The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-07-05
RAILROADS BACK RYE.

in recent years when the
railroads, notably the L. & N, and
the N. C. & st. L., did not take a
hand in the game and attempt to
force some candidate on the people
as public official This year will
be no exception to the rule, accord
ing to news story In the Memphis
News Scimitar, and in the race for
the Democratic nomination for Uni
ted States Senator the railroads and
railroad officials are backing Cover
nor Rye.
Already emmissaries of the corpo-
rations, trained under Milton II.
Smith, recently displaced by Direc-
to General McAdoo, president OF
the Louisville & Nashville railroad,
ere canvassing the state, spreading
the Rye propaganda, according to
the News Scimitar. However, this
/ time they seem to be making no ap-
peals to the railroad employees who
arc much better pleased with the gov
eminent control of the roads, under
which their salaries have been in
cieased and the salaries of the Off
Gals greatly reduced. The railroad
officials, and former officials, who
are said to be active for Governor
Rye, in whom they recognize a
friend of the corporations, are now
making their appeal largely in terri
tory not reached by the l.. & NJ, and
n. C. & st. L., lines, seeking to ex-
tend the corrupting influence OF the
corporations to sections not formerly
reached.
The railroad campaign for Gov.
Rye is said to be widespread and sys-
tematic and is outlined fully in the
News Scimitar. Following is the
news story from the News Scimitar,
which was headed Railroads Pull
Wires for Rye's Senatorial Race
"Some of the most active support
els of Gov. Rye in his campaign for
the Democratic nomination for the
United States senate are officials of
the Louisville g. Nashville and Of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railroads, who received their training
under "Uncle" Milton H. Smith, the
greatest political manipulation that
ever undertook to corrupt the people
in the interest of the railroads.
Zone of the prime reasons for the
governments taking over the rail
roads was the employment Of large
number of political agents who were
paid salaries that should have gone
to the men who do the work. 1t was
announced by Mr.. McAdoo, when he
assumed control of the railroads, that
political agents must go.
at was assumed that the railroads
were not in danger of adverse legis-
lation while the government was in
control, but that does not appear to
have stopped the officials from pur-
| suing their old tricks in an attempt to
secure the election Of officials known
to be favorable to the domination Of
the corporations.
Zone well-known official is said to
Re making systematic canvass of
West Tennessee in the interest of
Gov. Rye. He has recently visited
some West Tennessee cities where
Uncle Milton's' lines do not reach,
but it is well known to history that
Uncle Milton's' influence extends
further and has more branches than
his railroads.
"The recent increase in pay CIV
en- to the clerks and other working
employees was made possible partly
because some of the political heads
of the road had been dispensed with.
That they are not all gone is evidenc-
ed by the fact tina the remaining
few of the political agents are making
a systematic canvass of the state in