The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-07-26
WHAT THEY SAY
OF Judge Swiggart for Gubernato-
rial Honors.

Of Judge swiggart for Gubernato-
rial Honors.
Judge W. H. Swiggart, of I'm
ion City, at the urgent solicitation
Of friends and admirers through
out West Tennessee, IS an an
nounced candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor.
Judge Swiggart is a Democrat of
of the truest type and with a clean
personal and political record.
Those who know him best admire
him most. While devoted to his
judicial duties, in the discharge OF
which he has won an enyiable rep
utation for his knowledge of law,
soundness of judgment, courage,
impartiality and that cold neutral
ity, which so we'll becomes the
Judge, he has always manifested
patriotic and intelligent inter
est in political affairs and public
questions. He is strong speaker
and q forciful debator, displaying
an earnestness and energy which
his quiet and modest demeanor
does not indicate. No man in
Tennessee is more incorruptible,
more courageous or animated by a
higher sense of duty than Judge
Swiggart. Without championing
his candidacy the American can say
that Judge Swiggart would make a
most excellent Chief Executive of
the State. Nashville American.
POLITICAL HONESTY.
1t is pretty generally under
stood that Judge w. FL. Swiggart,
of Union City, will be candidate
for Governor, and it seems that he
will have no opposition in West
Tennessee.
The Democracy of this end Of
the State is manifesting some sense
in selecting SO worthy man as
Judge Swiggart and determining to
stand by him, and not complicate
his chance of securing the nomina-
ton by having other candidates in
the field. With the solid Demoe-
racy of West Tennessee for Judge
Swiggart, together with the
strength he will develop in other
sections of the State, we see no
reason why he can not win the
nomination.
1t is an acknowledged fact that
West Tennessee is entitled to the
Governor this time. We have not
had the nominee since Governor
Porter was elected in the early
seventies, and it is nothing but just
that the other sections of the State
yield the honor to West Tennessee
this year.
But if this was the only claim
that could he urged in Judge
Swiggart's favor there would be
little reason for its acceptance. 1t
is only when other things are
equal that this claim can have any
weight. In Judge Swiggart, how
ever, we have Il man the equal
In every respect of any prospect
i've candidate from any section of
the State, and no man can be pre-
sented to the Democracy his SUI
perior in those qualities necessary
to make q first class Governor.
Judge Swiggart is a man of splen-
did ability, aifable and pleasant in
his address and manners, a man of
the highest integrity and absolute
ly honest and honorable in his
dealings, both publicly and pri-
vately. He would make Gov
ernor in whom the State would
have the utmost confidence and
greatest pride.
1t is urged by some that he is
not politician, according to the
modern acceptation of the term,
which to us is point in his favor
He is, however, a politician of the
older school when honesty and
fair dealings were required of men
in official life, or seeking political
preferment, as much so as in other
affairs of life. If lacking in that
character of politics, which means
to get there regardless of conse
quences, integrity or honor, we
believe his cause will be thus
strengthened rather than weaken
ed.
Judge Swiggart is q good man,
and If West Tennessee stands by