The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
The Candidates For Sheriff

| As general rule, the sEsTI
NEE has studiously abstained
from expressing a preference
| for any particular candidates
for the same Office LII the
Democratic parish primary
election. where all are about
ieqnally well qualified and
| good Democrats.
| In the present instance.
however, it feels that it
w5n:d be deretirt in iss duty if it did
not sEerve from this rule, 10 lay be-
| fore the Democratic voter sof Lafoav
The the claims Of the two Candidate ;
for Sheriff AID point ont reasons why
we stvaEi be preferred TO the other
Ia doing this If ehaiE strive to b. sn-
slre!y fair, to speak what it believes
I'd he ab=o.dt~.y trae, and TO set
down naught in malice
To bt4zsa, 81. James BeaFy, oar
present sheriff, Is candidate for
reelection. Appointed to Gil the unex
pir-i term caused ny the death OF the
Isse regretted Pierre Ernest Lorio. he
was nominated az his Successor by the
Denocsats of L=fonrclse in the prs-
mary election of 1895. by a large
majority over the late Philip EobiSh-
aux q gallant AID popular Democrat
Of Tie third ward At the end of his
term, MI Besry had given such salts
faction to the people IN the adniIistr
alton of bis Office that be Fas again
nominated i'm the Democratic primary
eseesioD, without Opposition Ina
was in 1900. Ur. TroscBssr, now oppos
ing him for the nomination, ran
against him in the general election as
the candidate of the Republican
party, snd Vas badly defeated.
Four years ago, sir. Beary was
again chosen in the Democratic prim
AIRY without opposition, and 50 salts
tactorily had he conducted his office
tbs. the Republicans did not even
put out candidate against him in |
the general election. This was in |
1904, and in that election Mr.. Iros.
clair was the candidate of the ReDubti |
can party for police Juror, and was
again DEBATED
In the presest primary election, Mr..
Deary again became a candidate of |
and again his record
lsd proFen 80 satisfactory to the
democracy Of the parish, that none
but Mr. Trosc!air could be found to-
enter the lists against him. |
That is plain statement of Mr..
8eary's record. and, we submit, that
3 man With such record must have
10 him to recommend him
70 the people who have delighted to
honor hira. Now, what is that some
thing? In the first place, be has been
inst and fair to sill In the adm;nistr-
tioa of his Office. High and low. rich
and poor, influential and forIorn, ali
have received fair treatment from him.
Though brus9ue and blunt, perhaps
at times, be is recognized by all as
bighearted, kind and charitable,
though bis deeds Of charity are doneI
10 secret and never see the light of
day, unless their recipients, often COT
trary to bis intention, make them
known. To TIE second place, he has
alwaysg given proof of faithful devo-
ton to duty 10 the discharge Of the
uDictions of bis Office. In this respect
We may safely say that Lafourche
las never had a better Sheriff than
James Bearv. Fully competent and {
veil qualified, brave and fearless,
l'ert, intelligent and quick to act ia
70 emergency, with high sense of !
lonoF, conscientious. faithful to duty {
nst, fair and 6rm, be makes and has a
made an ideal executive officer 81 la
be head of the police department of 8
be parish i
He has maintained peace, law and b
rider during bus lncumiencv, 80 that il
very cit'zen, even the Iowliest, now 0
eels sense of security which adds 0
ting gererl happiness of the COM II
'unity- Every body feels and knows p
lat the Sheriff office, with its com Il
etent head and its bani of true and a
=voted deputies is ready to act ct b
he first sign Of danger.
So much for Beary the nan and b
Ie trusted officer. Now let us look II
Bcary, the Democrat and part Ell
IAN. sfe
A true man AZ he is, 80 true II
emocrat is be and has be always be
zen. He came among Us youth of ar
teen, and before he reached the age tr
majority he took his place 10 the 81
nks ct ire democracy in its fight for ch
li'e supremacy and the white mans 1t
ie, and to this day lie hiss remained tn
,e and faithful! to TIL. Democratic tic
EtY. His record as a Dsmocra. is sE
open box, ard as fair and clean be
that of the best Il offi:e or out pu
offi,e, he has always been found 81
the front ranks, fighting the good ira
u.s. of the Democratic party. Iu- asl
rsnt OF Reprb'icaniam: he hasI fc
Ways been fair TO individual mem. fri
rs OF the opposite party in his off, ms
] relations. In the prime of life,J nci
bids fair to CIV. his party ", The
my years OF useful service.
We now pass 10 tile consideration tE'
the claims Of Mr. Leafroid Tros- ! VII
ir, The other can'i,iate for Sheriff. yo'
y native nf this parish and 62faeI
lys Of age. sig