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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
Protect Our Boys in France from
Enemy in Their Rear

"The frontiers of our country's secur-
ity are today along th& 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
autocracy, and that government of the
people. for the people and by the people
may not perish, but live, not only for
their own security and happiness but
also to point the way to freedom and
security 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 fur
Their sacrifices to give, and give, and
give all that may be necessary to their
support and comfort and let us see to it
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 protect
or and sympathizer there may be peril
to our homes, to our sons on the battle
fronts in France and to those keeping
ceaseleSs vigil on the seas. Recent de-
and disclosures by our gov
lions of Huns and their protectors living
by thousands in this country should
teach US to guard well against the alien
enemy within our gates, who holds no
faith in common 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 bestialty and murder
in their most horrid forms
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
No AIarmist-But Uphold Arms
of President

II would not have you look on me as
an alarmist, but ! would not be true to
myself or worthy of the honor sought
at your hands If / did not say to you
that in my opinion this war, into which
we were dragged by military despot-
ism mad with the lust of conquest, has
only begun.
ut is my deliberate judgment that
no other nation has ever done more in
the same length of time than has been
done by this country within the past ten
months to protect itself from a power
full, ruthless and constituencies enemy.
1t may be true that some mistakes have
been made, but let us remember that
such is the history of self-governing
people idealizing peace and unprepared
for and abhorring war; and because we
have not yet reached that aptitude for
and efficiency in preparedness and equip
ment for war, attained by the enemy
after a half a century of cunning,
treacherous and persistent preparation
for world conquest, we must not grow
over-critical, or feel discouraged be-
cause of conditions, nor hamper >or dis
our great leader by captious
doubts of querulous complaints, but
stand ready to uphold his arms, stead
fast in faith-that his patriotism, wisdom
and far-reaching craftsmanship will
lead through the shadows and dangers
now besetting US into the sunshine and
security of ultimate victory
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
NO PREFERMENT DESIRED
AT RISK TO COUNTRY

"And having fullest confidence in the
singleness of purpose, the wisdom and
patriotism Of our president, let me say
to you frankly that II in his opinion the
reelection OF the senior senator Is de-
manded by reasons OF state unknown to
me--or II his administration will be EN-
barrassed by opposition to the senator
then and Immediately upon becoming so
advised shall yield to the patriotic
Judgment Of our great chief and en-
deavor to do my bit in some other field
of sndeavor, to the best Of my ability.
ut is my desire to put this matter be-
yond question: do not want, I would
not take, preferment at even the posi-
bility of risk to the best interests of my
country and my party. But until our
great chief executive speaks, I respect
fully submit to you that no one else is
commissioned to speak for him, or to
say that the reelection of the senior
senator is essential to the plans of his
administration or the public good, or
that opposition to him will embarrass
this wartime administration.
Therefore seeing no reason of state
why / should not seek, and nothing of
embarrassment to our party, or our
government in seeking your suffrages
you will permit me at this time to brief
ly outline my views in respect of some
of the great questions involving public
interests.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
Water Power Should Be
Conserved

believing that the last great natural
resources belonging to and remaining
within the control of the people of this
country, to-wit: the public waters, and
the power capable of development there
from, should be conserved for the public
/ am utterly opposed to any scheme or
plan designed or the effect of which will
be to deprive the people of full control
over that water power or to turn it over
to private monopoly to be exploited for
profit at the expense of the people of
this country
TN this connection it is not improper
to observe that if our forefathers could
have dipped into the future and if, in
grants of the public domain, state and
national, they had reserved to the peo-
pie all mineral interests therein, the
royalties, emitting precious minerals,
from coal and iron and zinc and copper
and marble and oil would now go a long
ways toward defraying the expenses of
this government
Full control over, fair provisions for
and a royalty upon each horse
power or developed power or energy
should be incorporated in any plan pro-
viding for the development or exploita-
ton of the public waters of the United
States by private capital. Therefore,
shall favor only such measures having to
do with grants or licenses touching the
development of the waterpower of this
country as will retain full control there
over in the interests of the general pub
lie, provide for retaking on fair terms
and permit the use and appropriation of
such waterpower only upon the payment
of a fair royalty upon the electrical en-
ergy or power developed therefrom.
at shall be my purpose to demon
strate that one of the waterpower
bills pending in congress at this
time and much exploited in this
state as bearing the name of the
senior senator does not properly
safeguard the interests of the pub
lie, and in my opinion, would result
in utterly depriving the people of II
their waterpower and in vesting
practically perpetual control there
of in private monopoly-without
profit to the people and virtually at
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
Must Be No Interference from
Federal Officials

