The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-31

To the Democracy of the First Judicial
District
am candidate for Circuit Judge.
subject 20 your action iu fhr primary
elecsion fo ~ held On August Gslf. ncxt.
Having made that ,lscla ra fion.in the as
sstreurc ~ n fufi realixatfon 81 what
nv election would mean. not 20 mo only
but % the great citizenship Of the five
counties composing the district. and
then candidlv invited your serious con
sideration of my fitness for the place.
and offered you. So far as am able. the
means through which your investiga-
tion may De- made. have perhaps done
and said about all TINT is appropriate
for with these flcfs at your command.
the responsibility for the action taken
devOlvcs upon you. and. IN aving a high
regard for your sovereignty and intel
ligence. should and viii De content
with your verdict.
Since my arrival at the age 81 TWEEN
ty-one yenrsI have hccu "a faithful anil
earnest adhcrcut to the principles 81
Democracy. aud have rendered what
ever service I could with time aud
means. for the promotion of lis suc-
cess This I have dome not through
hope 81 reward or fCT political pre-
ferment hut because of my abiding con
viction that in the accomplishment OF
these principles lies the greatest pos
sible good 10 the gretcst number.
count II distinction. indeed % be-
numbered among the Democrats of the
counties Of Ballard. Carlisle. Fulton.
Graves and Hickman. constituting the
bulk and certainty Of the ma joritics reg
ularly contributed by the Kentucky
Gibraltar which has saved the state
from many a defeat
believe I understand the duties Of
the office % which I aspire. know
I appreciate It's responsibility. The Con
stitutiOn 81 the United States. and the
Constitution and Bin of Rights Of Ken
tucky. guarantee certain privileges and
rights equally % all. Laws have been
enacted % carry those guarantees into
effect and 10 penalize those who do not
respect them But constitutions and
laws do not enforce themselves; their
enforcement lies exclusively I'm the
courts which have been created for that
purpose and which have back Of them
and 10 enforce their decrces all the pow
or of the commonwealth. The pcrpe-
tuity Of all our institutions and the vel
fare Of society are inseparahiy bound
up with and dependent upon their ad-
ministration; and nearly all this res
possibility. relatively speaking. devolv-
es upon your Circuit Courts.
Born and reared I'm Graves County.
after graduating from one of the best
law schools IN the South tweny years
ago, I Immediately took up the prac
tice, OF that profession and have dilli-
gently and studiously followed 10 since.
During that period of attendance upon
courts. I have had occasion 90 observe
many Of the weaknesses and short com
ings Of humanity. and the clear dis
tinctiOns between well defined Grim
inal inclination and the mere technical
or needless violation of law, calling for
rigor or mercy IN administering the pen
atty within the limits prescribed by
statue. MY conception of the essential
qualifica tiouS of n Circuit Judge are a
knowledge OF the fundamentals Of law
and its procedure. both civil and Grim
fnal: mind opcn 20 conviction and
legitimate argument respect for the
personal and property rights Of the in
dlvdual regard for the frailties of hu-
manify and a conscientious purpose To
do right.
II upon investigation you shall find