The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-28
CARD
To the Voters of the Third
Circuit.

Y TIC vOtCio VI tHO I'LL "
Circuit.
The short time until the election
in August will not admit of per-
sonal call upon every voter in six
counties; 1 therefore adopt the fol-
lowing, Though unsatisfactory,
method of stating to the people my
views in regard to the Attorney
General'scontest. The views of the
motives which should control the
action of voter are 80 admirably
stated in speech Of Judge Frank
T. Reid, date Republican candidate
for Governor, and at present indie
pendent candidate for District At
torney in Davidson and Rutherford
counties), made at mass meeting
in Nashville, on June 25, 1886, that
I adopt what he has to say on that
subject, with the assurance that
it will amply repay any man's care
full and thoughtful perusal. He
says:
"Fellow-Citizens: All honest, in
telligent men ought to appreciate,
Though to their shame, many of
them do not), the moral obligation,
the duty, which rests npon them
as citizens of a country whose laws
are made and enforced by agents OF
their own selection, to lend their eff
forts to secure for the public service
only those who, upon careful consid.
GRAFTON, they believe to be best quail
flied to perform its duties. The same
rule which governs your action in
the selection of those you engage tc
attend to your private business
ought alone to influence you in your
choice of public servants. If the
only consideration which you will
permit to influence you in your Sc
lection of an agent to manage youl
private business is his qualification
to do the work you want done, how
can you say, nay, how dare you, il
you are an honest man, permit {
different motive to control you ii
your choice of an agent to attend
to the public business.
"When you act as a citizen, in thu
public behalf, you not only act fol
yourself, but as as trustee for al
the rest of your fellow-citizens
When your property, or your liber
ty, or your life is threatened in 1
lawsuit, and it becomes necessary
for you to retain lawyer to pro
tect your rights you do not selec
him, do you, because you and hi
entertain the same political opin
ions? You do not stop to inquire
what may be your physicians pc
litical views, whether he believe
in protective tariff or nationa
aid to the cause of education, whel
sickness stretches you on your BET
and death stares you in the
face.
ain each and every case wher
your individual interest is at stake
and it becomes necessary for you t
employ some one to protect them
the only question with you is: VIII
is the best man to be got for tn
money you are willing to pay? I
not that the truth? That man VIII
conducts his business on any othe
principles invites bankruptcy. An
l believe that the people of thi
county, in the recentpast, have ha
such an experience as must cor
vince them that the business if cor
Quoted on any other principle
threatened with like disaster.
is a breach of the duty which 70
owe to the cause of good govern
, ment and the public welfare, to al
in employing one to attend to tn
public business whom you wOul
not employ to attend to your owl
1t is true that both political partie
have usurped the right to nam
candidates for judicial and othe
non-political offices, but the usurl
alton does not confer the RICH
The objection is not so much to tn
exercise of the power to nomina,
as it is to the power to constrai
the support of its followers to I'll
ticket nominated on grounds
party loyalty.
"a political party can only, wit
any show of rightful authority, d
mand the support of its follower
when it acts within its jurisdiction
that is, when it dominates men
represent its principles. 1t do,
not nominate a man for count
, court clerk or register to champic