Meade County news., 1916-11-02
A Word to the Voters

1t has been a physical lmpoS-
sibility for me to interview any
considerable number of you rela-
tive to my candidacy, owing to
the fact that my time was occa-
pied in preparation for the Octo-
ber term of the District Court.
AS counsel representing you it'll
was up to me to prepare for trial
of murder case, case of wife |
desertion, and two white slave
cases, and case in which the
county was civily interested, be-
sides my private practice, and,
take it from me, / had little time
to spare. And so / take this
method of announcing to onel
and all that l want to be re-elect-
ed to the Office of County Attorz
ney, and will appreciate your
support.
| 1t may not be amiss here to|
say a word concerning the man
ner in which l have fulfilled my
duties during the past two years.
During this time l have institut-
ed and prosecuted twenty-eight
criminal cases. Among these
cases were murder, white slav-
cry, rape, burglary, forgery, and
various misdemeanors, chief
among which were seven prose-
cutions for violations of the pro-
hibitory liquor law. Of these
twenty-eight cases | secured
la conviction in twenty-siX
of them, and convicted each of
the seven bootleggers prosecut-I
ed. If this not law enforcement,
| leave it to the wisdom of the
people of Meade county to say
what it is.
/ have Investigated every COM
plant made to me, and have
prosecuted vigorously every
case worthy Of note where suf-
ficient evidence could be OBJ
tanned; but | have declined to
bring cases so trivial as to pos
sess no real merit, and have been
forced to refrain from bringing
other cases of some Importance
for lack of sufficient evidence.
BY this means | have saved the
taxpayers hundreds of dollars
that an inexperienced or impru-
dent County Attorney would
have squandered in futile litiga-
ton.
In addition to this court work
l have spent much time and en-
ergy in advising and co-operat-
ing with the County Commis-
sioners and other officers Of the
county whom the law requires
me to advise, and ! have been
free to counsel township and
school district officers, and have
! rendered much gratuitous ser
vice to tho public generally
/ which | was under no legal obli-
qation to do. II you wanted a
new road established youcameto
In7e to draw your petition; if you
| wanted to change the boundaries
Iof your school district, or to Gre.
ate a new one, you came to me;
liz your neighbor's stock or
chickens bothered you, II your
/ children were unmanagable or
lyou had trouble with your moth
Ier~in-law you came to me for ad-
vice and consolation; if you were
threatened with trouble you
came to me and | helped you out.
have helped you freely, not
grudgingly, o thousand tlmes
and in a thousand ways, and | I
am now asking you to help me.
NY record as County Attorney
speaks for itself ard l have no
apologies to make for it; have
done my best, and l know that
if you will judge me by that rec
ord instead of what someone
with an ak to grind may say OF
me, my official career will meet
your approval; my record as a
man and citizen during nearly
fifteen years among you is an op-
en- page and | am not afraid that
lit will be tarnished by any lies
my enemies are telling and they
are circulating some.
Has my record your approval,
or your condemnation?
Answer by your votes on No
vember 7th.
Very truly yours,
LPANK 8 SULLIVAN.