The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-13
CRoNANVILLE.

LII tliC Issue vi HC SOiulltCl( (Idl
\ dated January % we found Daddy
Morris reply to our short letter Of
the preceding week. We do not
wish to prolong this discussion, but
this being question relating to
the public good, we trust it is not
asking too much to again give us a
hearing. No, Mr.. Morris, no one
need adorn himself in King Saul's
war gear to defend and protect
himself from your philippe effu-
sions. Any ordinary schoolboy has
sufficient wherewithal to compete
with you.
The gentleman. after relating a
little anecdote concerning the pit
liable ignorance of poor black fid-
dler, makes the following erroneous
statement; 'We have no apologies
to make, from the fact that we rep
resent a majority of the citizens of
Obion county, and of Lake county,
and of Tennessee, and can prove
it."
Now, we did not know SO much
about Obion, but he IS doing some
wild guessing at Lake, and from
what we have seen in The Com
mercial he is misrepresenting Obion,
from the fact that three out of FIVE
have expressed themselves as op-
posed to the four-strand de1usion.
For it we're Daddy Morris and
one Hob against it were Andy
Giffin, my honorable and apprecl-
ated assistant, "Prowler," and the
worthy correspondent from Guelph;
to each OF whom ! am very thank
fnl for their kind and encouraging
remarks. Now, my friend "Prowl-
err has said things that are sup
ported by wisdom; and what he
says concerning the wishes of the
people of District 7 are strictly APP
plicable to this county. On one oc-
casion we remember this question
was brought up in a company of
of six shortly after the county court
had made the blunder, and all six
expressed themselves, and as re-
suit FIVE were against it and one
for it, and that one was member
OF the court that blundered. And
from friend ''Prowler's able answer
to tiinid aHobo' we are led to bed
lieve that to be the conviction in
Dads" county,
Listen at his proof for concluding
that he voiced a majority of the
state: 1.-The Legislature was elected
by majority of the people and
represent majority of the people.
Is that conclusive evidence? We
think not. Did not the dog tax law
get its birth in the Legislature?
and how has it been received? Was
it received as tone of the greatest
blessings Imaginable Certainly |
not; in this county at least it was
not. But "the Legislature made it
and it represents the majority oil
the people. Again, in 1900 Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt were elected
by majority OF the people, all OF
whom knew that if from any cause
Mckinley should become unable to
discharge the duties Of President,
the duties would devolve upon
Roosevelt. Mckinley was assassi-
mated and Teddy assumed the Of
fce and has appointed "fddling'
colored characters to Office over the
states. He was put in
power by a majority Of the people,
Daddy to take your
line Of argument, we must accept
this as zone of the greatest of I'M
aginable blessings
We know of several places in
Kentucky where this question was /;
left to the people and not to the
county court, and went just like 9
sPfowlerp said it would in District !
Salt River"
Again. Daddy refers to a law-l {
less element cutting fence wires Z
md posting. certain notices, and he3 t
soncluces that we are, in the Sights
if God and under the law as guilty I
Is those who cut the wires. A
|udge Informs jury or an Officer