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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03
cFrom the summertown Press.)

'HIhll lllt CuIlIHtIlbWU tTtSS.l
Hon. l. Z Padgett is out in an
address to his constituents in
which he sets forth his position
on the questions between himself
and his opponent, the Hon. Clar-
ence Turner. We give it to our
readers IN this issue of the Press,
The statement lisa very exhaustive
one and sets forth his contention
in a clear and cogent manner. At
the time of the committees action,
when Mr.. Turner was declared the
nominee Of the party for congress
in this district Mr.. Padgett's
friends felt aggrieved that no more
time was allowed him for the can
vass. Following the advice of his
friends he did not 90 into the pri-
mary and unfortunately the friends
of the eminent gentlemen were
unable to adjust the matters OF
difference between them. The re
suit is that we have two candidates
instead of one. This Is much tC
be regretted. The friends of the
two men will appreciate the mo.
tives and sympathise with the rea.
sons that control the actions OF
each. Mr.. Turner is a young mar
of fine promise, a consistent Dem
ocrat whom the party would de
light to honor. Mr.. Padgett is ,
man Of the highest moral tone, Of
the most undoubted ability, ant
makes an ideal congressman. Hi
has many years of experience anC
has won front place among The
ablest men of the nation. ThC
public would regret to see him re
tire from public life. The crisis
is on and the people will consider
the claims Of the two men and de
eide between them, There vii
no doubt be republican candidat,
and herein lies the danger, Tn,
situation is an unfortunate on,
and we hope that in some wa,
conditions may be clarified anC
the party be enabled to present
solid front to the enemy on tn
Ides of November.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03
MOuntCaStle Elected
as Committeeman
Tennessee Delegation Selects
Representatives on Commit.
tees. Lea Prominent.

Baltimore, June 25-R L Mount
castle was reelected national commit
teeman from Tennessee, by the state
delegation to the national convention
this morning. He received IL IL to
10 IL votes for Nat Baxter, Mr. Baxter
casting his own vote for himself J W
Sneed of Knoxville was elected chair.
man Of the delegation.
The delegation vote for temporary
chairman of the convention was:
For Parker-Baxter, Allison, Adler,
Lyle, Lamb and Hudson, half votes;
Cox, Mimms, Sneed, Flanagan, Garner,
WEIGH, Frost, Stewart. Howse, Parkes,
Carter, letter. Baird.-t7.
For BrYan-Lea, Upton, Milton, Ora.
per, Young, Allen Fisher and SimOnton
half votes; Coleman, Smith, Newman
7.
Tennessee placed c PJ Mooney, al.
ternate at large, on the committee or
resolutions; George F Milton on perma
Eent or IMITATION; Thad Coz
on rules; H c Adler on credentials, thus
honorine three of the leading newSpa
per men Of the state.
Senator Luke Lea. as floor manager
for the Bryan forces in the first battl,
of the convention, was a figure of erea
interest. His name was proposed b.
Senator Kern as compromise candi
date for temporary chairman in Kern
dr. amatic challenge TO Parker to pre-
vent the disruption Of the convention
A few minutes later the young Tennes
see Senator appeared leading the figh
for Bryan, taking charge of the parlia
mentary situation for the commoner.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

The cohesive power Of public
pluIidCr IS not more aptly illus
traJed than by pointing TO the
unity Of the Hooperites and the
Taylorites in, the last legislature,
in voting for the 5000 salary
grab-a plain steal. On every
other question, these delectable
patriots, in the language Of poesy,
/ Fought and fiji,
And gouged and bit,
! And wallowed in the mud,
Till al the ground
For miles around,
Was kivered with their blud,
But when a chance to graf
5000 that did not belong to then
presented itself they lined ~
together, locked shields, and il
unbroken rank rushed up to ge
each man "his part. Governor
, Hooper is to be commended foI
his caustic condemnation of it
lie ought to have refused to sigl
the bill bearing on its pages thi
iniquity at whatever cost.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

