The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-26
GOVERNOR RYE SPEAKS TO
LARGE CROWD IN UNION CITY
The Candidate for U. S. Senator
Meets Cordial Reception.

poirtment was published to take
place at Reynolds Theatre, but hot
weather caused a change to be made
and the crowd assembled in the rail-
road park.
On the platform were a number of
the friends CT Governor Rye. He was
introduced by Hon. ]. L. Fry as the
standard bearer of Tennessee Democ-
racy, a man of highest conceptions
of political integrity, statesman
and a true Democrat.
Governor Rye is candidate, as
everybody understands, for the
United States Senate, and after
greeting the people CT Obion, he
launched out upon tho issues which
are pertinent to the present race.
He first announced his platform in
the following manner:
"The platform on which l shall
wage battle for the nomination is
brief. 1t can be fully expressed in
three short words: Win the War
words that will find a responsive
echo in every loyal heart in the land.
From that fatoful day on which
we entered this contest, yea, oven
before, l accepted President Wilson
as our country's leader and prophet.
l believe that he has clearly declared
the aims of the great body of people
of this country and its allies, and the
terms of the worlds peace which the
common people want, and for that
reason l have followed his leadership,
and can truthfully Soy to-day that
never, by thought, word or deed,
have done aught to impede or rctard
the progress he is so ably and ear
nestly making toward the achieve
ment of the glorious victory which
lies yonder at the termination of this
bloody struggle. But, upon the other
hand, in my humble way have con-
tributed in every way that l could
to the accomplishment of these pur-
poses.''
The Governor then discussed at
some length the work various or
CARNATIONS have done to foster the
efforts toward winning the great
war, and then he turned his
batteries on the senior Senator and
told what a glorious contribution
the State had made to the great day
of liberty. Continuing, he said:
But regardless of my part or my
ambition, l thank God that l can
say to all men that Tennessee has
put on the full armor of battle and
faces destiny with serene courage.
At her back stands the most patriotic
body of laboring people on earth, and
her farmers, her manufacturers, her
sons and daughters in all the walks
and stations of life have so nobly re-
sponded with their lives, their serv-
ices, their property and their every
effort and their endeavor.
"The organs of the senior Senator
have increasingly declared that when
President Wilson seid politics is. adj
journed' that he intended for the in
telligent voters of Tennessee to I'M
derstand that he wished and desired
the senior Senator to be returned
unopposed. If that is a Just inter-
probation of the Presidents declara-
tion, l ask the loyal, sensible voters
of Tennessee If they believe for a
moment that by that statement he
intended to give his approval to the
candidacy of Senator Hardwick, of
Georgia; of Vardaman, of Missis-
sippi, and other Senators whose 10y
atty and patriotism may well be
questioned.
Properly interpreted, the Presi-
dents statement was an appeal to
the members of Congress to forget
their selfish ambitions, moving them
to an adjournment before the COM !
pletion of important and necessary
financial and other legislation. 1t |
was an appeal to them to keep at |
their posts in the discharge of their
duties as members instead of d,evot-
ing their time to their political am
billions, coupled with assurance that
the official with record of duty
faithfully and disinterestedly per-
formed would find his interests safe
guarded by his constituency when
the facts were such that no man
could disguise them
when it was sought to amend the
food control bill which authorized
the President, whenever an emery
ency exists requiring stimulation of
the production of wheat within the
United States, to determine. and fix
and give public notice of the reason
able price or profit therefor-the
amendment providing among other
things for a minimum guaranteed
price of $3.50 instead of $500
when this important amendment was
had e41r {aAo |