The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-05-24
CAMPAIGN BEGINS
AUSP|C|0USLY WITH
MAMMOTH PARADE
Initial Subscriptions From the
First District Amounted
to Sails.
S. w. McGILL DELIVERED
EXCELLENT ADDRESS
Importance of Wor kWas Em-
phasized-Optimism Evin-
ced at Notable Meeting.

! In spite of the rain Monday after
noon the Red Cross parade marched
around the square and to the taber-
nacle where an interesting program
was heard by large audience, and
the second Red Cross campaign be-
gan with spirit of enthusiasm.
First in line in the parade was the
city fire truck full of pretty girls
dressed in white and wearing Red
Cross wells; following were about so
young woemn on foot also wearing
white, part wearing Red Cross wells,
others wearing red wells which form
eG Red Cross as they marched; the
Boy Scouts occupied truck in the
back of which was an imitation war
gun from which poured black smoke;
on the Coca Cola truck following
were the boys leaving this week for
camp; there were six or eight deco
rated autos preceding the beautiful
big Red Cross float which was en-
circled with band of white reaching
to the ground, on which were Red
Crosses, and several women were
seated in comfortable chairs on top
knitting.
Extracts of McGilps Address.
Upon arriving at the tabernacle,
II-every one was pleased to hear 'Keep
the Home Fires Burning" sung by
a G. H. S. chorus. j. j. B. john
sonius, chairman Henry county cam
paign, presided and introduced s. w.
McGill, one Of Tennessee's ablest
speakers, who started his address by
stating that he was commissioned by
President Wilson to say what he was
about to, and was saying it in his
name. Continuing, he said:
"The state of Tennessee is aflame
to do its full duty by answering
every call. However, / have had my
ear to the ground and feel sure that
this county has not fully awakened
to its duties and privileges. Those
who are too selfish to give, are not
even decent. We are not judged now
days by what we have, but by what
we endure, sacrifice, suffer, give.
Paris has no room for slackers, and
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commerce commission and the act to
regulate commerce, also the subject
of government ownership of all pub
lie utilities, such as telegraph, wire
less, cable, telephone, express COM
psnies, and railroads engaged in in
tcrstate and foreign commerce, ard
report as to the wisdom or feasibiY-
ity of government ownership of such
utilities and as to the comparative
worth and efficiency of government
regulation and control as compared
with government ownership and ope-
ration, While much valuable work
has been done by this committee,
its labors are far from completion.
J. necessarily must devote much of
my time, to the work of this commit
tee.
suppose that when you wrote
your kind and respectful invitation
to make list OF appointments for
joint debates with you covering the
whole district, that YOU did not know
how pressing and how important my
official duties are with regard to
necessary and essential war legisla
tion largely depending upon my con-
tinued presence and personal atten-
tion that must be finally enacted
before adjournment. Therefore /
have gone somewhat into details in
order that you may know how impos-
sible it is for me to comply with
your request while congress remains
in session.
Supposing you will have no objec-
tion to making your letter, and this,
lmy reply to it public, shall give
both to the press of the district and
ask the people to consider my letter
as formal announcement of my
candidacy for the Democratic nomi-
nation for congress in the primary
election to be held on the first cay
of August, next.
Very truly yours,
T. W. SIMS.