Licking Valley courier., 1921-07-28

AS the campaign draws to a close some of the mer
VINO are opposed to me are very busy in circulating
ports concerning me and the in which have per-
formed my duties officer and trying to make votes
against me through false representations.
want to call the attention to all of you who heard
my opponent speak throughout the county to the fact
that in no speech of Mr. Allen did he say that had fail
ed in my efforts to do my duty or had been reiss in the
law enforcement.
And again want to call your attention to the fact
that none of my accusers have yet put their finger to
single instance where have failed in my duty. 1t is easy
to make the sweeping accusation against an officer that
he has failed in his efforts but when comes to backing
it up by proof it is another matter.
Now are you as honest voters going to be deceived
by general accusations that cannot be Subsantaed? Are
you going to believe things that the records of the court
proves to be false and macous No man circulates an
untruth that does not have uholy purpose behind
his utterances
Up to the very time that Mr.. Allen filed as candi.
date he was ouSpoken and ardent in his advocacy of my
candidacy and told and my friends that he was for
In Wolfe county Mr.. Aliens brother was a candi-
date for County Attorney and my broher-in-aw was a
candidate for the same office. Mr. Allen insisted that
my brothern-law to quit the race and endeavor
ed to induce him to do So but not able to do so and
when it found that could not induce my brotherin-
law to quit the for County Attorney Mr. Allen prompt
y announced his candidacy against me. He had rgh
to be candidate and no one would deny him that right
but looks bit shy to bring the accusation that it was
because had not done my duty when the evident
is that in my inability to my brothern-law to qui
for County Attorney caused the opposition to Thi
is the real reason for my opposition
And what should the Democrats hope should my op
ponent be nominated and elected? Mr.. Allen has beer
and my FRIEND and have nothing to say of him tha'
would reflect upon him. | don't want to campaign r
that way But does his record offer anything that would
assure you of better law enforcement? He was elected
County Attorney of Wolfe county at time and resign.
ed the office to his brother do not blame him for that
He had made some money in N oil business and
of wealth had to move to Winchester to be in the society
of the rich and aluent-untl his money spent But
that his business If he did not want to serve out the
term of Office to which he was elected his affair
to where he lived while he was wealthy.
wonder what the good citizens who composed the
grand jures and the petit Wes of the county think
when the parsans Of my opponent spread broadcast
Nthe country that the courts have been farce and mo-
doing their duty? They part Of the court and any
reflection on the court and its officers reflection
their integrity Look the list OF the grand ues tina
have acted for the past few years and they
who would be parties to wrong doing Every membe,
of the grand and petit ures of the various terms of co
since have been Commonwealths Attorney owe it tC
themselves to resent the accusation that they have 10
done their duty For that is is what my opponents ac
O6ations against me amount to.
| have never had doubt of renominaol
have too much faith in the intelligence and ir gYiy
the people to believe that campaign of caum. ~ RE
ceit can win And when the ballots have been cas anC
counted confidently believe that the good citizens Of
all the three counties will roll up such majority for me