Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-17
W. C. T. U.
COLUMN.
fs,t.o b, the Local Chapter Of a,' the
'a..' christian temperance Union.
t.n Of Character in Politics.
Is" ,,,.s,fa ONE or TfNStsstt's
GRfaI MEN.
Mrs. sHens Moore "o'"a"'
=. rannessee W. c. T. Q.

There pfoDapiy -.
i.tOry of all states when cona,''.ns
''' a,hirb threaten thelife of all that
IN ~, :, that state. In such eme-gen-
,here often comes tothe aid of the
In,onwealth, as if sent by frovi-
,.ace, one or more strong characters,
help it through its crisis to a DAY Of
,,sr things. Such a IN n has been
Nike Lea, of Tennessee.
Those who believe in the efficacy Of
10 blood will not be surprised to
an that Luke Lea is the product
distinguished ancestry. Heis Of En-
in descent. HIS great-graadfather,
,se Lea. represented an East Ten
...ee district in Congress at one time,
"a later was Secretary of State in
r.one,see. His grangfather was Judge
him NJ, Lea; his father, lOverton Lea,
teIealand," Nashville He was born
Nashville, and his present home is
that city. In 1899, he was graduated
,,om the University of the South, Sc
r.rpe receiving in 1900 the M. A. de-
,,sp and in 1903 he received the LII. B.
degree in the Columbia Law School,
|lolumhla University, New York. In
,ae he was married to Miss Mary
Iouse Warner, and ia January, 1911,
VAS elected United States Senator.
REGINs ACTIVE LAW PRACTICE.
Soon after graduating in law he re-
armed to Nashville, and took up the
practice of law, aud began at once to
fake an active interest in the public
sfars of the state. He has proved him
| slf TO be a man of splendid executive
sbility, for he plans great things, and
manages to get that FOR which he
| DsnS. In all his work before tue pub-
|n, he has shown himself 10 be fine,
strong, clean young man, with high
| Ideals, and a patriotic sense OF duty,
making the best welfare Of the state
always is first interest.
Shortly after he began 10 interest
himself in The politics OF the state,
man announced himself for Governor
|d Tennessee on a reform platform. He
|romlsed The people great things II
:, Il ii. IL 10
arOy the political machine that was
hmdeiHg tine progress OF the state. He
wouDA give the people better election
laws. RE proiessed fealty - the teal
pers lce cause. | eiected, be would IL
stue various reforms. Believing he
meant what he said, Mr.. Lea threw
bis strength towards his election, aud
put nim in Tie Governors chair.
BIS RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION ARGUS
once elected, the man forgot every
NOM Sc he had ever made. He built
Ip machine mere powerful and more
than any other known
4 the history of the state; instituted
lot a single one of the reforms he had
Fomlsed; fought the passage of the
laws with all the vigor of
lis being; vetoed the election laws as
asst as they were passed; gave the state
pardon record that was a veritable
,rgy of riotous recklessness; tram pied
nder foot the laws of the state, bring
ng it to the verge of ruin by such a
eign of anarchy and lawIessness as it
will not recover from for years to come.
When It was disclosed what kind of
nan he had helped to the Governors
hair, Mr. Lea turned his full strength
gaiust him and his machine and
lever let up until he had been driven
rom the place, a discredited man,
Without hope of further political pre-
erment in the state, his mPchine de-
troyed, and the state in better hands.
ESTABLISHES WHITE SHEET.
Soon after he began to take an inter
st inlpublic affairs, Mr.. Lea establish
Il in our, capital city, daily news
laper-the Tennessean. What it meal
o establish great daily in a city of
Nashville, with two other great papers
llready il possession of the ground,
nd without Associated Press privll-
ses, few people can even imagine.
8ut,with dauntless spirit and untlrlDg
fort, Mr.. lea did establish this pap
II. ltsoon won its way to the hearts OF
he people, for, from the first, it stood
Or righteousness along all lines, and
'ouId always be depended on to tell
he news and speak the truth.
When the fight for statewide pre-
llbtlOn was started, Mr.. Lea and his
PAPER stepped right into the forefront
D the fight. And the battle could not
possibly have been won at that time
'ut for Luke Lea and the Tennessean.
me victory won in the passage OF the
lste-wide laws, the man and his paper
VII stood by, helping in the effort TO
llfDrFp tho In yyo that haH hapn IasSp1