The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-31


deliver them to each other as they see
at, suppose they will draw straws to
see which shall be united upon to beat
me. Will the people be delivered this
way2 do not believe they will.
Judge Snodgrass said in his speech at
Boston on March 9th, that Butler Roll
ston's race is regarded as. a joke where
he is known, and Rolston said in his
speech that Snodgrass' race is known
to be a joke all over the west end of the
District; but both of them agreed that
they are very much pestered by my
chance of election. As to this l will
agree with both of the gentlemen.
know that neither of them believes he
will be elected for they have told me 80,
aud they almost confess it in their
speeches.
The people cannot afford to commit
themselves to either of my opponents
because there is no telling how long
either of them will be in the race, for it
is probable that as soon as the lawyers
decide the matter for them, one or the
other of them will come down, or if the
lawyers ontinue to refuse to decide,
they will find some other way between
themselves and one or the other Of
them will yet come down, and not ask
the people to decide which of their
races is the biggest joke.
They ask the people if they are going
to defeat them just because they live in
small counties? They appeal to and
throw themselves upon the magnimin-
ity and generosity of the people of the
District, and ask is it right to defeat
them just because the counties they
live in are small. Nobody is asking tn at
they be defeated on that account. But
why draw the sectional line at alli Why
should they be elected just because they
live in small counties? If there is any
sense in their argument then we should
pick out the smallest county in the Dis
trict, or let the lawyers do it for us, and
! elect some man just because he lives in
the smallest county. Why should be
defeated just because 1 live in the coun.
ty that has the most business for the
District Attorney to attend to? Why
draw the sectional line? I am running
for District Attorney Of the whole Dis
trict, not for any section of it, but the
whole of it. / have many friends resid.
ing all over the District in all the coun-
ties of it. many of them in the counties
where my opponents live, and they are
as 60 ID people as live anywhere and /
am very proud of their support, and /
would be ashamed to agree to cut them
out of voice in saying who should be
District Attorney. by agreeing to sub
NIT my candidacy to lot of lawyers or
T to just part of the District. 1t would
probably surprise the people if they
| knew the names of some of the best
, people of the counties where my oppo-
nents live, who are supporting me in
; this race.
, But you know candidate should not
involve his supporters in controversies
by babbling out all they tell him.
, l understand that some of the friends
Of Judge Snodgrass, who are prohibit
tionists, are saying that Mr.. Rolston
: should be defeated because he is an
ANTI" and that the 'pros'. should
unite on the Judge to beat Rolston
| Now, if the Judge is such proper man
| to beat Rolston with. why was it that
! the Judge agreed to come down for Roll
, ston, if the lawyers should tell him to
do so? But they say that the Judges
, county is 'dry" and mine is wet"
, Yes, but an examination into the facts
, will show that the Judge is not entitled
: to any redit for Camp being "dry" nor
am to blame for Bowie being" wet"
Every county in the District has had
l the District Attorneys Office at least
, one time. The office was created in
1879 and Chas. s. Todd was appointed
by Gov. Roberts. and was elected in
1880 from Marion County. John l..
, Sheppard was elected from Morris coun-
Y ty in 1882; and in 1884 he was elected
from Camp; w, II. Baldwin was elected
! 1888 from Titus, and j. M. Talbot has
4 compromise in 1890 from Bowie, and
8 Hiram Glass in 1892 from Franklin land
g r. ID. Hart of Bowie in 1896. and How
/ ard O'NeaI from Cass..in 1902. If rota-
8 ton were the rule, it would be Marion
/. County's time, and it would be just as
reasonable for me to claim that it is my
' time because | was born in the good
: old County of Marion, as it is for Roll
s ston to claim it is his time because he
i lives in Titus,or Snodgrass tocaim that
] it is his time because he lives in Camp.
: Titus County and Camp County
have each had the District Judges Of
/ flee also; for Mclean was elected Dis
trict Judge from Titus and Sheppard
g had the Congressman also; for Mclean
l was elected Congressman from Titus
t and Sheppard from Camp. During all
y this time the people of Bowie County
Il and OF the District have been support
h ing candidates from Camp and from
Titus; and the trouble is that we have
d been electing men from those counties
;. SO long that my opponents think these
n offices belong to them because they
2 live in Titus and Camp; and my oppo.
o nents use the word entitled" and say
t they are entitled to the Office, that II
g belongs to them, and that / am trying
r to take away from them what belongs
n to them when | ask the people of the
n whole District to elect me District At.
o torney. l thought every qualified voter
a in the District had right to vote fol