The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-02-20
Makes a Strong Point In the
Argument Before
Legislature.
Be BOUGHT With PRICE
Claimed That if a Pass Would In
fluence Him That the Price OF
One Would Also Do so-COv.
Hooper Urged Passage Of Bill
and Meets With Approval OF
John |. Cox.

and Meets With Approval Oh
John |. Cox.
Repre- sentative Boyer was home
from Nashville Sunday. He is in
the best of humor and iscnioying him.
self at Nashville. He says that all OF
the bills he has introduced will most
likely become law with the possible
exception of the bill 10 provide mark
ers for voters under the Dorich ballot.
At Nashville last week there was
stiff fight made OH the anti-pass bill
and Mr.. Bower was one Of those who
fought the question OF doing away
with the passes. His speech was one
of the the features OF the fight and he
elaborated considerable and wound
up with the expression "lf you can
buy me with pass, you can buy me
with the price of one"
Among the resolutions introduced
in connection with this anti-pass bill
was one by Mr.. Royston which read
as follows:
"Resolved that John l. Cox assist
Governor Hooper in whipping the
Democrats and Republicans into line
on the anti-pass bill" The resolution
passed unanimously. 1T was brought
forth through suggestion from ex-
Governor Cox that Governor Hooper
whip the republicans into line for the
DILL ~
The Nashville Democrat had the
following in regard to this incident:
.lEx-Gov. John ] Cox, on the floor
Of the House Yesterday, made speech
that, it, is believed, will force GOV.
Hooper, to either make good his appar-
ent promises OF support of the anti
pass bill or stand in the role of bluff
fIer.
This bill was tabloid the House the
day before, but Representative Neely's
notice of a motion to reconsider may
serve 10 bring it up again. An anaiy-
sis Of the vote shows that twentv-one
Republicans voted against the bill and
six for it. The bill received thirty-five
votes, and if the twenty.one Republic
cans who voted against it had voted
for il, the bill would have received fifty
six votes, or six more than constitu-
tionai majority.
After all this had been done, Gov.
Hooper sent special message, in
which Observation-Disclosures was given
the Governors professed anxiety that
the bill be passed. After referring to
party pledges, platforms, etc.. the
Governor went beyond his customary
QUALIFIED mode of expressing and de-
cIared:
''t'or the Legislature TO deliber-
ately defeat this bill in the teeth
Of public and private, party and
personal pledges, will be TO bring
reproacn upon representative gov
eminent. The people are sick and
tired of seeing judges sit upon the
bench and try railroad litigation
with their pocket iull'o passes.''
The Governor went on to say that
when lie was n member OF the Legisla-
ture twenty years ago he accepted rail-
road passes, too, but declared since he
had got TO running for Governor he
mad stopped the practice. He closed by
protesting the utmost anxiety that the
Legis lature cover itself with undying
honor aud distinction by passing this
BILL.
Realizing Gov. Hooper's heretofore
updoubted power over his Republican
followers, and also the Governors Gus
tom of addressing caucuses in favor of
his plans and carrying them through,
Gov. Cox, who is strongly advocating
the bill, publicly suggested that the
Governor address q caucus on this
question and prove his sincerity. Gov.
Cox said:
sMr. Speaker, lam glad Gov Hoop
er has sent us this special message on
House Bill No. IS, the anti-pass bill.
\ This is one measure on which he and
n fare in thorough accord. He is i'm the
Executive Department of the State
Government as Chief Executive; we
{ are In the Legislative Department.and
we are glad TO have his advice. Ifhe
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