Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-09-20
Letters me !" Editor
REPUBLICANS WANTED.

In regard to the county Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, which
Office is now held by Hon. d. A. Tate,
and which position | suppose he VIII
resign some time in the near future.
sometime since noticed in the States
man Democrat piece and supposed IL
was written by the editor of said
Statesman Democrat, stating that
there were two men that were eligible
for the position, naming who they
were. The two men that were named,
/ wish to say that believe both to be
good men and | further believe them
to be we'll qualified for the position
named.
In the last issue of the Statesman
Democrat, of the 14th inst. / notice a
published call by Hon. j. R. Pryor,
that he has appointed an examining
board, consisting of J. A. Darr, NJ. l..
Harris and A. F. Moore for the pur-
pose of.giving all that may be deslrous
of holding the position of Public In
struction a chance to qualify them
seves for the position. This approve.
One of the board, in another publish
ed account in the same issue OF the pa
per, states that..at least ten or fifteen
young men of the county ought to avail
themselves of this opportunity. ms
approve also, and will go little fur
Their by saying that l believe there
ought to be ten or fifteen Republican
young men avail themselves of this OPP
portunity from the fact that whoever
may be the successful man for the
position of County Superintendent OF
instruction will have to submit his
candidacy to the hands of the honorable
County Court, which unfortunately for
some, is largely Republican, and If
they hew to the line as l believe they
will, they will elect Republican. l
must confess that have in time past
advocated conservatism in local affairs,
but the new shoe of the late redistrict-
ing bill is pinching somebody's toe, as
well as mine. | now believe if | had
have studied the lesson in the good
Book, where it teaches that man
can't serve two masters, that this
same lesson may apply to two political
masters
Some years ago j. A. Darr was q
candidate for Trustee of the county.
He, as l remember, advocated some OF
the same doctrines in local matters
that l did in the late August election,
that of efficiency in Office, but no one
will longer remember the result better
than J. A. Darr, but I must say fol
Bro. Darr that l do believe that he
sympathised with me to some extent
for on the day that the election boart
met to canvass the returns of the late
August election, he, as thought, rath
er guyingly, told me he knew how
| felt for he had been aboard the sam,
old boat that l had to get on board of
So I viii say that it may be the bes
for Bro. Darf and myself to just re
turn to our political faith of our frs
love.
While Bro. Darr lost out by the viii
of the people BEFORE did, must -sa.
that admire his pluck in some of tn
grand stands that he has taken for tn
upbuilding of the county. Whether
could or would now vote for him o
not is question that might call int
consideration other questions.
Mr.. Editor, believe l told you in
letter before this that was out of pol
itics in local matters. If I were tn
political boss of this county of tn
Republican party, l would busy mysel
in getting thorough organization :. O
the party and l believe l would carr,
this county by good Republican major
ity in November under the presen
Dorch law. 7. R. HARRIS.