The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-03-11
RagsdaIe, Kuhn and Matthe ws.

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That is the ticket. They are the
regular Democratic nominees. They
are the men every Democrat ought to
vote for, whether he wants to or not,
or whether he likes them or not.
Every man who voted in the primary,
under the rules adopted by the Com
mittee with full knowledge of what
was expected of him, is in honor
bound to support them. Not only
that, but every man who claims to be-
"A Democrat, whether he participated
in the primary or not, ought to sub
NIT to the will of his party, and be
| val to its nominees. A man may
believe in a certain code af po-
litical principles, and on that test may
call himself or be called a Democrat
or a Republican according to his
belief. But no man is of much
service to any party, unless he Will
support the nominees Of that party.
We believe it to be the duty OF all
men who claim allegiance to any po-
liticaI party, to support the nominees
Of that party. But there is a class OF
men who call themselves Independ-
ents, and who claim allegiance to no
party. And while, from party, or
political standpoint, we admit they
are free to do as they please, still,
morally speaking, they have re-
.ponsible duty before them to per-
form, without personal prejudice and
for the best interests Of their county
While the HERALD dOeE not adj
mire their politics in the least, the
HERALD has always been willing to
admit and has frequently said that,
socially and morally speaking, there
are many good men among these So
called Independents. 1t is because
thew are men OF worth, that we wish
to reason with them. 1t is because
they are men Of worth, that the Re-
publicans are always trying to com
bine with them. The Republicans
know that-as a party-there is not
enough respectability in their ranks
to give them hardly polite hearing
in this county, and it is to these In
dependents they look for resPecta
biIitv. Whom a man Of worth anC
social position declares for thu
mongrel ticket, his name is heraldeC
all over the county to give respe ia
biIity to their cause, while the fac
four out of five Of their voters are ig
u1rant, worthless, thieving negroes
is, as much as possible, kept in thu
background.
We submit to these Independents
whether, from moral standpoint
they ought to give their influence an
support to movement that
championed by the worst elements o
the county, and opposed by the best
! Is it right to help the negroes contrC
the politics of this county? Do yo
, gentlemen really desire to break u
+, the Democratic organization, and g
back to the old free-fOr-all scramble
, where a negroes vote counted tn
: same as the best white mans in tn
= county? Is it not better for the peac
and prosperity of your county for tn
2 whites to control it? Aud is nc
: Democratic organization the onl
4 possible way by which the negro vot
l can be practically eliminated Thes
3 are questions we earnestly ask you
take home with you aud thin
] about.
| Besides, if and Independent ticket
r started, what will it amount to?
a will more or less disturb The farm ID
[ bor at their work; it will provoB
, some excitement and engender som
bad feeling; it will cause, perhap
/ some bribery and corruption; 1t wi
3 keen alive Republican organization