McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-31
Letter From
General Howard

To the Voters of the Eighth Con-
gressional District:
On August the 9th, primary cleo.
tion to nominate candidate for Con-
gress will be held, and as | have been
unable to see ell the people as de-
sired to do, because of court duties
and the extent of this district, am
writing to ask for your support, and
to call attention to certain matters
my opponent has written throughout
the district, saying that had been in
the Attorney General office as long
or longer than he has been in Con-
gress.
1t is true, the people have elected
me to the Office of Acknowledgment
three times, and in the last election
by much larger majority than had
been given me in either of the other
elections; but there is vast differ
ence in long tenure, hard work, and
small salary; and long tenure at a
large salary. | have been receiving
just one third amount Of salary my
opponent receives, and pay my own
expenses while attending the Courts.
| have spent my winters and sum-
mers in the court rooms; while he, as
a rule, has spent his winters in St.
Petersburg, Fla, and in Washington,
and his summers at Monteagle,' At
lantic City and Washington; spend
ing no portion of either winter or
summer in the Eighth Congressional
District where he should be, so that
he could ascertain what our people
need and want.
| ain now asking for promotion
which will not only help me, but will
give an opportunity for some one to be
elected to the Attorney's-General Of
fee, if am successful in this race;
while my opponent contents himself
in desiring to remain where he is,
thereby not affording an opportunity
for any one else to be advanced in
life.
Ask his supporters what he has
ever done for this district and they
tell you of a Post Office building hav-
ing been erected, which building any
one could have secured, because the
needs Of the town demanded it. Yes,
they say he has sent out garden seed,
which is true; but the seed was fur
nished by the Government as we'll as
the envelope that contained the seed,
and the Government also furnished a
man to prepare them for the mail,
and to use the stamp that put Mr.
Sims name on the envelope, and then
carried and delivered the package
without any cost to bin; and for this
some give him credit.
When he was first elected, he said
that two terms and twenty Thousand
dollars were enough to satisfy any
one, and if the people would do that
much for him, he would ask for no
more. Yet he has been elected for
mine terms, and is now seeking to be
elected to the tenth term; and has
been paid one hundred and ten thous-
and dollars, and mileage from Wash
ington to Linden and return.
Mr.. Sims years ago moved from
Linden to Jackson, themes to Nash.
vile, and from Nashville to Washing.
ton where he now lives and where hs
has lived for the past several years
He owns no home or other real estate
in this Congressional District, and il
he pays any taxes in this district, il
is on notes secured by mortgages OF
other peoples homes or lands or OF
bank stock. 1t occurs TO ME that w
should have resident of Tennessee
to represent US in Congress.
He has been returning to this dis
trict once every two years just befor,
election, and for his election purpos
es; but now says he will not be her,
this year, because Congress is in ses
sion: he wants you to send him tn
! election by special delivery, / pre-
! sumo. Mr.. Byrns, Mr.. Padgett, Mr.
Houston, Mr.. Austin, and probabl,
other Congressman are now at home
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