Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-20

of Tennessee. My father taught me
Democracy when child. have
never voted any other ticket except
the Democratic ticket | was rails
ed in that section of the state where
everybody were Democrats.
have been West about fourteen
years and claim this as my per-
manent home. AS a citizen of this
county and as candidate for the
office of County Attorney, I only
have the right to expect the citizen
ship of this county to stand by and
support me when stand for the
things which are for progress. and
for the furthering of our mutual in
terests.
As to my qualifications for the Of
flee | seek, have this to say, that
l have met with fair success in the
practice OF law. and have been able
to provide fairly well for my wife
and four children out of the proceeds
received from my labors. prepar-
ed myself in the literary and law
schools of Tennessee for my chosen
profession. and I believe l am quail
fled to discharge all the duties of
the office with credit TO myself and
to the satisfaction of the people of
the county. l am sufficiently ad-
vanced in life to know that for me
to ask for the office at your hands
and to receive same by your votes,
and to fail to make good, it would
be fatal mistake upon my part and
leave me in a worse condition than
before l entered upon the duties of
the office. would, therefore.
strive to do my duty. so that when
quit the office 1 would have the
good will of the people OF this coun-
ty and the assurance that had not
asked at your hands an office in
which 1 was unable to make good.
I promise If elected your County
Attorney to know no difference in
localities. in men, In factions, or
races, in dealing out justice. /
promise If elected to prosecute the
men charged with crime without
regard to his sooiI standing, his po-
litical influence, or the race which
he may belong, and to deal with
each case as presented with that
consideration which is born of de-
sire to deal justly with my fellow
man, and to protect society against
the infractions of the law. l hold
that any man who is elected to Of
flee and uses the power put in his
hands by reason of same, to protect
his friends or to abuse his enemies,
or who plays for political influence
in the discharge of the duties de-
volving upon him. or who let's any
thing except the law and the right
guide him in the conduct of the Of
flee, is an embezzler of power. as
much so, as the man who embezzles
the property of another. l promise
the man accused of crime and with
out friends and political influence,
that he will receive the same consid-
Grafton at my hands as the man who
is accused of the same crime, with
friends and influence. 1 believe a
man may be bribed in the discharge
of his duty without receiving cash in
hand, and that If he let's the prom
Use or hope of political influence eff
feet or swerve him from the dis
charge of the duties of his office
he has accepted a bribe that is more
damaging to society and destructive
of the objects and purposes of gov
ernment, than the man who in sec
ret receives the cash down.
l trust that every voter will give
serious consideration as to whom he
should give his vote for the office of
County Attorney on August 4th, and
if he will do this, do not fear the
results of the election.
CHARLES p. ABBOTT.
The News editor has known Mr..
Ahhott for many wears and knows