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THE COMMERCIAL
Marshall & Baird, Union City, Tenn,
Entered at the post office, Union City. Tennes
ee. as second-class mail matter.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1921.
' ANNOUNCEMENTS.
. ' '
EDWARDS We hare the authority to an
pounce W. J. Edwards. Jr.. a candidate for Reg
ister of Obion County, fubject to the action of
ne Democratic party.
y CHAPEI,. We are authorized to announce
J. If .(Marvin) Chapel as a candidate for Register
f Obion County, subject to the action of the
vemocrauc party.
NOONAN. We are atithnriml aHnmir T
J. Noonan as a candidate for Hmrinier of nhinn
County, subject to the action of the Democratic
suv.
NICHOtS. We are authorized to announce
Mytf Nelle Nichols as a candidate for Register
oiuuion county, subject to the action of the
vcmocrauc primary.
MARSHAU, We are authorised to announce
Mrs. R. I. Marshall, of Obion, as a candidate for
lister ot Obion County, election Saturday,
On' to the Capital
It is indeed a good sign to see the
spirit which is moving the people of
Tennessee to memorialize Congress
for a reduction in the army and navy
appropriations. According to the
Tennessean a meeting will be held
Sunday in the city of Nashville the
purpose of which la to ask Congress
to Invito the leading nations of the
world to send delegates to Washing
ton at the earliest opportunity to
onfer with representatives of the
United States on the subject of dis
armament.
World disarmament is the ultimate
idea In the movement, but the imme
diate and pressing need of the na
tional government is a reduction in
expenditures and the people of Ten
. nessee and the South are inaugu
rating a campaign against the un
warranted and inexcusable extrav
agance of Congressional appropria
tions. This campaign should also be
directed against the State Assem-
continue to increase its expenditures
In the same ratio that has been rul
- ing tor the past few years. Thirty
years ago the Republican party, was
acor! for tho sins of a billion-dollar
Congress. The present Congress
i guilty of ten to twelve times the
extravagance charged to the Repub
lican party of that time. Of course
' It taxes more to run the government,
iut not ten -or welve times as much
Tb one billion was not really needed
then. The twelve billions are not
needed now by "upwards of a good
deal."
' The point is this: If the govern
meat, the States Included, keeps on
increasing expenditures at the ratio
mow In Jorce, inside of "twenty
ears, maybe less, landlordism and
- tenantry will control the agricultural
Industry; there will be no more pop
ular elections; the republican sys
tem of government will have failed
ompletely, and caste and royalty
will supersede democracy. Thisseems Mr
to ee a startling and radical state
xnent, but an honest opinion is that
it is really a very conservative view.
Anyone who has been watching
the trend of Congress and the ruling
element at Washington .cannot fail
to- see that the people, the mosses,
have been grossly deceived. The pur
pose of this is to build up and foster
an official oligarchy, flanked and pro
tected by -an impregnable military
machine and heralded as a great sea
-power. The lands will be taxed out
of existence ostensibly for schools
and all sorts of idealistic promotions.
All this is seen thru a political horo
' copo, and tho very men who have
deceived you into the idea that you
are going to have an economic, prac
cicai ousiness government, are one
sand the samo in this conspiracy.
This is not a new thing. It has
been going on for years. It is not
confined -to the Republican party
ither. The Democratic party lead
era tried to put it over with govern
ment ownership" and failed. Now'the
Republicans are trying to set up life
tenure and to perpetuate a party
leadership and political heritage.
I tell .you, men and women, if you
do not move against the powers that
he and stop so much State and gov
ernment extravagance you will have
no more free government, agricul
tural independence and political lib
erty. ,You cannot have these things
andjit the same time multiply the
ourdens of taxation.
Death of Mrs. B. A. Pierce.
Mr3. Mary Huntef Pierce, wife of
Hon. Rice A. Fierce, died at her
home in Union City on Florida ave
nue Sunday morning, June 5, 1921,
between six and seven o'clock, after
an immediate illnes3 which involved
the heart and circulation of the
blood. Mrs. Pierce bad not been
feeling vell for two weeks, but was
not seriously, ill until the morning
of her death.
Mrs. Pierce was the daughter of
Judge Isaac Hunter, of Scott County,
Mo. She and Mr. Pierce were mar
ried in 1873. Mr. Pierce and two
sons survive. The eldest is T. M.
Pierce, now vice president of the
Terminal Railroad Association of St.
