The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-21
HOOPER'S STRONG
REPLY TO ATTACKS
ON HIS PRIVATE LIFE
COMPLETE REPUTATION OF THE
ISLANDERS AGAINST FUSION
NOMINEE.
MAKES CLEAN CUT STATEMENT
Every Preacher and Five Of the Six
Democratic Lawyers Of His Home
Town Are Supporting Hlm-Pieksd
Up Wait on the Streets.

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B. w. Hooper made the following an
swer to his detractors:
Il have noticed the speeches and In
terviews that Robert B. Hickey ha
been given out from Senator Taylor
special train. This is the smailes
specimen OF peanut politics that hal
yet been perpetrated by the machine
management. OF course the idea o.
getting him on the special would new
er have occurred to anybody had he
not happened to live in my town.
He is ttxen along to purvey retty
stories of local politics, to deal in per
sonal abuse of me and to furnish mis-
information a. to my early life and sub.
sequent career. His utterances SO
far would have been more appropriate
to constable's race than campaign
for the Governorship. l would not
dignity them for a moments notice
were it not Tor the fact that they come
from the very special upon which my
opponent is travelling, and must, there
fore, be accepted as bearing his appro-
val.
First, he says that am such a par
tisan that the Democrats of my own
county will not support me.
This / wall answer by saying that
will get more than half the Demo
cratic vote Of my county and they are
the very flower of the Democratic cit
izenship-the men who stand for law
and order. AS token of this fact
let it be noted that of the six Demo
cratic members of the Newport bar,
Mr.. Hickey is the only one of them
that is not enthusiastically supporting
me. In thus connection l would sug-
gest that the lawyers of the State turn
to Martindale's Legal Directory or any
other reliable one and look up the rat
ing of the Newport bar. This will
throw food Of light on these mat
tiers.
Second, he says have been an ad-
vocate of moral reform only since /
became candidate for Governor.
THE flrst political work / ever did
was at the age of sixteen as member |
of club organized in behalf of the |
prob ition amendment in 1887 was |
one Of the first men who ever intor-
duced bill for the extension Of the
four-mile 'aw to Incorporated towns.
This was in the legislature of 1895.
| led the 1ght in my county in 1902
that resulted in sending men to the
legislature who put the saloons out of
Newport.
"Mr. Hickey, by the way, went to
hat legislature as the hired lobbyist
# the saloons. But he says that 7 re-
used to enter into a written agree
nent that would not defend any man
harged with violating the liquor laws. Il
This is correct. / refused to condemn I
n advance every man so charged.
Ield the view then as do now, that
very man charged with any crime is
ntitled to fair and proper hearing
nd defense and that there was no
loral, religious or professional rea-
on why should sign such an agree
lent. l believe that the best judges
{ professional ethics in this State 7
ill endorse my position. / might say
/ this connection that every preach
r in my town is supporting me In this
ontest, and two of them were dele S
ates to the Independent convention
Sept. IL. fl
Third, Mr. Hickey states that 7 sew v.
al years ago offered to an orphanage Y
Knoxville $4,000 on condition that CT
ey woula raise $4,000. This is not h,
,rrect. It is meant to convey the te
ca that my offer was not in good st
it'll. Let me say first, that I have S;
,ver heretofore made any public til
ention OF this matter, nor sought in
~ way to make political capital
t of 1t. Naturally It has been dis
ssed by the public as many Of can
dates private affairs are. Last b.
day I offered to the Deader- M,
( Avenue Baptist church at Knox
lie the sum OF $4,000 for the eatab- / 2
hment Of an orphanage on condi-
n that said church would raise an an
lal amount for said purpose. IN
This has been partially raised by
} church and will be completely sub Us
'ibed as soon as the church can fin bic
a church building they are DOW ito
'cting Ny offer had no time limit
l the orphanage will be built as Pc
nned. Anybody who desires infor- J
ton about this matter can address ty
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