Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-11-12

all indications point strongly to
hrs election. Everywhere Gov.
Patterson has appeared be has re-
ceived magnificent ovations, and
pledges of support from all fac
tons. In many sections OF the
state independents and regulars
have We'd with each other in their
loyalty to him. Ministers OF the
gospel, prominent churchmen and
good government people every
where indorse his platform and
vouch for his sincerity and his 10y
atty to the principles which he is
advocating. No public man in
Tennessee ever received a more
cordial reception than Gov. Pat
terson is receiving in this cam
paign. That Gov. Patterson will
be far in the lead, if not nominal
ed in the first primary, few we'll
informed men now question.
1t is not to be doubted, that
vote for Gov. Patterson for the
senate is a vote against the city
bosses.
A vote cast for any other is a
half vote for a candidate backed by
the deposed Howse and Crump
crowds. Lee represents the dis
credited city hall gang OF Nash
vile; Mcclellan represents Mayor
Crump, of Memphis.
Why experiment on the chances
when the issue is drawn between
Gov. Patterson and the corrupt
city machines? Neither CT G. b
fhullifying mayors are supporting
him. Do you want a United
States senator who can be called
from his post of duty in Washing
ton by Howse or Crump to fight
law enforcement and moral legis-
lation in the Tennessee legisla-
ture? Lea admits he agreed with
Crump to help. defeat the law en-
forcement bills in the 1913 legisla-
ture and boasts that he kept the
agreement. 1t has been charged
time and again that he tried to
emasculate the "Ouster Bill"
passed in 1915, under which
Howse and Crump have been
ousted from office and he has nev-
er denied the charge.
Mcclellan in 1918 came from
Washington to Nashville to op-
pose and did oppose the passage
of the nuisance bill, a bill declar-
ing saloons, gambling houses, etc.
public nuisances. Happily Meth
er Lea nor Mcclellan, nor both to-
gether could induce enough mem
bers of the legislature to vote
against the bill to defeat it and
thus was passed one of the most
effective temperance measures that
Tennessee has ever had, and over
their opposition. 49,.
Gov. Patterson has now and has
all the time been a democrat. Lea
has belonged to all factions and
has been true to none. Mcclellan
in 1911 was a candidate for the
United States senate against the
caucus nominee OF the democrat
ic party, Hon. Benton McMiliin,
and it was the votes that were
switched from Mcclellan to Lea
that elected Lea and defeated Nc
Millin. Thus both of them at the
same time were opposing the &C.
credited nominee of the party.
In this campaign Gov. Patter-
son is standing for the integrity
of the democratic party. He is
standing with and for the plain,
interrupted people of the state.
He is standing for law and order
and civic decency; he believes that
a United States senator should at
end to the duties Of his office in
Washington and not intermeddle
n local politics.
He is the most forceful repre-
of the national anti.sa-
DON league upon the platform in
he nation. AS a United States
senator, be will be the peerless
eader of the temperance forces
n the greatest legislative body in
he world. His great ability and
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