Benton McMillin has been a
Democrat all the time. In every
battle he has been on the firing
line. Before deciding between
him and the other aspirNnts it
might be we'll for the voter to as
certain who and how many OF his
opponents either voted for or aided
ia the election of Mr.. Hooper.
Summertown Press.
And the "reaL and majority
democracy" are asking even
more than that. Before support
ing any of the candidates, they
want to know who and how ma.
ny of them either voted for, OF
aided, or approved the election
of Mr. Taylor as Treasurer; and
who and how many of them
wanted to elect Mr.. Jesse Little
| ton instead OF Mr. Luxe Lea; anO
who and how many of them en-
tered into fusion with Mr.. John
| G HOuk and his band of republi
can followers and acted with
them on men and measures
There are several other ques
tons that "real' democrats viii
ask of those seeking hOPors but
this is enough for the present
And the great mass of right
thinking Tennesseans will not
De satisfied with any man who
Opposes law enforcement and
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03
Days Deals DeVelOpe
Jewellers Hardest Hit
IEEdllOr Does Thriving Business,
Watches Being his Speciality.
tFrom the Mt. pleasant Reeord.l

A X Day, the absconding Lo-
rettan, ex editor, promoter, etc,
seems to have been no respecter
of towns IN his last days dealings
in high finance, as recounted in
these columns last week. He I'M
partially distributed his checks
ut Lawrenceburg, Mt. Pleasant
and Columbia, and would have
doubtless included Other places in
his operations if he had not been
compelled to leave off in order to
catch a train,
jewelers. seem to have been his
speciality, and with them he left
his largest checks. Haas Of Law
renceburg, Petty of Mt. Pleasant,
and Gotham Bros. of Columbia
have his checks ranging from SIS
to $40, while Day carries as treas.
ured souvenirs a watch from each
of them. While preferrng jewel.
ers he was impartial giving d
share of his business to hverymen,
hotels, banks and It's said he left
a dollar check with his brother
editor, FInney, of the Columbii
Herald. We suggest that Finney
have it framed and hang it Over
his desk as a proper recognition
of his peculiar distinction, lie il
the only editor so honored. Mr.
Day is at present travelling in tn,
North, or South, or West, or per
haps it is the East.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

The Pulaski Citizen issued a
special edition last week, which
we have read with more than or
binary interest. While not so
pretentiOus as some, yet every
page is chuck full of well-pre-
pared and valuable information
about it's town and county On
the whole it reflects credit on its
publisher, Brother Romine, and
the special edition editor, Lew
Jones, whose weekly letters in
the Citizen have given him an
enviable reputation among news.
paper boys all over the state
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

A man who owns so acres Of land
and has sense enough TO til it, make
the lot Of county newspaperman
look like the last sad remnants Of a
dutch lunch. The farmer has the best
OF II all around. He is as independ-
eni as an express company He does
not have to write soulful obituary on
some pink.headed fellow that keeps on
display an exhibit Of cut plug profanity
that would make the efforts Of a steam
boat mate sound like a meeting Of lh,
Epworlh League. He doesn't have t.
90 into raplures over the beauty Of al
open faced bride with the cast Of coun
tenance that would blow out The gas
The farmer isn't required to lie unit
his back teeth fall out about the sler
ling manhood OF groom with ears lik
cauliIlower plant and the brain pow
er Of yearline shoat He doesn'
have to run a contest for the mos
beautiful young lady in The communit
make everybody sore, and then print
seVeniy-live cent halllone of the beau
iy that looks like tinlype Of erandm
at the age Of i3.-Ex.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

Every man who seeks legisla-
tive honOrs this year ought to be
pledged, in the public prints,
and made TO repeat it on every
stump, that if elected he will be
sworn in at the beginning of the
legislature and stay at his post
until a final adjournment gives
him an honorable discharge
There is no more shameful page
in the public records of Tennes.
see than that which tells how a
band of lawless legislators re
fused to take the oath of office,
and how another faithless flock
left the state to avoid disCharg.
ing the obligations of that oath
It's pot and kettle affair. Mel
Their faction can safely cast a
stone. But if there be recur
renee of the brazen defiance oil
public duty, in the next genera
assembly, the people themselves
will not be blameless. They have
had a lesson, and if they return
to Office the old derelicts or send
new men unpledged to stay al
their post, they will lamentably
have failed to profit by it.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03
OGlk PLUMLEE SHOT
BY MRS. SID HARP
Latter's Husband Charged With
Seducing Former, Aged Sew.
enteen.

