The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-10-30
Hooper Turns Deaf Ear
BoUn1an Tells Some Facts

II. L. Bowman, respected
who has been ardent supporter of Hooper his two former
had his opened the real and o refuses
follow leader longer but has gone into Hoope home
town. Newport Cooke county, Tennessee and thessy laid bare
record which for cruel and unfeeng lack of gratitude fairly
beggars description There well authenticated that the
present governor of this the legmae of fallen
woman that he brought founding asylum and later
adopted by Dr. Hooper, but even his political enemies have
draped mantle of charity his unfortunate origin where
would doubtless have remained if had light that not
withsandng the fact that he willing plunge
hand the Golfers of the state and avhy scatter its contents
among the old soldiers get their votes he becomes and
needy and develops economic tendency when called
tribute the necessities of the charitable institution which Shelf
cred him without money and without from the time he
years old until Dr. Hooper adopted him the of twelve
He answered the appeal
who had cared for him in his helpless childhood and when Dr.
him asking for explanation and registered the
letter that he could not ignore it, he plead poverty
Tom L. Bles, former Henry countian and Hooper
told representative of the Partisan that he had the
printing Hoopes speech and that he subt the
at profit to himself of over Four Hundred Dollars
This would have been godsend to ST. Johns
Home when money lost in the bank failure but Hooper
plead poverty Read what good old Dr. Bowman said about in
Hoopers home town and there dispute:
Il want to tell you another story as as sad as if God had
ing you question What do think Of who taken
when child by woman she an object of charity He was
tendey taught and carefully trained He bathed and
He clothed fed and schood He taken Sunday school
and church and kept the best of society Aerh became
he made money and was greatly poor woman has
made repeated appeals unto him for and he has failed
that conduct man? If hold up your hands in
that question If endorse that conduct any, will
stand that may what of The
verdict has been rendered and that verdict unanimous The
has been pronounced and that sentence That
finish that sorrowful story. There society City
Park the DO Something Society," The of the
society for helpless children until suitable homes be
provided There little boys taken by this society they
brothers One family wanted adopt and another family
exclaimed Don't away my brother That incident touched
heart went the maton of ST. Johns Home and asked her
crowded asked her how many she had and she told
One question brought lon another and asked her I how old Govern
old asked her how long the home kept him. and she
this question in the face Of the fact that he had promised the
Deadk Baptist church at Knoxville ten thousand dollars
should have been made to tie St. Johns home which responsible
for his being where he oda How much has he given the ST.
modes said that he had given cent said Madam
@ o s @ cn IN i ali b @ It e
letter of appeal He has visited the home
thing by failure the Knoxville Banking Trust Co.,
got together and made final appeal him for $780, and he
thought that be- There be mistake It
be that he has quietly modesy through Of the
did related that incident of his friends and they sad
write him letter. wrote kn6Rue h~ as fanD S0|s June 1914
Governor orb Ben En- Hooper; Nashville Tenn : .,
write for little information 1t reported here Knoxville that
have given cent the St Johns Home neither have
kindness the extended voted for you your
mer and want to know if this is true and Why?
An early reply will greatly oblge, yours very truly,
[Sgned] R. L. BOWMAN.
registered that letter. On June 1914 received reply
dated June 1914 He asks in thateter his let
public whole But he You
of ANYBODY think worth while enghten the sub
ject 1t has been my intention to give something st.
Johns Home but plain matter of fact Ihaye had money
to spare for anything during the last three years
No money to spare No money to spare Oh my God! No
spae Money for investments Oklahoma and Texas
for pleasures and pasmes and spare for
the helpless orphans and his foster home that cared for him his
hour of need
If an old black NANNY should take vo child at vour death
and for that child the best she could and that child should
to be man OF and become governor and that
old black should appeal him for aid in her dire distress
and he should refuse render her assistance would
in and down him child If Governor Hooper
had gone to that home different occasions before and he
became and taken those children for occasional
ing and supplied them with few simple wants. the world would