The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-10-26
THEIR WRrTTEN REooRp.

ne sees Things aIdr on very distinctly
A certain Force Bill" that didni
pass Congress sixteen years ago. b
sees and talks about.-Knoxyille Jour
nal and Tribune.
No candidate for Governor eve
discussed State and living issue
more boldly and clearly. He as
tonished everybody by his bold
ness and frankness even while b
was candidate for the nomina
ton. He does not permit Repub
licans or the enemies of Democ
racy to hatch or dictate issues fol
him. We're he to do so they would
sit up O. nights thinking up ''de'
mands. (" They would probably
challenge him to declare how be
stands on infant baptism, dancing
the tobacco habit, woman suffrage,
the theory of evolution, foot ball,
etc.
1t is fact worthy of note that
such Republicans as Mr.. Evans and
his Knoxville organ are exceed
ingly averse to discussing the
political history of either the
Republican candidate or of the
Republican party in Tennessee.
The Republican party is ashamed
of its history in this State, while
the Democratic party is proud of
of its history. This suggestive
fact indicates the great difference
between the two parties. In his
great speech in the Virginia con-
vention against British injustice
and misrule, Patrick Henry said:
II have but one lamp by which
my feet are guided, and that is the
lamp of experience. | know no
way of judging of the future but
by the past" From this wise man
ner of judging, the Republican
party recoils. 1t regrets its past
as does an unreformed criminal
when caught or on trial. AS it
cannot prove an alibi it seeks to
plead the statute of limitations.
1t would be judged by promises
rather than by performances, by
its professions rather than by its
record.
''The devil was sick
The devil monk would be;
The devil was we'll
The devil a monk was he"
Evans Knoxville Republican
,rgan would have the people for
ret "a certain Force Bill that
lidn't pass Congress sixteen years
go" But the name of Evans is
ndissolublY linked with that vic
Gus measure, and it is part of
lis clouded political history. 1t
didn't pass" but Evans voted for
t. He cannot escape the fact that
he people cannot forget it. Mr..
evans has made a pitiable exhi-
'ition of himself and has become
opelessly entangled in bis efforts
o escape from his record. He
you'd draw q curtain over it and
'ose as tn Q superior friend of
'ennessee and as worthy above
ny Democrat to be Governor of
be State. He would have us for
ct that be argued in favor of
manhood suffrage" SO that every
egro could vote without restric
on or restraint. He would have
s forget that he voted to unseat
democratic Congre ssmen with I
lrge majorities and to seat ne I
roes in their places. He would {
ave US forget that he has adj
ressed negro audiences as ''ladies I
nd gentlemen" There are Incl I
ents in his political record almost I
20 disgusting to discuss, and we I
ont think it necessary to discuss t
lem.
The editor of the Knoxville t
ournal and Tribune is fond of q
leering at those who refuse to |
'rget instructive history. He
lould remember that sneers may 9
item be answered with embarrass- b
q truths. (
Frankly and coherently put, the q
epublican conten ton is this: J
Patrick Henry was a fool. For e
IT the Republican party's record i
Tennessee and place it in power d
. its new professions Of superior i,