The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
E. N. MOORE ANSWERS VOTER.

| Mr.. Editor: In response to the
inquiries of Voter in your last
weeks issue, permit me to say that
while | think my card is as plain as
English could make it, | am will
ing to reiterate the sentiments ex-
pressed in the card. Voter says
my card is evasive and that it is
noncommittal. If Voter knew any
thing about me at all, and the rec
ord have made in my past life,
he would not charge me with try
ing to evade anything.
My card published in all the
papers was in plain English and |
certainly think any one familiar
with the mother tongue can under
stand it. As to why my veracity
should be questioned | can't under
stand. Does Voter think ] would
say one thing and mean another?
If so he knows nothing about me
at all. Have ] not said that | was
not the candidate Of any particular
class or section and did | not say
that | was not bound up with any
class or section in any special local
Legislation and that | would not
participate in any such unless it
first emanated from majority of
all the people and sections inter-
ested and concerneds
Is this not plain enoughl Does
it not answer Voters questions
Am | expected to say that |
would not introduce bill for the
benefit of my constituents if a ma
iority of the voters of Obion
County should legally and prop
erly demand it? If that is what
Voter expects, will say now that
| will not SO promise. If did |
would not be worthy Of he c9u6
dence of any one and should be
classed as tool in the hands of
some designing class and should
be ostracized from society.
For many years there has been
pending in the Legislature special
Legislation of a local character
the lake issue, the county site issue,
the Union City bond issue, the To-
cal measure for the benefit Of those
living adjacent to the corporation
of the city, and various other local
measures; and | say local, for all
were for the benefit of one section
only, therefore local. These are
all strictly local and belong to the
people, and no one man has the
right or power to rise up in his
might and say that the people shall
not have the constitutional right
guaranteed them, that is self gov
ernment. Voter asks the ques-
tion, "Would |, if elected, aid, en-
courage or approve any legislation
looking to the reopening of this
question:" (Meaning,
presume, the law court question:
This very question was answered
IN the negative in my card and
never dreamed that there was
school boy in the county who did
lot understand it, and | still stand
)y what / said in the card.
The law court question has been
ettled once by the people as every
me knows, and don't presume it
will come up again for several
ears, if at all, and feel sure it
will not be brought before the
'eople during my term of office,
ct it is as all the rest, an issue
which belongs to the public and
be public will rule regardless of
he desires of any particular class,
nd would be far from trying to
lwart the will of the people.
In conclusion will repeat that
propose to represent the whole
Obion County, from the wealth
'st bondholder down to the poor
It peasant, and | will not make
~ promises to any class or Sec
on, more than that ] will do my
lty and that will not put on the
,llar of any man or set of meny
neither he or they live in Obion
Union City. | will say further,
will never ride on any free passes
and fro as ! am in the discharge
my duties.
Respectfully,
Il NJ Moopr