Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-16
S. N. GakRAM's CARD.

No one regretted more than | thel
resignation of Judge K. w. Heidel-
berg as he was a class-mate OF nine
ia college and enjoved practicng
law in his court, but his resignation
makes it necessary to elect his sue
cessor aud being solicited by people |
whose motives | thought we're I'M
selfish. was the first candidate to
make public announcement for this
unexpired term.
| did not seek the appointment like
nv opponents as ] have always be-
lieyed in an elective Judiciary and
wanted the commission, If at all at
the hands Of the people SO that il
succeeded, ] will be under no obiga-
ktion except to the people whom |
wished to serve.
Clarke County gave us Judge Buck
lev and Judge Heidelberg and Tau
derdale county would appreciate this
honor this time as it has twenty
weeks of court and five thousand vo-
tiers, but has been too generous to
make any demands in keeping with
her length of court or the number OF
her votes.
grew up on a little farm near
| Al: H.. ,,-ko,.o MIR tbar reared
twelve children and when ! was
twenty-one | went away to college
without means and worked my wav
oy sweeping, milking, bringing wa
Ter and making fires and taking up
/ .undrv, aud during the summer va
cations would work on the railroad
with shovel and spike mall and in
this way after seven years gradua-
led with the degrees of A. b. and
l.. l.. B.
commenced the practice OF law in
the city of Meridian and have devo-
ted my entire time to my profession
for the past ten years IN my efforts
to support wife and tire children.
have served one term in the Mis-
, sissippi Legislature and prepared
, and introduced a resolution which
passed the lower House providing
for an elective Judiciary, as | believe
in the people electlng all their Off
GERS from constable TO president.
Having farmed, railroaded and
worked in the mill as well as having
lived 10 the city for many years, |
feel that | ana in touch from actual
: experience with people 10 every walk
, | of life, know their needs and how to
, best serve their interest on the the
, ory thai when a man wants sympa
thy for the tooth ache he has TO 60
to the man VINO has had the tooth
3 ache.
, If am elected your Judge. will
have the same heart ] had when
was following the pillow or handling
the shower aud expect to give every
man square deal, and equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
2 A Judge should not play politics as
; our political enemies are just as
lmuch entitled to justice in the court
as are our political friends.
/ believe that the law should be
; enforced IN such a way as to make
: people better instead of worse, that
, justice should be- tempered with mer
cy and every man made TO feel that
the court is his friend and feel the
justness of his punishment or The
2 judgement.
There will be no BLACK Fridays
but the sentences will be passed on
CONVICTION, will be reasonable and
stand as passed.
] The rich and the poor, the high
] and the low, friend and enemy, shall
! receive equal justice to which every
, man is as much entltled as he is tc
: the air he breathes.
| have built up good practice bnt
? have had to work mighty hard ano
= would greatly appreciate this favor
. at the hands of the people so that
can support my family and take il
easy for awhile.
| am making my appeal direct to
It h e voters on my own merit
j without resorting to political fac
9 tionalism which fear would embar-
I rass me in trying to serve all the
people fairly and impartialy.
If elected, viii discharge the du.
$ ties of this Office in the fear of Goo
(, and will return the commission ts
a you without spot or blemish.
: Yours truly,
q s. M. GRAHAM.