Re: ELECTION DAY 2022 |
Subject: Re: ELECTION DAY 2022 by GRIS on 2022/11/8 16:32:55 COOL AND MISTY THIS MORNING, 66 AT 1027 HRS, 72 THE PREDICTED HIGH. DARLING WIFE HEADED OFF TO TULSA FOR ANOTHER DR APPOINTMENT. I GOT OUT AND GOT THE TRUCK TAGGED, VOTED, GOT SOME CASH AT THE BANK, AND A BALE OF STRAW FOR THE DOGHOUSE. THERE WAS A BIG CROWD AT THE POLLING PLACE. MADE ME THINK OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS BEFORE TEXAS WAS YANKEE-FIED. HERE’S HOW “VOTER SUPPRESSION” WORKED IN OUR COUNTY: W.J. AND MY DADDY WENT TO DALLAS TOGETHER FOR THEIR DRAFT BOARD PHYSICAL. W.J. FLUNKED, CAME HOME, RAN FOR SHERIFF AND REMAINED IN OFFICE TILL THE EARLY 70’S. HE WAS THE LONGEST SERVING SHERIFF IN TEXAS AT THAT TIME. ON ELECTION DAY HE WOULD TRUCK IN COLORED PEOPLE FROM OUT IN THE COUNTRY TO THE COUNTY SEAT. THEY WERE GIVEN MONEY FOR THEIR POLL TAX AND TOLD TO BE SURE AND VOTE FOR W.J. THEY GOT A FREE TRIP TO TOWN, A BRIEF HOLIDAY, AND A FREE TRIP HOME. W.J. GOT THEIR VOTES---FOR YEARS AND YEARS. HE TOOK GOOD CARE OF HIS COUNTY; IN MY EARLY DAYS IN THE ARMY, I KEPT TEXAS TAGS ON MY CAR. TEXAS SHERIFFS WERE ALSO THE TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR; MY MOTHER WOULD GO DOWN TO THE COURTHOUSE AND PAY THE FEE AND W.J. WOULD MAIL ME THE TAGS, WHERE EVER I WAS---OLD FASHION PUBLIC SERVICE. IT WAS A GOLDEN AGE. |