St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-08-27

| is q Republican. be is the best of hi
| K n that ever met. But the, n o.
peauliar phase Of this charge that an
4 caudi late of the Republicans o
| Washington Parish, solely because Mr.
Blckham Is supporting my candidacy
10 this feature: This committee callet
upon me Monday. Aug. J, 1904, ant
on Saturday, July 20, 1904. Two day
previous, in conversation with m!
opponent, Mr.. Goodbee, he told m,
ont of his own mouth, that Mr.. Houston
Bick5am was his personal friend and on,
OF his warmest supporters and woult
do all he could to secure his (nr
uoodbes's) reelection to the Office o.
District Attorney. Mr.. Goodbee 1T thai
time, although he stated that Mr. Bick
ham was q Republican, and even went
further to state that although Mr.
Bickham was supporting him (Mr
Goodbee) he Could not vote in the pr.
mary election to be held Aug. 81, 1904
because he was Nationsl Republican
yet. in two days time. what wondreus
Change OF position. When tbs fact was
made known that Mr.. Bickham wse
supporting me and not Mr.. GOODBYE,
the hue and cry was raised that am a
candidate of the Republicans Of Wash
ing on Parish. II the support Of Mr..
Rickham was acceptable and appreciat.
by Mr.. Goodbee. while he thought he
had his support and it didn't do violence
to Mr.. Goodhee's staunch Democracy,
then in Justice and 10 all fairness, why
should not Mr.. Bjckham's support
when rendered to me be accepta BILE and
appreciated by me, and why should it
do violence to my Democracy.
II Mr.. Bickham mad actually given
Mr.. Goodbee his support, as Mr.. Good
bee believed or claimed he had, would
Mr.. GOODIES and his friends have
styled Mr.. Goodbee a. the candidate
of the Republicans of Washington Par
ish? Certainly not. Then again, cay,
in Justice and in all fairness. simply be.
cause Mr. Bickham, az n citizen, has
seen At to give ME his support, not to
Mr.. Goodbee, why should be styled,
or it be said, that am q candidate of
the republicans of Washington, and why
Washington Parish only? why not
charge me with being a candidate OF
the Republicans of St. Tammany Par
ish. am satisfied, my fellow citizens,
that all can see through the flimsy pre-
text of the charge. It strikes me as
one of those cases In which the gist OF
the charge depends on Whose OK ID
gored."
In conclusion OF this point, will say
that have travelled all over Washing
ton Parish. in my canvass, l have as
siduouslv striven to find this monster
of Republication of Washington Parish,
BY all means 10 my power, bnt despite
all my efforts. ! have signally failed to
locate this dreadful DRAGON" who has
so ureeremonious)y disturbed the q uiet
of my opponent and his friends, and
who has SO ruthlessly invaded the
sacred portals of Democracy.
The best information that l could
gather through my journey, from
among the most esteemed citizens,
Democrats of Washington Parish. in
reference to this Republican party of
Washington Parish, was that possibly
there were perhaps 3 half-dozen and
probably dozen Republicans in Wash
ington Parish, and ! am satisfied my
fellow citizens, that you will agree
with me, that as there is absolutely NO
Republican Party in Washington Par
ish. the charge OF my opponent and his
friends must fall unsupported u the
ground. have given you fair, hon.
est and truthful statement of the facts
in this case, which form the basis of the
absured charge alleged against ME. As
men, reasonable, just and fair, know
you will draw proper conclusion.
AZ to the second charge against me,
viz: That am incompetent by lack OF
ability to fill the duties aud obligations
OF the District Attorneys office, 1 am
very poor advocate, my friends, Of
my own ability, and no one has d
greater distaste to boast of his personal
qualifications to fill any given office
than 1, therefore I have little to say on
this point. However. urge this as a
fact for you to consider. believe that
1 am usually regarded as man of some
capabilities and possessing some CON-
mon sense, and am guided by some
standard of honor, but we will leave
out entirely the question OF personal
honor, that should guide any man in
matters of this kind, and view the mat
ter from the standpoint of self-interest.
II would be fool hardy for man t. as
pire to an Office who did not possess the
necessary ability to ill it, for this
reason. that he would soon demonstrate
his lack of ability, and consequently
would forever lose the confidence of
bis friends aud supporters. Ones own
personal interest and common sense
would deter him from aspiring to an
Office that he had not the ability to fill,
because it would be political suicide.
believe am credited with some COM
mon sense, therefore will leave you
TO draw your inference from what
nave eaid. It is true that I have not
been practicing law SO very
|ong, but have been associated with
The courts for q number OF years and
nave studied law for q number Of years,
md can say that since my admission to
he bar OF this State, l have done my
snare OF practice before the courts OF
his District, and have bee o, with aome
very successful in my prac
ice. II there is such thing as man
nhcriting an adaptability for any par
ocular profession trade or calling, then
am lawyer by right OF Inheritance.
dy father was lawyer, his father was
lawyer, his grandfather and great
thor Therefore, my friends.
I there l., anything In Inheritance,
must be natural born lawyer" Upon
his point, desire to call your atten-
ion. That my opponent, Mr.. Goodbee,
vhen first elected District Attorney, had |
'racticed law hardly two years. No one
SCALED Mr.. Goodbee's ability At that
ime, simply because he had practicsd
Rw but short psriod. Ithink 1t comes |
nth poor grace, at this time, for Mr..
loodbee's friends to charge me with |
ack Of ability. because / have not prac-
Iced law for considerable period OF !
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