The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-29

Deputy Sheriff Dan G.. McGilvray |
addressed a large crowd at a picnic !,
given at Lea's School House today, in |
which he presented his cause as a |
candidate for Sheriff of Forrest coun-
ty The address was we'll received
and highly complmented. Following
is synopsis of the same:
This is the first time have put my
self before you politically; this is the
first time | have ever asked you for
any office On the other hand my op-
ponents are old politicians, we'll i'm
planted, well embedded in political
circles They have run, and run; they
have stumped this county over and
over again. They know all the crooks
and turns and tricks in politics. I must
confess that ! am inexperienced along
that line, but am not inexperienced
as to the duties of Sheriff and Tax Col
lectur have rendered more than six
years active service in this work;
have had experience in each branch OF
the office; | claim every qualification
OF sheriff, both in and out of the of
fice
one of my opponents has stated
from the stump that | am not running
with the expectation of being elected
but for the purpose of putting my
self before the people so that | would
have the right of way four years from
nov and that no doubt would be the
man TO consider four years hence. My
friends. that is being said to throw
Won off the track to sidetrack you, to
disr..rt rour minds from the true stu
ati,n He knows there is ring poll
tic, on each side of me; that there is
man staked out and tied with rot
ten string on each side ready to step
mn and Law claim to the Sheriff office
four wears hence. You can see the
trick gentlemen. if you will stop to
think
And wish to say just here that
am not backed nor am ! run by any
nolitical boss. or courthouse ring.
have no temperofarily retired polite
ian running for the Office in my name
so that he may step up and ask for II
in his Own name four years from now
have no brothers practicing law to be
made rich off of my election. nave
ma brothers nor sons expecting 1ol
ftam elected. SO it is no family al
foir with me. stand alone on my
own merits.
And my friends. an inexperienced
man cannot handle the situation, es
necially in Hattieshurg. If either o
nv opponents were elected he woul'
not could not. know as much abon
the work at the expiration of his tern
as know 10 begin with
Strict enforcement OF the Law
stand for a strict enforcement q
bo law That cannot be denied D
an,. ons. don't believe there is ma
T., r,rrest comfy or in this district l
g..,., East Mississippi can show a be
30. recofd for putting money in IN
.,,.,.. treasury: in furnishing laoc
mike cotton and build public roads
and IN brinqing criminals to justice
n., ! have made for the past 81
ears Ms opponent, Mr. Mchlhho
mo-. asked from the stump why | nav
not wiped all of the crime ou'
n,,. ,ornty If am such law enIof
w., gentlemen you know why erin
,s roing on in Forrest county an"
~ ,,.. too Ny friends, when ! beg7
Sor, rnder Mr.. A, NJ. MccalIum as
'..... siv wears ago, he had five dep
", - uattiesburg besides myself al
hon, all busy: and by the tin
A.. Nagruder took charge OF ''e
ohont FIVE years ago | was u
w.. man retained And since Tn
.,n'o D have had as much circuit al
nancorv court work to do as any m'
'n" ',d have done, outside of huntil
1om,n criminals. And still | Will lea
- nm to any Judge we have naa Oh =
"pn II W. in the past six years if havel