The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-10-29
The Campaign.

There are many reasons to believe
that Governor Roberts will be re-
elected next Tuesday as Governor OF
Tennessee, but the Republicans are
making herculean efforts to carry the
State. The committee has speakers
everywhere and the movement is
well organized There is even lit
erature appealing to the prejudices
of the races and some of it is false
and misleading. The campaign is
waged on a very VOW plane.
Therefore we want to make some
plain statements. 1t is that every
one should be at the polls on election
day and vote the entire ticket from
Governor Cox down the line to rep
resentative. 1t has been sugges ed
to us that a number of voters are
arranging to be on the lake on cleo
tion day and neglect their franchise.
Gentlemen, your votes are needed in
Tennessee, and it is your solemn du-
ty to be here and cast your ballot.
Certainly you will not be incon-
venienced to any great extent if you
have to return few hours to vote,
but you had better forego the pleas
ure of the open season at the lake al
together if it prevents you from vot-
ing. Let every man and woman be
at the polls on election day and cast
their vote. The party needs you.
Good government needs you. Let
your conscience guide. We are told
that there is no game now at the
lake, and your absence from the cleo
tion will not be worth much.
This is made to all others who may
become absentees on election day.
Be here if you are Democrats. Ger
tainly the Democratic party has no
better leaders than are this year car
rying the party nominations. Ger
tainly you can point to no period in
our history wien men have enjoyed
to a greater advantage the privilege
of citizenship than with the present
administration. There has n
greater prosperity than ever known
in America. Capitalist, farmer,
mechanic, laborer, tradesman-every
one almost to a man and woman, has
had more money than ever before.
There has been but single crit
icism of the National Administra-
ton, and that is the heavy expendi-
lures. Have you stopped to think
that Congress is now Republican and
that appropriations originate in the
Lower House. If the expenses have
been unwarranted the Republicans
are to blame. We have always found |
Congress somewhat extravagant in
the operating of the executive and |
Congressional departments, but that
rests with both parties.
The fact is that Republicans are
spending great sums and going to
every extremity, good or bad, to de-
feat the candidates of the Democratic
party, and can we for moment sup
pose that they intend to spend this
money for nothing. You and l and
every taxpayer will have to foot the
bill il they are successful.
Stay with the party which, has safe
ly carried you thru. Don't neglect this
great and important matter, The
Democratic ticket appears on this
page Familiarize yourself with the
names of the Presidential electors.
A vote for President only means
nothing, but if in the national cleo
tion you want to vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate, vote for the Demo-
cratic electors. There are two for
the State at large and ten for the
Congressional districts. Get an in
struction card with your ballot and
don't make any mistake. Vote the
Democratic ticket.
We are inclined to quote from Mrs.
Dudley that "the woman who fails ,
to vote is a Stacker and the man a
traitor who neglects his ballot" Il