The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-10-17

vote for either Sells or Massey.
Massey's most serious charge agai lst
Sells record is that the record is blank
owing, first, to his inability, and, sec
on 1, to his neglect of duty Us Il rcprcs
entative. This charge does hot ap-
pear to be altogether just nS Sells
GEMS to have procured pensions for
.veral of his constituents and the APP
pc nlments as poslmasters Of several
claims.
Qli'e recently we have heard much
to-, Of vag !e, general nature To The
effect that StlI,' work in behalf Of the
Appalachian Park lie, erVe Ball which
VIII mean much To This section WIS
siul enduous and effective. M rec
ODDS have been cited in support Of this
claim to achievements on the part OF
Sells. He and his frieGI, have appaI- =
nifty been content with the probable
eff ct upon The people of the inference S
contained in the articles referred to,
viz, that it is largely due to Sells &C.
tivities tn II the people of this section
have been put in the way Of profting
by this provision of the federal gov.
eminent. There are some PEOPLE in
the first district, however, who read
the papers no; only while political
campaigns are in progress, and who
are afflicted with the bad habit OF re
mem boring some Of the Things they
read, ard often times of even rendinp
between Tn" lines, and such people ar,
disposed to conclude that Sells did not
have much to do with the Appalach-
ian Park niAtter. These people lhinL
that developments in that matter jusl
naturally happened during Sells term
in congress and thai he didn't in
luence them one way or the other
They stoulIy assert that whatever
gratitude the people of this sectiou f .el
tow ard an funt for that achievement
should b. paid il, The memory OF the
late = alter + Bf3wn.uw. This is a
bet Sells cannot aHbrd 10 overlook. ri
he has rea'lr been instrumental in this
big matter lie should Lose no lime in
getting documentary p~oof TO such eff
feci in the hands Of The people of the
first district such step will make
him more votes than anything else he
could do. lie should not proceed in
ms Campaign on The assumption that
The people a;c g ing to accept his
" r., Implicitly for things. There is
t thpc:t contra I:ctory information
Z iig the rounds o. The press
r. Nassey's charge that Srlls has no
r,c-T.n Sells replies ~itn a IKE charge
a-ailtst Massey. HoNevcr, Srl!s ad- |
"':l~ IL his char rs her inbefore re-
erred, 10 ii rtcort Of personal achieve
,"ef,t ON the part "f MASSEY which in
';i".;tt.. the sane. order AMI character
ii! ABILITY thai Sells himself, seems 10
l"issess. Il coordinate c mpalis3n of
lie Two men Ey Their records is scarce
Is fair 10 Massey, howe> err, Us he repre-
seated the First distract in congress Tor
Z. period of only three months while
Sells has performed that service for
Two years. Touching the respective
abilities of the Two men, it is freely
a, d openly admitted 10y all factions
hat neither of them bias the markings
, = Brownlow in him. Doubtless the
:lndidates themselves, down in their
)aa;'s, admit as much when they re-
iecl upon the achievements of their
iluslrous predet essuT
Massey's brief three months in con-
rress do not justify his inclusion in the
owllowing remark, but Sells full term
IL congress, void as it is of any self-in-
tiatcd big measures such as character
sed Brownlow, certainly justifies the
observation that the people of the
First district need never expect any
hing big out of Sells, however long he
nay represent them.
If Sells takes exception TO this re-
mark lot him catalogue his plans for
lis prospective future work in con
'ress so that the people may know
hem. What big measures has he
onceived? How will they benefit his
Let us hear less from
10Th candidates about what they have I
one, and imore, lots more, in detail
bout what they propose to do If elect
d. Brownlow could well afford TO
oint to his achievements when CAM