Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-10-13
BILL DOOLEY
WRITES A LETTER
In Which He Uses Some Hot
Stuff, as His Political Tenn
perature Seems About
200 in lhe Shade

1t seems that the political situation
in Tennessee is somewhat stirred up
to fever heat and some seem to think
that we are in worse condition than
we really are. So far as am con-
cerued, / think we are in better shape
now to get Justice than we have been
in forty years The two cid fogy par
ties are ripped up the back and the in
dependent democrats and insurgent re-
publicans have got the old grand regu-
lar republicans and the regular demo
Gratis on the jump, and they made the
leap before they selected soft place
to light on. The regular democrats,
80 called, have been driven to the nee
essity of calling our Bob into requisl-
tion to help still the troubled waters,
but the fiddler has come too late for
school.
/ am forced to the conclusion that If
Bob had attached himself to some cir
Gus and acted as clown and played the
fiddle for the monkeys and balloons to
dance, he could have accomplished
more than he can by trying to harmon
ize the two factions of warning demo
cracy. / would like for some one to
tell me what the words, ''old guard
I republicans mean, unless they are
I guarding the trusts, combines and the
pie counter at Washington City. They
surely don't mean that they are guard
ing the peoples rights Then you can
tell me what regular democracy means
unless it is to deprive the common
herd of the rights of citizenship. Then
tell me what insurgency means. In
surgency means progress andthe better
class of democrats and republicans
have pulled loose and formed party
of progress and Independence. We
have always had the name of being in
dependent, but have had to do what
somebody else wanted us to do. If
Bob Taylor had come across at the
proper time, it is possible he might
} have accomplished something. If he
had showed a disposition before the
August election his popularity might
have done some good, but the danger
was over when he appears on the scene
} as great harmonizer, and says the
state must be saved.
Well, Robert, our funny senator,
don't lose any sleep over the matter.
1 think that the Independent demo
: Gratis and insurgent republicans will
l take good care of the State. They
have her salted down and after the
November election, the machine will
be as dead as the ID, and then oul
: Bob can preach it's funeral.
: Our present tariff laws would have
been all right ten years ago, but thing
T have changed wonderfully in that tim'
| and we must act accordingly.
1 During the past ten years this coun-
! try has enjoyed substantial prosperity
It's population has increased at thu
rate of more than a million year
and its wealth has almost reached thu
two hundred billion mark. Sucl
growth in population and wealth ha
established new conditions of living
and of business presenting new prob
lens for solution. A great many peo
pie have appreciated these changes
conditions and demand that thes
problems be settled. Both great politi
cal parties promised in 1908 to NEE
changed conditions and find remedie
for growing evils, and both utterl
failed through their representatives a
Washington when congress tinkere
the tariff and legislated on other mat
ters.
Both parties appeared to be commit
ted more to special interests than
public welfare and judged by the re
suits of their efforts are so regarde
today. Neither party gave evidence
progress and the people convinced ths
changed conditions require new laws
protest as much against the neglectio
70 of the democrats as against the stand
20 patism of the republicans. Whereve
|, they can. the people are taking thing
into their own hands in order to appl
t. needed remedies. insurgency is onl
is progressiveness, and progressiveness
r shown in very many ways. 1t
shown in a general knowledge Of ect
nomic conditions in this country
which ten years ago was the exclusiy
of few statesmen. college professor
e. bankers and business men in abilit
correctly to measure causes and effec
), as regards legislation and resultin
5, conditions, something that only th
8, politicians pretended to be able to d
s. in proper conception of the politics
= = game 80 long played at the expense
the people by men who were their SCI
wants but assumed to be their MASTER
~ and best Of all in higher standards
= closer discrimination between rigf