Pocahontas star herald., 1924-08-08
Letter From Frank Byrd

an WlltAAlE gDu III bNANAA " A-'
candidacy for the office of tax asses
sor of your county and through the
star Herald l hope to reach every
voter with my last and earnest appeal.
| want you, my friends, to consider
this a personal letter to you
have tried during the campaign TO
meet all the voters and solicit your
support and influence so you would
know me face TO face. And now the
campaign is nearing close and you
are called upon the 10Th day of August
to make your choice in this political
contest as to which one of we boys
you want to serve you in this capa-
city.
My friends, first want to thank you
from grateful heart for the many
deeds of kindness and hospitality
shown me while among you in your
homes where the latch string hangs on
the outside of the door and for the
strong encouragement l have met with
during the campaign. l am making
the race wholly and solely on my own
merits and from the strong sOlicita-
tions of my many friends and with
the fullest of confidence in them feel
that l am going to win.
This is my first time ever to ask the
good people Of Randolph county for
political favors and / can't come before
you thanking you for any past favOrs,
neither can l refer you to any official
record, so my friends l stand in equal
ranks with my opponents on this score.
But / do refer you to my past private
life and ask that you feel free to in
quire as to how / have lived and con-
Quoted myself in all dealings with my
neighbOrs and fellow man. My past
life stands before you an open book
and with those who know me best
you will find that l stand above re-
proach.
My friends, in asking you for your
vote and influence in helping to elect
ME your next ASSESSOR / do so realizing
the great responsibility and duties per-
tanning to this Office and the kind Of
service that you want and need.
am a farmer and have been engag-
ed in the industry all my life and l
know the needs of the tax payers.
feel that your interest is my interest
and my interest in your interest and
if you elect me for your next assessor
| will give you service in this capa-
city that will be fair and impartial
and will strive hard to make equal
assessments without the slightest de-
gree of fear or favor.
believe that assessments should be
made and fully adjusted in a way that
theburden of taxation be equally borne
and this will be one of the special and
important points I,will look after.
My friends, there is no question
about my qualification and integrity,
as l am man who stands four square
in all Of my dealings with my neigh
bors and fellow man and as to my
veracity and fitness for this position
| refer you to those who know me.
II elected will discharge my duty to
the very best of my ability and i'm
way that | will give unto you my
friends, such service and treatment
that would have you give unto me.
1t will be the height of my ambition to
serve my good people in this position
and if you elect me it win be my aim
to acquaint myself with the real estate
book on various sections fully to give
you a greater and a more accurate SER
vice in listing your lands.
There is another service that l wish
you TO observe and that II this, when
| am your assessor | will be in your
township and at your precinct at an
early hour and will stay until it viii
give every man or person ample time
TO come and list their property. |
think this should be done at all times
as this work comes In the very busy
time of the year and plenty Of time
would be a great help to everybody.
am opposed in this race by three
men whom | believe to be perfect gen
tlemen in every respect and we have
all made a nice and friendly race and
treated each other with due respect
and as far as know there hasn't been
a thing wrong charged against me by
either one Of my opponents, either
publicly or privately and think this,
together with what my friends say
about me should be some endorsement
as TO the kind Of man am to serve
YOU for your next assessor II you
believe that | am the right kind Of
man and you believe that would make