Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-02
Ellis To His Supporters

To the 1880 voters who placed your
ballots I'm my column, because you
thought we were right, let me say to
you. that under this condition, ! love
each of you better in defeat than l
could in victory.
/ believe that every ballot cast Tor
me was glOrifed by the belief OF ne
voter, that the cause was right, ana
every such voter is my friend still. IT
is easy to stick in victory, but the
voter, who sticks to his cause, in ne
feat, is one for whom the recipient OF
that vote should ever hold in his heart,
fun measure of love and gratitude.
/ care not one whit personally Tor
losing, but for your cause of RIGHT
TO be deferred for a time, ! do regret,
purely for the sake of right. As to
| lust how your cause was defeated IN
the last election, will come out later
in the full and complete discussion OF
our local political situation in Ran
dOlph county.
Much excitement has been created
by the discover and exposing of the
seeming larceny, and also promiscucus
peddling of illegal poll tax receipts by
some one in the last two or three cleo
tions, together with other fragrant IT.
regularlties and manipulations, in total
disregard for common honesty legality
and decency.
All these charges are greek to me.
do not know how and in what way
1t is DONE but this l will say, if was
the victim of such damnable political
procedure i'm the last election, and 1t
took my sacrifice to break into part
of it by the people, and enable them to
expose, defeat and forever destroy
such sinking, dirty, felonious political
procedure, as is charged of hav;ag
been done in Randolph county, in The
last few years, then, my friends, we
should be more than glad to be sacri-
feed for this holy purpose of helping
the people to catch and brand such
political thieves.
Now follow up the good work-never
let it stOp-regardless of person. in
stitutiOn or party. Let the public con
science remain awake, and ferret out
who is guilty of such and be branded
as such.
/ thank God, that political debauch-
cry and unfair, dishonest and dirty
political manipulations have "struck
upon the rocks" of intelligent decency
more than once in Randolph county
this good year of 1926. 1t augers well,
and is an omen that there is yet
sense Of honesty and political decency
resting with the people, which the dis
honest political aspirant should be-
ware to offend.
May the peoples investigation so
continue, until every man who is guilty
may be branded as such, and may
every true and loyal citizen buckle his
armor and unsheath his sword, and
step into line of battle for the RIGHT
until we, a free people, obtain our COLI
stituional rights, IAN honest vote, and
a fair count"
My cause you championed was right,
and we will win. Right will win IN
the end, regardless of the temporary
success Of error
My statements of the record were
correct, and time will prove them. |
told you that we were badly in debt,
and that our road work would prac-
tically cease after the election. and
public written statements have already
established my charge. Now wait,
watch and see them all come true. |
have raised the issues and made them
plain to you all, so that you may watch
them and make your demands as you
see fit My record statements were
made, and they were disputed. Let
time answer The issues were raised,
and they will not, SHALL NOT, down.
My friends, 1870 strong, stick tight
to the cause, and all other citizens of
our county, consider our cause and The
issues that will be discussed later, md
if you find merit therein join our
ranks for the right.
say to you now, that certain in
fluences in the last election, were used
to defeat your cause, and defeat me,
so that here would be AN OPEN
FIELD next election, so that certain
others could get into the race. Future
Developments and happenings will
prove this to be true, and will dis
cuss It fully calling a spade a spade,
at the proper time.
Stand fast by the cause ,1430 strong,
and If God spares me health and
strength, two years from August 1926,
If this time should come before my
toes get cold" l will again lead your
cause, regardless of DEW DROPS
clown song, 81 amt g'wine run no mo-,
no mo-"
With a heart full of gratitude for
your magnificent vote for pure Demo
cracy this year, and for your steadfast
and loyal support in the future | re-
consecrate, and rededicate every ounce
of my strength and ability to your
cause and pledge to you now every
atom Of energy within me to win in
August, 1923. Faithfully,
4-1tp. e. Newton IT'S.