Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-03-15
HOT ROAST
FOR THE NEWS
]. 7. RauIston Shows Ignorance
of What Has Really Been
Published in These
Columns.

/ In the beginning Oh my CAM
paign for floter, ! said would not
favor any legislation affecting
any community. or the county as
3 whole, without submitting any
and all measures to all the citizens
of Marion County at the ballot
Ebox. | believe that all questions
affecting the rights of all citizens
should be left to direct vote of
the people. and if you elect me,
you shall have the right. -
Extract from prediction pledge
of w. M Cameron"
Editor of Sequachee News,
] Sequatchie, Tenn.
Dear Sir: %. - .e.s..s. I'll
Please publish the above at the
head of this letter. in the next is
sue of your paper.
! If | understand you correctly,
you recently severely criticized
me for favoring the recent bond
issue of Marion County, because
the same was not submitted to a
vote of the people, when you must
have known that could have had
nothing to do with the passage OF
the bill, but simply drafted the
same in the discharge of a profes-
sional duty. And now, as ! un-
derstand it, you are attempting
to uphold our present Representa-
tive in the passage of different 10
cal bills, including the redistrict-
ing bill, without submitting any
of the said bills to vote. Am |
correctly informed? If SO, ] fail
to understand your inconsistency
The bond bill was referred back
to the peoples local representa-
! tives for approval or rejection.
l, as a citizen, favored its adop-
ton, and you opposed it Now.
are YOU little and narrow enough
to hold a grievance against me be-
cause we differ in our views on
this public question? Are you
malicious enough to endeavor to
infame the passions and preju-
dices of the people by referring
to this bond issue measure, and
thereby endeavor to have them
overlook the dangerous elements
of this redistricting bill? 1t you
are not, will ask you why you
refer to me in connection with
the bond bill, when you are un-
dertaking to discuss the redls-
tricting bill? If the redistricting
bill is a good measure, why don't
YOU answer my argument ana
show up the merits OF the bill?
, When the people are considering
8 the merit or want of merit OF this
measure, how are they concerned
as to somebody's former position
on some other measure that has
no connection whatever with the
question under discussion.
| will again ask you if it is fair,
. in discussing a public measure,
! for false charges to be brought
against citizen who expresses
his views? If you think it is not
fair, why don't you say so?
have said more than once, over
my signature, through South
Pittsburg Hustler, that ! did not
seek appointment on the Board OF
Commissioners of the City OF
South Pittsburg. | have also said
over my signature, that was
prepared to show this by good
and substantial proof, and no one
has attempted to show that
could not do SO. With these facts
before you, do you think it is
your duty, as the editor of a paper
and the moulder of public opinion,
to express your views and con-
denim such methods as this?
shall leave these questions for you
to answer through your paper.
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