The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-11-21
TO THE VOTERS OF MORGAN
COUNTY.

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Trustee of Morgan county,
subject to the Republican primary to
be held Dec. 20, 1919.
In making this announcement de-
sire to say to the voters and citizens
Of the county that / have no special
virtues to parade, as to my extreme
goodness and greatness, but am more
than willing for the people to judge as
to my official acts while in office dur
ing the past. And as to my character,
it is an open book, as l have never
tried to hide from the truth, but was
always willing for the good and the
rad that is in the lives of all human
beings to be made known to the entire
public, after which have never had
any fears as to the result.
It is true that am now serving my
second term as Sheriff Of this county,
but while that is fact / can truth
fully say that the fees of the sheriff s
nffice at the present time is entirely
inadequate to support any man with
a family, as the fees to a great extent
are lust the same as they were thirty
ears ago and the price of living has
: re than doubled, but in view OF all
{ this / have discharged my duty just
as willingly as if ] had been receiving
a salary of three thousand dollars a
year. =. I'll
have always affiliated myself with
the republican party and when they
won't down in defeat was more than
willing to go down with them, and l
am now willing to cast my lot with
republicans of this county and abide
their decision on Dec. 20, 1919.
During all of my life as citizen OF
Morgan county I have stood ioyailyy
by nv friends in their hour OF need
and when could lend helping nano
to any of them in trouble and distress
il was a pleasure for me to respond
Ito the call. The night has never Deen
/, +no dark, the winds OF winter too
chilly. or the mud to thick for me to
respond to the call of my friends. !
have always retained this good feeling
towards my many friends, whether IN
Office or in private life. ,
One of nv opponents has said that
his father died when he was just a
how. In answer to that l can truth
fujlv saw that I was reared from my
infancy without the aid of a father
ond bv the feeble efforts of good
mother who had the care Of several
~ther children along with myself to
support bv her own efforts and by
doing hard work that would be con-
sidered very hard for a strong man
, T. don't mention these things to enlist
-vmrathy, but only for the purpose OF
showing that there is more than one
norson in this race that has been SUD
iected to hardships of life and at
time when there was no money IN the
country, lust after the Civil war when
the country was laid waste bv that
GREAT STRUGGLE. Do YOU think that the
how that grew up during that period
will compsre with the boy that was
deprived of the care of father in the
last few years when the country mas
been dnvnloped and every man mas
hetter chance TO make living?
AGAIN kindly ask YOU for YOUR helo
and support in nrocurinc this noml-
nation. and whether I am elected or
not vou will find the latch-str1n" tn
INV cabin hanoinq on the outside OF
the door. and vou are AL welcome 10
olive it a pr'l at anv time:
Yours respectfully
H. C. BYRD.