The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-10-30
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Tennessee City, Tenn,
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Dickson County Herald:
thought | would refrain from
writing anything on the political
question and outlook. but as the
election draws nigh, | 6nd | can
not hold my peace any longer /
am for peace and harmony. Am
glad the old party is practically re-
united again. There should have
never been any division in uur
ranks anyway. A maus brain
would rattle inside Of a mustard
seed that believes the prohibition
question was what caused the de,
feat OF Taylor and Mcmillan and
the election Of Hooper, However,
as have said. am for peace. and
will not agitate or open up old
sores. Will leave il to all thinking
people to draw their own conclns-
ion. and will admit. frankly. the
platform is not TO my liking, Meth
er am | stuck on some OF our nomi.
nees. A good democrat is to be
preferred to Hooper on any kind OF
an old platform, even il il should
have hole in 1t. | would advise
my democratic friends to vote the
straight ticket from top to bottom,
| have always done this in state
and national elections and am get
ting too old to learn new tricks.
Hooper's administration has cost
the tax payers $500, 600 more each
year than any OF his predecessors in
office. He has not paid a cent of
our state debt and can't sell our
bonds u any advantage. The state
would have defaulted October LIST
ii Senator Lea had not negotiated
a loan through the government OF
81 100000 to meet the interest on our
matured bonds. The taxpayers of
the state are paying all the tax they
are able TO pay now. Watch and
see il this business Governor IL
elected that our state treasury don 1
face a defecit. and hence our taxes
will be materially incrtased--so
line up boys. | don't know bow
them that fails % 20 with US this
time will every get back unless il is
on probation or through a dream
Well, MIR. J. d. Beasley did rip
DR.. Mathis and the rest OF us doc
tors up the back in bic statement of
having to pay 25 to so cents for "a
prescription to get 10 cents worth
OF medicine 10 cure the toothache.
| can give Mr.. Beasiey II cheaper
prescription; Fill your mouth full
Of water and set on II hot stove un-
ill the water boiis, and your tooth
ache will all be gone, The doctors
never demanded this anti narcotic
law. Would not care II ii was APP
pealed tomorrow. 1t speaks we'll
for the doctors In the legislature III
they were responsible for the pas.
sage OF this obnoxious law. Could
not have been over 10 out of about
1870 members. SO you see, the l0|
run il over the 100. | never have
and don't know Of any other docto
charging one OF bis patrons for such
a prescription. Mr., Beasley was
talking through bis bat. Anything
is fair in politics. lam not writing
this in the interes. OF DR.. Mathis or
against Sir. Beasley, | will say
this for Mr.. Beasley: He is a fine
mana long ways above the aver
age republican OF Dickson county. |
We have always been warm friends, |
The doctors, as a class, 10 what ! |
am trying to defend, Barring my
self, / believe the doctors would !
favorably with any other
class. don't believe any doctor
would knowingly do anything or
,ast a vote against the farmer and |
sboring man. His meat and bread
depends 10 large extent on this
lass. | will defend the profession
Is I would any home, town or state.
4 | lived in haaes / would be
wooster and not knocker.