The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-03
By Their fruits Ye Shall Know Them
WILLIAMSON COMPARES RECORDS

ceiveth not the beam that is in thine own
ever
"A good tree bringeth forth not corrupt
fruit Neither doth corrupt tree bring
good fruit. For every tree is known by
its fruit. For of thorns men do moi gather
figs, nor Of bramble bush gather they
grapes"
These are divine truths spoken by our
Lord while on earth to teach us a lesson.
From this lesson | wish to talk to the
people of this county and the world.
The subject is my own services rendered
to the people as a public official and the
doings of those who are condemning me
for alleged wrongs. Every tree is known
by its fruit
When | was first elected to the county
court the people could not get over IS to
95 per cent of the face value of county
claims We had gang of loan sharks
living off of the people, and ! helped to
break it up. Who we're these sharks?
Where did they live? BY their fruits
shall We know them
There was a school system in this coun-
ty of only few months each year Who
led the fight for more money on the floor
of the court?
Then there was graft, bad management
of the school funds, large sum of money
wasted for libraries and the children's
money squandered Who did it?
Who approved this swindle and made it
possible to take the children's money and
deprive them of the benefit?
will tell you who it was. 1t was the
person who is trying to make the world be-
lleve-by writing long articles and stating
things in them that would make Ananias
and Sapphira ashamed of themselves-that
| have been taking county funds
Then we have the president of the Ben
ton ring looking at the mote in my eye.
Let us take peep at him!
Who sells corn to his partner at $l.OO
when he buys it for less? Would that be
honest dealing with your partner? Has
anyone done this? Can this person see
any mote in my eye? doubt not in the
least but what he can see many of them
Did YOU ever hear of justice of the
peace contracting with the county, in VIC
iation of the law, to build twelve miles of
road? Did you ever hear this same justice
talk about what a small sum it took to
build these twelve miles! Then did you
ever hear of a. Justice of the peace suing
for $4,000 more after the little road had
cost $ll3, 900? Did you ever know OF us
tce of the peace trying to compromise
his suit with the county? Did you ever
hear of Justice of the peace going to
Nashville and geh.ng in with the governor
and a United States senator IN order TO
have his county redistricted for economy's
sake? Then did you ever know of a JUS
tice trying to compromise his suit after he
got an economical redistricting bill through?
Did you ever hear of justice making
motion to have himself put on a commit
tee to settle the little item of $4,000?
Could such a person see the mote in my
eve? Or yours or anyone's?
Why try to compromise this suit! Why
did tie motion fail? Why did two certain
justices fail to vote for the committee!
Why did the court adjourn for a little while
and, upon reassembling. appoint COM
mittee to compromise ALL cases against
the county? Why did they not consider
evidence on both sides? Why did you not
make Chairman Prince issue warrant?
We're you afraid that he would show the
court why?
often wonder why the president of the
Benton ring did not tell it all when he said
would have been indicted for oppression
if it had not been for certain court ofh-
Gals. Why did you stop there. Mr.. Presl-
dent? Why not tell it all? That was a
scheme you and some of your ring con-
cocted. 1t fell to pieces of its own weight.
You had your plans set and you failed.
When | was elected chairman the first
time there was not bridge over any OF
the rivers. Now we have one on the Coma
sauga, FIVE over the Ocoee, four over Hia-
wassee, besides many small bridges over
creeks. This was all done without much