The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-12
Hamilton for Representative


 My Fellow Citizens:
 AS a majority of the candidates for the various county offices did not deem it the proper thing to make a joint canvass of the county, agreed with them, as 1t IS only family contest for the nominations. Almost all the candidates having been around the county with the tax collector while was sick, I thought speech. making canvass by my op- ponent and I would be asking the people to do for us what the other candidates had not asked.
 My opponent is we'll acquaint- ed, and 1 served you as your representative in the Both general assembly. My work and votes as your hired servant are before you. In doing, trying to do, keeping from being done, and trying to keep from being done, was one of the battle-axe members that cut the extravagant appropriation asked for.
 By Investigating, if you have not already, you will find l voted for every bill that was the wish and interest of all labor organi- cations, all bills for the interest of farmers and farmers unions, for the interest good schools, roads and more of them; two-cent railroad fare, cigarette, ex-Con- lfederate bills, county weigher, county superintendent of schools; tax assessor, hours of road work ing, fellow servants, bucket shops or gambling in futures, pure food demurrage, pool selling, re. quiring railroads to do certain things for employ ees and tht public, reform school, etc.-thest and many others that are now the law.
 All who know me, know that am a strong advocate of good schools, good roads and more ol them. la my l906 canvass 1 told the people l would advocate cer' tain legislation, all of which did, and it is the law now. Some did not become the law that passed the house; some passed both houses and was vetoed by one of the acting governors; some passed in the house and were killed in the senate or lost for want of time. Some of these bills being the county depository, which would save much to tax payers; state to print school books, school attendance, twice. a-month pay day, creating agri- cultural schools, to aid farmers union in each county, and many others.
 IL is my desire that you give me the accustomed second term, that l may assist in putting into law some b,lis that failed in the last leg stature. and some others believs q to be for the interest of the people and tue country. The records show my votes on all matters. It will show I voted tor all bi.ls for the suppression of crime, for the regulating of the sale of whiskey under the laws by strict enforcement. Had not the committee withdrawn the bill to allow the qualified electors to vote on state wide prohibition al the 1908 state election l feel sure 1t would have passed the last lower house.
 This IS only sketch of the work in the Both general assembly. Now. my fellow citizens, if you have kept tab on my work, and think l have done my duty as your hired servant should, I trust you will 2 1t 10 your interest to give me your indorsment at the primary on March 25, for a sec ond term. If I have wauton,y failed, most assuredly l am not deserving Of your support.
 Thanking you for past favors, l remain as ever yours for Polk couuty's every interest,
 John H. Hamilton.