The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-16
To the Democrats Of the Tenth Congress
siOnal District:

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for the Tenth Congressional District of Tennessee sub
iect to the action of the Democratic party in the pr
mary of June oath, next.
| am Democrat by inheritance and from principle,
and heartily advocate all the many sound and progress
sive doctrines of the Democratic party and heartily
dorse all the measures of present Democratic plat
form.
am for the greatest navy in the world, and be-
eve that the navy should be built rapidly money
can build it, and that our own labor should be employed
inits construction. Some business men may oppose
this on the GROUND of the EXPENSE but this is short
sightedness for in the end it is much cheaper than
war, and manifestly safer.
am for unfolding the hands Of our president in
his earnest efforts for preparedness
l believe in a standing army of two hundred and
fifty thousand men, and in such compulsory. military
training in our schools as will qualify our young men
for prompt military service, and prepare country
for whatever menace or emergency may come.
say this not as war-naker, nor as one looking
to see bloodshed, but as believing that the best
and absolutely the only insurance of peace is efficient
and conspicuous readiness for war;
am an enthusiastic advocate of good roads, as
the surest means Of encouraging agriculture and ex
pandng civilization.
AS a matter of course am for every measure that
looks to larger and better education moral and intel
lectuaL believing that whatever builds up individual
character makes for the stability of the nation. am
for nfusing individual strength and vigor into our
national makeup and for that concentration of ndvi
dual thought ard effort that will mold national mind
purpose and destiny.
stand for the ameioraton of all conditions of
labor and for increasing the opportunities and prv-
leges of those who toll withtheir hands.
Every National Democratic platform for the last
thirty years has had in it antitrust plank and there
should be special paragraph in every Democratic plat
form against what we might term the ''oficehoders'
trust"
/ was born and reared in this district and my af-
lection for Tennessee and her institutions is hot
house exotic
want TO see civic standards raised, politics put
higher and better plane and the carnival of political
dissenson and corruption which has fourished to the
disgrace of our State, stopped forever.
may be met by the stale cry that others have been
as bad. If So they were wrong; and all wrongs that
follow the first cannot make the first wrong right.
do not want to critcise anyone specifically, but
do want emphaticay to protest against the system of
establishing and perpetuating here and elsewhere
federal as well as state county and municipal Office
county district should be pre-arranged for them by
he members of trust composed of few men who
as a rule, care nothing for the people, the party
anything except their own selfish ends
By what right do men of this character assume
the guardianship of the honor liberty elective fran
chise of their fellowcitizens? Is higher morality
apurer Christianity. lofter patriotism, unapproach
able intellectually? If none of these, it must be
the modesty pure neffable overwhelming modesty.
want to congratulate our people, and the people
all over the South the splendid work done for the
Improvement Of levee system The result is large
y due to the untrng work and efficient supervision of
one of our own private citizens. Whatever additional
work is to be done in this connection, if | become
member of Congress, shall address myself to most
cordially
1t is not without due deiberation that make this
announcement but it is made after calm and careful
elaboration based upon the advice and solicitation of
very many friends who would repose this confidence in
me. which, if it should fall my lot to receive shall
strive to execute with fahfulness vgor impartiaty
and integrity of purpose
Thanking you most heartily for your support and
influence, am, Sincerely yours,
TH0S. C. L00NEY.