Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-01-02
Gives His Views of Pending Deals
Between Republicans and Regulars
CALLS ON THE PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE
Urges Them to Continue Fight With
All Means in Their Power---
Makes Strong Charges

en- to understand that practically any
sort of deal would be made to secure
the votes of these five Republicans, but
the full details would be laid before
them when they returned with the
five men. Tomorrow. the fve, or part
of them, are expectedf
He KNOWS THEM.
"Now, let 1t be understood that !
can name every Republican member of
the Legislature whose name has been
mentioned in connection with this
matter My information comes d.
rect, because Pierce & Co. happened
to get hold of one or more honest men,
and they will run on others before
they get through. But I refrain from
naming them, because do not desire
to humiliate any member of the Legis-
lature. Some of these we're innocently
drawn into these confer ences.
sin the meantime certain promi-
nent Republican agent and attorney
for the liquor interests has been pro-
curing Republican members of the
Legislature to come to Chattanooga
and has been urgently presenting the
programme of the liquo, Democrats.
He states that he is authorized to offer
both the treasurership and the Office of
Secretary of State to be named by such
Republicans as will sell out for this
and kindred considerations.
e. d.
ers in East Tennessee are partly to
blame for these conditions. Factional
politics has been the bane of the lead
ership of the Republican party in Ten
nessee. They have ordinarily stood
for no principle and have fought for
nothing but an advantageous position
with reference to the slop tub.
1.-THE Republican party in this state
never prospered when it was a mere
orgauizationed appetite for Federal Of
fee For the last few years we have
gained ground aud commanded public
confidence aud respect because we
stood for welldefned principles in the
state. Our votes have been counted
and our candidates fairly elected when
they deserved it. Whenever our party
is brought into disrepute by the defec-
ton of few dishonest legislators un-
der the tutelage of the few cutthroat
politicians in East Tennessee it will
be thirty years again before another
Republican Governor is elected. just
as it was before I was elected. This
will be Justice. A Republican men,
ber of the Legislature VINO cannot rise
above his personal and factional likes
and dislikes is not fit to represent his
people. There were few such here
in 1911, but they did not get back this
time, and never will. A man Of that
type may betray his constituency once
but not twice.
A SERIOUS BLOW.
MANY specious arguments are made
to Republican members. 1t is said to
them: "A few of you help the regu-
lars organize and you can still vote
your platform declarations on honest
elections, the temperance law, etc. ,
"But any ordinary fool knows that
when little bunch of Republicans
bolt the caucus of their Republican
colleagues and assist the regulars to
organize the Legislature, they have
struck serious, if not fatal blow at
Gov. Hooper's administration and ev-
cry plank in the Republican platform.
sit is also said to Republicans that
Gov. Hooper desires to cooperate with
the Shelby County delegation in the
organization of the House, and the
Shelby Countians are whisky men.
Very true, but they are progressive
legislators. and agree with the Repub'
licans upon practically every other
state issue. Moreover, such an organ.
ization Of the House means the cleo
tion Of an independent speaker of the
Senate. Any other course means ar
organization of both branches of the
Legislature against my administration.
''Furthermore, let it be remembered
once for all that | would not, under
any circumstances, consent to any
, agreement or combination that would
sacrifice in any sense the temperance
legislation for which stand. We dc