The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-03-28
John LATTA, FUR SHERIFF.
He Is sangu,ne Of Success II . Full
Vote il Polled.

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Vote il Polled
To the Democratic Voters OF Maury
County.
am a candidate for Sheriff Of Maury
1 County. subject 10 the action Of the
democratic primary TO be held April ).
IL / am nominated at that primary i
will be elected in August. II fail TO
get the nomination, l will support the
nominee.
am not running TO beat anybody.
/ but to elect myself | am not in COM
bination with any other candidate.
will not pool my money" with any
other candidate. will not use any
money or whiskey to debauch the bal
lot box and corrupt the voter; am not
relying upon any political tricks TO
give me the nomination. Ny appeal
is TO the people, and my hope is in
them. And not being able to see them
all. use the columns of the press to
present my claims.
/ am running strictly upon my record.
That record has antagonized the liquor
dealers against me, and some of them
will not hesitate to start any sort of
campaign story in their effort to de-
lCdl HC VAIN LIZ lllCnur lhClCiOiC,
not TO believe everything they hear
but first to consider its source.
Rumors have been put in circula-
seeking to combine" with other
candidates. There is not the shadow
of foundation of truth in them.
Other rumors equally as false may
be invented and circulated between
o,,1 h.
jure me. If you hear anything in
consistent with my life as private
citizen or contrary to my record as a
public official, do not believe 1t. For
/ promise you that l will do nothing in
this election that | would blush to own |
to the world, or that would forfeit |
me the good opinion of my lest friends. |
| know good many people believe
that en- election cannot be won without |
the corrupt use of money and other
questionable election methods. But
| have more confidence than that in the
people; especially in the WHITE DEM
OCRATS of Maury County.
What concerns me most is in getting
my friends to the polls. l am not
afraid of their being bribed to
vote against me. They are not of the
sell OUT kind. l am not afraid of
he honest yoemanry of the county al
owing the saloon keepers of Columbia
ind Mt. Pleasant to dictate to them
Who shall be their Sheriff. The only
hing | am afraid of-and I am not as
much afraid of that as | was-is that
ONE of my friends will be very busy
hat day and forget or fail to go to
he polls. Don't do that. IF YOU ARE 1
Ny FRIEND, VOTE FOR NE. 1t ,
will not cost you much time or trouble,
nd will be a GREAT favor to me-
md just as certain as full, honest |
air vote is polled, and a fair count
iven, TWILL BE YOUR NOMINEE.
l have heard that false rumors con- 1
erning the primary in general, were
eing Matched up to be sprung just be-
ore or on the election day, to SO dis
ourage and disgust the better class of
oters that many of them would decide
t the last not to participate in the
rimary. | warn you against these.
'ay no attention to them whatever. J
10 to the polls and vote YOUR honest y
entiments. and you will discover when {
ne count is made that there are !,
nough independent, honest and I'M i.
white democrats IN this =
)unty to carry things their own way,
9gardless of the wishes and machina
ons of the whiskey sellers and gamb-
RS.
This is perhaps the last opportunity
will have of saying a word to you be-
re the election, and my parting re-
hest to you is, go to the polls on the
it'll day of April and vote. And
hen you have done So whatever your
erdict is, will cheerfully submit.
JOHN LATTA.