The Nevada County picayune., 1920-04-01

Friday evening, January on ur Chairman, Ladies and Gen.
 tlemen:
 am here tonight to make
 .d onening address in my cam .ni nign for the greatest office lp"itbin pSbi the gift of the people of v sovereign State-that of GoV- ernor. 4of,,1 for In Q ,onor and privilege of address @ ;ng this audience of Yell coun- tue +u eneople, in the opening of my ssssmpaign. ss I deem it not out of v uIaee in the beginning of this pddress. to refer briefly to my early career in life. l am a na- five of the county in which l now live My childhood and bovhood days were spent on a humble little homestead far ln +be rural district of Nevada county. It was not until after I became the husband of a wife and the father of two children, that I became imbued with the ambition to be a lawyer. l then attended the country schools of my county during the summer months, trying as best l could, to prepare myself for my chos- en profession. It would be of no special interest to this audi ence. nor would it serve any useful purpose, for me to un- dertake to recount the many bardships and difficulties thru which 1 have passed. Suffice 1t to say, doubt if there is a law yer in Arkansas who has strug- gled as l have, through poverty and obscurity, in an effort to gain foothold in the legal profession.
 After reading law for about twelve months, 1 was admitted to the practice of law, but in- stead of practicing law, 1 prae- ticed economy for about ten years. Finally, l was elected to the State Senate from my Sena- torial District, and later be- came Prosecuting Attorney, which office l held for two terms, after which 1 was elect ed to the Circuit Judges office, which position l now have the honor to hold.
 My friends, my experience, environment and association in public and private life has brought me in touch with al- most every class of people in the State of Arkansas, and no man can appreciate better than l, the hardships and difficulties with which many of them have to deal.
 It IS my purpose to make this speech at this time, in order that the people of this State may know and understand in advance, my position on what I believe to be some of the most important questions to be dis cussed in this campaign. My views upon the different issues that may be mentioned and dis cussed in this address, will doubtless be at variance with some of the views and policies o1 the present, as well as of some of the prior administra- tons of this State; and while I snail endeavor to express my views Tn terms that cannot be misunderstood, yet 1 shall not ao so with any intention of hav- Ing the expression of my views accepted as a criticism of any pubic or private individual not involved ia this CvHJest for Gov ernor.
 The ambition to be Governor ol this State is indeed a laud- able one. However, the desire to gratify this ambition is. in my Judgment, insufficient with Tn itself to justify the candi- oacy of any man for this great ofllce, But he who seeks this honor and distinction should pfesent to the people of this state, the policies and princi- pies by which he expects to be guided in the administration of .ae duties and responsibilities oi the office to which he as- pires.