The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-08-04
NY Platform as a candl-
date for the Legislature
A CANDIDATE.


| am q candidate to represent
Dickson County IN the Lower House
oi shis nekt General Assembly Of
Tennessee. | nm subject 10 The ac'
ton ol the democratic voters IN The
primary election to be hsld sept
1916. | ala a candidate OF DC
clique or faction; wear no man
color. but oil n united harmonious
democracy. | was born. raised and
am nov living in the llth civil dis
triet ot Dickson county. am d
farmer by trade with the practice oil
medicine as q sideline. | have al.
ways voted the straight democratic
ticket and have no apologies u
make any man while ! have done
THE. | bold no malice or hatred
for the men who have differed wilh
me. / am ready to meet any mar
hall way. extend him the right hand
VI friendship and brothl hy love and
bid him come over and help Us again
elect that matchiess statesman,
Woodrow Wilson. am going To
conduct my part ii tins campaign
on high plane; II | have TO sto0p
to anything low aud dirty, unbecom.
ing gentlemen, 10 he elected, viii
certainly be defeated. NV 0ppo
nents are all gentlemen ~ far AZ
know, and are my friends. ! be.
lievr IN law and order. aud stand
Tor the enforcement of all lava while
on the statute books. | stand Tor
morality. sobflety and hunesty IL
public as well AZ IN private life.
JARVIS Law.
believe this law should b.,
amended or repealed When you
are eslssa lIom yonr daily avoca,lon
To attend our courts, YOU should
have pay even il conviction is not
had,
BOWERS mil.
| believe the good Of society de-
mands that this bill aboishlng emp
ital punishment should be repealed
Low bred negroes and lIlIteratr
whites DO not care for the peuitrn
tiary. Have been more homlcldrs
since this law went into effect than
was ever known IN the same length
ot time.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
will admit that ain a little
cranky when II comes to school |
believe IN longer terms. better teach.
ets.andl higher salaries. the time hay
passed and forever gone when you
can get first class teacher for a
pittance. soon as our boys and
girls get proficient in teaching they
will leave aud gowhere their service
will be appreciated aud get better
compensation, 1t Is very impor
tant IL have tirst-Class teachers ~
our primary schools, There is no
middle ground on this educauona
question: we must advance or 4
backward. | believe we should fat,
rural high schools and not have l.
send, our boys aud glrls to the citIes
| am not sectarian neither do ! be
hevs ia seotarlan schools, but | d,
believe that the Bible should
least be read daily III our rural pub
lie schools. II IL really the onb
authentic text book WE have helnp
our passport from earth 10 glory
everlasting. stand for a higher
and better citizenship, and the hesi
way 10 attain It Is by educating ou
children. Every mother has . rign
Ia expect and demand that he,
child should have a, least soot
common school education. The
women are the honp huiIrfprs. m, 4
hand that rocks the cradle rules HI,
world aud shapes to certain ea.
tent the destiny OF man
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS.
have profound respect and adj,
miration for the true soldier il h,
wore the blue or the gray The, |
were both contending for wha, the,
conceived to be right The fedora
government is liberal with its sot
d,ers and believe the states shout, |
do the same | favor increasing th, |
pensions Of Confederate soldier
or their widows to a, least SIS PEE
month. II will not he many NOR,
moons until taps will sound snC
the grizzly remnant of the lost caus,
will join their comrades on the tier
nal camping ground.
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS,
| am good road advocate.
believe in state and national aid
for same.
GAME AND FISH LAW.
favor amending or repeating this
law so as to permit man TO hunt
and Ash on his own land or by con.
sent OF owner in any way except
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