Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-15
Warm Statement From J. ].
Dykes.
SENSATIONAL FEATURES
OF LEGISLATIVE RACE
Charges Dissemination of False
Reports by Wilson and His
Friends.

AS a elimination of the statements
circulating extensively regarding the
intents Of j. J. Dykes, republican
candidate for the legislature, Mr..
Dykes has given out the following hot
statement to the News for publication.
4 Mr.. Dykes makes mention of four
charges that are made against him and
denominates them as false. He further
alleges that it is the work OF MI. Will
SON and his adherents to foment criti-
cism against him. Mr.. Dykes is keen
ly aware of the fact that as pubic
man he is open to criticism and possl-
ble censure, but feels that when he ls
innocent of charges made, he cannot
in iustice to himself allow them to
pass undenied. Giving in plain En-
glish his refutation Of the charges, the
letter below will undoubtedly cause
sensation in the political arena.
Editor News;
In entering the race short time
ago, for representative of Marion
County, in the next general assembly,
i started in on fair and clean basis,
and hoped that my opponent and his
friends and helpers would make
clean canvass in the county as ex-
pected to do, and thereby make race
that would be credit to the man that
was elected to represent the good peo-
ple of Marion county. / hoped to win
on my merits. if any ! mad, and not
on the demerits of my opponent, but
before had reached home from the
convention there were lies started.
Lie No. dykes is in favor of en-
acting law that would compel all
able bodied men to work the public
road not less than 10 days.
Lie No. 2.--Dykes is in favor OF
three wire fence law in Marion Coun-
ty.
Lie No. 3-Dykes does not want the
support of the miners.
Lie No. 4.-Dykes would enact
law that would disfranchise the negro
vote
most positively deny all these
charges and brand them as infamous
falsehoods and defy any man to come
to my face and say there is word OF
truth in any of them.
AS to the three wire fence faw, that
has been tried out in this county and
found to be opposed by at least 70 per
cent. of the voters of the county, and
my political enemies, knowing the
feeling against it have used it to
place me on the unpopular side.
AS to the road law, / am in favor OF
working the roads by the state con-
victs, and by SO doing take them out
of competition with the free labor OF
the State.
These lies were started by some in
famous, INSCRIPTIONS crooks fol the
express purpose of poisoning the minds
of the good people of Marion County
against me, and thereby knock me
out. of votes that otherwise | would
gel.
Now, want to serve notice on Mr.
Wilson aud his henchmen that II this
kind of business is not stopped at once
/ will pull the curtain aside and show
no some scenes that will not look good
in print.
Hoping to see as many of the vot-
.rs of the county as possible face to
face and tell them how stand, and
assuring them that I will make no
promises that have no intention of
and thanking one ana all
'or the support they will give me on
;he 3rd day of November, / ans
Yours respectfully. ,
j. J. DYKES, +,
Candidate for Representative. [
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