The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-02-21

.lots-For the COW law. Those OPP
posed to said law shall have printed
On their ballots Against the COW
law. IF the majority OF votes ca :
in said election are tor the COW law
said election shall remain IN force.
But if the majority Of votes cast IN
said election are against the COW
Ia " then that part OF the law re-
curing COWS to not run at large Tor
to be kept up) in the day time shall
be repealed by said Board OF Mayor
and Aldermen. This the 18th day
of February, 1902.
Mr.. Polk moved it's adoption, sta
ting that he wanted to get the mat
ter ont of politics. The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Semones.
Mr.. Greer thought this election
should be deferred until after the
regular county primary as 1t would
probably interfere. ;,
Mr.. Polk stated that the Board
was expected to take some action.
He didn't think 1t required pet1-
ton. If some expression was not
made the board would hear from 1t
later. and it would not be settled
until the people have chance to
vote at 1t again. He was aware
great many did not want to take It
up, but he believed it right to give
the people a chance to vote on 1t.
He did not object to change OF
time particularly. !,
Mr.. f. w. Moore arose and asked
permission to make a few remarks.
The Mayor was pleased to grant
him the courtesy. He said he was
opposed to cows as nuisance on
general principles; that the adop-
ton of the resolution would breed
trouble, and instead of putting the
question out of politics 1t would
only intensity the matter and add
new fuel to the flame however the
vote might go. 1t would never be
out of politics. He wouldn't give a
snap OF his finger for board who
wouldn't stand by the laws 1t was
only a short time since they had an
election, and it was considered set
tied except by a few agitators 1t
is a rood law and should remain.
He made some very practical argu-
ments in faver of the law. He adj
ded that the people OF the town
had been living under the cow law
two years and they were growing
friendly toward it. He wanted to
see a board with the courage and
manhood to stand up and protect
its laws. He referred to the hog
law and said nobody wanted thai
repealed. -,
Mr.. Polk wanted to remind MI
Moore that he had said he was moi
there for any special purpose, bu'
his speech did not indicate as much
He did not indorse a nuisance
any more than Mr.. Moore, bu
that 'swhen you tell me the PEG
pie have no right to be heard, yol
say what is not right. Said he ha'
, no COW and that the COW law dc
not trouble him, but the people hat
, registered their will at the ballo
, box and every man who opposed
their suffrage had gone down IN de
feat, He added that he was not
coward and not afraid to vote III
: sentiments; that he had done wha
) he considered his heightened duty
He had some respect for the wlshe
: of the people. He said that milk wa
t a necessity, but we could do w1thou
: hogs; said that the people had aske
) for a vote and he didn't see an
: other way to settle 1t.
I Mr.. Caldwell said he hated to Sc
e a man who is not able to take car
5 of himself, but this was a questlo
e which had been made campalg
e issue. The people had been give
o a chance to vote, and they failed t
J. get a majority of votes cast III ia
O municipal election against tn
COW law. He was willing that the
o should have another vote. Men ha
t said to him they didn't want 1t r
t pealed, but to let the people vote Q
d it. He believed the majority woul
t be perfectly satisfied to settle
o that way. Didn't see but what the
n were due the right of another vot
d Mr.. Tatom Endorsed what nj
e Polk had said-that Mr.. Moore We
# mistaken when he said that eve1
e voter understood that the quest1c
It was settled. He agreed with M
V Moore about backbone, adding tn;
he had the backbone to do his du'
lie as he saw 1T.
The Mayor protested against NJ
N Moore's remarks about backbon
n He did not run to repeal the co
0, law and did not think it his duty
it work for its repeal. But he thong
that members had a right to
r. what the people elected them to q
u If they did not somebody Dug
to resign. He considered the scho
Or matter the main question.
l., would never have been candida
2, on the COW law. But he didn't a
en- preciate any man coming and te
ne ing him he had no backbone VIII
s. he does his duty as he finds 1t.
ed was not asking the board to repe
ce the law, but to do what they Dug
be to do.
" Mr.. Moore didn't know he W
nd going to stir up a hornets ne
to Mr.. Caldwell and Mr.. Tatom b