The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-09-22
K d. McKeNar Opens
Senatorial Campaign.

have authorized the expenditure OF
$6l5,OOO,000 for the national de-
Tense this year.
We have established a system OF
vocational education and aericul-
tural work throughout the length
and breadth Of the land for the pur-
pose of making young men and
young women more efficient in the
race of life.
We have passed a tariff law by
which the burdens of taxation have
been reduced on the plain people,
and under which tariff law the gov-
ernment is receiving a larger in
come than ever before, and the peo-
pie have prospered in a larger de-
gree than ever before in the history
of the republic.
Though there has been a great
world war going on for two years,
and at first we had to enact special
taxation legislation because of this
war, yet, under Democratic control,
we have repealed those special
stamp tax taws to the great con-
venience and benefit and saving of
the whole country.
We have passed tariff commits
sion bill to protect our trade rela-
tiOns.
We have enacted a law to build
up merchant marine so our peo
pie can sell their. goods in all the
markets Of the world.
We have passed child labor bill
prohibiting the working Of young
children in factories, and for the
protection of the youth of the coun-
try.
These are some of the more i'm
portant pieces of constructive legis-
lation which a Democratic congress
and a Democratic President have
together enacted into law. 1t is a
splendid record. 1t is an unparallel-
ed record because not only have all
these measures been enacted into
law, but with the exception of the
tariff law, they have been approved
not only by the Democrats, but by
the Republicans as well, as shown
by their votes on these measures.
On the liquor or anti-liquor ques-
ton, Mr.. McKellar meets in advance
and disposes of all his Republican
opponent, former Governor Ben W.
Hooper, can possibly say. The
PROGRESS is yet an admirer of Gov
ernor Hooper and in this race holds
nothing against him except that he
is a republican--and this is a politi-
cal contest between two honorable
men OF opposing political principles.
Whenever Gov. Hooper has given
his word, we have respected it.
Mr.. McKellar has given his word,
(his established character entities
that word to respecD and on that
pledge, a part of which has been re-
deemed in Congress, we are freely
giving him our support in his race
for the Senate. Mr.. Mckellar says.
The temperance people Of Tennes.
see and the country are agreed on
five propositions: CD a constitu-
tional amendment providing for ma
ton wide prohibition; (2) a law
providing for prohibition in the
District Of Columbia (3) a law to
prohibit the issuance of Federal IL
cense in dry TERRITORY; (4 a law
to bar intoxicating liquors from in
terstate commerce; and 90 a law
to prohibit the use of mails to news
papers carrying liquor advertise
mentS.
To the last four of these pledged
my support in my primary cam
paign. For the first one have al
ready voted, and will so vote again.
Would Gov. Hooper vote for these
five propositions? If he will then
his platform and mine are the same
on the temperance question. The
senate is certain to be Democratic
next time and a Democratic tenn
perance senator would have more
inflence than a Republican tenn
pefance senator. .4