The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-10-23
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE
LARGE CITIES THE PARA.
MOUNT QUESTION.
RESUME on HIS SPEECH HERE
Scored Senator Lea Said Bryan Was
Not Informed as to the Political
Issues in This state-Gave Account
Of His Stewardship.
Mondays Daily.)

uruay afternoon at l o'clock, Gov.
rnor Hooper delighted them with
the mastery exposition that he gave
OF why the fusion cause should con-
tinue for the next two years and why
he should be elected for a third term.
In his opening remarks the COVER
nor stated that the same reasons ex-
listed this year for the perpetuation
OF fusion as there were two years
ago. He said that he was running
on exactly the same platform and
that he and his followers were fight
ing under the same flag that they had
for nearly four years. The only diff.
ference between now and two and
four years ago was that the camps
of the. two forces were a bit nearer
together and that the battle this year
would put an end forever to the H.
quor forces In this state. ...
THE fusionists do not have to
adopt an apologize tone this year as
do the regulars. For four years the
latter have fought US on a straight
cut liquor platform and with liquor
or local option candidate. This year
they have come over and tried to
swipe from US our platform and are
posing to the fusionists as being con.
verified to the temperance cause as
they call it. But their platform this
year is SO thin that even a wayfar-
ing man. though he be a fool, can see
through the veil of hypocrisy and
sham that covers it. 1t is the most
miserable pretense and subterfuge
that was ever attempted to be palm.
ed off upon an intelligent body of
men as the fusionists are"
This year the democrats are say.
ing to the country people that they
have been wrong in the past, but now
that they have seen the light, have
become converted absolutely, and
their feet are in the right path. How
ever, my friends, be not deceived by
this specious plea. 1t is but a case
of the wolf in sleeps lcothing. Gen.
Rye is only muzzled candidate upon
a pussyfoot platform"
In discussing the third term argu-
ment, Gov. Hooper said that the con-
stitution of the state stated that a !
man may be elected for three consec- |
utive terms. Three were all that he
wanted, and that if he were elected
this time, he would not want or ask
for another. He said that it stood to |
reason that he would be better gov
ernor a third time than he would the |
first or second times.
The governor was very caustic in |
his handling of Senator Lea and his |
political course. He declared that
though the senator knew it not, he |
was a man without a party and with
out friends. The latter, he stated, he
had snapped off for enemies. He
was especially sarcastic in his ref |
erence to the fear of Senator Lea
that the state would be republicaniz-
ed. He stated that he entertained no
such fears two and four years ago,
but that he had busted his galluses
all over the state trying to elect him
governor. Furthermore, the COVER
nor said that he had felt no qualms
of conscience or fear of republican
rule when he accepted the votes of
republicans to get into the United
States senate. 1t was only since his
time was drawing near for reelection
that his conscience began to hurt
and the bugaboo Of republican rule
scared him SO badly.
The governor devoted several min
utes to Secretary Bryan and his Wis
it to the state to speak for Gen. Rye.
In speaking Of his visit he said: "Mr.
Bryan is great and good man, a
man whom l have long admired and
respected, but the people Of Tonnes
see do not need advice as to home
affairs from outside men. There are
100000 men in Tennessee who know
more about state issues than Mr.. Bry-
an with all of his wisdom. In fact,
l am much obliged to him for coming
here, for he has made more votes for
me than any other one issue in this
campaign. The great secretary has
accumulated a lot of transformation
in regard to the issues in this state,
most of which was gotten from Sen
ator Lea in Washington. In fact his
knowledge Of state politics in Tennes-
see is about on a par with that of
Secretary Daniels with regard to
Tennessee history. You know he said
up at Knoxville that Tennessee new
or seeded from the union"
The governor took up at some
length his four years administration,