Louis, the other, is Rice A. Pierce,
Jr., attorney for the United Railway
Co. of St. Louis. Mrs. Pierce is sur
vived by two brothers, viz:' Louis
Hunter, cashier of the Bank of Mo
berly, Mo., and John Hunter, planter,
Cape Girardeau, MoT; also a sister,
Mrs. Anna McPheters, of St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce have resided
in Union City since their marriage
with the exception of sixteen years,
when Mr. Pierce . was in Congress.
During that time Mrs. Pierce's per
sonality and social advantages
brought her into prominence in Con
gressional and diplomatic circles. She
was Veil known in the social affairs
of the Capital City. During the ad
ministration of President Roosevelt
sho was the only lady from the Dem
ocratic ranks of the Senate or House
who was honored by the President
at one of his private receptions.
MrJPierce was not only a social
leader, but a woman of fine intellect
and charming character. She was
devout Catholic and always kept
the faith. She was a devoted wife,
mother, a sweet friend and neighbor.
Mrs. Pierce was always very
friendly and obliging to the newspa
per people. She never at any time
sought public notice, but was, ever
ready and willing to extend the
kindest courtesies due the press. "
One of tho very notable Instances
of the blending of souls in the holy
bonds of wedlock was the attach
ment between Mr. and Mrs. Pierce,
which seemed to gather in strength
and beauty as life passed on. They
were inseparable in home life and ap
peared very often together in pub
lic places, always with a communion
of thought and purpose and tender
solicitude. ! i i
During Mr. Pierce's public career
as a Tennessee Congressman from
this, district , Mrs. Pierce was, not
only an influence in the social life
of official Washington, but she was
Mr. Pierce's aide and co-worker, as
sisting him with much of his legisla
tive work, his committee assignments
PREPARING FOR A
WAR NO ONE WANTS
Tho United States is driving on a
course that may lead to a result
which is looked upon with horror by
every American citizen of good mind.
We are out in a naval programme
which will give us within four jrears
the largest navy in the world. Larger
it will be in tonnage, ships and guns,
but three or four times as costly as
the next largest navy, which is that
of England.
The sentiment of the country is
against this colossal enterprise. Re
ligious organizations have set aside
Sunday as a day in which sermons
should be preached for disarmament
Economists see tne danger in our
course. But in spite of all these op
posing forces there is a mysterious
power in Washington which drives
forward the naval programme.
The Senate, after debating for
three weeks, has passed a bill pro
viding almost $500,000,000 for the
navy. Borah offered a rtsolution sev
eral days ago making a declaration
for disarmament. The resolution was
made a part of the naval bill and
then tho appropriation was made! '
Tne wnoie united states navy up
to 1920, in all of its history cost
about $6,000,000,000.
The bill received the support of a
number of Democrats, and here is the
pitiable story of how the support was
gotten. .
Charleston wants a dry dock, The
appropriation for the dry dock is in
the bill. South Carolina Senators
fell into line, and thus all along the
seaboard the chops of Senators are
greased with appropriations for har
bors, dry docks and stations.
Along with the pork barrel bri
gade is another force the gunmak
ers and naval store contractors, ship
yard owners and steel plate makers.
Whenever these forces can command'
support they throw it behind the
bill. ' i ' "' I rv-i " i
Whom are we going to fight? Not
England, because there is no possible
difference between us that would
lead to a war. Surely we will not
fight France. France has a com
paratively small navy. Our sea pow
er today is twice that of France. We
will not continue in a state of war
with Germany. Germany has no na
vy at all. Maybe we are to fight
Japan. Japan does not want to fight
this eountry. Japan has nothing to
gain. Japan now is reeling under an
Immense debt. Production in that
country is small. The peoplo are
heavily ' taxed. Already to-day our
navy is larger than that of Japan and
larger than any Japan contemplates
We hold rupremacy in the world
supply of gold. - The Japs want to
and public, addresses. Mrs. Pierce et nold of BOme ' tnat sold by trad
was a woman of wonderful resources
and hence a helpmeet in the true
sense of the word to her distinguished
husband. She was also helpful in
Pierce's early public life as
States attorney and private coun
selor.
Mrs. Pierce was also a clubwoman,
a member of the Daughters or the
American Revolution and the Colo
nial Dames.
Mrs. Pierce was very much ad
mired by the younger people. She
had numbers of friends, especially
among the young ladies, who valued
her kindness and hospitality.
Truly the gentle spirit of noble
life passes on to its reward. The
family suffers an irreparable loss and
the. community mourns the departure
of a good woman.
Services were held, at the Catholic
Church Tuesday morning, conducted
by Father Reed, assisted by Rev.
Father A. F. Maurath.
