The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
GOVERNOR RYE'S MESSAGE
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
For Removal of Detelict Officers
Custer Proceedings.

NdSnVllle, lem. jan. 10. NO Otdte
can prosper as it should whose citizens
tamely submit to the open notification
and disregard of the laws of the land, "
said Gov. Rye in his first message to
the Tennessee Legislature, read before
the House and Senate to-day.
Gov. Rye wants law comforting up
on some court the power to speedily re-
move State, county and municipal Off
GERS who refuse and wilfully neglect
to discharge their duties in enforcing
existing laws"
The new Governor also recommends
law making municipal and city Off
GERS responsible for the enforcement Of
certain State laws so as to better pro-
tect society and safeguard the interests
of the people who reside in incorporat-
ed towns and cities"
Continuing, Gov. Rye said:
''In 1911 the State of Kansas passed
law providing for proceedings in custer
to he instituted against delinquent Off
GERS or officials by the Attorney General
of the State, or by the District Attor-
neys, under the direction of the Attor-
ney-General.
AUTHORITY TO GUST.
Under the Kansas law it becomes
the duty of the Attorney General and
of District Attorneys to investigate all
complaints against public officials made
in writing, and, if he finds reasonable
cause for it, he shall institute proceed
ings, either in the District Court or Su
preme Court, to GUST such officers.
Such cases are summarily tried and
are given precedence over all other
cases. This law provides for appeals
from the decision Of the lower court
and the rights of the officers against
whom complaint is made shall be prop
erly safeguarded.
'Our present laws do not furnish the
expeditions remedy that is needed for
the purpose of enabling the people of
a community to rid themselves of an
unfaithful official.
STANDS UPON PLEDGES.
The Democratic party, as we'll as all
other political parties, stands pledged to
the enforcement of the temperance laws
and to the enactment of such laws as
may be necessary to bring about this
result.
AS the representative of the Dem
ocratic party, pledged the people that,
if they would elect Legislature in
sympathy with the platform pledges of
the party, who would give me their as
that these laws would be en-
forced, if the enactment of other laws
for that purpose could possibly bring
about that result.
To this end earnestly recommend
the enactment of such laws as in your
Judgment may tend to bring about this
result. There can be no difference of
opinion upon a question of law enforce
ment, and no State can prosper as it
should whose citizens tamely submit to
he open notification and disregard of
he laws of the land.
Il am led to believe that in an effort
% enforce the laws we will have the CO.
operation of every honest officer in the
State who is charged with the duty of
enforcing laws.
If this is done, it would render the
,nactment of other laws unnecessary,
,ut the enactment of other laws for
he purpose of more effectually enforc-
ng present laws can in no way affect
he officer engaged in the honest dis
harge of his duty, and for this reason,
whatever laws may appear to be neces- ]
ary in view of the experience of the
,ast, should be enacted by your hon
rable bodies -
THREE WEEKS RECESS.
In accordance withthe wishes of Gov. {
Rye a resolution will be introduced in {
10Th houses this week providing for t
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