Livingston, Tenn, June 24-0eia
Plumlss, the i7.ysar.Old girl, who was
shot by her cousin, Mrs Bette Harp,
Saturday afternoon, died Of the wound
this morning. The tragedy followed
the arrest Of Mrs Harp's husband, Sid
Harp, who is charged with having Sc
ducsd 0cia Plumlee, his wile's victim.
The tragedy took place at Boles, Ky.
SO ealibre revolver being used by
Mrs. Harp. Five shots we're fired but
only two took effect. One bullet passed
through the stomach and another en-.
tered the body near The neck.
The shooting took place at Avis
Plumlses, an uncle Of 0eia and Mrs.
Harp, where 0cia had gone to stay, OF
had been sent so as 10 be out Of the
jurisdiction Of the court and mol appear
as a witness against Harp. Mrs. HarT
left her uncle, Sam Plumlee. early Sat
urday morning, saying she was goini
10 a neighbours but instead she went Il
the home Of Avis Plumlee, walking
most Of the way, distance Of ten o.
twelve miles After the shooting sh,
returned TO the home of Sam Plumlee
near Benefits Ferry in Clay county
Tenn. No attempt was made 10 arres
her and none has yet been made, AM
il is not known whether she will b
prosecuted for the shooting.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03
reverently kisses the great toe
of Ham.

But any effort TO fasten upon
the Governor the record made
by the last legislature is grossly
unfair and despicably partizan.
Hooper's enemies controlled the
senate all through the session
and for a considerable portion Of
the time they also controlled the
house. The riot of waste, ex-
travagance and graft that char
acterized the legislature cannot
be defended, on the contrary II
merited the severest condemna-
ton Of the good people Of the
state without regard to political
utilization. But assuredly Hoop
er was not responsible. The
whole scheme TO loot the treas
ury was born Of a two fold pur
pose; first to line the pockets fol-
false recreant members and sec
ondly to embarass the admins
tration of the governor. The
governor saved the state a large
sum; he should have saved i
considerably more by a straigh
clear cut veto of the infamous
appropriation bill. That was thu
one error of his administration
Columbia Herald.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

The bountiful rains give promise
of another bumper crop, The
farmer Is the most Independent of
all men and his has been the most
dignifed Of all calIings from Gre
alton until now. God organized
the farming business and stamped
it with his approval III the infancy
of the race.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

The Summertown Press, the
spokesman of the regulars in
Lawrence County, is for McMil
lin. 1t is against Faulkner, be-
cause he favors law enforcement
and does not bow down before
Patterson. Does the Press ia
vor McMillm because he opposes
law enforcement and worships
Patterson? Dare it even claim
that its candidate is free from
the very faults it finds in Faulk-
ner? Has it come to the point
in Tennessee that any man will
even tacitIy allow it to be claim
ed for him that he is in sympa-
thy with lawlessness?
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03
SENATOR FRAZIER is
OUT OF ALL DANGER

Chattanooga, June 24-Ex-Senator
Frazier's condition tonight continued
most favorable. He is growing strong.
er daily and is out of all danger. If
an operation is necessary, 1t will not be
performed until he is entirely recovered
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

(From the Summertown Press.)
The large sheep herd of d d
Graham is at this time in fine shape
and very healthy, This was an
experiment with Mr. Graham at
the first and he imported from the
West about one thousand of the
fleecy quadrupeds to test the avail
ability Of this section as a sheep
growing section. We ore glad
that the experiment has proved a
success. These hills have been
splendidly equipped by nature for
this industry, Mr.. Graham is a
man of the most approved business
integrity and well fixed financially
to carry on the business and has
much experience in this line in
his Western home. His expert.
ment will no doubt be followed by
other capitalists and we sanguineIy
hope in the future to see these
hills covered with thousands OF
these valuable animals. Sheer
flourish among the hills and nc
better home for them can be founC
than the broken sections of Law
renee county.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

(From the Summertown Press.)
There are no reactlOnaries here.
All Democrats are progressive "
The foregoing Is part of the key
note speech of Alton B Parker to
the Baltimore convention, This
was said IN the presence and for
the delectation OF the great sa
chems of the powerful trusts, Ry-
an, Belmont and others. But la.
ter on when Mr., Bryan offered a
resolution in the convention de-
claring against the nomination OF
any man for president who was
under the influence OF or DONNA
ted by these great mOnied. Oligar-
chies it was passed by vote of s
to l. This convention has gone
on record for the rights of the
plain people of the United States,
Under the lead of Bryan all it,
pronouncements have been in the
interest of the great body of the
people as against concentrated
wealth. The issue is sharply de
fined and the coming fight, the
most spectacular in the history Of
the country, will be fought on
along these lines.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

