g
opulist or Republican conventions n
as the Office / am 9 candidate for
purely non-political, if they r
ink ! would be the fright man in :
e right place. for railroad
mmissioner, / would be- much ct
eased and gratifed to have their p p
dorsements. - -
lam, very respectfully, n
WAnE Ii IJfNITnvr