Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-18
TO THE
Democratic Voters
OF -
Oconee County:

On account of my official duties
and the inclement weather, l find
that it will be impossipble for me to
see all of the voters in this county
before the primary election on Aug
ust the 31st, so I am taking this
method of soliciting your careful
consideration Of my candidacy.
Since l asked your suffrage four
years ago the rights Of CUR country
to sail her vessels upon the seas
when her business required, and to
maintain the Constitution as out
lined by our forefathers, has been
challenged by the German Empire,
who believed that Might was Right.
During that struggle for Liberty
ana Justice our Government called
upon me to render service which
was very unpleasant duty to per-
form, and even had | so desired
could not have honorably escaped
this service.
We acted upon the cases that were
presented to us without fear or fa-
vor: We delivered the record of orr
acts and doings to the Government
that asked us to do the work, and
we have received an honorable dis
charge, and wish to deny, very
emphatically, the charges made
against me by some Of the citizens
OF this county that | received money
or other valuable consideration for
deferring any registrant from mill
tary service during that war, Most
or the cases complained Of were cases
wholly within the Jurisdiction of the
district Board OF Greenwood, S. c..
and l would respectfully refer you
to that board in speaking of thoae
cases handled by that board instead
or charging them against us.
| purchased Liberty Bonds, freely,
from patriotic standpoint; I do
mated to the funds of the American
Red Cross and other welfare work,
during the war. However, by reason
or my services to our Country my re-
election is being opposed to the ut
termost by the disloyal German ele-
ment in Oconee County.
You elected me as Clerk Of Court
lour years ago by very large ma
jority. Since you have honored ME
with this office l have made a great
many improvements upon the rec
ords, having transcribed all Of the
deeds affecting our County from An
derson and Pickens Counties. prior
TO the year 1868, and have REIN
dexed all Of the real estate mort
cages since the year 1891. ] have re-
indexed the Judgments since the for
nation OF Oconee County. have
indexed all OF the Sessions papers
during my term Of office, according
to law. l have re-indexed Lispendens
and Attachments in modern way.
for which services / did not receive
one cent except the amount I paid
over to the ones employed by me to
40 the writing. The last two items
mentioned affect very materially the
title TO your real estate. have never
charged any Of the churches, public
schools, nor any charitable institu-
tion, any fee for services rendered
them during my administration. I
have waited upon the public prompt
ly and with patience, whenever called
upon, and have remained in my office
for long hours during the day in
transacting business for the public
My position that | wish to state
for your consideration at the ballot
box on August the thirty-frst is that
| stand for constituted govern
ment; for our freedom of the seas
for the principles we have stood for
for one hundred and forty-flve years,
upholding the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence as adopted by the Colonial
Convention on July 4th, 1776, under