The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-03-14
AMERICAN EXPEDITION
AIRY FORCES
Camp du Valdahon, France,
February 18th, 1919.

To The People Of Grenada County
Mississippi:
From clipping from the Grenad:
Sentinel, which have just received
| learn that kind friend has an
nounced me as a candidate for Sheriff
of Grenada County, subject to the
action Of the White Democrats OF
the county at the Summer Primaries
am deeply sensible of the honor
thus conferred upon me by good anc
loyal friends at home and desire tt
take this opportunity of announcing
my candidacy for Sheriff of Grenade
County and at the same time OF
thanking my friends for thus
membering my interests.
As you know am in the service
of the United States Goverpmen,
having enlisted with the Grenada
Troops, June 9Th. 1919 and having
sailed for France September 1st
1918. 1t is practically certain that
will not be at home during the pri-
maries 'ths year and equally as GER
tain that will be back before the
general election this Fall:
thank my friends for what they
have said of my service overseas
but permit me to say that claim no
honor, no credit, no glory for the
course / have pursued and for the
fact that to-day wear the proudest
uniform in the world-that of a sol
der of the United States l entered
the Army because ! felt it TO be no
more than my duty to answer my
country's call and shall expect ne
man to honor me with his suffrage
solely because ! am a soldier.
do appeal to the people of Gre
NADIA County for their confidence and
support upon my merits, whatever
they may be and you are the judges.
should like to remind you however
that / was born in Grenada County,
If is my only home and / have no
loves before it. | have spent most
of my life among you, as did my
father before you and that life has
been an open book to you.
Should you elect me to be your
sheriff l promies you here and now
a Clean and efficient term of office,
assuring you that while | am your
sheriff | will concientiously and faith
fully perform the duties of the Office,
to the Letter the mandates of
the law which will be enforced with
out favoritism or fear to all alike.
Relative to my experience in pub
lie life let me remind you that l have
served as deputy sheriff in Grenada
County and as Deputy Tax Assessor
in Bolivar County, having resigned
that position to enter the army. In
the army my record has been clean
and ] have no doubt but ! am the
choice Of my comrades in arms from
Grenada County, in this Regiment for
sheriff and were they at home |
should feel confident of receiving
their undivided support. =
AS | have already stated that |
will not be mustered out of the ser
vice in time to meet the people of
Grenada County and ask personally
for their suffrage. Knowing the peo-
pie of the County however, | am sat
sfied to believe that they will be fair
minded enough to forgive me this
dereliction, knowing that | am alb
sent not through choice but because
of stern duty. | expect too that
each of you will know and under
stand that while | am absent in the
flesh my spirit will be, as it has heen
through the weary months overseas,
back in Grenada County, with the on
~ friends and loved ones | have in
the world.
Again thanking you for the evil
denceS of esteem shown me and
trusting to have the honor of being
elected your sheriff, am,
Yours sincerely,
JIM l.. RICHARDSON,
H. @. Co.. 14Oth F. A.~American E. F.
314-19 1t