Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-26

"'To add one-sixth of the total sun
Of the public debt for distribution
among less than five million of the
hundred and ten million people in the
country would undermine the conf.
dence on which the nations credit is
builded and would establish the prece-
dent of distributing public funds
whenever the proposal and the num-
bers affected make it seem politically
appealing to do so.
"'The $10,000,000,000 of maturing
public debt in the next six years will
be difficult to meet without adding the
complication of increased borrowing
on account of the bonus
an spite of Senator McKellar's
loudly proclaimed devotion to the
cause of the ex-service men, he has
not shown preference to them in his
appointments. A notable case of
this kind is the appointment of a
postmaster in Nashville, when he
awarded the office to man who
had lower rating than his ex-serv-
ice man opponent.
81 believe in the preferential
treatment of ex-service men, and
shall not recommend any one for
office either in civil or official life.
who has not passed with as good a
grade or a better grade than that
of soldier opponent. No man in
Tennessee more highly appreciates
the services of the soldiers than /
do, but I do not think they should
be used as political footballs, and
| know that they do not desire to
be thus used.
Senators have just passed through
a golden opportunity for service that
has not occurred before and that will
not come again. During the world
war they did the same kinds of de-
partment work that we former Sem
ators had done. They did more be-
cause there was more to do. Under
the same circumstances, we would
have done the same things they did,"
Senator Mcclellan attempts to
make ex-service men feel under OBJ
legations to him for what he did for
them. But he makes no mention of
the very much greater obligation
that he is under to them. Both he
and they were in the government
service. They stood all the discom-
forts and dangers of war and were
'aid $3.50 year. He was sur
'ounded with the luxuries of life and
vas paid $500 a year. The bal
lnce of obligation in their favor and
gainst him is very great.
For the above reasons as set forth
y the President l would have voted
o sustain the Presidents veto.
SHIP SUBSIDY.
Third question. If elected would
vote for the ship subsidy bill by
'hich our merchant marine is to be
urned over to Mr.. Lasker for sale to
ne shipping interests at public or
rivate sale and by which the pur-
hasers are then to receive the SUBJ
Idly amounting to $75,000,000 a year
or ten years. =
1--WE must have foreign trade for /
ne surplus products of our farmers,
liners and mechanics. In order to
compete in foreign mar
cts we must have American-owned
nd operated ships. Other govern 6
ents subsidize their ships. We must
D the same or our ships cannot oper-
Re.
GAS a result of the war we now
ave belonging to this government a
rye number of merchant ships. The !,
overnment cannot operate them sue =
'ssfully against private enterprise. I
is therefore proposed to sell these h
lips to American companies and to y
lbsidize them for ten years so that
American merchant marine can be Z
tablished and maintained. z
81 will commit myself more fully d
! the ship subsidy proposition when c
is more definite. So far, the only il
ention of the matter that has been q
ade in Congress was in President Il
arding's address, and the bill has
It been presented in definite enough Il
rm to be commented on. will s
y that I am in favor of the prin- il
Pile of ship subsidy, but not as h
'nator Mcclellan has described it. a
LIBERIAN LOAN.
Fourth question. Would vote for
e Liberian loan bill of $4,000, 900?
President Wilson, in 1918, COM
TIED the United States to a s5,- I,
$1,000 loan, and actually notified .,
IBERIA of the credit extension. Ex-
mixtures from the loan were actu- n
y made. The Harding administra- ,
IN claims that the United States N
morally obligated to carry out the
ntract and promises actually en-
red into by the overt acts and i
'itten promises of the previous =
Not to vote for this o
IN would dishonor our nation and "