The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-10-04
DON'T LIKE WET PLATFORM
Judge JOS. E. Jones Delivers an
Eloquent Speech at Dresden and
Tells EN- Thing or Two.

Il ellis I'm hing or Two.
Dresden, Tenn, Sept. 28.-Gen. Jeff
McCarn spoke here Friday to large
and enthusiastic audience. 1t was a
very able discussion of State issues from
hisstandpoint.
At the close of Gen. McCarn's speech,
after the flowers had been presented,
the audience called for Judge Joseph E.
Jones and for few minutes he spoke
as follows:
"When | announced a few weeks ago
as a candidate for the Senate, subject
to the primary, was confiding enough
in the party to expect fair deal from
all parties concerned. / soon learned
that great majority of the Democrats
of the State who believed as 1 did on
public questions would not enter the
primary. | was further made aware
that Ex-Governor Patterson, who was
also a candidate, had laid his withering,
blighting and blisterR elitical hand
again on the party maclin Ay and had
gained full and complete control.
"He came forth from the city of
Memphis in 1905 like an armed warrior
and a plumed knight, offering combat
to everyone who had preceded him
with nothing but fiery denunciation of
Democratic policies for years anterior
to his entrance into State politics. He
found a comparatively happy, prosper
Gus and successful Democratic party,
and the people as whole in pleasant
and agreeable condition. He found a
Democratic majority in this State be-
tween 10000 and 10000. After four
years in the Governors office he left
the party in confusion, bitterness, strife
and disruption, with friend against
friend, and brother against brother.
POLITICAL STORM OF 1910.
During his occupancy of that office
he undertook to control the legislative
Department of the State and encour-
aged a flight to Hopkinsville, KY. He
undertook to compel, by threats and
menaces, the members of the highest
court in the State to act upon and de-
termne great luwsuit in such time as
would suit his political convenience.
He abused the pardoning power to such
an extent as to cause an uprising against
him in the administration of his great
office. He was possessed of the delu-
sion that he was the State, and all the
coordinate departments of the govern
ment belonged to him and were under
his dominion and control. The party
machinery was used by him for his de-
signing ard ambitious purposes. In the
summer of 1910 he was nominated for
Governor for the third time. but the
nomination was conferred by COM
mittee who was substantially appointed
by himself His wrongful administra-
ton of the executive Office had created
such storm in Tennessee that no one
would oppose him within his ranks.
'Shortly after this committee nom-
ination the storm ragged so fearfully
around his offending head that he sur
rendered it back to his committee and
that beloved son of Tennessee who now
sleeps the last long sleep in his East
Tennessee home was prevailed upon
and did make an unsuccessful contest
for Governor In this contest for Gov
ernor between Gov. Hooper and Gov.
Taylor the man who surrendered the
committee nomination opened not his
mouth and every advocate of Taylor
refused to call the name of Patterson
in that fierce campaign for fear of in
jury to the Apostle of Sunshine.
LIQUOR PLATFORM PLANK.
Two years passed by and this same
discredited leader, who has done more
to bring about present conditions in
this State than all others, steps to the
front again and demands the highest
office in the State at the hands of the
Legislature. True to his former tactics,
while protesting an ardent desire for
harmony in the party, he aids and
abets a handful of his followers at an
hour past midnight in State conven-
ton to drive moral men from party
participation by committing the party
to the damnable liquor traffic. He
knew, and all others ought to have
known, that on this question the watch
word was forward and onward, instead
of backward step.
Every man in Tennessee ought to
hate the liquor traffic and to use the
language of another. for the aims