The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
stroyed our property upon the free
high seas of the world.
No Alarmist-But Uphold Arms of
President.

No Alarmist-But Uphold Arms o
President.
I would not have you look on m,
as an alarmist, but l would not b,
/ true to myself or worthy of the hon
or sought at your hand If / did moi
say to you that in my opinion this
war into which we were dragged By
a military despotism mad with ths
lust of conquest has only begun.
1t is my deliberate judgment thai
no other nation has ever done more
in the same length of time than has
been done by this country within
the last 10 months to protect itself
from a powerful, ruthless and con-
scienceless enemy. 1t may be true
that some mistakes have been made,
but let us remember that such is the
history of self-governing peoples
idealizing peace and unprepared for
and abhorring war; and because we
have not yet reached that aptitude
for and efficiency in preparedness
and equipment for war attained by
the enemy after a half century OF
cunning, treacherous and persistent
preparation for world conquest, we
must not grow overcrisical. or feel
discouraged because of conditions
nor hamper or discourage our great
leader by captious doubts or queru-
ious complaints, but stand ready to
uphold his arms, steadfast in faith
that his patriotism, wisdom and far
reaching craftsmanship will lead
thru the shadows and dangers now
besetting us into the sunshine and
security of ultimate victory.
Enforce Rigidly Laws Against Urea
son and Sedition.
Let our men and women in this
country stand ready to back up our
chief executive in a more rigid en-
forcement of the law against trea-
son, sedition and the dark and cum
ming practices of the Hun enemy
turnout this country.
Protect Our Boys in France From
Enemy in the Rear.
The frontiers of our country's Sc
curity are to-day along the battle
lines in France. There the young
manhood of this nation-our bravest
and best-will grapple, yea, are
graphing, with the barbarous and
brutal Hun that their mothers and
wives and sisters may live secure and
in honor at home-that their fair
land may not be ravaged as has been
unhappy Belgium; that American
democracy may not be enslaved to
pay the price of world conquest by
Germany auteeracy;; and that gov
eminent of the people, for the people
and by the people may not perish,
but live, not only for their own Sc
curity and happiness, but also to
point the way to freedom and Sc
curity for the oppressed of all chimes.
And while the young men of our
country are battling in far lands and
on distant seas, let us stand ready
for further sacrifices to give, and
give, and give all that may be neces-
sary to their support and comfort,
and let us see to 1t that neither their
fighting efficiency nor their comfort
is endangered by the plots of alien
enemies behind them in their own
land, for we have cause to know that
in each alien enemy or his protector
and sympathizer there may be peril
to our homes, to our sons on the bat
tie front in France and to those
keeping ceaseless vigil on the seas.
Recent developments and disclosures
by our government in relation to the
Vaccinations of Huns and their pro-
tectors living by thousands in this
country should teach us to guard
well against the alien enemy within
our gates, who holds no faith in COM
mon with humanity, who is bound by
no compact however sacred; who
processes friendship and practices
deceit and treachery, and who in
the name of his kultur would fill
the world with rapine and bestiality
and murder in their most horrid
forms.
Must Be No Interference From Fed
eral Officials.
Now a word more. There is much
evidence and no little complaint that
certain federal officeholders are
showing great activity in all matters
political in this state. Let me say
that while every Democrat has the
right to vote for whomsoever he
chooses--that is the very essence of
democracy-yet no holder of these
offices is commissioned or has the
right to use whatever of influence
may inhere in such Office, be it great
or small, for the benefit of any can
didate; nor does he have the right to
control or dictate nominations to Of
fees of high or low degree. And If
the power of federal patronage and
officials be attempted to be used to
influence the Democracy of Tonnes
see in their free choice of senator,
no doubt ways can be found to pro-
tect such officials from the folly of
their, indiscreet violation of federal
laws and from such embezzlement
of official power
No Offices to Allure-Put Submits
Candidacy on It's Merits.
And now with neither Offices to
dangle before the worthy, ambitious
and aspiring, or to allure their sup
port-nor a machine to override and
overawe opposition, l submit my
candidacy upon its merits to the
Democracy of Tennessee, promising
when elected not to become an Of
flee broker-a peddler in patronage,
but to give not a scant half but I'M
RENTING time and the best that is
in me to the service of our state and
to the duties of the high Office to