The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-01


as you were engaged in another meth
cd of destroying the liquor traffic.
Yes, / have voted for some demo-
Gratis in my life and l have no apology
to offer therefor, so have we all voted
for democrats and even in the last
election. and the state republican or
ganization is now supporting a demo-
crat, but because of that fact it will
take more loyal man to read either
them or myself out of the republican
party. Ny republicism has been good
enough for the President of the United
States and the republicans generally
to recognize my loyalty, am repub-
lican nominated by the progressive re-
publicans in this district for congress.
Now as to whether or not l chew
tobacco or chew the rag like you are
doing, do not see that the people are
politically interested; / am sure it
makes me no worse and you no better
1 did not intend to go into your pri-
vate life in the present or in the past;
think the people want to hear about
the issues and about the principles of
government for which we stand, how
ever, have nothing to conceal in my
private life, and if you want to go into
that, l think l can stand it as well as
you can and so far my part. l shall
deal only with your political and con-
gressional record.
Aud since you have seen proper to
write to me several pages and have
same published in advance, in reply to
my short telegram, shall proceed to
state few facts for consideration
since you claim to be model of party
regularity and stand pat republicism.
To what party do you belong, Mr.
Sells? You have never supported the
regular nominees of the republican
party and yet you swear at the demo-
cratic party.
You bolted the republican nomina-
ton for state senate in the year 1906
You bolted the republican nominee for
congress in 1908. You bolted the re-
publican nominee for circuit judge in
1910. You bolted the attorney general
in 1910. You were an Independent
candidate for congress against the
late w. P. Brownlow at the time of
his death, and 1t is a fact that you
have been drawing your salary as a |
of congress and have only |
been present but one-half the time. |
And it is also fact that up to July 5,
1914, there have been before congress |
'orty-four important measures and |
you have only been present and voted |
IN twenty of them, one of which was
or free sugar when it was five cents
| pound and since you voted for same
t is now eight and one-half; that you
Llso failed to vote on the most impor-
ant labor measures that have been
before congress in years; that you
we're not present to vote on an impor
ant measure for the protection and
Welfare of children of the country,
When same was called. From your
-otes it is impossible to ascertain
whether you are republican or demo-
rat, whether you are a friend of the
'eople or friend of trusts. If you
re therefore to be judged by your
oyalty before election no one can tell
o what party you belong or what
principles you espouse.
/ have not undertaken to organize
ny third party and any man who
nows the facts and who has any re-
pect for his own word will not charge
|. 1t is true my platform contains the
Principles taught by Roosevelt, the
reatest living American, the man of
estiny, the man whom the people
ove. the man who stands for the mas
es against the classes.
/ will thank you to send me your
ates.
Yours very truly,
JAMES B. COX.
nIll MIR mr.