AFioH lic oulllllltl NoWh I ANNn'J
The Baltimore platform takes
all the wind out of the sails of
Col. Roosevelt. The question
now is what will he dol He pro-
claimed to the country that he had
letters and kilograms from Demo
Gratis all over the nation offering
him support IN his wild hegira.
We oplne that these Democrats
who have offered him support are
dwellers in the half way house
and Democrats only in name. All
well known Democrats will dodge
him and his motley crowd like d
pestilence,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03
CFrom the summertown Press

With the blare of trumpets and
the shouts of tramping thousands
Teddy, the terrible, rushed to the
fray. But onelswoop of the steam
roller fattened hum out and as the
ponderous machine rolled over
him,
''The eyes of the terror waxed
deadly and chill
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03
And his heart but once heayed and
forever grew still"

And now that he is gone and ST.
lence relgns through his pulseless
limbs the exultant enemy has
placed above the remains as cpl
taph to be read by passers by:
'Vox Preterea Nihll."
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STRONG DEFECT IN CHARACTER.

The sum 6flfae offending with which
sofeTnor W4senEis charged in cons
nection with the break with Editor
EarFey. is nor that he is radical, Or
that he is 50 Afckle that he c.lail %
his views to suit the situation, but
that he has displayed, if the Harvey
story be true, a fundamental defect
in strong, manly qualities which the
American people invariably associate
with their leading men, whether they
be republicans or democrats or in
surgents or populists ANY man con-
scious of his own rectitude and con-
fident of the justice of his own cause
and mission would welcome votes and
support from any source as an aid
in good cause. If he were a strong
man he would laugh at the suggestion
that he could not afford to have the
support of his tried and true friends.
If he possessed only those ordinary
qualities of staunchness and fidelity
to friends which must characterize
just the ordinary politician-good. bad
and indifferent-he would have tsood
by mis- friends whether other people
like 1t or not.
This simple question of fidelity to
friends is the serious question for
Governor Wilson to answer. A poll
fician may support the pure demo-
cracy' toward which Governor VIII.
sons later teachings lead, notwith
standing that he formerly conde ned
as absurd the like vagary; ne may
hold Bryan up to ridiucle and ex-
press disgust with his teachings. and
then face about and applaud the man
and his measures; he may prove
changeful and seem dangerously dem
agogic and still great masses of men
will follow him cheerfully; but the
widespread belief that he has turned
on his friends, that he lacks such
elementary fidelity that no man may
trust him, will dissipate more support
than all economic or political whim-
sizes. Governor Wilson must show
clearly that he is not lacking, in the
fundamental quality which even the
members of the most sodden political
machines, engaged in evil endeavor
began life with.
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-
of retirement to pnfettered political
activity" sAnd iii gives the oI5niea
that IF the Hon. Frank H. Hitch
cocks sensibilities are commensurate
with his intelligence and enterprise,
It is hard to understand how he sue
ceeds in accommodating himself to
the existing relation" ID
IS matter of fact Mf. fiitchcocAs
powers of accommodation are very
great. His enterprise lies largely in
the direction of collecting Southern
delegates to national conventions and
in operating steam rollers in the
conventions. Four years ago ne was
wondrously busy and successful in
getting together a nice collection Of
Southern delegates determined to
yo for the nomination Of his chief of
that day, President Roosevelt, for al
other term as president. He went
about this business with devotion and
intelligence, until suddenly he was
called up to the desk and told, with
out equiyocation and with every lnI-
preston of resolve, that he must quit
his activity and Quit it at once. He
quit, ali right, and in a few weeks
he had all those delegates hitched up
to the Taft wagon and pulling like
Percherons. and shortly thereafter
he RAs in charge of the steam roller
at Chicago, and, before the whirl was
over, he was chairman of the national
committee and in full authority over
the Taft campaign. &c. he went on
mounting until he took a seat in the
cabinet. But lately his patronage bu-
reau has not been working very we'll
Especially since Hilles appeared on
the scene as the amanuesis and the
political guide to the president. RIlles
and Hitchcock have locked horns and
Hilles, being more frequently in the
presence of mis- chief, if not higher
in his affections, has managed to put
more than one over the postmaster
general and political curator Of the
administration. And it is thought that
Mr. Hitchcock has swung back to-
ward his old orbit and was beginning
to resolve about the Roosevelt sun,
which gives new evidences of rising
toward the zenith If it is not so, it
should be established beyond ques
ton.
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oIsLoYAL IN THE CABINET.

