Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-06-11

IOF luelu llldH L HdNei DSSuuSS hiA ~
son of Confederate soldier; | had
four uncles and father in the war,
and one today sleeps in an unknown
and unmarked grave, and my father
died after he returned home from the
wounds he received in the war. The
difference between my opponent and
is that was not old enough to go to
the war and he was, and if I had been
old enough I would have been in the
front ranks, as / am in this race, and
not with the home guards as my oppo-
nent was. He admits that he never
left Gonzales county nor was he ever
in battle,
Both of our records are before you,
My opponent has been your district
attorney for six years and 1 have been
your county attorney for eight years.
Our official records are public proper
4 ty, and as we are both democrats, the
only difference between us is our quail
ifications. / discuss the official re-
ISOloo oO li0O NOu NObS
gently, and at the same time remem-
bering that we are both good friends
and this discussion is made with the
I. best cf feelings. ask You to inYesti-
gate our recorus, II yUu-s...o-ss a 81 y.
fed, and vote for the man who will
give you the best work, remembering
that success is the standard of merit. y
During the last six years has the
present district attorney ever convict
ed single white man, that is, put a
single white man in the penitentiary
: where the defendant had lawyer tc
: defend him and fought his case ir
Gonzales county, without the assist
~ ance of private prosecution or the as
y sistance of the county attorney? Tit
district court records show that h,
Il has never convicted white man un
der these circumstances. Has tn
II present district attorney ever beer
D able to draw an Indictment either TO
{ forgery or perjury that would stand il
the courts, where the defendant had
: lawyer to defend him, without the as
q sistance of private prosecution or tn
> county attorney, in Gonzales County
' The district court records show tina
y he has never been able, under thes
} circumstances, to draw proper in
e dictment. What do these condition
y mean? That no white man will b
: convicted where he Is able to fight hi
case, and no man will be convicted 10
l. forgery or perjury where he is able t
I fight his case, unless parties intereste
. in seeing the law enforced go down i
10 their pockets and hire lawyer to as
" sist the district attorney; at the sam
y time, you will be paying taxes to fui
i nish money to pay your district attol
50 ney $2500 year. The last case tha
z was before the district court, wher
- the defendant had money to employ
LAWYER to defend him, charged wit
y forgery; was negro by the name c
" S, K. McKenny, WHO attempted
~ pass forged check On Miller & Sa!
= er's bank, about year ago. The TO
y gerry was detected as soon as th
- check was presented for payment
= I4he bank and the negro was immed
~ ately arrested and positive proof S
:, cured of his guilt, and the grand jul
- had indicted him, When the ca
was called for trial the attorney f.
81 the defendant had the case dismiss
ro on account of q defective indictme
io drawn by the district attorney. ~
~ negro was arrested again and $
months later the next grand jury r
I; turned another Indictment again
,ys said negro and as soon as the CO