The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-08-01
CONGRESSMAN PADGETT.

A Democratic primary election has
been appointed to be held next Thurs
day in the several counties composing
this Congressional district, to select a
Democratic nominee for Congress and
Congressman Padgett is candidate
for that nomination. A study of his
political record, therefore, is a timely
subject. What is that record2
Without meaning to make any invid-
ious distinction, we assert it as
truth to which he is entitled, the fact
that Mr.. Padgett has been OF more
service to his party in this district in
the last fifteen years, than any man in
it, living or dead. During those years
there has never been time when the
party was in trouble, when it's organi
cation or principles needed cham
pion and defender, that Lem Padgett
was not called f and did not respond.
When others were scrambling for
place at the pie counter, and by their
mad efforts to divide the loaves and
the fishes would bring discord into the
party ranks; when disaster threatened
and danger was the greatest, then
from the thickest Of the fight was al
ways heard the clarion voice and elo-
quent words of l.. z. Padgett. And
for what9 For party organization and
party princ1ples not for Padgett.
Does that not entitle him to some
consideration now?
Since he has been in Congressman
yet two years, but only seventeen
months-what has he done? He has
accomplished more for the good of his
district than was ever accomplished
by any of his predecessors the first
seventeen months of their service.
The bill to reimburse Confederate
soldiers for horses taken from them at
Strawberry Plains, had been pending
for years. Leaving national questions
of governmental policy to others to de-
bate, MIR. Padgett bent his best efforts
would be too broad, perhaps, to say
that he secured the passage of it. but
it is strictly within the bounds Of
truth-according to testimony of those
in position to know-to say, that with
out his active, untiring and earnest
efforts, this bill, approprlating $50, 900
to these veterans who wore the grey,
would have failed of passage. 1t took
a steady hand and watchful eye to
advance the bill to favorable place
on the calendar and hold it there until
final action.
He has secured the passage of as
many bills for the relief of individuals
in his district, as the average older
He has secured the appointment OF
three persons to good positions in the
regular army.
He has secured for the county gen.
eral order to place the entire county
under free rural mail delivery. Be-
cause of his activity and insistence 30
rural routes have already been estab- Z:
ished in the district giving regular,
steady and lucrative employment to
80 men, ard bring into the district
,very lar $21, 800 of Uncle Sans new
money. There is a big difference be-
tween giving these men employ ment
It home, and taking them elsewhere.
Here we not only get the use Of their
money, but we get their service. A
POSTAL clerk in Washington spends his
money there and serves the people
here. A mail carrier mere, spends his
money here and serves the people here.
Think Of the aggregate number OF
ZONES these carriers visit every day.
Think Of the aggregate number of
,eople, young and old, in these homes.
think of the comfort and convenience
nd pleasure it is, especially to the
women folks, TO have their mail
brought to them. Think Of the time