The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23

In high glee, of a necessity born of desperation, Sugar"
Paine, ct al, have seen fit, through political advertisements, to pic
lure the city IN which he known as a big business man, as a place
to be stunned.
Dangling Memphis before the world as a community of
thugs, RIGHTEOUSNESS and outawry as the only available means by
which to crafty a consuming passion for seIf-aggrandizement,
Paine has lent himself to a campaign of municipal abuse.
This selfapponted. Moses, who, as a price-fixer, wearing
the mantle of governmental authority, betrayed you less than a
year ago, announces through the columns of the press that Memphis
is a place where immortality runs rampant; a place where boot
Logging and gambling are general and popular pastimes.
We say he did all this in desperation because he is, so to
speak, without political leg on which to stand. He hopes that the
muddy picture he draws will reflect dscredit upon his opponents.
Instead he is finding it boomerang,
How much longer, we ask, will it be necessary to defend
our fair city from scurrllous attacks from within?
In the name of all we hold dear and emblematic of the best
that is in us as God-fearing community, we ask you to %repudiate
this latest utilization.
Furthermore:
They, Paine, ct al, would have you believe that Mr., Will
hams could not hold the office of mayor if elected. That is their
only line of attack-a poor one in view of the fact that Mr.. Will
lams is eligible, but the only one available. They don't dare at
tack his record, for it is beyond attack. He delivered pithout
charging you for 1t IN bond issues.
They tell YOU that Mr.. Williams actually begged the former
political car to support him. We tell you that nobody ever gets
the support of the former car unless he promises to be ubserrient
to the former boss dictates.
And don't overlook the fact that the former car is now an
auowed supporter of the so-caled Citizens league!
As to afidavis from a tool of the Gar, who was once a
trusted sergeant of police. we would ask:
Through whose influence did you win out over a big field
of statesmen when YOU sold Sheriff Perry the two cars he pur-
chased recently; and was The sale made on a basis of competitive
bids! Is the affidavit YOU made a reward for favoritism shown
youF'
Paine, the Gar and Others of their ik refer to the Williams
ticket az corporation foisted candidates. And to back up its false
lain of ~ineigibilty against Williams it goes to the octopus
itself for advice; it quotes Loyfck ?. Miles.
Who is this Lovick 7. Miles,
Miles is notorousy a corporation adviser. He is an attorney
for the street railway company. He i; attorney for the gas com
pany. He is attorney for the telephone company. Now he is an
attorney for the twenty citizens corporation. That's Miles.
" "We have no intention of setting up any machine for the
control of the county as well as the city, declare Paine, ct al.
What, may we ask, isl to be their remuneration to the former car
for his support. The Gar already controls the county. Paine, ct
al, admittedly seek similar powers in the city, Together they'd
hare some machine,
As for the ear himseIf-you~ mightask him, we suggest, the
nature of the message his emSary bore to the Williams cam
paign committee before he decided to cspousc Paine's lost cause.
If he won't tell YOU we villa little later.