The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-06-05
The Situation

The Commercial wants to say that in
treating political matters, as well as
other public questions. we are prompt
ed by nothing whatever except sense
of duty.
We have never accepted a sum OF
money to support any candidate, we
are not candidates aud have no axe to
grind The positions therefore assum-
cd by this paper cannot be charged to
anything buta an effort TO distinguish be-
tween the right aud wrong and to es-
pouse the right, or to advocate that
which we believe to be the greatest
good to the greater number. That is
why we believe in Democracy. That is
also why we believe in prohibiting the
manufacture and sale OF alcoholic bev-
erages.
We make this statement in announc-
ing our support OF L. G. Rye, the
Democratic nominee for Governor. Mr..
Rye stated before the convention that
be would not accept the nomination on
whiskey platform and we believe he
was sincere in making that statement.
Moreover we sincerely believe that Mr..
kye will carry out the platform pledges
referring to temperance laws to the let
ter. we have no reason to doubt 1t.
The Commercial opposed the Patterson
machine and stood by the temperance
people when they had very little other
newspaper help in this county. Mr..
Patterson was not only fighting Prohi-
biton, but we believed that his record
anu hls actions were inimical to Democ-
racy. We believed that we we're pur-
SUNG the right course then; we believe
we are pursuing tho eight course now.
Mr. kyss election means the restora-
tlon Tie Democratic party in Tennes-
see, anu IL means also. As far as lies in
the power Of the Governor to act, the
enforcement OF The temperance laws OF
lenn, ssee.
NOV mark thisl
Ii 80, Rye is elected Governor of
Ie,nt ssee lie will make a greater effort
q epo,ce the temperance laws than
anS 81 .rnor Of the State has ever yet
S. IL Mr., Rye is elected the
temp. aace laws will be better enforced
i,,ao uue5 nave ever been.
Mr 1ooper is a Republican. He is
MOI Democrat He is not for the
peop, No Republican is. There is
al lmpassable gulf between the Democ-
racy u President Wilson and the Re-
publlcaulsm OF Governor Hooper To
eject Governor Hooper again means
Republican Senator aud such an cleo
ton means to fight the administration
OF President Wilson, To destroy the
Democracy Of President Wilson means
q condition worse even than the exist
,ence OF the saloon. You think this an
sexaggeration. But il the progressive or
true Democracy fails IN the present
Eight, the imperialism OF the Republi- |
can party will assert itself more brazen-
ly and boldly than it has yet ever done,
and the future condition OF the masses
will he far more intoierable than any
thing ever witnessed in this country. |
] II the Democracy Of Woodrow Wilson
and William Jennings Bryan fails, God
save us. The election Of Governor
Hooper means to iight this Democracy.
II does not mean anything else.
The election OF Tom Rye means not
only to restore Democracy in Tennes-
see, but to offer the services OF Tennes- |
see Democracy TO the National Admin
istration in its glorious battle for the
people. The election Of Mr.. Rye
means more than this. II means
campaign Of temperance, the education
OF our people and an economical adj
msnistration Of our State government.
We have no rocks to throw at any
body. There are number Of people
WHO sincerely believe in the Hooper
propaganda. We have nothing to say
AGAINST their conscientious opinions.
hut We also claim that they should not
attribute our opinion TO anything but
the same good purpose,