The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-25
RYE,S OPENING SPEECH

THE the opening speech Rye which delivered his
old home town. Camden Thursday September 18th, to
representative enthusiastic and appecave audience composed
eight thousand of the surrounding countys spen
did citizenship indeed classic embodyng temperance of
speech every and we'll calculated inspire his follow
with the hope of certain victory November while carrying
dp the hearts of the enemy who have been hoping against
hope that Our Tom would prove unequal to the task to which
ne has set his hand No intelligent gathering of people ever
gave its rap attention speaker and eloquent and
earnest aker poured forth gems thought words of wis
dom and pearls of truth His tribute to the sverhared remnant
the bavest body who shoeed musk and faced
the lannon's mouth defense of home mother wives daughters
and tender children affected the audience deeply and gstenng
tears bedmed the eyes nearly fortunate enough to
be present.
He did neglect in passing to speak gentle word in mem
the Apostle of Sunshine dear old Bob Taylor the very
mention of whose the signal for the and women
of our good bow their heads in silent
Like the Souherner that he is he all honor to the
South and Southern and judging by the applause
which was oraorca fights he had the audience
with him.
you who failed hear this great speech have by this
had opportunity read and ponder therefore will have
noted the entire absence of bitterness Incorporate criticism
and that irrelevant matter has been carefully avoided
There jokes the other fellows there
are exaggeraons his faults ashngs for those
who cannot see things as he does.
His utterances the liquor question forth uncertain
and left nothing the imagination and who is hon
esy enforcement and the absolute abolition of the legal
lied sale of whskey within the borders of the hesitate
vote for him. for Tom Rye only pledged the of Tenn
peranc politically but he is prohbonst at heart and tee
totaer by practice which something that cannot be ruthy
said aspran for honos whose star has ap
peared upon the political horizon within the of the writer
There perhaps few weakminded individuals who believe
the sincerity of Ben Hooper the temperance question: but the
Partisan willing go record throughout the with the
shat the present political abortion who by of
dckeng and trading between representatives of his
corrupt party and dscreded leaders of the Democrats
pied the position of has the day that he
sonay cared for temperance and if he thought would
him from defeat would send those traders
the liquor interests to barter the immortal souls of and the
bleeding hearts of women for their influence
Take this thought with you: any Henry county, in any
other county the State tells you he going for Rye
because his position the whskey question: that either
liar else woudbe booegge for nobody truly for law
enforcement temperance and all that tends the ennobemen
our people may find fault with his position expressed.
Gen. Rye realizing that figures quoted from platform ted
listeners rule apoogzed for introducing the debt
question by saying, Il WOULD MUCH RATHER PAY 1T OFF
THAN TALK ABOUT IT." But he made very clear to his
that the business the State had suffered the hands
Republican and right here let The Partisan that
little attention is paid this Time when the thinking
of Tennessee demanded the helm who would
only devote his time the passage of legislation but would
seek make profitable the states institutions and manage
affairs reduce it's indebtedness and strengthen its credit
But Hooper business God said the woodchuck
The Partisan heartily endorses the mastery effort of Gen. Rye
earnestly urges every the county carefully
from beginning end in order he may be fully posted
the stand the Democratic nominee for Governor has taken
all matters pertaining the welfare of the state which have
far presented themselves in the present campaign
Hooper's Accuracy Forecasts Victory.
nredcted his of