Pocahontas star herald., 1922-07-14

al officers in capturing and destroy.
ing the stills aud whiskeY in our
c)urty? l say "yes, be should
Would you hire a man a second
time for the same job If he failed to
do his duty the first time you hired
him?
MY reasons for being In the race
this time: After | had worked for
Mr.. Gullett for five months as chief
deputy, doing my work honestly
and efficiently re discharged me
without just cause. A number of
my friends came to me and insisted
that / make the race for sheriff and
collector. needed employment
So ! thought there was a fine chance
to be elected, for Randolph county
needs sheriff who has nerve and
backbone and true man principle
enough to enforce the law accord
ing to his sworn duty. When l an-
nounced ! had no thought of either
Mr.. Baker or Mr.. Rice being IN the
race. From the fact that MIR. Ba'
ker had announced his intentions TO
run for county clerk and Mr.. Rice
had solicited me to make the race
On top of that he had made such a
poor showing in the last race, beng
the lowest man of the seven, with
only l66 votes IN the county. lu
four townships be didn't get q SIN
gle vote, and in townships be re-
ceived only one vote in each. And
in Demun township, where be had
lived a number of years and been be
fore the public all this time and
where there were 625 votes cast, he
received only "A. No more thought
of him runDlng anymore, therefore
they are running against me- and not
me against them. Neither Mr.. Ba.
ker nor Mr.. Rice has had any ex-
perIence in the sheriff's Office. Ny
friends think | am entitled to first
consideration. Now friends are
you going to turn down a man who
is asking for a chance to better
show his service to his county, and
who has had experience In the work
and who has never failed to GO
where duty demanded, for one who
has had no experience or one who
has not done his duty as be should
have? Now ladies and gentlemen
want you to give me fair and I'm
partial consideration and if you can
conscientiously support me In the
coming primary, will appreciate 1t
very much and will promise to do
nv dead level best lo make you a
sheriff and collector whom you
will not regret having supported. /
will do my sworn duty without fear
or favor and will at all times strive
to give you the very best of service.
Ladies, / am very glad that you
have . right to vote for the officers
of our county, for you can help Sc.
lect the best material possible for
our officers. Let me say to you
whom I have not met personally
and presented my claims that it may
be impossible for me to see you all
before the election, hut remember |
have the highest regards for you all
and that stand for all that Is good
and pure IN womanbood and for the
protection Of the women and chill
dren of our country.
Now IN conclusion let me again
thank you for past courtesies and
thank you IN advance Tor what you
may do for me in the coming pr.
mary. ask that you check up on
me and If you find me competent
and worthy to make you sgood and
efficient officer and believe / will en-
force the law, then vote for me and
| will change some of the existing
conditions In our town and county
| am not taking any under ground
methods to bias the minds of the
people. believe any honest man
should stay in the open. AS final
word, ladies and gentlemen, let me
suggest that you look the situ.
alton square iu the face, and
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