The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-28
CARMACK SOUNDS
THE SLOGAN
That Arouses the Demo
Gratis of Maury From
THEIR DANGEROUS LETHARGY.
ess of the American Sailor and Soldier,
and Severely Scores the Administra-
tion for Its Neglect of Them.

When the gubernatorial candi-
lates were here two weeks ago, the
did Mr.. McMillin the
distinguished honor to leave the !
Opera House when it came his turn
to speak, showing that they were !
either under instructions not to stay, |
or did not care to listen TO the sad |
story of the profligacy, eXtravigance |
and corruption of their party when in |
power. And las Monday when they |
had the opportunity IF hearing the |
distinguished Congressman from the
Tenth District, for some like reason
they were conspicuous by their alb
sence. But who can blame them?
How can they be expected to enjoy
such a lambasting as they knew
they would get, and as their party
did receive, from the eloquent, ver-
satile and ever ready Carmack.
However, their absence though
noted was not felt, for the house was
fairly well filled, and with an audi
ence whose personel could but have
been inspiring to the speaker, know
as he did that it represented the
beauty, the chivalry and the honest
yeomanry Of the proudest county in
the grand old Volunteer State.
Mr.. n. B. Cheairs, Chairman of
the County Executive Committee,
introduced Mr.. Carmack, in a short
but well said speech. He referred
to the early struggles of the man
who would address them; how un-
aided and alone he had climbed the
ladder of fortune and of fame, and
how through it all he had stood
true to his principles, retiring from
lucrative editorial work rather
than withhold or forsake the truth,
and how, following that, by the
burning eloquence of his own tongne
he had snatched victory from defeat
and compelled even Republican
Congress to yield to him the seat to
which his people had called him.
In beginning his address Mr.. Car
mack expressed his pleasure at meet
ing the good men and fair women
of Maury, whom he believed to be
the very salt of the earth. Or, to be
more accurate, whose men were
the salt, and whose women were the
sugar"
He did not propose, he said, tC
discuss at any great length, the sill
yer or the tariff questions, but he
must be allowed to remind his hear
ers that the Republican party
which now posed as the great golt
monomettalists of the world, ha(
reached that point in their histor!
in direct violation of their platform
pledges of 1896. Before the election
not Republican newspaper or ora
tor had ever dared to take the stant
their party had taken after the cleo
ton; but pursuing the cautious treat
of deceitful politicians, they had fav
orcd bimettalism until the oppOrtun
ity came to strike another blow a
silver, and then they struck 1t.
= And in like manner their plea 10
= the protection of the America
laborer, had been shown to be a de
ceitful pretense. They had passe
;. the Mckinley bill to decrease tn
= revenue, and the Dingley bill
q 'increase" the revenue, toying wit
-. the peoples interests in order
y "protect" certain of their manufac
= uring friends and campaign col
= tributors. And now they had up,
at least had had up until it w'
kicked out of Congress, what WI
known as the Gage bill; the mo
5 monstrous finance bill ever pr
n posed; a direct attempt to increa
Is the public debt and decrease tt
~ volume of the peoples money, tn
their banking campaign contrib
y tors might get their reward for par
Is service.
q Passing from this he discussed Il
y present war; claiming that Mr.. NJ
Kinley could have averted 1t
~ pronouncing the one word "belige
al ency;" but by his halting, hesita
ID ing policy he had thrown the count
p into an altogether useless war, al
= then by incompetent manageme
* had starved and killed more AmeI
Is can soldiers, some three or four
one, than had fallen in battle.
told in most humorous style how
- .shorse, dog and cat doctor h
III been given the care of thlrty-h
ce thousand of our soldiers, for the re
q, son that he had successfully &c
,ir tored the Presidents pet cat, call
- "Mark Hammer" and was the fam
'u pbvsician for all the rich dogs q
.ic cats of New York City.
to In speaking of State matters, n
an Carnack answered more fully tn
-. has vet been done by any speak
ne several of Mr.. Fowler's allee
h strong points. Mr.. Fowler co
er nlains that the Democrats Great
,r five new and unnecessary judic
~ circuits. M. Carmack proved FRI
l9 the record that three of these judl
err ships we're created by bills int
ch duced by leading Republicans, a
.tb that the other two were passed
80 the solid Republican vote.
Vi showed further, that when Sena
on WbitthOrne of Maury had propo'
"a a bill for redistricting the State
of reducing the number of Judges, a
-. il had passed the Senate, itwas
l9- feated in the House by the Repul
lie cans voting solidly against its C
by alteration. He denied that
,er Hawkins administration spent
isb money than Marks had done,
ioH - 81 ar,uraS IN nrOve tn the c