Now az word more. There is
much evidence and no little COM
plant that certain federal office
holders are showing great activity
in all matters political in this state.
Let me say that while every DEM
ocrat has the right to vote for
whomsoever he chooses-that is the
very essence of democracy-yet no
holder of these Offices is commits
stoned or has the right to use what
ever of influence may inhere in
such office, be it great or small, for
the benefit of any candidate: nor
does he have the right to control or
dictate nominations to offices of
high or low degree. And If the
power of federal patronage and off,
Gals be attempted to be used to in
fiuence the democracy of Tennessee
in their free choice of a senator, no
doubt ways can be found to protect
such officials from the folly of their
indiscreet violation of federal laws
and from such embezzlement of OFF,
Cial power
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
PROTECTION OF FARMERS

"The farming interests, constituting
the backbone and reserve strength OF
this country, should be fostered and de-
veloped by the application of the best
thought and practical experience Of the
age. AS experience may show the ne
cessity therefor, there should be addi-
vision for working capital through loans
on farms at rates of interest as usually
obtain in cases of other borrowers OF
like responsibility, and securing such
recognition of farmers organizations as
may be necessary to safeguard their in
terests and protect their products
against the profiteer and private monop-
oily in the interest both Of the producing
farmer and the ultimate consumer.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
No Offices to Allure, but Submits
Candidacy on Its Merits

"And now, with neither Offices to
dangle before the worthy, ambitious and
aspiring or to allure their support, nor q
machine to override and overawe OPPOSE
ton, submit my candidacy upon its
merits to the democracy of Tennessee,
promising when elected not to become
an office brokers' peddler in patronage
but to give not scant half, but un-
RENTING time and the best that IL in
me to the service of our state and to
the duties of the high office to which
aspire.
"And, while I may not hope to equal
the splendid achievement of Grundy, or
Bell, or Harris, or Bate, or Carmack and
that long line of senators who have re-
Elected honor on our commonwealth and
have emblaZoned her history upon the
brightest pages of the republic, yet by
emulating these great exemplars in loyal
and, if need be, self-sacrificing devotion
and service to their country, it is my
hope to make such a record for you and
in your name as shall justify your con-
fidence and support
CHARLES T. Gates. JR"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
UNIVERSAL MILITARY
TRAINING

Believing that to be prepared for wal
Is to safeguard the peace and happiness
Of our country, am in favor Of sys-
tenn of universal military training.
whether this system should be inau-
gurated during the course and amid the
complex conditions of the war may be
open to question. It might interfere
with or 50 confuse plans now bein
worked out as to impede their progress
or cripple their efficiency. But, in my
opinion, at the earliest time consistent
with the country's needs and interests
universal military training should be
made the fixed policy for national de-
Tense.
such a system, placing the sons OF
all classes, rich and poor alike, upon the
same footing in respect of training and
education, is the most democratic ever
devised. Plans should be worked out
providing not only for military training
of our youths, but also permitting the
carrying on, during such training, OF
vocational studies, fitting them for the
duties of nfe-all at the expense of the
general government, and which would
be insignificant compared with the enor-
nous sums necessary to carry on this
war. Such course OF training, with &C
companying educational facilities, might
be carried on in schools or colleges spe-
cially designed for that purpose or
through and by means Of institutions
of learning now in existence.
ut is not necessary to speak to the
people of Tennessee, observant of the
effects of military training upon their
sons for even a few months, as to the
benefits necessarily resultant from such
training, especially in teaching them
discipline and the best methods of car
ing for themselves. Such system
would not be entirely novel to the people
of Tennessee. Its principle was APP
proved by our forefathers, who, early in
the last century, enacted laws requiring
Tennesseans between the ages of Is and
as to undergo military training for a
certain number of days each year. This
system was in force in Tennessee until
our Civil War.
I'm my opinion 1t 10 not going too far
to say that If universal military train
ing had been established in this country
ten years ago, and at the outbreak of
the war In Europe there had been behind
us and in reserve ten classes of the
splendid young manhood OF our nation
trained in arms and fitted to care for
thems selves, with two or three classes
in actual training, the Hun emperor
would have hesitated long before he
would have treacherously conspired
against us or caused to be murdered
our women and children and destroyed
our property upon the free high seas
of the world.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14

