The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-12-26

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duct, as 1t ought to do, will prove it
on him.
"He does not use my name, but he
refers TO me as prominent Chatta-
nooga attorney and says that have
been procuring members 10 come to
Chattanooga for conference and offer
ing the Treasureship and Secretary
ship of State for their votes for Re-
gular Democrats. As some of the
members met with me ut the time and
place named by him, of course | am
the person to whom he refers.
He says Sam Sells, Congressman
from the First District, put in circu-
iation the same story, which Mr.. Lit
Teton says was untrue, and says Gov.
Hooper has beer peddling this false.
hood. Mr.. Liltleton continuing,
says:
"He knows 1t is a falschood, he
knows the malignant man who wick
eddy invented it, but he's using it to
further The cause Of temperance and
he feeds it out 10 the prohibition DEM
ocrats and Republicans to excite and
encourage and hold together the sac
red bond of fraud, fusion and fana-
ticism.
ale crys aloud against liquor and
yet he has gone into a bargain with
The Mayor Of Memphis, who controls
more saloons and more whiskey than
was ever on the market in Tennessee
prior to the enactment Of his prohibi-
tion laws about which lie pirates.
"As Governor OF this state he has
begged, promised,b ulidozed and threat
ened members 10 get their votes for
Crump's candidate fer Speaker of the
Housa, but when /, a private citizen,
Incidentally meet three or four men,
bers and discuss with the policy of
electing Progressive Repnbl ican in
stead Of an Independent Democrat to a
state office, this little Gubanatorial
bantum crows like game cock and
his organ says that he is going to ex-
pose his opponents and have cam
paien of publicity.
"Let this campaign come, let every
thing that has been said and written
about the election Of The speakers Of
the Houses and the United States
Senators and state officers be publish
ed to the world.
ain the meeting at Chattanooga,
about which he issued his state paper,
he had a friend, one of his own kind,
man after his own heart-a man who
will stand around and get tho conf
dence of gentleman and 90 away and
repeat what they said to their prejud-
ice. Let that man help him in his
campaign Of publicity and publish
everything that | said or that anyone
else said in that meeting.
"Asf for my own part, nave no Sc
crets about it. Neither do try to con-
ceal my opinion as to Hooper's cam
paign and his administration of hypo-
crisy and deceit. Protesting to be an
advocate oftemperance, ne Is In part
nership with man who holds the key
to eleven hundred saloons in Memphis
and if Hooper's administration is SUI
stained this time IT will be sustained
by this man. And, by the way, he is
much better man than Hooper. Ed
Crump is a politician. He does do
things for his city andhe plays politics
TO the limit in Il practical way in the
interest of his city. He sees this little
gubernatorial miscarriage floating
around without support and he sees
where he can use it to his advantage,
and he lines up the Memphis whiskeY
interests behind it and rescued it,; and
when it is rescued ii gets i,npudent and
threatens campaign of publicity
against gentlemen.
"Unless this accidental Governor Of
Tennessee, who has attempted to COM
mercialize and capitalize his executive
influence, is entirely lost to all sense
of shame campaign OF publicity is
just what he does not want. If it
comes il will expose him as a most
reckless intrigueL. 1t will snow him
up trading off his patronage to aid in
the election of Crump's candidate for
Speaker;it will picture him on Bonded
knees begging loyal East Tennessee
temperance legislators todeliver them
selves to Crump for the Governors
benefit.
~ have never asked any member to
vote for the repeal of the prohibition
laws. have told everyone of them to
stand ON the platform, but have said
to them that they had too much man.
hood to allow themselves bargained TO