The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-11-09
CARMACK
AND PADGETT.
Address a Large and En-
thusiastic
CROWD AT The OPERA HOUSE
The Remarks of Both Speakers are
Greeted with Loud Applause Aple
Speeches.

The reception accorded Congressman
e. W. Carmack and Hon. l.. p. Pad
gett at the Opera House Monday after
noon. was in the nature of an ovation.
Every seat on the lower floor was occJ-
pied and standing room was at a
premium when Mr.. Carmack arose at
30 o'clock to make his address. He
was introduced by Col. A. M. Looney,
"Democracy's Old War Horse" who
made few pointed and complimentary |
remarks in regard to Maury honored |
son.
In opening his speech Mr.. Carmack |
said that he came in the interest of
Democracy and Bryan aud the entire |
Democratic ticket. He urged the sup
port of every nominee of the party, say
ing that every Democrat should feel it |
his duty to go to the polls and vote for
the nominees for President, Governor,
Congress and all other offices. Personal
prejudices and petty fights should not
be allowed to endanger the interests of
the party. He cited the Words of Will
liam Jennings Bryan, who, in a speech
at Memphis during the light between
him (Cacmack) and Josiah Patterson,
said that Democratic President, if
elected, could do nothing unless he had
a Democratic Congress back of him.
Therefore, it behooVed the Democrats to
vote for their Congressional nominee.
Mr.. Carmack tnen launched into
discussion of trusts, and gave facts and
| figures showing that the wealth of the
country was massed in the hands of
small minority, making very unsafe
condition of affairs. 1t had been proved
invariably, he said, that the trusts were
opposed TO the interests of the people.
In some instances they had lowered
prices, but it was only for the purpose of
sitting legitimate competition. tie at
tackled the Republican party for the posi-
| tion it had taken on the trust question,
and said that it had departed from
the principles upon which it was
founded. The Democratic party was
the only means through which the peo-
pie could hope to obtain relief from the
oppression of monopoly. The question
had been asked, What laws could be
enacted to suppress ihe trusts?" He
could not enter into full discussion of
this question, but he would say that the
Democratic party would try to sup
press hem, while, on the other hand he
knew that the Republican party would
rot. The Democratic party would fight
Them in self defense, if for no other
reason for the trusts were fighting the
Democratic party with all their might.
On the other hand, how could it be ex-
pected of the Republican party to
J enact legislation against the trusts,
! when the trusts themselves were the
very support of that parry? Could we
| TO clo
; that lays the golden egg every four years,
and sometimes two or three eggs be-
tween? Some years ago there was a
hue and cry raised against combined
capital, and the Republican party began
making professions. Every four years
it has said, ''Just elect US one more
time,- and we will pass laws to down
the trusts" but after the campaign
passes by and election is over, it torgets
all about it's prom ses until the next
3 election rolls around and then it come:
. forward with the same declaration:
again. 1t even went SO far one time as
: to pass a Jaw that was guaranteed tt
9 kill every trust on the first application,
t and they labeled it Rough on Trusts
/ and put it ION sale at every drug store ;
1t has never killed a single trust, how
eyer-and was never intended to. Mr.
" Carmack gave number of pointed anC
humorous illustrations which brough
forth much laughter and applause.
Passing from the subject of trusts, h,
o entered into discussion of the ques
+. ton of imperialism. Much had beer
:, said about new star being added t,
the flag" but there was difference be
e tween star and sDlotch of dirt ant
n blood. This administration, he said, i
}. now waging war against peopl
against whom they have no cause O
complaint on earth, except that the
q love their liberty and are ii shtinl
~ for it. The Republicans had argue,
d that the acquisition of the Philippine
; " ould greatly increase the business in
terests of their country and bring u
II wealth and trade; but the profits accru
e ing from the comparatively insignifcan
}. amount OF trade that would come to tn
>. United States wou d go into the pocket
~ of the ''chosen few" while the grea
mass of the people would pay the in
mense cost. He had never before hear
Ie of people killing their customers to ge
their trade.
The missionary argument" had ais
?, been advanced great deal by the keput
4. licans. "Our Christian civilization, the
% declared, must be instituted among th
heather FInplnos.h AT the beginnin
70 of the war there were only two whiske
N saloons in Manila, ard now there weT
Is more than four hundred on one thol
NJ oughfare, while christian civilization
/. could be seen whOoping, and yelling
and ''cussing" on every street corne
}. why said the speaker, 1.-THE guns {
q. the soldiers are even said to be wadde
. with Scriptural quotations; their bullet
! sing psalms as they pass through Ii
~ air, and their cannon balls are messeE
gers Of love and peace" But the troub
n with the Filipino was that he couldn
m see the point of argument; being ign
:. rant and uncivilized, he could not 81
~ how putting bullet through bis brai
y, or sticking bayonet through his hea
rt would help save his soul.
Continuing IN this strain, Mr.. Ca