The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-06-19
Eor RepreaenLative.
The Democratic Record.

The DemocFauc RECORD.
TEMPERANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The Democratic party has always stood for
now IN force were enacted ny the votes Of the
majority of the Democratic members OF each
branch OF the Legislature. We are opposed 70 the
repeal OF any Of the temperance laws now In
force and we pledge the Democratic party to
their maintenance and so much additional ieRis-
lation as may be necessary 90 insure their rigid
enforcement.
The above paragraph is clipped from
the Democratic platform. and is repro
duced for the benefit OF some OF our
friends. Over in Number Seven we
have number OF good friends and we
appreciate them. One OF them the
other day wrote The Commercial let
ter and it will be found ia another place
in this issue. It from the pen Of Mr..
Eugene McSpedden, brilliant young
fellow. He is one Of the best read and
best posted men, geaerally speaking, in
this part of the State. As honest as the
day is long; enjoys Dickens works and
can spin Shakespeare by the yard, but
evidently does not make a specially OF
politics. Seems 10 be a side line, for
when bis political pencil touches paper
il runs crosswise the records, and leaves
the greatest bunch OF misinformation
one can find in whole days travel
His dislike for Tennessee's eldest Sena-
tor puts his suspicion on edge.
Senator Lea is not candidate, but
promises little later on to become one.
Then we all get on. But our friend
seems to forget some facts and happen
ings. In the late convention Mr.. Lea
was denied seat. Not vote from
Davidson, not one from Shelby, not
one from Hamilton and no part OF
Knox's votes we're cast for Mr.. Rye.
They are the four big whiskey counties
and how any man can conclude that
Lea nominated Rye and will be Gov
ernor after Rye is elected" is beyond
our understanding. Lea, so it is said,
would have supported Rye il the con-
vention had allowed him vote. What
II he had? Did he not, more than any
other Tennessesa, support, boost and
espouse the candidacy OF K. W. Car
mack, and did that fact drive us clear
off the bridge and cause us to vote the
Republican ticket
Rye will be elected. That's sure, and
Mr.. Lea will have Just as much to do
with Rye then as he has to do now with
Gen. Rye's duties down in the judicial
circuit. He forgets that the boys from
the country back in the temper
ance country--named Rye, and the big
fellows had absolutely nothing to do
with it. They were all for the other
fellow. He forgets that when one OF
our good citizens attempted to indulge
in little fulsome praise OF the baby
Senator, he was promptly invited to
seat, and there allowed to remain.
But, then, Rye voted for Bob Taylor
and Ham Patterson. = We grant it,
though we have no information on this
point He forgets Mr. Hooper does
NOV and has always voted the Republic
can ticket, and heartily supported Mr..
lLittieton, the Winchester boss, who
kept the open saloon in his town many
years after they had left Obion County.
And Mr.. Littleton is heartily supporting
Mr.. Hooper now. But this is all too
remote, it is going too far from home
Step over the line into Gibson County,
and ascertain from your neighbors the
facts. See il he breaches and practices
temperance and find out how we'll be
santorces the temperance laws, as well
as AL other laws. May have voted for
Taylor--we feel sure you are correct on
this point--but this fact did not pre-
vent the strIct enforcement OF the law 10
his country. He is good enough for ,
those people and he ought to be good
enough along prohibition lines for any
body. Temperance voters Of his dis
trict favor the Paris man for Govern
or aud most Of the voters everywhere
are for him.
When the Governor was ia Columbus,
Ohio, saying his piece and sarcasticaIly (
referring to Tennessee officials who we're
trying to enforce the law. saying 1t