Pocahontas star herald., 1912-04-26
from J. A. Parker

/ had thought that l would not
write letter through the paper
thanking you for the vote you gave
me in the recent primary election
but realizing debt of gratitude
that l could not pay with service in
the circuit clerks Office this time,
for as you all know | was defeated,
l take this method of thanking you
for the support you gave me. l
shall ever feel grateful to you for 1t
for | know you voted from princi-
pie and not sentiment.
To those who voted for the other
boys l hold no i'll will against you
for in this free country of ours
every man has right to vote for
who he thinks can serve his interest
best and deserves his support most.
l fought for clean campaigns and
sincerity In pledges which l shall
ever be found doing,
1t is said of the Abraham Lincoln,
when he ran against Douglass of
Illinois for U. s. Senate, that he
fought hlm on his broken pledges
he had made the people but lost the
election, said l fought for right
and am not ashamed of it.
Now the election is all over for
the democratic nomination and
will be found raising my voice, as
well as time, for the success of the
ticket.
| want to thank Mr.. Mock for the
fairness In which he treated Lige and
me and to congratulate him on the
way he ran. He ought to forever
feel grateful to the people and |
believe he will.
When the September election Is
over and Dee reelected, / believe in
his heart he will say, when he goes
to take the oath of office in the
presence of this assemblage of my
countrymen, | am about to supple
ment and seal my oath which
shall take the manifestations of the
will of a great and free people. II
the exercise Of the powers and righ'
of self government they have com
mitteed to one of their fellow citi
zens a sacred trust and he herr
consecrates himself to their service
This impressive ceremony addl
little to the solemn sence of respon
siblllty with which l contemplated
the duty owe to all the people o
the county. Nothing can relieve
me from anxiety lest by any act o
mine their interest may suffer, ant
nothing is needed to strengthen m,
resolution to engage every facult.
and effort in the promotion of thel
welfare.
Amid the din fthree boys plead
lngs the will of the peoples choice
was made but the attendant circum
stances have been demonstrated
anew the strength of second term
AT this hour the animesitieS o
our campaign the bitterness of de
feat, and the Civilizations of triumph
should besupplanted by an ungrudE
in aoquiesceuce in the popular vii
of the people.
Moreover, if from this hour, W,
cheerfully abandon all sectiona
prejudice and distrust, and deter
mine with manly confidence in on,
another, we shall begin to realiz
all the benefits, which our happ,
form of government can bestow,
| have been asked time and agail
whether | would be a candidate fo
circuit clerk two years hence o
not? And in reply to this shal
say, "Two years is long way Of
and | can't say Tor sure yet."
To those 535 POLITICAL friends o
mine and to the people at large lei
me say this; That some peopl
have said to me that | had hurt m,
chances in the future by making
this race at this time. don't thinl
have hurt anybody's feelings il
this campaign unless he was al