The trials and tribulations of poor
Mr.. Taft are seemingly without num-
Der. Open enemies beset his path; his
one time sponsor and boosted creator
Is digging pitfalls before him and
lurking in teh woods for a chance to
shoot arrows into his back; and now,
at his own cabinet table distrust rears
its head and loyalty is questioned. The
charges against Postmaster General
Hitchcock of dallying with the enemy
are lacking in specification. but they
are very persistent. Mr.. Hitchcock
himself, after many days, denounces
them as most unjust and cruel and
declares there is no foundation fol
them. He says he has Just realized
the extent to which the reports of his
differences with the president have
gone. yet the newspapers have beer
running over with them for more thar
a week. For a long time there ha.
been some Tightening of the familia,
contact between the president and the
postmaster general that existed at the
beginning OF the administration. hnt
not until Mr.. Hitchcock announced
that he would "reomcmend TO con-
sress' the acquisition by the govern
ment OF the telegraph lines of the
country, did anybody make direct ac-
cusations that the head of the post.
office department was in open rebel
lion to or disloyalty of his chief. Since
then the talk has grown and swelled,
and 1t has been said over and again
tnat Mr.. Hitchcocks colleagues in the
CABINET have been telling the presi-
uent tnat he ought to take prompt and
J ens0tlve action to bring his subordi-
nate to terms and to an appreciation
VI "nat he owes to the head OF the
administration, or else. as thew say
IN the diplomatic world. give him his
passports, The New York sun. no Ia
er than Monday. in a leading EDITOR
al, declared that the postmaster
general has RioAly eaRneds his right
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FOR sALE-A nice little farm nl.o@.
only a mile from the sheU I rooS
leading to Brunswick. Small bo nav
On the place. Lands cleared onS
under fence. Will take $3.50 to eau S@@
cash and balance on terms. wbicS
are attractive. Albert Fendig E. ~
A 35ARGAlN-Nice cottage home m
Union street, seven rooms and botn
45xl8O foot lot. To one DESIRING -
purchase a home, this is @ora
chance. $4,000. See Albert Fem
dig G CO: Ne"-
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The next business man who COM
plains to you of the irregularity of the
arrivals of the mail might be asked
why he did not attend the public
meeting at the icty hall Wednesday
night. He can't remedy the evil by
cussins at the postoffice when his
mail fails to come.
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Sidelights From
Other Sanryctumrs,

mars NO Joke, Either.
The Chinese government HAS agreed
to have a fine exhibit at the Panama
Canal Exposition in 1856 but there
is no telling who or what will be
the Chinese government at that time.
Savannah News.
And the Blind Tiger, of Course.
Thomasville is going to, be a reg
ular menagerie. THE Thief" THE
Wolf" The Lion and the Mouse" and
other like animals are due during the
coming month-Thomasvi Times
Enterprise.
Poor Fellow! Must Be Hacked to
Death.
The Pittsfield, Mass, man who has
been operated upon twenty times in
fifteen years doubtless feels "all cut
ups about it.-Tampa Tribune.
In Retaliation, Eli!
But It's Telling on Lorimer.
Money talks, according to a saying,
but fortunately it does not tell all 1t
knows,-Charleston Post.
49,
They All Do, When Trouble Comes
Morse has found out that a mans
best friends is his wife-Savannah
Press. IS,
He is Attending His Duties in the
Senate.
They say now that Hoke will not
interfere with state politics this year
Hoke doesn't want to insure the cleo
ton ot Joe Brown school of-thought
governor in the fall.-Amerfcus
Times Recorder.
But the Politicians Won't Have II So
Commission government now being
agitated in Augusta is not a political
issue-it is a business issue that
ought to appeal to every citizen ire
spective of politics.-Augusta Herald
But Is Not the End in Sight?
But Maybe He Didn't Know.
Still. it would seem that Governor
Wilson, knowing what happened to
the parrot, wouldn't have done it-Co-
lumous Enquirer Sun.
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Il have nothing to say--read The
Commoner." says Bryan. "oh. par
don me-" Roosevelt put 1t. but what
I have to say will appear in The Out
look" Verify it pays to advertise.