Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-28
MORE QUESTIONS
BY THE LEGION
Local Post to Ask Judge Moon
for Explanation.
Lineup Of Tennessee Congressman
on Bonus Bill Makes Interesting
Study.

The lineup of Tennessee con-
gressmen on the soldiers bonus bill
last Saturday proved interesting to
many people after the roll call was
published. Congressman Moon
gave his answer to the Davis King
Summers post, American Legion,
which, at a recent meeting had di
rected that a rather curt letter be
sent him demanding an unequivocal
statement of his views on the legis
lation. Judge Moon voted against
the bill
Carl Hood, commandant of the
Post, yesterday made the following
statement on the action of the con-
gressman:
"Every ex x-service man now has
all the information he needs up
on Congressman Moon and the
bonus bill, unless the judge
cares to add an explanation of
his vote of last Saturday.
They want to know how he
voted, and that is the only
thing they want to know"
Above is an extract from an arti.
Gle in the "Tlmes" of Chattanooga.
Moon fought the veterans of the
World War by voting against their
plan of beneficial legislation for ex-
service men, women and men.
Moons opponent, Joe Brown, of
Hamilton County, Is vigorously
fighting for the Soldiers Bonus Bill
Brown has made friends by the hun
dreds during his visits in this county,
where he has studied the needs of
the District. He is brilliant young
lawyer of Chattanooga, who by his
modest manner, energy, high charac-
ter and enterprise has attracted
friends all over the district. The
feeling is growing daily that he will
be elected, and that it will be by the
support of Democrats who recognize
that as the next administration. will
probablyibe Republican In Congress,
Senate and White House, the Dis
trict would be snubbed if it were
represented by a congressman of
hostile politics.
The young men all over the Dis
trict have cast their partisanship
aside ana are openly for MIR. Brown.
This is especially true of ex-soldiers
who are unanimous in resenting
Moons opposition to the Soldiers
Bonus Bill, when he himself draws a
salary of 81, 10000 year, and has
drawn nearly $2O0,OOO.O0 from the
Government in the "a years he has
enjoyed his office.
Wherever the wives, mothers, Sis
ters and in-laws of the ex-soldiers
vote at all, it will be largely because
of their feeling that the bonus bill
is only just and that it will need
friends like Brown to put it through
the next session of Congress.
The farmers of this County have
found sympathetic and vigorous
champion in Brown.
The necessity for tariff law for
the protection of the American farm
er has become daily more apparent.
Millions of bushels of corn are now
being shipped to this country from
the Argentine Republic of South
America. The Argentine farmer
can ship corn to us at less cost than
it can be grown in this country, and
with increased ocean facilities for
shipment, this Argentine compet-
ton in corn is becoming serious
matter to the raising farmer
The annual production of lard in
the union was 1.500,000,O00 pounds
last year. In the last two years
there has been great increase in
the importation TO this country of
vegetable oils, used as substitutes for
lard and butter. Last year there