The Springfield herald., 1914-08-21
William E. French:
One of the Candidates for Nom
ination for Sheriff on the
Democratic Ticket.

Democratic Ticket.
or all the offices in the coun
N,ethere are really none of more
direct financial and economic inn
portance than that of Sheriff, lit
tie as that has been thought of
when the financial interests of
the county have been under con
sidera'ion.
There are really two phases to
the economic side of the Office.
When work is given the sheriff
to do he wants to do it--tigura-
lively pounce upon his prey as a
hawk would pounce upon a
chicken.
AS a fact, of course this is the
most important phase of the po-
sition, is indeed what a sheriff
is elected Tor, and especially in
matters of a'criminal nature.
The Office consequently calls
, for qualifications of a very
strong and positive Lature, the
first of which is acuteness, dis
cesnment, el.headedncss, and
! the particular faculty of reading
people; and after this, determine
alton, persistence, and fearless
ness.
! While IL sheriff i'll tue perform
ance of his duties wants at all
times to be agreeably courteous,
those with whom he is dealing
want to have the intuitive feel
ing that under that courteous ex
terror are the ether qualifications
already enumerated, and which
prudence would not make it nee
essary to bring into play.
1t consequently follows that
the detective instinct to Il very
high degree wants to be enjoyed
by aSpirants to the position of
sheriif-noL quite probabl v of the
acuteness Of IL Sherlock Holmes,
but OF u suffici, MT quantity and
quality to mee5 contingent re.
quirements.
4 The other phase to the econom.
ic side of the Office is that of
scrupulously keeping down un
necessary expenses, and Il Scrup-
ulouS desire to conserve the ii.
nancial interests of the county
to the and that fees and costs
will not be piled up on the coun-
ty without the attainment Of
some specific object in the line
of the county's needs, and giving
value received to the county for
the services performed In the
creation of such fees and costs.
l. As an instance Of such prodi-
gal waste Of public funds in pill
ing costs up on the county, Baca
county has paid individual mi
lage witness and juror fees when
, only one "Trip of the sheriff was
necessary in sumn,onsing all of
the parties concerned.
Again, Baca county could cas-
ily lose mach in individual per-
sonal taxes by tie dilatorinesS of
the sheriff in collecting, upon in
formation that such personal
property is being removed from
the state.
In the one case the county los
es money by an mercharge for
services rendered, il the other
| it loses by the failure of the
right kind of services.
In tie primaries on the sth OF
September somebody is going tC
get the democratic nomination
for this important office, and the
democrats OF 4 right should know
something of the fitness of tho
leading candidates, which ~ in.s
us to IL consideration of the
claims upon the party of TIE PEI
son whose name is at the h,a,
of this write-ur-W. +. Frer cl
Mr.. French has been promis.
ent in the affairs of ais neigl OF e
hood and precinct ever since
they (the neighborhood al d pre-
cincD have been there, lie heine
one of the squatters" of the
Grandview country. He is thus
firmly attached to the inter
ests of both thA courty aud the
state
! OF his eX cutivc M dett c'lve