The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-07-13
HON. B. A. ENLoE

We champion the cause of Hon B.
A. Enloe, candidate for Congress
from this district. We DO go con
scious of the feet that Che great
majority of the common people |
look upon him as their mRinstay, |
strength and support when legisla-
tlon contrary to their interests is |
threatened. There is not the least |
doubt in the minds of the people |
that b. A. Enloe, whatever else he |
may be, regardless of any rumors
or reports that may have been cir
culated against him, is hountiring
friend of the people, and is an uu-
relenting enemy Of any and all leg
islation that is damaging to them. |
Such is his record while represent !
ing this Congressional district in
Congress-, and the faith Of The peo-
pie in him is go great that no hesi-
fancy Is felt in voting to return
him. Ask any old honest farmer,
who makes his bread by the sweat
of his brow, whom he is for and he
will tell you I am for Gus Enloe,
the best man we ever had there.
I'm 1896 Mr. Euloo and his
friends questioned the election of
his opponent, Mr. Sims, but the
Congressional committee sat down
upon him good aud hard, not even
allowing him the slightest chance
to show that the returns were in
correct. The action of Mr., Sims
in allowing himself to be declared
the nominee under these circum-
fstances, when he knew that On op-
ponent was claiming that the re-
turns were false, without demand
ing an investigation himself, is to
be condemned in the strongest Ian
guage possible. Now, from the
late action of the Congressional
committee we are forced to the
conclusion that something Of this
kind is going to be attempted
again. If it is the majority Of the
Democrats should take a hand in
the matter and see that justice and
right prevail at whatever cost. If
Enloe is fairly beaten then that
ends the matter, but if he is fairly
elected be should be given the
seat, and not be again allowed, for
the cake Of party organization and
harmony, to submit to the wrong
full and fraudulent decision Of a
committee"
The Dispatch endorses every
word of the above article. We are
going to have fair and honest
primary. The people are honest
and they will not tolerate dishon-
,esty in primary elections. If any
travelling expert in ballot-box stuff
fng attempts to 60 over this dis
trict to tamper with Judges and
officers of the primary, teaching
them how to practice frauds, he
will be exposed, and any candidate
who attempts to profit by such
methods viii meet with deserved
defeat at the hands of the people.
It has been said that a prophet is
not without honor save in his own
country, but this aphorism does
not apply in Mr.. Enloe's case. He
has been a candidate for Congress
in six primaries and has never been
beaten by the votes Of the people
Carroll County, where he was born
and reared, and Madison County,
where he has lived for twenty
seven years, have given him large
maiorities in every contest, and
they are stronger for him now than
ever before. He carried six Of the
ten counties composing the district
in 1896 and mark the prediction he
will do it again. The trusts and
monopolies select their ablest and
best equipped men to represent
them in Congress. The people are
going to meet them by selecting
their ablest and best representa-
tives for Congressional service,
We propose to meet brains with
brains, greed with courage and eX-
rperience with experience
The candidates for Congress in
this district are all clever men.
We have thousands Of good clever
men in this district, but what we
wantin Congress is a political war-
rior who can meet the Goliaths OF
the armies of greed and hurl the
pebble Of truth with crushing force