McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-01-15
Cotton ginned in McNairy
county to Dec. q, 1900, against
1886 in 1913. Total for state
3l9.523, against $40, 685 in 1913.
Hon. W. X. Abernathy

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BillAbernathy what a good ring
that old name has to it! Bill Aber
nathy- what a safe, trustful name
that is, and what fine, big-hearted
honorable gentleman is back of it
Yon may scrape this old hemisphere
from the statue Of liberty to the
Golden Gate and you couldn't fine
EN- any better than Bill. No mar
could be around William K. Alternately
long and not know that he was every.
thing that an upright man Of princi-
pie and integrity should be. The place
to take the true measure of man is
when he has taken off his Sunday-go.
to meeting visiting clothes and put or
his home paraphernalia. Go to Nc.
Marry county and find how Bill Aber
nathy stands with his home people.
During the recent campaign two
regulars" we're one day figuring
out the legislative situation.
Said one: What about the senator
ial race between Patterson and Aber,
nathy IN the Twenty-sixthw
mot a chance for us there" said
his friend. "That fellow Alternately
could run on the anarchist ticket in
that section and win anything he
wanted AND he was about right.
The independent democrats may be
slim on quantity in the present Senate
but in White, Hoffman and Alternately
they have the quality, and don't you
forget it.
The "yaller dog" brand of politics
never did appeal to the Alternately
family. M. R. Alternately, the father
of Senator bill" was a republican,
but he was an independent republi-
can to the same extent that his son
is an independent democrat. When
the silver-tongued Bryan began his
campaign in 1896 NJ. R. Alternately
turned his back on his party and
stumped the state for Bryan because
he believed the Commoner stood fol
the right thing.
William K. Alternately was born il
Adamsville, McNairy county, April 8
1870. Mr.. Alternately is man Of
marked intelligence and ability, and
yet he never went to school a day in
his life. His father, a noted educa-
tor, gave personal instruction to his
son and he did good job of it. Mr.
Alternately is a lawyer of note, and
yet ne never went to school day in
his life. He read law in a good law.
yer's office. During his life Senator
Alternately has taught good deal.
Senator Alternately, like his father
was rampant Bryan man in 1896
and following the great Commoner's
defeat in November of that veal
young Alternately contemplated sui
eide. He, however, decided to mar
ry instead, and this he did in Decem.
Der following. Mrs. Alternately, wht
was Miss Lutte Adams, has always
taken lively interest in her hus.
bands career. This was clearly indi.
Gated in the last House when she sa,
by his side at his desk day in and day
out and lent him inspiration.
This is Senator Abernathy's fifth
trip to the Legislature. Four times
he was in the House. He came il
1901, 1903, 1905 and 1918. In 1900
he was the speaker of the House.
Bill Alternately is man from tft
top of his head tothe soles of hi'
feet. He is as full of good old hare
horse sense as the present Legisla
ture is full Of regular democrats
and everybody knows how full that is
He has personality that wins men
has a charm ia manner and address
aud is a power as speaker. In ae
dition he has a good disposition
which indicates that his wife feed
him well Nashville Banner.