The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-15


Governor Hughes, Knoxville Jour
nal and Tribune, The Knoxville SEN
tinel, and practically all Of the news
papers of the Second Congression-
al District.
RETIRING LOYAL CONGRESSMAN
So far, primary elections have been
held in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ore
gon and North Carolina, and my in
formation is every member of con-
gress in these states has been renom,
mated. What the thinking, loyal and
patriotic people have done in the
four named States will be repeated
in the rest of the states where the
member or Senator has stood for
the raising of sufficient army to
whip the Kaiser. The true and
tried Second District of Tennes-
see will not be an exception.
Of the 435 members of the present
Congress, every one who has con-
stantly remained at his post of duty
and supported the government will
be renominated. Only shirkers and
slackers and those who have absent
ed themselves, neglected their duties,
or failed to be in Washington to aid
in every possible way the country
in it's hour of need and danger,
should be left at home, retired from
Congress-
TEN YEARS WORK FOR THE
PEOPLE.
AS to my work in Congress,
leave that to the official records, to
IA CONSTITUENCIES ana To- asEsf. -
publicans and Democrats whom I
have associated with and served with
continuously in Congress during the
past ten years.
If they say have not been faith
full, Woodworking and successful
representative, will voluntarily quit
the race.
Appropriations exceeding more
than a million dollars have been Sc
cured during the period for Govern
ment activities in the Second District
for postoffice buildings, river and
road work, a mine rescue station,
pensions, forest reservations, re-
stocking streams with fish, war con-
tracts, Tennessee marble for Gov
eminent buildings, increased pay for
rural carriers, appointments, etc.
l have letters of thanks from Off
cials for the work | did in securing
needed winter supplies for our Ten
nessee soldiers in Camp Sewer, and
the following extract is taken from a
speech of Representative Little, of
Kansas, in the House of Representa-
tives:
1.-THE soldiers Of the Republic who
go to carry the American flag over
the German trenches owe debt of
gratitude to the Hon. Richard w.
Austin, of Tennessee, that time can
not stale nor custom wither in
thousand years. He brought in the
amendment here that gave them a
pay that no soldiers in the world ever
received before. His name will
shine luminous in the dark watches
of the night over the American camps
for century, while these great lead
ers', with records as yet unmade, and
these expert statesmen, with their
pruning knives, who seek to snatch
from the fighting mans fingers DICK
magnificent gift, are un-
wept, unhonored, and unsung."
In addition to my official work in
connection with the above, I believe
that President Davis, of the Alumni
mum Co. of America, will give me
credit for having hand in locating
the great aluminium plant in Blount
county in the Second District, the
largest plant of the kind in the world
with over $500 on its present pay
roll, to be increased to 10000. II
doubt not that this company has al
ready expended over $2,O00,000 in
the district.
/ have been thanked, commended
and endorsed, repeatedly in letters
and resolutions by civic, business,
patriotic and labor organizations for
my speeches, votes and work in Con-
gress.
My record for achievement and for
faithful attendance has been such |
that Judge Dana Harmon, a Con-
gressional candidate in the First Dis
srict, is using it as a model, after |
making careful search of the Con-