Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-11-09


nessean and American of recent
date are two splendid tributes to
Chancellor J. W. Ross, Of jack
son, from Hon. D. W. Herring,
Of the local bar, and Hon. 9. n.
Frazier, Of the Camden bar.
Following are the two tributes:
Honor to whom honor is due.
Editor of the Tennessean and
American:
MIR. Editor, as your paper has
a large circulation in this chancery
division than any published in it,
may | submit for your readers the
following, which though mostly Of
local, is yet, | venture TO hope,
of sufficient general interest to JUS
tify its use of your very valuable
space.
"Hon, j. w. Ross, now chan
cellor of the 9th chancery divis-
ion, has been a most devoted
worker for the Red Cross. He
has given it freely the benefit of
bis aIoquencs, time and talent and
means TO the extent of his abilitG
no one perhaps more in proper
ton to his opportunity. And with
no hope or thought of reward, he
will doubtless be surprised if he
reads this mention of it.
1T would be a graceful recog-
milton and handsome tribute to his
unselhsh and unsullied patriotism
to re-elect him without opposition
(he has none now to the Office that
be now, as all admit, so ably and
acceptably fills. And it would
show him that he cannot be more
generous than the generous people
whom he serves.
FAN who realize the grave dan
ger our nation cOnfronts in the
worlds war, must know that it be-
hooves us, not only to give the
highest praise, but also substantial
reward to any act of patriotism, as
that calls forth from others this
noble sentiment and engender a
wholesome emulation and Yields
US together in solidarity uncon-
ouerable against other nations.
And. therefore. |, though always
a democrat, while he is a Fepubll-
can. move to make his nomination
and his calling and
election sure.
Political robes are now more
loosely worn, and more rightly so,
than ever. Because billions of our
money and millions of our very
best men are rushing in hot haste
to engage in a death struggle in
the old world for human liberty,
the defeat of which there, may en-
danger il not destroy our own lib
erty. And we fight there to keep
llae deadly battle, far away from
our own homes, and to save our
fair land from the wide-spreading
and horrors of this most
cruel worlds war. O. that we
could adequately realize the dan-
yer 70 us of German autocracy,
md the hate and yengance ofaanI
tyrant. IT'S the most
critical period in oar nations MIS-
,ory, not excepting our great civil
var. For then the priceless boon
If our nations liberty was not as
;ailed, or in danger even though
separate governments had been As-
ablished. 1t is a time, II ever, I,
pheu we should forget our party
differences aud family quarrels,
md stand firmly united against the
enemy. A time when the
upreme call is to be--nst a re-
publican or democrat but an
American. 1t is that in our boys
broad that will make them win.
'be glory and pride of being
n American thrills the soul with
Op on foreign soil, even in times
# peace. As an instance, pardon, i
eIating it, Ionce lived in a foreign
ouNtry when Blaine and Bismarck
nd Gladstone were more talked
bout than any other three in the
Yorld. and were easily the worlds
lost illustrious trio. Aud the fact
hat | was Tennessee democrat
ever made me less proud of the
reat Jim Blaine, of Maine. As 4
,hen people get to heaven, the
act that they are christians is