The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-08-25
A Live Message.

~ ontihatd from Hhst uhe.j
Hudson $500 a year more than the toun.
Ity Chairman was getting before Mr..
Leeeh, as senator, created the Office Vi
County Judge ami abolished the Office oI
County hartman.
saturday night ia our speaking Oh the
streets vi Dickson | asked MIR, i.eecA If
be would favor and pledge himself 10 re-
peal the Law giving Judge Hudson this
last $3.50 Mr. LeecA lodged the qurs-
ton by saying that II WAS unconstitutlon-
al to raise OF reduce the salary Of the
County Judge while be was IN office, and
yet MIR leech knew that the Legislature
u 1871 Increased the Judges salary $3.50,
aud Mr.. leech knows that he or any other
member Vi the Legislature from Dickson
County could have this increased salary
cut out and save the taxpayers 1900 in
the next two years, | challenged MI.
Leech 10 a Joint debate over D,ekaeu
County, and be replied that he WAS going
10 make hts tight on q higher pane. and
not by wrangle urge the voters to
ask Mr ltcch in every speech he makes
whether he iayor saving the taxpayers
$500 ID cutting out the increase which
Judge Hudson bad made after lie MAS
elected by the people.
Nit Leeeh IN his speech Saturday night
said he favored giving the County Judge
more authority, and let him have the
right to Try all eases appealed from the
Magistrates OF the ,ouuty. lhls con-
yluccs me that MIR l.eeeh is "a political
tool ut Judge Audsons and Is working
for Judge lludson's interest rather than
the interest Of the people Mr. Leech III
his speech stated that lie favored new
law creating a Highway Commission lor
Dickson County, and placing them on a
salary Mr leech failed 10 say how
many members he wanted on this iligl,-
way Commission, what salary he wanted
u pay them, or Who would name these
Commissioners, want Mr. l,eech to tell
the voters wheth he wants To name
these commissioners himself in the new
iaw he passes, or II he will let the people
maine them Ut the ballot box Also |
want him to tell what salary he wants the
taxpayers OF Dickson county to pay these
commissioners. | am opposed 10 Great
ihs any new Offices or p.hng zip any more
expenses On the taxpayers Of the county
| pledge myself, ii elected. 10 save the
taNpay els $500 BY cutting of Judge Hud.
sn $ extra salary by repeating the law
which tbs brother, John, had passed |
10 not teel that Mr. Leech should run A.
"a candidate IN th,s primary, AZ III 1910, ! |
an informed he opposed Bob Taylor for
Governor, aud AT the November election
III that year Mr. Lcech ran AS ali hide
pendent against 4 " Turner for State |
senator, but MIR LeccA Was defeated In
1900 MIR. Leerh defeated Prof., W A
Bel for the Senate, but the people re-
fused te endorse the record MIR Leeeh |
made A. Senator, aud two years later |
Prot Bell defeated Mr. Lecch. and two |
years after this. Poi Bell WAS reelected. |
the voters endorsing his record. | icel !
that at this nme, With the dispute be-
tween the railroad employees and the /
railroad, that il Is a bad time ior the peo-
pie ~ eiect railroad lawyer Ia the Legs
allure,
MIR, l.eech is railroad lawyer lie
takes SIDES against the people IN favor OF
The railroads IN all lawsuits In Dickson
county Ii a man who works oa the rail-
-oad gets hurt or killed Mr l.eech " the
man whom Railroad Co. depends upon to
keep from paying The family OF the lnlar-
ID mSn anything. Is you'd be mighty
'asy Tor the railroads oi the stAte To have
heir lawyers elected to the Legislature,
md through their lnhuence have railroad
axes cut down, and LET the railroads in
reAse the passenger fare back 60 ! cents
nile The main thing the railroads
rant IN my opinion, Is To elecs their
rsends 10 the Legislature 10 that the
), 4 \. Ky. Co, can take over the Ten.
cssee Central Ry, Co, ard the people OF
ssLyllIe lose the 81 900 900 stock which I
erry Baxter got then " take in the len