The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-11-07
TUESDAYS ELECTION.

TUESDAYS ELECTION.
The result was eminently satisfac-
tory to the Democrats
1t was not exactly land slide, but
the Republican earthw orks shook and
tramblAd and they heard that low rum
bling sound that foreruns land slide.
The country has expressed in no
uncertain way its disapprovaI of pres
emit administration rule. With all the
mower and money and effort the Presi-
dent and his machine managers could
force into the campaign, they have
lest ground wherever the fight was
made against them.
In New York state, which Mr.. NJ @
Kinley carried by upwards of one hun
bred thousand, the Republican major
ity is reduced to less than ten thou
sand, perhaps not more than SIX.
In the National House Of Representa-
tives the arrogan ce of the majority
will be tanned bit, when they find
themselves with only some twelve or
fifteen votes to spare. And this were
better than for the Democrats to have
won the-House, for it leaves the Re-
publicans responsible to the country
for every administrative in, both OF
omission and commission.
In Tennessee not only Is 1t q Demo
cratic victory with an old time ma
jority of perhaps 80, O0O,. but what de-
lights our soul all the more 1t is a
victory that tolls the bell for old King
Alcohol and closes the door of
bis crime cursed saloon in towns OF
five thousand and under in Tennessee.
Except in Davidson county, so far as
our observation goes. all the temper
ance Senators who asked for endorse
ment received it. While Of the great
whiskey triumvate -Beane, Davis and
Cox-two Of the three are retired to
the shade Of inocuous desuetude. and
the third named had the fight OF his
life to hold the seat he had dishonored
and disgraced.
In this immediate vicinity, Newton
II. White OF Giles, who sorely disap-
pointed and surprised his friends by
voting with the enemies Of temperance
and Of morals and Of the homes OF
Tennessee, is succeeded by Mr.. Bull,
who is q little off in complexion on
national questions, but votes for good
government and temperance. at home
and abroad, at all times.
And the good counties of William
Sol, and Hickman, misrepresented two
years ago by one Mr.. McCorkle, viii
be represented this year by John 2.
Graham, successful man OF affairs,
whose personal life is clean. and
whose only political sin has been now
and then to scratch a whiskey Demo-
crat and vote for Prohibitionist.
And we leave it to others to fay him
for that.
In this district Senator Erwin who
cot up out Of sick bed and went to
Nashville to vote for the Peeler bill, mas
been returned by grateful constitu-
ency, and will keep his record clean.
And Representatives Lipscomb and
Nelson, who did likewise in the House,
will s.do it again some more"
In Congressional matters Tennessee
has maintained its own in Democratic
districts, and in the two Republican
boroughs gave Bosses Brownlow and
Gibson about the liveliest little scrap
they nave had in years. In this district
Congressman Padget received as ne
deserved, the Hattering endorsement OF
his people.
There are Democrats and Democrats
we admit, and the returns will not
be to ali their ikings; but from our
point Of view it could hardly have been
better.
An anonymous correspondent writes
the following: IAN Elephant ana
Jackass lived in the same country.
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