The Adair County news., 1921-08-23
For County Judge.
To the Voters of Adair County both
White and Black


White and Black
have decided to become a candi-
date for County Judge of Adair coun-
ty. The county of my birth, the
county that love, the county where
my ancestors lived and died and are
buried and hope to live and die in
the same good old county. L have
never cast vote in any other county,
and never expect too Ihave lived in
other counties, but have always come
back to old Adair to cast my suffrage
Have never missed an election since
began voting. and l have voted and
worked hard to secure the election of
some Of the men and their friends
and relatives that are today fighting
ne unjustly, simply for the reason
that will not be dictated to by them.
Some mems idea of things is to rule
or ruin, but l want to say that know
most of the voters of Adair county
and they know me l have served you
twelve years in Official capacity.
Four years as Justice of the Peace
from the first district, and you all
know as to what kind of an officer l
made you, especially the voters Of the
first district, and am perfectly will
ing for you to investigate my record.
Next L was Deputy County Court
Clerk under Walker Bryant and then
l was elected Jailer of your county.
You all know full we'll what kind of
an officer made you. l am willing
for you to make a careful investlga.
tion and ask any prisoner that 1 had
in my charge if they didn't get a
square deal. Now, the Hon. w. S
Sinclair, who is my opponent on the
Republican ticket and present Judge
OF Adair Co., is to my knowledge and
belief high toned gentlemen, but his
ideas and mine are not the same by a
whole let when it comes to running
the affairs Of the county. For in
stance, look at the Campbellsyille
pike, which is the only inlet and out
let Of our. county and those who pass
over this road are my witnesses in
saying that ir is disgrace and a
shame for the amou.. of toll that
is taken in on this pike for it to be in
such condition. What becomes of
the money that is collected? Will
the witnesses please answer? | want
to say this, if you will elect me your
Judge will fix up this pike for you
and will tix lt with the money that is
collected on it or l will know the
reason why. And look at our country
roads am in favor of each and ev-
cry MagisteriaI District having and
spending every cent that comes to
their precincts from their road fund,
and am strictly in favor that they
should use il and not get mule e-headed
and not draw it out. Our roads also
should be worked earlier in the year
and let them get packed and firm be-
fore winter time sets in and make a
lot of mud holes. Now, there is a
great lot being said about me voting
for King Swope fo- Congress. Yes, |
voted for King Swope and here are
my reasons, simply, because 1 am a
free born American citizens and a
taxpayer, aud according to our consti,
tuition, L have right to vote for any
body that l want TO vote for and that
is exactly what L do and l think that
every other good American citizen
should do the same and If they are
too prejudiced to DO this. they ought
to be disfranchiSed and net allowed
to vote. And this is why l voted fol
King Swope. l had three brothers
and fifteen cousins and lots of friends
and neighbors in the service. | alsc
have an old gray headed mother thai
lives in my home that saw her so6.
march away TO war and then turneo
away With a broken heart not even
thinking that she would ever see then
all again, but God was good to bel
and the rest of US He spared theiI
lives and they returned safe, miracl,
you all know. L said and lots of yo1
said when the war was on that if ou
boys ever got home and wanted offic'
we would give them anything the.