Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-07-14
TO THE MEN AND WOMEN vOT.
ERS OF PUTNAM COUNTY

AS l made my formal announce
ment for Trustee some time ago, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party, and as they have called for
primary to be held on Saturday, Sept,
3rd for the purpose of nominating
candidates for some of the different
county offices, 1 now take this op-
portunity in asking you through the
press for your vote and support in
this coming primary.
/ was born and reared in Putnam
county, and have lived in some diff
ferent section of the county practic-
ally all my life, and I don't think I
need any Introduction TO large por-
tion of the people Of the county ac
the hands of any one, as I have
mingled and mixed with the people
all over the county. so long that I
feel like / am we'll known by most
of them in every section of the coun-
ty. I have never held or asked for
a public Office before, and l am only
asking the people for this Office sole
ly on my own accord and qualifica-
tion, as l think am well qualified TO
render as good service to the peo-
ple and taxpayers of the county in
this office as any one has done in the
past or can do in the future. If chos-
en- the nominee in the coming pri-
mary, and elected in the regular elecS
tion to this office l will go into 1t to
try and do every thing in my power
in the way of handling 1t to the very
best advantage for the people.
have no promises to make to the peo-
pie in asking them for this Office but
what | can fully fulfill and carry out.
AS we all know it is anyone's duty
serving the people in this Office and
collecting the taxpayers taxes is to
take the tax books into each and ev-
cry district of the county ON certain
dates and certain places in each
district and collect their taxes which
would save them both time and
money as they would not have to
come to the Trustees Office to pay
them and this I will do. will fur
ther say to the people, If elected to
this office to fill my full time out of
which 1t Is now customary for an
to hold. When It expires
will be ready to step down and out
md let some other good citizen have
It, as I believe it fair and just for all
the people to have say 50 In our
public offices, and besides any one
holding the Office for two terms with
he amount 1t now pays them, should
,e satisfied as there are other good
,itizens who need 1t and could hold
t as we'll as myself or any one else.
AS to my opponents who are now
,eeking the same honor, they are all
ny friends and will say to each Of
hem as one of them has said before
shall apply the golden rule-"Do
INTO them as I would have them do
into me-" mean to go through the
on high scale, try to
axe the advantage of no one, Just
,oing before the people in fair and
lonest way, and should either of them
,e the choice of the people for the
,lace rather than myself, will hand
hem the hand of congratulation and
ssure them I will do everything In
ny power to carry them on to VIC
ory in the regular election.
Hoping you will now give my can
lidady full consideration and sup.
'ort me in this coming primary. I
IN going to make strong effort to
Ice every voter of the county by
lection day, but those fail to see II
my, their vote and support will be
just the same. So please
rote and work for me and help me
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OSCAR R. FERGUSON.