The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
AT VARIOUS POINTS
IN EAST TENNESSEE
LARGE CROWDS GREET THE
Distinguished Gentlemen and Are
Greatly Impressed with Doctrin
So EloquentlY Dispensed.

The following account of the visit
OF Secretary Daniels to Johnson City
was written for the Knoxville Senti-
mel by Col w. L. Morgan, managing
editor of that popular democratic
newspaper:
Secretary Daniels special train was
greeted by an audience assembled at
the depot, that numbered possibly
1000 people. He spoke from the rear
platform of his train and was fire.
quently applauded. He was introduce
ed by William Barton, president of the
Rye and Welch club of Washington
county. He Immediately entered into
a discussion of national issues, subse-
quently referring to the state situa-
ton. In conclusion he paid an elo-
quent tribute to Bob Taylor, recalling
the fact that this city was the former
dies went to the platform to shake
hands with the secretary, and he held
levee for several minutes, Mark Han
nah, an aged and life long democrat,
presented Secretary Daniels a basket
Of fruit grown upon Mr.. Hannahs
farm near here. George WEIGH, demo-
cratic nominee for railroad commits
sloner, was then introduced ana spoke
briefly. In addition to Mr.. Barton,
who went to Bristol this morning to
join Secretary Daniels. there are also
on the train Thad Cox and Col Cy H.
Lyle, both of Johnson City. The lat
ter is a democratic candidate for con-
gress.
In his address here. Secretary DAN
iels said in part There was such
time as now when all the world is go.
ing democratic Recently l visited
the rock ribbed state of Maine where
they have been in the habit of voting
big republican majorities, and it went
into the democrats column in a de-
cisive manner; it is in the atmosphere.
You cannot pick up an independent
newspaper published anywhere In
America but that you find it is advoca-
ting and supporting principles es-
poused by the democratic party. When |
l left Washington in November, 1908, |
after the election, it looked as those |
who had advocated democratic princi- |
pies would never have the opportun- |
ity of seeing their policies put into eff
feet, it reminded me of the story of the
school boy. who, when his class was
asked how many therein were ambit-
ious to become presidents of the Uni
ted States failed to respond, his tech
er questioned him as to why he did
not want to be president, and he re-
piled that he was democrat.
THAT time has passed." said Mr..
Daniels. 1T looked in those days that
the. man who was democrat had to
renounce his party principles, but
thank God the time has changed and
within four years we have seen demo-
cracy sweep every state in the United
States except Utah and Vermont, and
both of these are still in the hands of
standpat republicans. Here In East
Tennessee. where republicans are
rockribbed it has required courage to
fight democratic battles, and you who
have defended the party well, think
more OF men who are true to their /
in spite of such opposi-
ton, than l do of democrats where 1t
requires less courage to be demo-
Gratis" K
Continuing, Secretary Daniels said Is
we are making gains steadily. We ID
now have a majority of eight in the IL
senate and we expect to increase this II
% twelve in November. and possibly |,
% thirteen, since this is the lucky Il
number for Woodrow Wilson. The 1t
policies of the Wilson administration t
ire the policies of genuine American "a
sm Ii
To-day the countries of Europe have
ceased writing their histories with the 10
zen, but are writing 1t with the sword Nv
ind in blood. We might have been II
involved in this terrible warfare II we In
lad not had in the White House a d
nan with passion for peace. The ID
'olicy of ..watchful waiting has proven o
he wise and judicious policy. Had we In
IS president a man on horseback thel
esults might have been vastly dif- T.
erent. 10
"Stand-pat republicans have criti- v
lied the Wilson policy as to Mexico o
nd as to Europe, but nevertheless 1t Ia
) the right policy. Recently the lc
Post said editorially that ID
he American spirit is incarnated in 8
Wilson, ard we lean upon a
Inn to preserve our neutrality In thet A
yar now engulfing all of Europe" lp
Temperance Question. la
Referring specifically to Tennessee, Isl
ecretary Daniels said: loi
FIN your own state you have had Ii
lore OF less division in the democrat ol
. marty haf thank (1od that the raa- htt