The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
HON. AUSTIN PEAY
MAKES APPEAL HERE.


who spoke here Wednesday last
week, made, in part, the following
statements relative to his position
on questions concerning the govern
menl of the State:
First, he said it was the first time
he had ever been a candidate out
side the confines of his own county
Montgomery-and now recognizes
the difficulty of making political
campaign on account of the war
That his opponent, Judge Roberts,
had said time and time again that
he would make no campaign of the
State, but the speaker would not
run for an office without letting
the people know how he stood on
public questions. That the citizens
owe more attention to civil govern
ment during war-farmerS, miners,
all occupations must be carried on
and we must make no halt in the
administration of law and justice.
Dwelt at considerable length on the
war and paid high tribute to the
proven patriotism and yalor of the
American people and the Amirican
soldier.
Public office holds no attraction
for him-that he is not making this
race for lack of something else to
do; but there is a duty to perform
and the governorship is a great
honor. We must subordinate all
we can in the State until war is
over and the interest of the people
should be safeguarded with enact
ment of the least number of laws
.sthatthe constant and growing ten
dency to enact a multitude Of laws
is not good, has become a menace
and want of respect for good laws
has been bred by the enactment of
multitude of worthless ones. He
showed by the record that enact
ment of laws has doubled in a few
years. He aspires to impress peo-
pie with a higher conception of
citizenship.
He understood that his opponent,
Judge Roberts, had here discussed
State finances--that Judge Roberts
was the last man to discuss econ
omy, for he was the only Judge or
Chancellor in the State that had
kept a stenographer at public ex-
pense.
He gave many figures on privi-
leges and taxes and said that
economy could be accomplished by
beginning to prune at the top
That whether he was elected or not
he would feel that he had brought to
the people knowledge of facts need
ed to be known by them--that the
cost of schools, pensions and char
tiles had all doubled within a few
years--that he favored all three,
but economy and efficiency in ALL
He said that highway fees had not
been collected in money because
they had been worked, out by the
poor. He is opposed to the board
of Control system all over the
State, because it carries with it the
Capitalization of political power at
Nashville, violating the promise to
take the department out of politics
and politics out of that department
that men employed by the Board
of Control told him they were ham
pered in their support of him.
On the liquor question he said
that Hilary Howse, in Nashville,
the Crump gang at Memphis and
the Chattanooga Times, the liquor
organ, of Tennessee, are supporting
Roberts-that the liquor question in
Tennessee is settled and that the
next Legislature, without opposition,
will adopt the prohbitionist amend
ment to the Federal constitution
that as Governor he could not af-
ford, SO la. Is might be in his pow
er, to heve the General Assembly
fail to ratify such amendment.
Said trial jurieS ought to have the