Show GOVERNOR HAS TENDER HERl HEART Patterson of Tennessee Opens the Door of Freedom to Big Bunch of Convicts PARDON RECORD IS BROKEN CHARACTERISTIC INCIDENT AT STATE PRISON Nashville Tenn Aug Ham Pattersons Patersons heart This has been a familiar falar exclamation In Tennessee since the present assumed the di direction direction of the states affairs It originated orIgInated mated in derision with his enemies and was spoken with wih a sneer by thorn them the whenever a fresh pardon received r the executive signature But like certain cerain historical terms such as rebel and roundhead applied In contempt by enemies it has been accepted by b the friends of Governor Patterson Paterson and they declare their readiness to blazon It I on his banner In the approaching campaign and go before the people on the Issue of Ham Pattersons heart Governor Patterson Paterson has used the pardoning power freely since the pen was placed In his hand He has par pardoned pardoned pardoned some gome noted murderers and crooks and In some cases undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly edly deserves some measure of the censure he has received from a hostile hostle press and from tram his political enemies He has always accompanied the par pardon pardon pardon don with wih a reason for his action He has broken the record for tor pardons In Inthe Inthe inthe the time he has been beon in office the total number being Gov Bob Taylor held the record this ho he hag hav having la laIng haging ing pardoned convicts In approximately the same period of time They used to censure Bob for forthe forthe forthe the too free exercise of clemency but they were never able to t best him when he tie went before the people for indorse indorsement Indorsement indorsement ment Lets Out Bunch of 38 Governor Patterson Paterson has Just pardoned convicts In a bunch a athing athing athing thing unparalleled In this or perhaps any other state But his enemies will wi scarcely ely have the temerity to sneer at atHam atHa atHam Ham Ha heart het in connection connection connection tion with this act Until Governor Pattersons Patersons accession to office Tennessee had made no pro provision provisIon vision for the separation of tuberculosis tuberculosIs losis losle cases caes at the state prisons orisons There were many of these cases whites ne negroes negroes negroes groes old friendless and on the verge of the grave Again AgIn there are scores of ot boys In the state prison from 10 to 16 years year whose prison records are aregood aregood good who are ae not Incorrigible and Wd yet who are friendless Governor Patter Patterson Patterson son announced more than a month ago that he would personally Inspect the prisons and the state mines for tor the purpose of Interesting himself In the cases of boys and the victims of dis disease dIsease disease ease and accident who had no friends to appeal to him In their behalf He kept his word He made several seral trips to the prisons and mines ob observed observed observed served many mary cases In person and se secured secured Secured cured from the th wardens the records of the prisoners These Tese the governor went Into carefully and the result resul was was the Issue of pardons in a n single day These pardons included ed eighteen boys between the ages a es of 11 1 and 18 years five veteran prisoners between the ages of 50 and 60 years who had served ered long parts of their time and who had no friends to for clemency thirteen convicts af afflicted afflicted with wih tuberculosis the majority convicts who hal hd of ot them colored two had been injured while worKIng wonting In the state mines Characteristic Incident Governor Patterson Paterson stated on the theda day da these pardons were issued that he had not considered In taking this ac nc action action tion how It would be received he I had ton exercised the power placed In his hands by the tho people In the Interest of humanity and In ln the Interest of boys who might be reclaimed he would continue to exercise this clem clemency clemency clemency ency whenever he was satisfied that the case was worthy Before the boys were liberated from the prison they the were brought before the governor who spoke to them feelingly and sym sympathetically sympathetically pathetically of their past offenses and gave cave them wholesome advice advIe as to their future lives The boys were vis via visibly vIsIbly moved by the governors words and each promised that he should never regret his clemency A characteristic Incident occurred at atone atone atone the visits to the one of governors the through prison Passing state main mala corridor he was wa approached by Skinny Rite lUte one ono of the most noted crooks crook in stripes strives and one of the most plausible of prisoners When at Patterson was states attorney Memphis he had sent Skinny up for a long term for burglary Skin Skinny Skinny ny fly advanced with a smile smie shook snooK hands with the governor and was en entering when teeing upon a plea for clemency Governor Patterson Paterson Interrupted him Hold on Skinny It your look Into turn now flow I am here to case cases that I am less familiar with The TIle convict turned than yours sadly away yours Walt Wait a minute Skin Skinny Skinny Skinny ny And the governor fun tumbled fumbled 01 In J Skinny his pocket Take this found pocket himself the possessor of a 5 note as the governor moved on Since these occurrences little has been heard from the governors governors poUt political ical heart Ica enemies about Ham Pattersons Patterson s |