Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-07
SENTER ENDORSED
BY HOME PEOPLE

5 Friends of Judge ]. D. Senter iron
E all parts of Gibson County met at tn
!. City Hall in Humboldt Monday night
! July 3rd, and, amid great enthusiasm
discussed ways and means of further
} ing his candidacy for Congress from
the Ninth Congressional District.
, Ringing speeches were made by ;
number of distinguished citizens o.
the town and county, and the follow
: ing resolutions were read and unani
mously adopted:
Believing that the time has come
when the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict of Tennessee should make 9
change in it's representative in the
Congress of the United States, and
believing that the best interest of the
people will be served by represen-
tative fresh from the walks Of the
people,
| We, the Democratic voters of Hum
boldt and the adjacent sections, here
by pledge our earnest and enthusiast
tic support to the Hon. J. D. Senter,
of Humboldt, Tenn, in his candidacy
for Congress; and we most heartily
and earnestly commend him to the
Democratic voters of the Ninth
Congressional District. In commend
ing him to he Democrats of the
District, we deem it proper to say:
"First, He was born and reared in
this community; has spent his life in
our midst, and we know him to be a
man of integrity; clean in his life,
temperate in his habits, and, in all
the elements that go to make up the
character of man, gentleman and
citizen, he is the equal of any man
in the District;
Second, In capacity, ability, ac-
quirements and qualifications to make
a splendid representative in Congress,
he is the peer of any man in the Dis
trict;
"Third, For years he has been
close student of political economy,
and the political situation of our
country; he is fully informed on the
situation of our country in it's intern
al and foreign relations; he is abreast
with the thought of the present age,
and could, at once, take his place in
Congress, ready and equipped to rem
der the needed and intelligent SER
vices that the Republic and this
Congressional District require;
Fourth, From the time he began
his business life, he has been closely
identified with all the movements
that had for their purpose the bet
torment Of the moral, the political
and material conditions of this section
and has given his time and best ener-
gies in their advancement, and he
will carry this spirit into the halls of
Congress;
Fifth; He is in close touch with the
great masses Of the people, and knows
their needs, and they need that kind
of man to represent them. He will
come fresh from the very midst of
The people, and with ability, energy
and determination he will press all
measures that look to the common
good of the great masses-free from
any control or influence that seeks
special favors.
"Sixth, He is in hearty accord with |
the measures and policies of the Ma
tional Administration and will give
his ardent support to President Will
son, in disposing of the great and
serious problems that confront his
administration;
Seventh, His advocacy of Federal
Aid to public roads and educational
institutions, which are opposed by
his opponent, should call to his
standard the masses of the people, to
whom these measures would bring
the most direct benefit;
Eighth, We are not of those who
think that it takes life tenure in Of
flee to make efficient Congressman.
If the trainers of the Constitution
had so believd, they would have made
The term for life, or a long period of
years, instead Of making it two years.
The experience of more than hun
lred years has proven the wisdom of
The trainers Of our Constitution. We
10 not believe that the young men
If this District should be confronted
with the theory that there is only one
man in the district that is fitted and
qualified to represent the District in
therefore, we call upon the
Democrats of the District to join us
N saying to the young men of the
District: "The road that leads to
Congress from this District is an
open highway and the doors of Con-
PRESS are not closed IN all cava ono