Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-09
CARD FROM JUDGE BOARD.
Announces for Reelection - Defends
Members of Commissioners Court.

III dhHouuClnS uysell as Cdnuludle
for reelection to the office of county
Judge of Brazos county. Texas, first
! desire TO very kindly thank the citi
zens of the county for the generous
support that they have heretofore
given me for this important office, in
my opinion the most important in the
county, and to assure them that each
time they honor me, renew my cove
nant with them and strive harder and
harder to honor them with better SER
vice.
| beg too say to the tax payers of
the county that:
1st stand for fair and just rem
| dition of all taxable property of the
county, in order that each tax payer
may bear his part of the burdens of
the county, in proportion to the
amount he owns.
End. stand for the lowest tax rate
possible, not to impair the necessities
of the county.
3rd. | stand for the construction,
improvement and maintenance of the
roads and bridges of the county, be-
lieving this to be of more importance
to each and every citizen of the county
than anything that pertains to the
citizenship of the entire people and
believe after the long experience that
l have had / am better prepared to
serve you than | ever was in this par
ticular
4th. I stand for the protection of
the property and estates of all minor
that shah come under my
5th. | stand for the humane treat
ment of all county convlcts, believing
that thev should be properly treated at
all times.
9th. | stand for an honest ballot
md fair count.
These are some of the most import
mt matters that | desire to commit
myself to, and as | have kept every
promise | have ever made to the peo-
lie of this county, | feel that my
can safely be relied upon, =
nd when this important office is com
nitted to my trust. the people are as
ured of a safe conservative admins +
ration
| desire to say further that if any
itizen of the county feels that his
property is being rendered too high
nd that he is paying more taxes in
to the amount of proper
y owned than his neighbors, I extend
o him kind and courteous invita-
ion to call at my office and discuss
his matter with me. and if convinced
hat his contention is just, I will use
ny best influence with the commits {
ioners court to put him on an equal +
'asis with his neighbours. I
n conclusion I desire to say few :
words in defense of the members of g
he commissioners court; p. II. Ar {
ington, w. L. Edge, J. b. Priddy and r
I. c. Blume. The finance committee d
appointed by Judge Scott, In their re- v
'ort made some criticisms and rec +
In regard TO the com d
nissioners having drawn more money v
han allowed BY law. 7 quote from O
he report the following: (
The members Of the Commissioners n
curt have been drawing monies from :
he county for services for which we b
ind no provisions In law" The a
ommittee under a strict construction $
( the law are correct, but | beg to h
ay in many instances the consttu- X
on of this state and also that of the S
'nited States has frequently been lib h
rally construed Tin some instan- o
IS almost cracKed) to meet necessi- h
es and emergencies, and this money =