The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-12
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fathers or has it been kidnapped
by the enemy? Or, what is more
pertinent still, is there any Demo-
cratic party in Maury County? If
so, the finder will be literally re-
warded for putting it on it's feet
again and sending it home in good
working order.
We have yet in this county what
is called County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, and this is sup.
posed to be the fountain head of the
party. 1t is not strange, therefore,
that the stream Is polluted when we
know that the head source is i'm
pure. And Democracy that springs
from committee badly adulterated
with boilers, is necessarily nom
adhesive in its character.
We tell the simple, plain, unvarn-
ished truth when we say that sever
al of the so-called alleged Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, voted
against the regular Democratic
nominee for Circuit Judge in the re-
cent election. Not only voted against
him, but worked against him, talked
against him, and belittled the idea
of Democrats voting for him on
party grounds and because he was
the nominee. 1901. NJ
Now, are such Democrats as these,
to shape our party policies for the
fall elections? Shall they dictate
to Democrats how and when their
nominations are to be made? Shall
they continue to bind the party by
convention or primary, and then
knife it as before? Shall such a
travesty upon party Organization
and party loyalty prevail?
II it does, the Democracy may ex-
pect defeat in the fall, for the rank
and file of Maury County Democrats
will follow no such tainted leader
ship.
The proper thing for these men to
do is to resign; and failing in that,
the next proper thing to be done is
for the Chairman to call the COM
mittee together, that it may purge
itself of all such. ... .......
And yet another question to be
considered is, shall the men who
knitted the nominee in the late cleo
ton, participate in the primaries
vet to come? When we remember
that Mr.. Holding submitted his
claims twice to the Democratic
voters of this county; that twice he
was fought by this same crowd; that
twice he routed them, and honorably
at last won the nomination in so fair
a manner that not one word of criti-
cism could be said against it; and
after all this, when we find men
calling themselves Democrats open
ly, industriously, energetically OPP
posing him, shall we then take
these men into our party counsels
again and give them full fellowship?
The HERALD says, No!
If we are to have a Democratic
Executive Committee, let's have one
whose Democracy is unquestioned
and whose calls will be respected. 20
If we are to have a Democratic
primary, for the Legislature, or Con-
gress, or any other office, lets have
it for Democrats who respect their
implied moral as we'll as political
obligation, to support the nominee,
whoever he may be.
Lets stop this betrayal of the
Democratic party. Lets purge our
Executive Committee of all its Mug.
wumps, its Populites and its boilers,
And lets purge our primaries Of them
as well. Whatever we do in the
name of Democracy, let it be done
BY Democrats. Lets drive the enc
my from our ranks, and force them
to fight US in the open field, foe to
foe.
For a polluted committee to call q
"free-for- all" and call it a Demo
cratic primary" is an outrage upon
the party, an insult to the pure,
straight Democracy of the county,
and an action that will give to the
nominees more of opposition than
Of strength.
We hope there are enough cOur-
ageous and true Democrats on the
committee to look the situation full
in the face and apply the heroic
remedy needed. This is not a per.
sonal question, it is political one
and should be dealt with from a
party and political standpoint.