Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-03
PREDICTS DEFEAT
FOR HIS PARTY.

Sometime since appeared as a rep
resentatiye of the upper end OF the
county. -. Now the election has swept
by and gone and has left its bitter and
sweet planted in the political field as
seed, some on stony ground to be gath
cred up many days hence, perhaps. A
great number of voters would like to
have a true statement as to how the
political situation really stood in Ma
rion county relative to the represen-
tative race between Dykes and Will
son. There was loss of fully one
fourth of the republican party of Ma
rion including some of our leaders
who voted and worked for Wilson.
Mostly the larger per cent. was Of the
laboring element, including the So
cialist party, which had Wilson en-
dorsed on their ticket but, however,
on the other hand the republican party
to save their candidate succeeded in
carrying one-fifth per cent. of the
democratic party Of Marion, thus saw
ing the republican party candidate by
the small majority of three. This
democratic per cent. included a ma
jority of the democratic leaders, who
crossed over into the republican ranks
and were live wire in helping elect
]. j. Dykes, who says he is very
thankful for their hearty and generous
support. Mr.. Dykes says hereafter IL
ever he has the opportunity to be pres
emit when some of those Mark Hannah
leaders who carried the Wilson banner
against him, if ever they attempt to
make a political point as to their 10y
atty, he will volunteer and follow
them and will take great pains in
showing their colors, and he knows OF
old the pot can't say to the kettle who
is the blacklist. and he further says he
| don't think he ever will seek another
Office in the gift of the people.
Let me hold up card and sign
board as a party prophet that~two
years hence fear it will be difficult
| matter in the republican ranks to find
sufficient and suitable material to fill
up the county Offices from the lack of
royal timber. No culls will be accept
ed. Mark my prediction and watch
the results two years hence. As this
brings my political administration al
most to a close and / have most
pleasing record to submit to the voters
of the republican party of Marion, /
am highly pleased with my party rec
ord as the<cbairman of the executive
committee, as the record recorded at
republican headquarters shows during
my administration we elected overy
republican and filled every Office in
the gift of the people Of the county of
Marion regardless of our party leaders
split and bolt. we got there just the
same. Whatever you have said about
the republican chairman, you failed
to accomplish anything. and after all
is over forgive you freely from the
depths of my heart forgive you for
| knew there never was any revenue
placed on hot air but whatever record
you have made for yourselves and
whatever bed you haYe made, remem-
Der you will be more than likely to be
still sleeping on the bed less than two
years hence. and as my place of honor
then expires, I will retire with credit
to myself and honor and success to the
republican party. With these brief
and closing remarks that neither the
republican nor democratic party of
my county can allege anything wrong
or charge me with any but sane and
clean administration without spot or
blemish. / never spent cent for
whiskey. Didn't use q cent of any
campaign fund from any source, paid
for my own stationery myself, paid
my pikage and ferryage, railroad fares
and hotel bills, waded the biggest part
of all rivers and sloughs, and always
returned to republican headquarters
wide awake and duly sober With
this kind of record to submit to the
republican party for their approval,
am more than willing to join right
hands with the democratic chairman
that hereafter we enter into coven-
ant and join issue and hand that be-
ginning from and after this date that
we, as the chairmen of the two old
political parties of Marion, will never
while we are chairmen advocate or
stand for one drop of whiskey or mon
ey to be used in county election
which is an old adoption heretofore |
set up by former county officials which
is hard to get rid of and which COR
rupts the morals of our county. Here !
is my hand across the county to the |
leaders and the chairman of the demo-
cratic party for the better condition of |
affairs and to base the standard bear |
ers Of both our political parties of our
county on a higher standard and fill |
up our county Offices with sober and |
clean men. l now lock hands and |
stand ready to rid Marion county of
this growing and increasing evil
which almost costs the candidates the
price of the offices to procure under
the head of present system. Let me
have the approval of the good citizen
ship of both democratic and republic
can parties along this line. l know
we have campaign grafters in both
political parties that will get Offend
ed and yet while they claim to be re-
publcans or democrats, If you don't
put the dough or whiskey to them,
they won't do darn thing but say
that there is nothing to candidate if
be don't put the whiskey to them.
There is but little or nothing in such
fellows as that, and what lie fair to
The goose, you know, would be fair to
the gander, whether democrat or re-
publican, and he is only voting for
" hat~boodle he can graft or what
whiskey he gets. He is weak and
very light specimen Of humanity, any