The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-30
ON THE EVE OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY

The Sun has supported Hon. Sam
r. Sells for the nomination for con-
gress, which nomination is to be de-
cided in the primary of day after
tomorrow. His course in congress
has been the embodiment Of republ-
can principles and his loyalty to the
party here at nome mas been unstint-
ed and without reserve. His course
has been truly conservative, sanely
progressive and guided by reason and
sentiment rather than by impulse and
overweight emotion. Upon such
leadership the republic must depend
for safe guidance. The need for
leadership of this character has never
been so great in the history Of our
country. In the times of our coun-
try's stress it is more important that
the ship of state be sailed by the
compass rather than the weathervane;
by the chart rather than by the in
tuition of any mariner who scorns
the skill of the mapmakers, or who
attaches more weight to misrepre-
sentation than to cold-blooded facts.
Mr.. Sells preferred to stay at his post
in Washington, trusting to the loyalty
of his constituents to look after his
interests. Congress having adjourned,
the congressman returned to the dis
trict and has truthfully, courageous
ly an din a plain manner defended
his record which has been needlessly
and unwisely assailed. The repub-
lican voters of the district are the
jury; they have heard the evidence
and the argument, and they are now
about ready to render verdict. They
are mindful that this is no time for
weak or opportunist leadership in the
Republican party and nation, the
mere pie-hunters, the disorganizers,
the boosters, and those who think
everybody fools but themselves will
be relegated. The issues that shall
confront the American people in the
days of reconstruction will demand
men who have policies that have been
tried, men of integrity and honor,
men who love their fellowmen and
sympathize with the down-trodden
and oppressed, republicans from prin-
ciple tried through years of unal-
Logged service. Mr.. Sells possesses all
these qualities and will receive again
the nomination for congress at the
hands of grateful constituency.
Mr.. Sells is a believer in the Re.
publican party as the natural con.
servator and administrator of the
fundamental traditions and doctrines
Of historic Americanism, laboring al
the party of no feud, faction or indi.
vidual, for the upbuilding of that
party from without and within, as an
essential fundamentally for the pre-.
servation and progress of the repub.
lie, in whose history it has written
so many splendid pages, and If true
to its traditions, will write many
more. In view of these noble quail.
ties, which we deem paramount in
any candidate for the nomination u
this important office, it has been our
judgment that they were best exem.
plifed in Mr.. Sells, and in this judg-
ment we believe the majority of re-
publicans in the First District vie
Whether this opinion is made true OF
not, the primary Of August 1st will
decide, but we abide the result and
if in our feeble efforts we have as
sisted in bringing about that which
we prophesy, we feel that as a re.
publican journal, we have done our
duty and discharged an obligation to
our grand old party that our friends
had right to expect of US.