The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-01
POLITICS AND BUSINESS MIXED.

POLITICS AND BUSINESS MIXED.
The action of the committee yes
terday in naming the general election
day in August as the general Demo
cratic primary day, was very dis
heartening proceeding to the Third
partyites, Buchananites and Ocala-
ties, and a somewhat fiattening pro-
cess to the legislative boomlets de-
pending upon this heterogeneous sup
port.
The gentlemen of the committee
who were defeated yesterday are the
gentlemen who have been chawing
their bits, and paving the earth, and
saving the atmosphere, and damning
the chairman for not calling them to-
gether sooner, that they might save
the country according to their own
peculiar notions. According to the
pery ersity of human nature, when
they got the call they found they had
something they did not want.
Yesterday demonstrated beyond
any doubt to any reasonable man,
that in this county straight Democ-
racy will be triumphant in the com.
ing election. Judge Turney is strong,
and the principles he represents are
stronger. Governor Buchanan Is
weak, and the principles he repre-
sents are weaker.
Governor Buchanan and his politi-
cal principles are condemned by the
last Democratic platform, both State
and National. He has not only suffered
by this condemnation, but he is daily
being deserted by the men who have
led him astray and betrayed him.
He is the most friendless man that
was ever cursed by public favor.
Among all his henchmen if he has
one unselfish advisor, that one has
been too obscure to do him service.
| Among the thousands who fawn and
fiatter, there is not friend to advise
him. Those he thinks his enc
mics, are his best friends, for they
tell him the truth; and they tell INN
that if he would save his name from
ignOminy, he will not lend it to the
base purpose of locking the nominal
ting convention and defeating the
will of the people who have once
honOred him so far above his merit
But whatever his selfish advisors
may persuade him to try to do, he il
impotent to accomplish anything
Judge Turney will be nominated OF
the first ballot, by two-thirds vote
and will be elected the next Governo
, of Tennessee.
But the gubernatOrial question i
not the only one of Importance to b
determined by the Democrats of thi
county on the 4th of August. Dele
gates to the Legislative convention
are to be chosen that day.
Maury County ought to be repre-
scented in both branches of the legis
/ Iature by representative men AM
representative Democrats. Thes
qualifications can be and should b
combined 1t is mighty poor polite
to elect Il Democratic Governor an
an Ocalaite Legislature. The legisla
1 ture is to elect United States Sena
e tor; they will perhaps instruct ther
t how to vote upon certain importaI
1 measures; it is important therefor
8 that Democrats not Ocalaites, shout
? be sent to the Legislature.
It The Turney men ought to do, as W
r are informed the Buchanan men il
tend doing, tack a legislative tick
on to their gubernatorial candidat
e If the county is for Turney an
It Turney Democracy, let's have a
II there is in it. If it is for Buchana
It and Olalaism, let's all go down t.
e gether.
e In making up their ticket the
g should combine good politics, GOO
o business and good morals. And whe
:, they have agreed this far, they shoul
e so thoroughly organize their force
i that in every district in the count
representative and popular DEM
Gratis will offer themselves as del
a gates to the convention.
a The Democratic organization hi
l. TaiSeQ the COnCeSJb IOT COUNTY OllAO'
out of the slums of bribery and co
r ruption and put these elections upo
: a place where a gentleman may RI
4 for office and honestly take the oat
?. of office when elected. Through tt
influence and prestige and power
8 the Democratic party, the nomine
O for county offices have a walk ov
= this year.
= A like improvement can be
q cOmplished in higher branches
% politics. Give the applicants I
Ia these higher honors to understaI
J. that they must train in the rig
II school of politics and of morals al
10 business; that the days for carryil
water on both shoulders is past; tn
the men who have convictions al
N dare defend them, are the men Il
If offices will seek. Let this be cal
40 paign of education to teach the dem
n gOgue and the trimmer that Il
ID people are tired OF him. We hoI
id Maury County will do the work al
Y. do it well.