Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-07-25


race and stick to the end.
His business. his charity, his good
deeds are all done in an unassumiug
way, and because people were asking as
TO his identity was no sign that he had
been man of inactivity.
Those who might have thought such
were soon facing about with their opin-
ions. He opened headquarters here in
Nashville and put his friends to work
in Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville,
and it was not long until the inquir;ug
ones knew that his name was not pro
nounced Tiny" but Tyne" His Nash
vile headquarters is a very busy place.
Besides three or four assistant managers,
whose duties are to do the planning AM
to execute the plans, he has a corps of
stenogaphers sending out letter. and lit
erature.
Opening Campaign.
Mr.. Tyne made his first speech Of the
campaign at GaIlatin on the afternoon
of June %. He had large crowd at
that meeting. His Nashville friends also
aid him a tribute on that occasion by
90 ny up to Summers capital and es-
coct.ng him back to Nashville in an auto
p rade. Then his campaign proper was
op ned at the Vendome Theater Friday
night, when he addressed a large gath
eiing of his Nashville friends, outlining
his campaign and giving his platform.
This is a day of progressiveism. Mr..
Tyne's platform is progressive in every
sense of the word, still it is Democratic
to the core. He comes out boldly on all
the leading questions of tho day and
meets the Issues of the campaign square
ly and openly.
On the whisky question his views are
extremely plain. He says the State
wide laws are failure. He says the
evils Of the traffic have not been min
imized in the least by the passage of
the laws of 1909. He favors a repeal
of the retail laws, SO far as the large
cities are concerned. and thinks that the
manufacturers law ought to be wiped off
the statute books. While he favors this
disposition of the whisky question, he
does not think 1t a party matter.
OF this question, he says:
THE chief Importance Of the liquor
question lies in its elimination from
party politics. It is no more a party
question than is the pure food law and
other regulations which have grown up
through the exercise of the police power
Of the State and Nation. 1t has some
economical Importance as regards the
revenue of the State, yet this view of
the question is not entertained by any
party. 1t is treated in Tennessee, as
elsewhere, as purely moral question,
upon which both loyal Democrats and
Republicans differ. It should never have
been made party question, because the
earnestness with which it is advocated
by its supporters, and with which it is
restricted by the opposition, absorbs the
interest CT both parties and political
hysteria develops. and the idea of the
general welfare of the State is, because
of this question, ruthlessly cast aside
as thing unworthy of even passing
consideration. .... .'
I'VE have, however, been beguiled into
making 1t a party question, and 1t must
be disposed Of and settled. The life Of
Tennessee depends upon its elimination.
We must say to the prohibtonists,
hands off, We are now fighting for the
highest principle of government, the gen.
eral welfare of the State and it's people,
and we will brook no interference. To
the liquor interests, also, hands off. The
Democratic party will settle the question
in its own way. We will repeal the
Statewide laws, and the manufacturers'
law. not because you desire 1t, but be-
cause it is required by the general wei
fare of the State.
IL shall, therefore, favor. il a major
ity of the party so decide, a repeal of the
so-called temperance laws OF 1909, that
is, the law prohibiting the sale Of liquor
in the larger cities, in order that the
sale of liquor shall be permitted by law
In these cities with strict regulations
such as the plan Of excise commission,
which operated most successfully in
Chattanooga prior TO the passage Of
these acts. Viewing the prevailing condi-
tions in the four large cities Of Tennes-
see, no one can successfully defend these
laws. The only defenders are the nm
compromising prohbitionists and come
liquor dealers who operate without pay.
ing revenue to the State and the politi-
clans TO whom tire saloonkeepers are 20
litical slaves"
A to Other fssuss.
On other Issues Of vital interest 10
I'll classes OF peepss q - sts<e NJ.
Tyne Is just ss outsps&Ss - b 10 "a tAs
whisky question. HI fAvoxs labor legis-
lstion that will protect the laborer sHd
the industrial classes. In this connec-
ton he says with emphasis that he ia
vors the Employers Liability Bill, nulli-