The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-26

! S'S eseulS, employees and adherents
nave been devoting this entire vear 70 ths
patriotic cause of organizing bts r, "a .a1
lorGes IN the counties In the State Ma
eial othcers of every rank 1oclt 20 ~.
standard, and for every stroke ~ oEn w
t s they perform they give one or mo ,n,
ga urs senator Politics will indeed he
auJourned when such methods recaiUo
thelf Just proper rebuke. Ne'Ne
~ M NE chattanooga Times, In a news item,
81 NoNelnber T. 1917, in referring Ia tha
senatorial race in Tennessee, stated ''0
Shields Controls Vast Wealth
- - wen posted politician yesterday said
ho oIu not see how anybody could heat
nsose onIelds' regardless of how strens
an opponent he might appear at the Ne.
slnnlng' Senator Shields he saws .bes
or controls wealth to the extent ~ a r,t
"oH uouafs or more, and Is able IN t.La
care on himself In any kind Of campainn
~ suotlon, ne Is as clever politician
ga g., mas produced In a Iona time.
sla ne mas been applying his art unhln.
9erea N that line since the retlrenert 40
lea he Is supported BY all the railroad
ana corporate influences of The ststs
Mn.cn must be reekoned with these
That, my friends. is q nows ort,o,o
published in and approved by a paner
tnat is giving the Senator his loval slln.
port while It insists that politics has a.
Jourusd, and no one should oppose its
My friends, 7 realize the imnortance ~
the great position TO which | osnre
am also deeply conscious of my own short
comlngs and inability to measure nm eve,
10 my own idea Of United States Sena.
lor' Ihere are many qualifications that
90 TO make up a worthy successor TO men
IKE Harris and Bate that I do not poqseas
nut J nave vet to learn that the owner
, ship of million dollars in money ana
backed and supported by the railroads
ana AL the rich corporations, eminentIv
, hts and qualities n man to reprosant aiI
the people in the United States Senate
D., THESE are qualifications I do not possess
, nave never pretended to be other than
, an ordinary citizen, simply one of the
common people. have never in my life
reled upon wealth or corporate influence
) for support I believe In iust and fair
treatment TO al interests. The only tri-
} buhai 10 which ! have ever gone ~ that
r OF the people, and the only promises or
pledges | nave ever made, for political
; support or influence, have been made Al
rectly to the people, and when so made.
> nave endeaVored to keep them n the
| people OF Tennessee want rich man who
} can control n million dollars of money.
with AL the interests ut his back as his
supporters, then | cannot claim hone for
their support Whether all the corpora-
I tons are supporting the senior Senator
q do not know hut as to the question OF
' wealth 1t is already apparent that he
! possesses sufficient amount TO take care
4 OF his interests as a candidate
: Selective Servire Law
! | have no disposition or desire to rob
. Senator Shields Of any honor TO which
e he may be justly entitled ! would not,
Intentionally, misrepresent him in order
TO win this fight and be United States
Senator The records disclose that he
! supported the Seleetive Draft Law
+, assume that he did so for the same rea-
! son that | gave to that law my unquali-
: fled endorsement and approval and that
= Is, within the four corners Of the bill
: can be found 4 plan for mobilizing n
great army which Is absolutely fair,
a equitable and just to all In the selec.
ton of men to fight and undergo the
. hardships of war the home of the rich,
as well as the poor the boy from the
palatial mansion, and the boy from the
! humble home, are selected to march side
: by side TO the camp and cantonment,
and follow the same flag to the front
and the trenches While the law itself
Z Is fair and just 1t must, Of necessity, be
= executed through human agencies, II
error has been committed, wrong or in
-, justice done to anyone, 1t Is the fault OF
: those administering the law and not the
y law itself. The rules and regulations for
II the enforcement of that law have been
transmitted to the various boards
9 charged with the execution thereof
. through my office While many appeals
I have been made to me that touched my
: heart and enlisted my sympathies, while
u have always and In every case ex-
e erted every effort to see that a lust,
3 perfect and complete record was IRE.
y scented for the consideration Of the diff
n ferent boards having jurisdiction and
: control of repistrants / can truthfully
saw that have never NJ any time know
u ing1y aided or abetted Or encouraged in
e any way any effort mon the mart az anv
II individual to evade the provisions OF that
y ocf and escane se,yice therounder M
o letter has ever gone ont from NV office
e rendering an apnofntment TO repis-
If trant That would give him military status
e and at the same time prevent his service
10 at the front Unless the records speak
+ falsely, the senior Senator cannot say Gs
e much,
" When the great struggle shall have
= ended VIGOROUSLY, President Wilson
y sees rs a result Of the war q world dis
armed and all the nations entering into
:, the partnership Of the peoples not n
y mere partnership Of governments" We
did not enter to win the war" for con-
], quest nor TO end II by subscribing to n
y German-madc peace.
= II cleo ed your Senator, ! will have no
y German sympathea, no German ad-
70 visers or alliances, no auti-Wl-
! son feeling to warp my Judgment or
= influence my vote or my actions upon any
!. measure offered that looks to the real
y ization Of the Presidents splendid vision.
= If elected your Senator, ! shall give my
Y support to such measures and to tho mt
y lAcatlon Of such treaties as will help TO
= make real the lofty ideals upon which our
y actions have been based.
y IN the reconstruction Of our economic
and social fabric, ! will favor such laws
rs will do the greatest good TO the great.
ID est number. laws that accord TO capital
ifs fair and full q tbp tUoI,lkCra