The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-18
The Partisan Wrote The Prescrip-
ton; Henry County Filled 1t.

Long before the gathering Nashville of the Democratic
hosts who in convention assembled selected standard bearer
for the grand old party which, spite of defeat the hands
of its odtme Republican enemy strengthened by deserters
from its ranks still filings its unsuled banners to the
gentle breezes of glorious Southland and bids defiance
alike honest foe and reacherous friend The Pasian the
only Democratic newspaper in the county, forth short
editorial the qualities which the Governor of great
State like Tennessee should possess When The Partisan
wrote out this prescription did know that the county
which afoeme has responded to the call of the party time
of need with such Harris Porter and Atkins would be
called to fill it. but such proved be the and right
well did old Henry answer that call
The reunited Democracy of Tennessee demanded leader
whose daily life not only in public paths but in its private
walks would bear the searching light of the monday
whose intellectual attachments should measure to the STAN
dad which the American people have set for great statesmen
who by birth fitted to be at the head of this great Com
monweaGh and above all who would discharge the du
ties of his office without fear favor oblvious alike gilt
erng temptations the and ashngs of sanderous in
dividuals newspapers.
When Henry county found that it devoved upon her to
furnish this leader she cast about for who in all these
things stood like Saul of Tarsus head shoulders above
his fellow man. her eyes fell upon her adopted son. the
HON. THOMAS G. RYE. Here said old Henry, is the man,
the attention of the people of the entire state regardless Of
politics. religion whatnot to this remarkable fact
Not since the convention in Nashville named TOM RYE as
the Democratic for Governor has any individual any
newspaper the whole State been able make single charge
against this mans public private character given any eg
why any conscientious patriotic peace and liberty
loving, Christian gentleman should not vote for him.
The Partisan submits that this being every self
spectng the State ought pull off his and put
his shoulder the wheel to elect Governor that will enable
Tennessee take her ghtfu place as Bob Taylor would say
the diamond pin the shirt hos of the United States
Even that old carrion the Nashville Banner owned
and controlled it by anous old CRATER and church
robbe forgetting that he chief among the cradle snatch
ing gang which made Luke Lea. the Baby Senator from
Tennessee find greater crime with which to charge
Gen. Rye than the fact that Senator Lea having of
his babyhood realizes that or Sahman for
bryo statesman would shame Indian squaw that Hooper
has shown himself miserable failure business governor
political crook when it to carrying his ends and
huge joke law enorce therefore, he ea has taken up
arms candidate the achet of whose shoes neither Stah
man nor Hooper is worthy to unloose.
If man had to for the Of his followers Stah
man and few others Of his k would send Ben Hooper so far
into Hade that would takes SO 90 send him an invitation to
the inauguration Of Gen. Thomas Rye the next Governor Of
the State Of Tennessee.