The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-07-03
Platform Of w. B.
Parks.

l am writing you this letter ask
ing for your support in the coming
election when you are to decide
who shall represent you in the
State Senate from Bolivar County.
fully realize that when a man
asks tor pubtc Office, and especial
ly one of Le sislative character,
that the rcople he asks for support
have right to know how he stands
on questions affecting their inter
ests and hat it is his duty to fully
inform them. l am going to try to
see most OF you personally before
the primaries but until that time, /
want to submit the following for
your conside ratioi:
want to say first that am the
candidate of no particular faction,
local or state, ard propose, If elect
cd. to represent to the best of my
ability the people Of Bolivar county
as a who'e. l am not a politician
and have no d .sire to be; therefore
l am not in.ng up with any faction.
OF course, | have my preference
for both state and couaty officers
and will support these men as |
have a right to do as a cit zen and
x-payer. / belive in the majov-
ity ruling and should the people
of Mississippi elect men other than
my choice, shall willingly ac
cept tue,r selection; in fact. | am
not one of those men that believe
l am more competent to select our
officials than the majority OF the
people OF the state. Regardless OF
who is elected Governor, one OF my
first act, when reach Jackson will
be to pledge TO our Governor my
best efforts towards making his
aoministr alton successful.
| believe in short sessions OF the
Legislature and passing ouly such
| laws as are necessary.
| believe III running the State S
business along economical lines
and when possible, keep expenses
within our revenue.
Our taxes are enormous ana l
shall favor retrenchment wherever
it is possible aud the best place |
know to start is in a reduction OF
money we are now paying our
county officials, and ! pledge my
self to support any measure haying
for its purpose any material re-
duc.ion in fees pli or if thonght
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tem entirely and placing them on
salaries. l believe l might men
ton with propriety that apout all
I have is in this county and that !
AIN a rather large tax payer and dany
saving that would lower our tax
rate would benefit US all and appeal
to NE strongly.
shall favsr liberal appropriations
for the public schools, colleges.
ard charitable institutions and fal III
demonstration work,
am in favor of good and per-
manent roads bnt would not be
willing to raise our taxes to get
them,
There is considerable agitation
OF the system of rural credits
and favor this also. i am inform
ed that rural credits have greatly
benefited most European countries
for years,
l favor an equity Of redemption
for land sold under executioh or
deed of trust.
There is a strong and growing
tendency all over the country to
send more business men to the
legislatures and l believe our coun
ty is in the lead III this respect foi
| remember aud shall never forget
that you gave me more votes tor
Representative four years ago than
both my OF ponents and more than
any other name voted for at that
time. l attribute your hatterinR
vote not to my personal popularity
but 10 your desire 10 send busi
uess man to the legislature to at
tend to your States S business. Why
not employ man to look alter
YOUR county and state business
the same as you wonld TO look at
ter your own private businessf
NV four years experience IN
legislative matters in connection
with my long and varied business
exI eriences of rs wears Ill
this county. has. believe. ac.
gu United me with your needs and J
believe fully qualities M to repre-
sent you in the state Senale.
If elected. / do not promise you
anything spectacular but do prom
Use you to goto Jackson when the
time comes, stay there until the
session is at an end Gas ! did at
each session of the Legislature
during the past four years) and
give every proposition that comes
ND my most earnest consideration
! the same as II it were my own pri-
yate business.
Thanking you again for your
kindness in the past and in the an
,icipation of your favorable consid-
Grafton this time, am.
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