Gen. Chas, T. Gates, Jr.. former dis
tinguished attorney general of Ten
nessee, has made formal announcement
of his candidacy for the democratic NOM
ination for United States senator.
Gen. Gates briefly touches upon mat
ters of public concern at this time and
will later discuss issues and problems of
government now before and to be be-
fore the people of the country.
Some of the daily newspapers of Ten
nessee have been putting forth the arg9-
ment that the return of Senator Shields
is necessary that he may be there to up
hold the hands of the President in the
conduct of the war. Gen Gates pro
prosecution of his candidacy in the event
President Wilson deems the presence or
Senator Shields necessary or desired IN
preference to that of another at this
time. He states that he desires no
preferment at the risk to country.
The announcement is replete with
matters of interest to Tennesseans and
is well worth the reading.
The announcement in full follows:
1.-THE activity of others and the wide
spread rumor sedulously circulated 10
the effect that / will not be a candidate
seems to render necessary, thus early,
the announcement of my purpose TO seek
the democratic nomination for united
States senator in the general primary
election next August.
During these times, when the seri-
Gus consideration Of our people 10 n1ed
upon far graver matters arising out OF
the worldwide war, have been most re-
luctant to bring to their attention any
semblance of personal aspiration; but
am not insensible or Indifferent TO tne
claims upon me of democrats from al
sections Of our state, and animated by
the desire to give the best in me to the
service of our country and to render
loyal and effective support to our great
chief executive In this time Of our coun-
try's peril, shall ask in the primary
election a commission from you to go
before all Of the voters of Tennessee as
your candidate for United States sena-
tor.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH MUST
NOT HAMPER PRESIDENT

believing II to be essential to the
preservation Of our form Of government
that the functions OF each Of Its several
departments--executi legislative and
judicia1--be kept separate and independ-
emit Of the others-that immediately up
ON the declaration Of war IL became and
was the constitutional right and duty Of
the president to direct and control all
our forces in the prosecution OF the war;
and knowing that it 10 not only unwise
but in contFavent.on Of our constitution
for the legislative branch OF the govern
msut to encroach upon the duties and
powers Of the executive, ] shall not
when elected, as your representative In
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14

the senate of the United States, vote for
any measure designed or the effect of
which will be to shorten the arm of the
president or weaken his just influence or
deprive him of his constitutional powers
and functions as the chief executive of
this government.
such an attempt was made in the SEN
ate of the United States in July, 1917,
when an amendment to the food control
bill was adopted by a vote of So to 81,
providing for committee of congress
to supervise the executive functions of
the president in the conduct of the war,
and in effect to control his actions as
chief executive. Every vote in the neg
alive was that Of a democrat. The fifty
three affirmative votes comprised the
entire republican membership of the
senate voting on that amendment and a
few democrats, including the present
senior senator from Tennessee. That
this amendment did not become part of
the law was due to the efforts of ad-
ministration leaders in both branches OF
congress, who in conference ripped the
amendment from the bill, following the
presidents protest against 1t.
an respect to this effort to shorten
his arm and diminish his just constitu
tional powers the president, in a letter
written to Congressman Lever-for pub
lication-among other things, mildly
said:
"'The constant supervision Of execu-
tive action which the proposed commit
tee contemplated would amount to moth
ing less than an assumption, on the
part of the legislative body of the ex-
ecutive work of the administration
During these times pregnant with the
fate of democracy, while many arms are
needed, these must be only one direct
ing, responsible head-one chief execu-
tive, Woodrow Wilson
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14

And then to put the matter be-
yond question section l contains
the following provisions:
The president is authorized to
make regulations and to issue such
orders as are essential effectively to
carry out the provisions of this act
THAT the executive order con-
demned by the senator was neces-
sary to meet a grave condition--a
dangerous emergency is now gener-
ally conceded, and as such it is ap-
proved; that it was within the plain
mandate. of the law, which the presi-
dent was sworn to execute, seems
apparent from even a casual consid-
GRAFTON of it's provisions. Again, I
say. let us stand by the president.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
More Ample Protection from Mis-
sissippi River at Govern
ment Expense

THE Mississippi river is not only
great natural highway, but is, in fact,
a vast drainage canal carrying away the
waters falling upon the higher and
northern parts of this country and dis
posing Sthem and the accompanying silt
along the lower reaches of the river, or
in the Gulf of Mexico. The annual dam
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
Progressive Legislation for Labor

Believing that labor, whether up
on the farm or in the workshop, or
in any of the forms of human activ-
ity, has the same right to protection
under the law as does capital, Gre
ated by labor. ! shall favor such pro-
gressive legislation as may be neces-
sary to place labor upon the same
footing with capital in the matter
of organization, and to assure 1t just
recompense as the fruit OF its
off
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14

ages to property upon our western
border from this great unshackled tor
rent run up into the millions of dollars.
In my opinion, the lands in the states
bordering upon this great national
highway and drainage canal--over which
the states have no sort of control
should be more amply protected from
ravages by recurring foods, entirely at
the expense of the general government.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
Enforce Rigidly Laws Against
Treason 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
throughout this country.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14

sG ring Government Universal raining Discussed
Chd Power Country amin L Tending weR hmH eFhnhd
Govern EHA
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-02-14
Gen. Chas. I. Gates Announces For United
States Senator and Makes the Issue Clear

Says His Candidacy is Embarrassing the President
Wilson Desires of Senator Shields
to Speak andHe Will mol be Asprant
Washington Journal., 1918-03-29
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Washington Journal., 1918-03-29
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@eiB.
Washington Journal., 1918-03-29
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