The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1911-03-23
rlr. PeytOn's I,IatiOrnl.

March 2Ist, 1911.
To the Voters and Taxpayers OF
the 3rd Supervisors Distrist oi
Claiborne County:
In response to many calls of my
friends throughout the district, !
announce myself as candidate for
Supervisor, subject to the will of
the voters of my district, not on
any private or political history that
| have made in Claiborne county,
nor on the merits nor dement's of
any man or men that is or has
been Supervisor of this, the 3rd,
district of Claiborne county. But
on general business principles as /
see them to-day. A country, like
men, is measured by its push and
progress, and most especially by
its public highways, but if parts
of Claiborne county was measured
by her beautiful highways, the
home-seekers would most assured
ly pass on. Now | hope the good
people OF this district will pardon
me for mentioning this little mat
ter, but have always been q crank
about good roads. etc. We pay
the same amount OF road tax as
Kinds, Adams. or any other cotan-
ty, and I think deserve just as
good roads. But what is. the use
to have part of your roads turn
pixies when you have to double
your teams or dump part OF your
load to get up the first bill you
come to. | say it IS useless. Now
what is the remedy? ] want TO
saw, once for all time, stop this
working county convicts on halves;
stop this making cotton against
honest labor, and work them where
they will do the most good, i. e.
grading and cutting down these
hills on our public roads, which
are a menace to the travelling pub.
lie, and always will bes unless
something is done. contend that
our best roads are no better than
their steepest hills.
/ also believe in good, comfort
able school buildings and the very
best teachers to teach, and as long
terms as circumstances will permit.
But do not believe in shifting or
burdening our children with bond
issues when we should bear them
ourselves. When our children are
called upon to take our places in
the political arena, and the respon-
sibiIity IS on them TO direct the al
fairs of tais county, let them be
unhampered, not weighed down
with bonds that their fathers
heaped upon them BY dodglng the
issues themselves.
/ believe in progress in all things
when it is expedient, but let's act
like men and bear these burdens
ourselves.
One other thing, Mr.. Editor,
and | will leave the matter with
! the people. / don't think toe
much can be said about Education,
ESPECIALLY when We can look a
round us and see the need tor it.
Education is just as essential to
make a good farmer as any othei
lcalling in life. Therefore | hope
Ito see some day in old Claiborne
Ian agricultural high school, which
will put in reach of every boy and
girl in the rural districts OF Clal
| borne county an education which
lis most essential ia making gooc
citizens and progressive country
| Aud If elected as your next Super
visor, | will at all times endeavol
| to serve to the best interest to tn
county at large, and most especial
llv to the best interest OF the 3Ft
Supervisors District OF Claiborne
county, and to voice you 10 an.
measure that may affect you in !
| general way.
Yours respectfully,
F. A. PEYTON,
Reganton, Miss.