The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-09-30
CROWD OUT TO HEAR LEA
TOO BIG TO CROWD INTO
THE CIRCUIT COURT ROOM
Tennessee's Senior Senator Gives Record as
Peoples Servant and Asks that Voters
Support Him on His Public Record
Met Nine Miles From Town bya
Large Reception Committee

right all the time and am right
now, and because he was wrong
but is right now"
Mr.. Lea next recited the politi-
cal history of the past ten years
in Tennessee, and told briefly his
record in the politics of the state
and nation, and his service as a
United States senator. He re-
ferred to the accusation of Mr..
Patterson that he, Lea, is not
regular and has never been regu-
lar. He explained his support of
the republican nominee for COVER
nor in 1910, and his fight for a
free and untrammeled judiciary.
He said he was as regular as
Senator Shields had been, and as
regular as President Wilson had
been, for said he, in 1908, Mr..
Wilson did not vote for the
democratic candidate f or t h e
presidency of the United States,
but two years later he was elect
ed by the democrats of New
Jersey as governor of that great
commonwealth, and then two
years later he was chosen as
pre- ident of the United States by
a democratic landslide.
Mr.. Lea discussed the national
and international cares and
worries that have come before
the present administration, and
said that the name of Woodrow
Wilson would be linked in history
with the names Of Washington,
Lee, Grant, Jackson and Lincoln.
Mr.. Lea discussed the temper
ance record of Mr.. Patterson,
and said that Mr.. Patterson was
for whisky when the whisky
forces were dominant, but when
the liquor traffic has been nearly
wiped out, and the whisky men
could no longer control the politi-
cal parties, that Mr.. Patterson
became a prohibitionist. mo
sudden conversion on my part
can break me away from the
mOOrings of mature manhood for
| have tried always to see and do
the right, and | was for prohibi-
ton when NJ. r. Patterson was
against it. | am for it now, and
| will ever be for it," said he.
Mr.. Lea said that he heartily
endorsed a government appropri-
alton for good roads. He sug-
gested an appropriation whereby
the national government should
pay for one-third Of the cost of
the construction of highways, or
by which one third again as many
miles of road could be construct
ed, as is done without federal aid.
He also favors rural credit
system whereby the farmer can
be financed, as are other business
institutions a n d organizations.
Farming is a business, and a
farmer should lie enabled to Sc
cure money at a reasonable rate
of interest, and make payments
on the loan as he is able," said
the senator.
At the conclusion of his speech,
Senator Lea held a handshaking
fest and many of those present
spoke to him.
In the audience were Gen Chas.
T. Gates, Jr., Mayor-elect John
E. Mcmillan, Commissioner Sam
E. Hill, and other democrats
from Knoxville.
Late in the afternoon, Senator
Lea motored to Knoxville where
he remained over Sunday. His
wife met him there, she being at
Asheville while he is making his
campaign. Monday Senator Lea
spoke at Greeneville, returning to
Chattanooga for a speech Tues
day night. He then went to Mid
die Tennessee, and will return
later to complete his campaign in