The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-15
Better Publicity.

week II the daily papers from IL
Tennessee Good Roads Association
Isn't there anything better to o
fer as an argument for an inves
ment of $75.O00.O00 in good roaC
in Tennessee. Is seven years tours
traffic in Tennessee worth $4,000
900?
Now, We believe the Good Road
Association can put up a better @
more plausible argument in favor G
good roads than this is. The articl
proceeds to state that the Good Road
Association has been conducting
campaign of education in Tennessee
1t must have been done very quietl,
and secretly. We have heard non
of the candidates for Governor no
the Legislature discuss the matter
If the Good Roads Association il
sincere about the campaign of edu
cation why can't the association 81
TO the candidates for Governor anC
the Legislature in the general cleo
ton this fall for a general discussion
of the subject.
If there is a time and a place in
all the world for the discussion OF
public improvements and bond is
sues the most opportune of all is in
the campaign on the stump when the
people elect their executives and leg
islators.
Why not?
What is more important to the
people of Tennessee than the issue OF
s75,000,0O0 in road bonds? If the
success of the party is 70 be leopard
lied by making this a campaign is
sue then What is the advantage in
the success of the party
If the people of Tennessee are to
derive $75,OOO.Oss in benefits from
this bond issue in good roads I'M
Drovements and advantages. why hes
itate to take the question to the peo-
PIE LOT thelT approval
Now, we have an idea that if
The people of the State of Tennessee
are to realize no better or more val
liable results from good roads i'm
provements, to the amount stated.
than the auto traffic in a like num-
Der of years, the good roads advo-
Gates have offered a very fimsy pre-
text
If farming and industrial activities
IN the State of Tennessee are not
greatly benefited in a system of good
roads, what would the auto tourist
traffic he worth to nemo If the rural |
schools are not to be consolidated
and improved with good roads, what
use is the auto tourist traffic to
them?
Now, if the Goods Roads Associa-
ton wants to be of real service 10
the people of Tennessee they Will |
come out in the open with this sub
Ject and not wait until after the eleo
rion to spring the matter upon the
Legislature.
Let the Good Roads Association
take the question to the candidates
and the candidates to the people If
the matter is taken to the Legisla
ture for referendum it will cost the
people of Tennessee 100000 to
hold a primary election and the re-
suit will be vote so small that j.
will not be a popular verdict at all.
1t will not be in fact a referendum
Representative Bratton was in
Nashville last week mingIing with
the forerunners Of the General As
sembly to forecast the organization
of the Senate and Lower House The
result was that Hon. Joe Washington
was slated as candidate for the Speak
er of the Senate and Mr.. Bratton as
Speaker of the House. So far we un-
derstand no other candidates for
Speaker of the House have been
named. 1t is remembered that Mr..
Bratton was a candidate for Speaker
Two years ago. and was highly in
lorsed, but the interests he had
been fighting then defeated him. 1t is
therefore a card in his favor this
line that only very small number
If the 1920 members have been
'e-elected. The tax and back-tax
machines have had set back and the
riends of these institutions have
,een defeated. The prospects there
ore of Mr.. Bratton's election to the
peakership look very favorable. He
tarts in with a general Endorsement
md without opposition. He will no
loubt be opposed before the Assem-
'ly meets, but the likelihood is that
be opposition will not be strong
nough to be effective Mr.. Bratton {