The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-10-11
FRIDAY, OCTOBER II, 1912.
McMiIlin The Man.

The lines in the various parties IN
Tennessee are distinctly drawn now
and from this time until the 9Th day
If November the battle will be waged
from every housetOp. The issues OIL
discussion are well known to the
voters of Tennessee. There is moth
inc new to be presented in this years
campaign. 1t is the straight demo-
cracv against a combination of dis
satisfied democrats and lilywhite re-
publicans.
When the thing is sifted down to
its final analysis it is clear that the
strongest men in Tennessee are lden-
tilted with the old democratic party.
In fact, the Identification of most all
the parties is lost sight of. The peo-
ple of Tennessee are longing for a re-
turn of the prosperous days that
were once theirs.
A few-years ago the old Volunteer
State blossomed as a rose. Her Ell
fulgence was spontaneous, and the
country was made to look with awe
upon the rapid progress being made
in Tennessee. 1t can be truthfufly
said that our modern progressivism
was born in this state. This com
monwealth, with her unlimited re
sources, had for years been dormant
Her sister states had ou%tstripped heI
in the march of progress. More in
dustries were being established II
Alabama, Georgia, Florida and othel
southern states, and Tennessee, ly
ing as she does, in the gateway of the
south, was standing idly by and tn
people we're wondering why thi
great field of opportunity was beinI
overlooked.
In 1906 there came upon the seen
one of her sons from the west, WIN
promised the people that if he wer
given the reins of government h
would put this grand old state in he
proper place in the ranks of progress
and it was given into his hands
= DO. Four years under Patterson TIE.
nessee made greater progress than
had in forty years. Patterson,
reality, is the father Of progressive
in this country. Under the last a
ministration, what we term the fusi'
administration, this progress h
been allowed to lapse. Not becau
the present Governor is not hone
and conscientious, nor because he
not able to administer affairs of I
state, but because of his surroui
ings. Unfortunately, Governor Ho
er is the product of the fusionists a
not of any special party, and as
product of fusionism he has b
hampered~in doing many things t
he has desired to do, and more
fortunately, he is still the candid
of those same factions, and If
should be elected his next admins
ton would be a greater failure t
the one that will close January
So, from the standpoint Of CONN
sense, it behooves the voters of
nessee to throw off this yoke
fusionism and put the reins Of gov
ment in the hands of the man VIII
put forward by a straight out pa
It makes no difference what the n
of the party is, but it does mai
great difference about the kim
men who make up that party and
principles upon which they stand
The day has passed when Neg
should feel that they are an inseI
BILE part of the republican party.
plea that Negroes owe a debt of g
tude to the party of Lincoln has
made for forty odd years, al
seems by this time that that little
which Lincoln accidentally crO
should be settled. In this TWEEN
century the Negro, as well as
citizens in this country, should b
corded the right to feel that he
free agent with the privilege to
his convictions regardless of the
Hon. McMillin has twice been
ernor of Tennessee. He is knov
all of her citizens. He has repr'
ed this state in the National