The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-10-11
Political Notice.
To THE TAXPAYERS AND VOTERS OF PUTNAM
COUNTY:

To THE TAXPAYERS AND VOTERS OF PUTNAM
COUNTY:
"A public Office is public trust, but
the office should be used for the benefit
of the public who confer the trust. This
is true of every office from the County
Commissioner to President
was nominated in the last democratic
primary for the office of county commits
sioner from the second district of Putnam
county after rather unusual, if strenu-
GUS primary fight.
Mr.. L. L. Moody, the present incumbent,
is candidate for reelection upon the
Independent Socialist National-Republ-
can platform, whatever that may be, and
is, am told, making an active personal
canvass of the whole county, and have
no criticism to make upon his doing so.
1t is entirely within his right, personal
and political, to obtain as many votes as
he can and upon any platform he may
choose to stand upon at the time Of his
soliciting votes. have no such rights
for have never been anything in life but
a democrat except two years ago when |,
along with others, voted for him as an
independent demOCrat and consequently
| do not, nor will appeal to you pOliti
cally, on any platform than that of the
Democratic party.
| But as the time approaches to cast your
| vote | want to assure each one of you, it
is more important and vital to you as
tax payer as to who shall be your County
Commissioners than il is as to who shall
be your President of these United States,
and it behOoveS you to have in mind only
the fitness and competency of the candi-
date for the very responsible duties of the
position rather than the brand or variety
of his political platforms. | respectfully
submit to you that an inspection of the
records of our Board of County Commits
SiOnerS for the past two years will show
a great lack of system and business meth
DDS in their official administration of
county matters, which is a heavy burden
on the Taxpayer, not only in dollars and
cents, but in the unstable and transitOry
nature of the work that is done-juSt so it
will do for the present seems to be the
idea. Public money is paid out without
official warrant. Road funds are under
stand equally app OrtiOned to the different
districts and each commissioner is high
lord in his own district Now, a piece of
road should have attention in proportion
to the travel over it, and not because it is
a part of the public road system. The
present system fosters favOritism in the
distribution of public work. This is una
vOidable. A man will lean toward his
friends; and while friendship is one of the
most beautiful sentiments in life, it should
not bias the judgment in the discharge
of public trust. do not claim to be
either competent or fit for this position,
but | will pledge myself, if elected, to
change the present system of spending
the countyS money or resign from the
board as soon as find out am unable
to do so. And am going to ask every
voter regardless of politics or color of con
Quoting the business of the county not to
cast your vote for me for don't want il
on any such condition, but if you are in
favor OF a business system of working
and maintaining our roads, of the county
getting as nearly as possible value re-
celved for every dollar that is collected |
from you in taxes, then shall appreciate
your vote and | hope your endorsement of |
my position will be sOiunanmous as to en-
able me to put up lively scrap if nee
ceSSary for shall be only one man in
five. Very resnectfuIIv
A. D. CURRY.