The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-03-18
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE.

characterized by its perfect fairness,
its freedom from corruption, and
the absence of any bitterness of
feeling calculated to leave hurtful
wounds hard to heal over. Both
candidates had conducted their can
vass, be it said to their credit, on Il
high plane of dignity and of honor,
each running upon his own merit
and popularity, and neither attempt
ing to disparage the claims of the
other. The result is that now all is
serene and happy, and the victor
will go before the nominating con-
vention with the solid endorsement
and enthusiastic support of his
county behind him. 1t would have
been equally so had the other side
won. Mr.. Fowler, with his charac-
teristic manliness, Immediately up
on the result being ascertained, not
only announced his purpose of sup
porting Mr.. Holding with his vote,
but declared his willingness to go
anywhere in the district to cham
pion his cause. And not only he, but
his chief lieutenants have all fol-
lowed his good example.
While the race was between
Messrs. Holding and Fowler, the
HERALD took no part. But now
that the people of Maury have made
their choice, he is our choice. 1t
affords US particular pleasure to give
him our endorsement. We do not
believe there is member of this
bar who would make a better Judge.
There are better advocates than he ;
there are those who have had longer
experience and larger practice; but
we doubt it there is one who has a
clearer, more analytical legal mind,
cooler, fairer, more unprejudiced
Judgment, stronger conviction OF
right, or more moral courage to do
the right, than the gentleman the
people have honored with their
cholce-Mr. Sam Holding. He is in
every sense of the word worthy and
capable, and Maury County never
presented to the district a candi.
date more universally endorsed al
home, or a man more implicitly tc
be trusted.
His friends have reason to hope
that the Democrats of this district
will give favorable consideration t"
his candidacy. Not only is Mr.
Holding himself deserving ant
capable and worthy, but he il
backed by the largest county in the
district, with thirty-nine hundred
Democratic votes to it's credit. L
happens, however, that with all it''
prestige and Democratic strength
Maury County at present, has none
of the district offices; not one
Williamson county has the Con
gresham; Wayne county has thu
Attorney General; Perry county hal
the Senator; Lewis county the
Floater; Giles county the Chan
cellor, the Supreme Judge, thu
Treasurer and the Railroad Com
missioner; Maury County nothing
This unequal distribution of the pie
just happened so; our sister countie
did not mean to leave Maury entire
ly out in the cold. They would no
be so manifestly unjust as that
: they would not be so ungrateful 70
the loyal support Maury Away
: gives to the ticket, whether it b
State, National or district.
This will give to the counties hav
ing no county candidates in the con
test, the opportunity to favor Maur.
with a crumb of comfort, and we be
lieve they will do so. We believ
!, they will, because we think it moth
ing but fair and right that the,
should; and we feel that we can al
, ways trust to the friends in our sis
ter counties to do what is equitable
, just and right, and good politics a
we'll.