Pocahontas star herald., 1922-06-30

matter to the attention of DR. H. E.
Ruff, who a; the time was q cindi-
date for Representative for this
county. | got him to introduce IN
to his platform a promise OF a law
now known as the Depository Law.
When elected, / helped him draft
the bill he introduced. Later, when
petitions were being circulated a.
gainst 1t, | forwarded a petition TO
HIM In its favor. He finally got the
measure passed, which has since add.
ed some $40, 100000 to your school
fund.
Now as to service rendered to the
public roads that you hear so much
of, and see so little. l want to show
what l have done and where have
stood, and want to call your stten
uon to the fact that few years ago
when an attempt was made TO build
roads under the Alexander Law, and
some one had to abstract the lands
along the proposed roads before the
Distri,ts could be orgsnized-wben
there was not any money to pay for
services-I was the one called on
| abstracted the lands on the propos-
ed road from Pocahontas to Elm
Store, and from Dalton to Ravenden
Springs. For which l was not paid
one cent. | received Ss 90 from
B. +. Blggers on the abstrsoting of
the land from Pocahontas to Reyno,
aud SIC 90 on the abstracting of
the town Of Pocshontas from J. r
Kizer. Had this work been paid for
at the rate paid for similar work on
the Western District later, 1t would
have cost over 500 90. But the
proposition fell through and / did
not ask any one to pay me, as | was
willing TO give my service in an
effort to promote the public good
The last public service though not
the least that l rendered, as l consid-
er it, Is the part took In getting
the Taxes Extended and provisions
made for the issuance of bonds TO
meet the judgement against the
Western Randolph Road District;
and the prevention of any part OF
the District from being exempted
from Its share of the large debt. But
full statement Of the part took in
this matter l will reserve for a letter,
in next weeks Issue of the Star Her
aid, addressed to the land owners oi
the Western Randolph Road Dis.
trlct.
In answer TO objections that have
been urged against me, that is, tina,
| have done so much work for the
county and county officers, that
, have been almost kept up by the
county and therefore should be dis.
' qualified from holding any Office,
Now let US refer back and see why ]
have been called on so often; whs,
kind of work ] have done; and what
| have got out Of it.
Why was it that after Others bad
; failed to locate the shortage In The
County Tressurer's Office that ] wa,
called on and $500 90 saved to the
county?
Why did w. A. Jackson, Collect.
or, when bis chief deputy was scc;-
IDENTIFY disabled, cal. on me to take
! charge of the collecting till his dep.
uty got wellP
Why was 1t that ]. Ii. Bennett,
who had been my successful oppon.
ent for Tax Assessor, when on &C
count of sickness he could not go
out to assess the county, called on
me to take charge of his work?
Why did Judge Pringle when be,
owing TO the system of keeping the
financial accounts of the county,
could not ascertain the amount of
outstanding script, call on me to
check up and see?
Why was 1t few years later,
when the accounts had got In the
same shape again, that Judge Mock
called on me to go over the accounts
again?