The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-27
REP. BOYER
WRITES HOME
Tells People Who Elected Him
Why He is Being Criti-
cised.

cised.
The following from Representative
Boyer will prove Interesting at this
time:
''To The People of Cooke County
Who Elected Me to The House of Rep
resentatives:
"The Journal and Tribune, Nash
Vile Banner and others criticise me
tor having voted for change in cleo
tion laws.
~ want to explain to you why it is
j took the course have. When first
came to the legislature, being Che only
"Bull Moose in the house l under
took to affiliate with the Republican
party and would have liked to have
continued to sit with the Republican
members, but I soon found that unless
was subservient tool of the bosses,
that could not remain and have my
self respect. For instance, when the
auditors bill came up Tor discussion in
the caucus, there was practically no
opposition to 1t from any quarter, but
the governor got up as usual to dictate
the policy of the Republicans in the
caucus and said; ave must not cross
a T nor dot an r, for If we did, in all
probability we would not be able to
get the bill through. After he was
through said that with all due defer
ence to you as governor Of the great
state of Tennessee, want to say that
we want to amend this bill, so ss to
avoid the criticism that would come
to us, because you have gone all over
the State, Governor and said that Dbl
rell was acting under law without
having to report to the state, and that
he can seal and close any report from
the public view. want this bill
amended so as to let the report of the
auditor be made by him to the gov
ernor at least once month or as often
as he may require in any branch, let
1t be the executive, administrative, or
judicial. Let it be open to the public
that any one might see it, and that
every two years general report be
submitted to the legislature, it likewise
to be open to the public.
GAS a result of the above remarks
the governor arose and said my re-
marks were personal attack on him.
/ arose and said that there was not
man in the caucus who believed what
he was saving and that / did it in the
interest of harmony, / said: "If you
have an idea that you or others can
come here, that have no right to voice
or vote, and dictate to us and that we
shall sit down and be bound by your
dictation. If this is the meaning of
these Republican caucus, then you
can take it and go to h---with it. After
these few remarks walked out and
have never been In caucus with these
people but once since, and that when
they attempted to force an unscrupul-
GUS politician upon us as election COM
missioner.
''ln casting my votes here | believe
L am following the will of the people
who sent me here, and it was because
my people were tired of boss rule that
was elected and certainly could not
bow down to the dictation of few
bosses and represent the people OF
Cooke county. The amended election
law will get for my people just as
much as they ever received from the
old law, and we should be content in
knowing that Newell Sanders and
Governor Hooper will not be able to
see in the future, for whom Tennessee
votes should be cast forgovernor. The
old election law gave them the machine
which robbed Roosevelt of the Ten
nessee vote in the national election"