Mr. Pierce's fellow attorneys were
present as pall bearers. The remains
were laid to rest in the City Cem
etery under a bank of flowers.
Dr. F.'M. McRee, 'former Commis
sioner of Agriculture, came home last
week, having closed up his work in
that office to make room for his suc
cessor, Captain Peck. It is said that the uDbuildine of Hia KinedomT all bid
the record of the State Department of him God-speed in bis new field of labor
Rev. E. S. Baker Resigns.
Bev. E. 8. Baker, pastor of the Chris
tian Church, of Dyersburg, has resigned
and has accepted ' the pastorate of the
Christian Church of Union City. Dur
ing the eight years of his ministry in
Dyersburg and adjacent towns, of which
Newbern was one, he has made many
friends who love him for his many good
deeds of kindness. He knew no creed
but Christ" and went into the homes of
the poor and lowly or wherever duty
called him.
Although his resignation was greatly
regretted by friends and the local con
gregation knowing that they have lost
a most efficient and tireless worker for
Agriculture, during Dr. McRee's ad
ministration, is by far the most pro
gressive of any former term of two
years. Dr. McRee is a farmer by pro
fession and hl3 work as commissioner
ivas the application , of practical
methods that havo made Tennessee
terming successful. .
'-
There . is one thing about being
jwo-Amerkan- there are no regrets.
- iruiaesac iiaao enterprise.
Newbern Tennessean
-Don't expect to get through a
hot summer of hard work without a
sick spell,' if you start with your sys
tem full of impurities. To avoid a
break-down in the busy season begin
now by taking rncKiy Asn tuners,
the remedy for men. It will purify
the blood, liver and bowels and put
the system in healthy condition.
Price $1.25 per bottle. Sold by all
dealers.
ing. There is every reason why Japan
should keep the pcaco with the
United States. To enter a war with
America and lose it mean, chaos in
Japan.
A Japanese writer insists that a
war between the United States and
Japan would hurt both countries, but
it might be of commercial benefit to
England and France. . He also insists
that it would be much favored, in
Germany because the Germans would
see in it the breaking up of the allies.
If we should have' a war with Ja
pan the money that has come te us
and the balance of trade In our favor
would disappear.
It costs the United States twice as
much to fight a war as it does Eng
land. It costs us three times as much
as it does Japan. The last war, it is
estimated, cost us $41,000,000,000.
Our national debt -Is now around
$25,000,000,000. It is costing us
about $4,000,000,000 to run the gov
ernment. It takes more money to
run the United States government ev
ery year than there is metal money
in this country.
So if we should have a war with j
Japan or- any other country and it
should last for a year, the present
rate of taxes would be doubled, prices
would go so high that the relation
between laborer and employer, be
tween consumer and producer would
be thrown' out of balance. Another
war within ten years would spell
chaos for the United States. " Why,
then, the $500,000,000 naval appro
priatiofi? It takes now 90 cents out
of every dollar to pay for past wars,
the present armament and pensions,
We hear President Harding speak
ing at a conference to reduce arma
ment, but in the meantime, the naval
bill may be quickly shoved up to him.
He will Sign It unless it is flagged in
the House. .
An understanding between France,
England and the United States for
a reduction of power would be fol
lowed on the part of all three coun
tries. An invitation to Japan to en
ter into the same understanding
would be gracefully and quickly re
sponded to by Japan. - '
In the last analysis it looks as if
nobody wants a colossal navy except
those who, directly or, indirectly
get a dirty money benefit 'therefrom.
Memphis Commercial Appeal. ; j
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A Difference.
Junior "Daddy, here is a piece in
the paper that tells us how fish eat.
Do you know how1 fl3h eat?"
..Senior (a, promoter) "No, son, I
don't "know how fish "cat, but I "know
how suckers bite."
Why the Editor Left Town;
"Me and Mrs. Leecliffe spent the
week-end injChicago, returning Mon
day."
Meeting the Demand.
Private distilleries are said to be
Increasing at the. rate of 15,000
a week in the United States. Brush
(Colo.) Republican,
Election Commissioners. .
The following have been appointed
as members of the election commis
sion for Obion County: Harrell Lan
nom, Union City; Ed Marshall and
Roy Vincent, Union City.
Is in Sight? ' ,
Then here's to the chlgre,
That is no bigger
Than the point of a very fine pin.
The bump that he raises,
Is in sight of all that gazes,
And that's where the scenery comes
: in. .
Greenfield (Iowa) Free Press.
"A poet is born, not made" but
(Kans.) Register.
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