The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-02-26
ha0amocratic Primaries.

The Democratic Primaries.
Tomorrow week the Democrats OF
Marry County will choose their
nominees. The sailing has been
easy so far, and We anticipate little
trouble in the future; but the enemy
though quiet is watchful; the croak
of the mugwump is heard in the lano'
and the republicans are ready TO COM
bine with anybody to disorganlze oe-
mocracy and defeat its nominees ana
the way to make success doubly GER
tain. is for every democrat to go to
the polls on March the 9Th and vote
When the HERALD speaks OF demo-
Gratis voting in democratic primaries,
it means democrats who are not
ashamed and not unwilling to de
clare" themselves democrats aud
promise to support the nominees.
There are some, we are told, who
object to making this declaration,
this public ackno wledgement OF their
political creed, and object also to
pledging their support to the nomi-
nees. But in support of the resolu-
ton passed blythe committee on this
point, as we'll as in furtherance Of its
own opinion, the HERALD must In
sist that these gentlemen lay aside
their excessive sensitiveness and toe
the mark. A man VINO is not will
ing to "declare himself a democrat
and agree to support the nominee,
| is a very weak kneed brother indeed
He may not be unlike the old negro
who made one statement before he
entered the Court House, and con-
tradicted it fatty wnen put upon the
witness stand. Upon being asked by
the lawyer why he was cOntradictinG
his first statement, he replied, "yor
see, Boss, was talking then, I'm
swearing now"
1t may be so with some or the
critics who complain that the HER
AID draws the line too tight. Theii
consciences may not hurt them tt
vote in democratic primaries wheI
no questions are asked, but the!
squirm perceptibly when brough
face to face with the questions, "ar'
you a democrat, and will you supper
the !nominees?"
We are told that the favOrite argu
ment OF this class is that 1.-THE ed!to
of the HERALD is no better democra
than they" We are proud that GU
democracy should be taken as
criterion of excellence by these goo
people. If they would prove them
selves to he worthy of their prou
claim, they must further follow on
good example and do a. we will dc
: march to the polls, declare then
selves to be democrat, pledge then
I selves to support the nominees, an
I then keep the pledge. 1.-The proof
the pudding is the chewing of tn
bag,n if our readers will pardon I
e for saying so. To speak very candida
a upon this subject, we do question II
democracy of any man who Is NJ
willing to confess it.
There are other rumOrs concernln
: the HERALD and its editor. 1t
being circulated over the county thi
the editor of the HERALD who ha
: pens to be the Chairman OF the Dem
= cratic Executive COmmittPe-hi
q said that no Allianceman or Pr
hibil. ought to be allowed
= vote. Thee are campaign lie
started for campaign purposes.
The HERALD has repeatedly ga
n that some Of the truest democrats
the county were Alliancemen.
J. We have no love talk for the AL
1t ance, however, and why any demoeT
81 wishes to remain a member of Il
order at this late day, is entirely b
vond our ken. They have right
if they wish to, however, and we ha
never quarreled with them forit. II
u quarrel we have had with the Al
ance is with the mugwump membe
ship of that order, who have syst
maticalIy and industriOusly tried
lead the democrats astray and u
:. the order for political purposes.
- AS we have said before, there a
good, true democrats in the Allianc
- there are also good true republic
members; and also good true prof.
= bitionists, and last but not lea
good true mugwumps. Taking
in this into consideration, we are co
e. strained to remark, in the langua
+ of the organ of our noble ora
NJ "there is no telling what an Allan
Ill man is going to do"