Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-07-28
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF AM
TAX COLLECT OR OF
GREENE COUNTY.


County seeking an Office that in my
opinion is one of the most IMPORTANT
within the gift of this County, an Of
ice OF trust, where confidence, cour-
age, energy and ability are essential,
an office that means law enforcement
or the privilege of crime. An Office
that when properly managed starts
the machinery of courts smoothly,
and saves the people large sums OF
money in the prompt transactions of
business and the speedy termination
OF trials of causes.
| haye never before, as you know,
sought political preference. | have
lived in this county all my life.
was born and raised and educated
here. | feel that have a right to
ask at your hands fair and impair
tial consideration of my candidacy
tor Sheriff and Tax Collector.
Without boosted egotism, my
friends, believe that | can meet the
requirements that 60 to make up a
courageous, painstaking and efficient
Sheriff and Tax Collector; and when
| make that assertion [ do it with
the full realization of the important
duties that eccssarily attend that
Office. have meyer worked in the
Sheriff s Office, but it has been my
good fortune to have lived at Leakes-
VILE your county seat going to school
here and working in business here
for several years, and during that
time | have had splendid opror-
tunity of watching the workings Of
the court, and the officers discharg-
ing the duties encumbelt upon them.
My fellow citizens, most of you
know ne and know my private life.
You know whether that life is sulh-
Gent to warrant you in placing this
high Office of trust and confidence in
my hands; but | want to say that
whether am elected or go down in
defeat in this campaign, my course
in the future will be as it has been in
the few years that | have reached my
majority work together with you for
the advancement and welfare and
prosperity of this good County of
Greene.
If by your vote 10 the August pri-
mary, | am honored With the goal of
my ambition. | want to assure you
that | shall play no favorites, bat
deal with all men alike, believing that
the surest safeguard to good govern
ment, is The historic Jeiersonian
principle of Equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. :"
] want to say too, that whether it
be arresting criminals, serving pro
cess, levying executions, collecting
taxes, or attending court, that | shall
at all times try and endeavor to tack
the law and faithfully discharge my
duties. hold this ambition to be
your Sheriff because it has peculiar
duties that am peculiarly fitted for.
In making this campaign, desire
to emphasize the fact that, thus, for
| have not INDUCED in personalities
or abuse and l shall throughout my
candidacy steer clear of such tactics.
| want to earn the office on the high
plane of qualification, and after the
cam uaign is over be able to say that
[ fought the fight manfully and with
clean hands.
ask you for your support and |
promise you faithful discharge of
the duties of the office, if YOU honor
me with the nomination.
want to thank you in advance for
your support and anything you can
do for me in this campaign. | will
|show my appreclations for your sup
port by tracking to law from start to
finish, and by making you a good
Sheriff and Tax Collector in eve y
way.
will give the people a chance each
year to pay their tax wi shout having
to come to Leakesville TO pay them.
Your hearty and cordial support
kindly solicited,