St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-17
TO THE CITIZENS Of PARISH
Of ST. TAMMANY,

peatediy stated, that would, if elect
ed, resign the management of the St
Tammany Ice and Manufacturing
Company, the only concern of which
| have the active management. It
has been my belief that the public
was fully aware Of this fact, and es-
pecially Sc, as have been additional
ly charged with having promised the
management of said company to three
different persons in order to secure
political support If this particular
charge last mentioned is true, which
[ deny, then it follows that l did in
tend, and it was publicly known, that
I would resign in the event of my
election, the management of the St.
Tammany Ice and Manufacturing
Company. Both of these charges
cannot be true. This charge is mere
" another sample of unwarranted
and unjustifable accusations which
seem to breed so prolifically during
election periods, this present election
being no exception to the rule.
Now in order to put at rest, for
once and all, any Misunderstanding
in the minds Of the people with ref
erence to this charge, / now, specifi-
cally and publicly promise you, the
people of St. Tanmany parish, upon
my word and honor as man and a
gentlemen, that if l am elected / will
resign the management of the st.
Tammany Ice and Manufacturing
Company, and win give MY exclusive
time and attention to the duties Of
the office Of Clerk Of Court, and will
bring to bear in the discharge Of said
iuties the same business knowledge
and training, and the same business
methods that have made, as my
friends are pleased to say, my busi-
ness success The affairs of said
office will be conducted by me upon
the latest approved meLnOds and in
business like way in accordance with
law = This / promise you upon my
honor l will do. l cannot promise
you more but this promise 1 know /
can fulfill and Will fulfill.
AS to no. 4 That, if elected, l
will only employ my reatives as dep
uty clerks. l denounce this charge
as false and untrue. The fact is, a
fact that everybody in the town OF
knows to be true, l have
net a single relative of mine in my
AS the manager of the St.
Tammany Ice and Manufacturing
Company l have the absolute power
to employ help and discharge the
same without question. And, al
though l have brothers, nephews and
brothers-in-iaw living in Covingson
have not a single relative in my em-
ploy, and solely fer business reasons
ts this business reason guides me
in the management Of my private af-
fairs it is only fair to conclude that
The same business reason, il no other,
will guide me in public affairs. And /
now, in order to put forever at rest !
his charge, I promise you, the peo-
pie Of this parish, upon my honor, II ;
elected l will not employ relative, !
either Of blood OR marriage, as a
deputy clerk. I pledge you my word !,
of honor l shall faithfully keep this !;
promise. In the event of my cleo i
ton I shall exercise the greatest care !,
n the selection Of my deputies. 1t
will be my purpose, as far as the |
revenues OF the office will permit, !,
10 select my deputies from the diff
ferent localities Of the parish. in
order to give the entire people OF
he parish as fair representation as
scssibie, insofar as this office is con-
serned. This answers all the charges
herein, and l believe fairly and
;puarely.
In conclusion permit me again to |
hank you, all OF you who 50 val
antly aided ne in the primary cleo |
ion just past, and earnestly request
you to be loyal and true in the COM |
ng primary to be held Feb. 81, 1912.
To those citizens who voted against |
ne | wish to assure them that have |
10 ranccr in my heart against them. |
TO all the people of this great parish |
i ours | submit willingly my candi- |
lacy for the office Of Clerk Of Court: |
md earnestly ask you one and all to
give that candidacy, as l believe you !
viii, your earnest, careful and favor |
able consideration Again pledging !
you my word CT honor, if elected |
your Clerk of Court. l will earnestly !
honestly and to the best of my abili-
". do my duty. l feel that as a |
native son of st. Tammany parish,
living here among her people, having !
all my interests here, all that l am,
all that ] will be in the future, will
be part and parcel of st. Tammany !
and her people, and IS the father
Of eight children who will one day
be her citizens, casting their lot with |
her and her people as their father
before them has done. l feel deep
down in ny heart that the people OF
this splendid parish of ours will fair
Iy and justly consider my candidacy,
and if so, there can be but one re-
suit in the coming primary, and that
result favorable to me.
Respectfully submitted,
IT, 7 FREDERICK.