Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-10-13

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merely to show that my espousal OF
this cause was not OF recent date,
nor was it a matter OF political ex-
! pediency.
My attention has been called to
the tact that our platform contains
no reference TO the question OF edu-
cation. Our platforms have here
tofore contained strong declara-
tons in favor of public education
and our position on this question is
unchanged. There is no question
OF more vital Importance to the
people of the State than that OF
public education. 1t lies at the
foundation Of all the greatness our
commonwealth has attained and all
It hopes yet to realize. The State
University, the normal colleges and
the common schools, especially the
latter, must all be sustained with
increasing liberality. 1t is hardly
question of what these institutions
need, but of what the State is able
10 do for them. Appropriations
and taxes must necessarily be kept
within reasonable limitations, so as
not to overburden the people, but if
there must be any pairing and trim
ming done on any part OF the
States expenses, let it be on some
thing other than education. | have
watched with much interest, for
several years, the progress of the
active educational campaign that
has been conducted by the educa-
tional leaders of this State. They
have been doing splendid work to-
ward the development Of Tennes-
sees greatest resource her boys
and girls. This is a resource that
cannot be conserved. 1t must be
developed and used now. Our coal
that is not mined, our timber that
is left standing in the forests, and
our fields that are not titled, will
come in all right after a while, but
the neglected minds of boys and
girls are lost to society and the
State.
THE LOAVES AND FISHES.
The loudest wall that has vet
proceeded from the Patterson camp
is that produced by the mention of
the loss Of the appointive offices.
A carefully compiled list has been
made out of all the fellows who
hold Office by the grace of Ham.
This list comprises everything from
the official grip-toter of his royal
highness on up to the six royal en-
balmers whose business it will be to
file him away with the political
Pharaohs and label him The Ham
what was" In the Patterson camp
this list is chanted over in solemn
form once every day, and the chant
is invariably followed by such OBJ
Streperous beating of the tom-toms
as was never equalled on the streets
of Cairo at the Tennessee Centen-
NAL. 1t is plain to be seen that in
this particular quarter the loss of a
few little jobs is the oversfadowing
issue. The enforcement of the law,
the preservation Of the integrity Of
the courts, the abuse of the pardon
ing power, honest elections and
government of, for and by the ma
chine, all pale into nothingness in
the refulgent light of this blazing
issue.
| believe | can say for the en-
lightenment of these badly excited
ofice-holders that their trouble is
one of the least consideration in
this campaign. The people of this
State have their minds engrossed
by bigger and more important
things. The naming Of the APP
pointive officials of our State gov
eminent is not an object of this
contest, but merely an incident. |
With a change of administration
this matter will only become impor-
tant as it involves the more efficient
administration of our State govern J
ment. If | am elected Governor of |
Tennessee there will be strong
reasons why | shall feel freer from
extreme factional and partisan in
Auences in the appointment of off
Cials than any man who has ever |
held that office. | shall not permit |
the official patronage Of the office
to be used to build up any faction
within my own party, nor shall
make use of it to build up a per-
sonal OF party machine,
The management of our public
schools and our charitable institu-
sons should be absolutely free from
partisan bias. | do not know how
it appears to other people, but it
strikes me as extremely absurd for
the boards Of trustees of hospitals
for the insane, boards of medical
examiners, pharmacy, dental exam
liners, health, charities, education