The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
DEMOCRATIC
CAMP FIRES.
Are Made to Burn Brightly
by the Eloquence of
JONES, TURLEY AND CARMACK.
Both State and National Issues are Han
died as Only Statesmen Know How
Not Men but Measures, Not Party But
Principles are Discussed.

Tuesday was feast day for the
sturdy, stalwart, unterrified Democ.
racy of Maury. They were not here
in such numbers as in olden times, |
and still they were not a few; and as
the. Democracy is the bone and |
sinew of the country, so were those
here the bone and sinew of the
party.
The Committee had engaged a
room at the Bethel House for the
convenience of the speakers, and all
the morning a constant stream of
visitors were going and coming,
paying their respects to Senator
Turley and Messrs. Jones and Car
mack.
At the hour of one the Circuit
Court room was well filed, and Con-
gresham Carmack introduced Hon.
Joseph h. Jones of Dresden, Tenn.
Mr.. Carmack displayed his jealousy
of this able young Democrat, by re-
ferring to him as the "reddest head
ed and hottest blooded Democrat of
West Tennessee" 1t was the first
time Mr.. Jones had ever addressed
a Maury County audience, and they
were delighted with him. He Is
pleasant in conversation, affable in
manner, fluent and forceful in ad-
dress. He was not here, he said, as
the champion OF Mr.. McMillin or
the opponent of Mr.. Fowler. His
mission was to teach the difference
between Democracy and Republi-
can principles, and to Judge the par
ties by their acts. What had the Re.
publicans done to rebuild Tennessee
since the war? The Brownlow regime
was characterized by two acts
The first was to disfranchise nearly
all the white folks of Middle and
West Tennessee; and the son of that
same Brownlow was the boss of the
Republican candidate for Governor.
The next thing done by that Legis-
lature was to double the bonded
debt of the state, and thereby to
entail upon the state to this good
day burdensome tax.
Senator Turley.
The next speaker was our Junior
Senator, who was introduced by
: that veteran Democrat and Old-time
orator, Col. A. NJ. Looney. Col.
Looney said that the last time he
had made an Introductory speech,
was to presen. the distinguished
! statesman and idol of Tennessee
Democracy, Isham g. Harris; and :,
afforded him great pleasure to say
that the mantle of that great man
- had fallen upon worthy shoulders
Senator Turley was an agreeable
r surprise to his hearers. He was
o known to be clean man, ripe
O sch(Iar and sound Democrat, but
hiSstyle of presenting his case was
not only as logical and clear as was
!. expected, but it was full of fire
n enthusiasm and interest. III
touched upon State issues some, bu
dwelt more largely upon national
s questions, giving particular empha
sis tor rather against-the ten
-, dency to "imperialism." The Phil
lipines, he thought, would be dis
y astrous experiment. to this country
If The expense Of maintaining an arm.
O and navy to protect-not to sa,
civilize them-would cost more thai
u all their trade was worth, if it wa
all clear profit. And If ever civil
ized-which he doubted-they wOul
,e produce all they needed and hav
n abundance to sell to US, coming
= thereby, in direct competition wit
Is our farmers and laborers. To anne,
ts them, therefore, would be to admi
,e nine million pauper laborers int
10 this country to compete with on
American labor. We do not nee
IN the land or the people. The best c
them are hardly half civilized
while millions of them are but littl
"a better than educated monkey:
- Their land is more productive tina
u ours; they go without clothes an
le feed on rice; their country is alread
be more densely populated than our
of being 20 to the mile, while ours
" only 20; there was no inducemer
o. under the sun, therefore, why "
to should take these barbarians an
,o zens of these people and give thel
the ballot, would be crime again
IL good government; to attempt to ia
i'd them without representation, wouI
co be contrary to the spirit as well /
b. the letter of our constitution. Th
undertaking would necessari
IL largely increase our army and nav
and encourage the sleeping but ev
present idea of military COVER
he ment; the most dangerous idea th
no ever threatened this republic. TT
nc people who talked so much abo
y. what we should do for these heat
ne ems, seemed to forget our first dut
,ic to legislate for the good of Il
90 seventy-siX million American eli
VI zens, whose fathers established th
e' government and whose childr,
le, were to-day fighting its battles al
he supporting its institutions.
- Senator Turley spoke at sor
=" length; he held the rapt attention
as his audience, and made a lasti
1t and good impression.
nd Hon. Il. W. Carmack.
ad The committee thought best al
he Mr.. Carmack consented to pOstpo
90 his speech until the evening. TT
was done in order that the labori
ne men, the merch chants and their cler
who cODld not attend in the da