The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-03-28
ELECTION TALK

; There has been good deal Of tails
about combinations between eandi-
dates II any have been made We
, hope the voters viii find il out and
} break the slate.
There is a good deal Of talk about
campaign Doodle being pooled and
used to corrupt the primary and de-
baueh the voter. If any such effort is
made. we hope the honest voter will
vote against the candidates whose
friends are found to be using the
money.
Our observation has taught us this,
that the men who buy the votes, are
the ones who corrupt the ballot box.
There will always be men ignorant
and venal enough TO sell their votes.
Just as there will always be men de
graded and low enough to steal But
the man who does the buying is the
guilty man, because he not only COM
mits d wrong himself. but tempts
and persuades another to do wrong
because he prostitutes his position, his
influence and his wealth, to the basest
of uses
Men who oppose this sort of thing
ought to vote against it. Just as men
who oppose the rule of the whiskey
ring in Columbia, ought to vote
against it, And the way to vote
against it is to vote against their can
dldates. And if you do not know who
their candidates are, inquire. And if
you cannot find out who they are for,
lind out who they are against; and
the man or men they are against, are
safe men for the temperance men to
vote for
In this primary election, when all
the voters are WHITE DEMOCRATS it
is a sad commentary upon the white
folks of Maury county, and upon the
Democratic party as well, to hear
political wise acres declare that mo
man can win without money" 1t is
time such sentiments as that and
sdch practices as that, were being re-
buked; and there will never be
better time to rebuke them, than
now, for there are candidates
for more than one Office before this
primary, who not only will not in this
election, but who never have in any
election. used money or other corrupt
ing influence to corrupt the voter. If,
therefore, you are earnest and honest ;
in your professed opposition to bribery
and corruption, why not be consistent
and vote for men whom you know will {
not bride or corrupt I
The Herald's long, persistent fight
has been for temperance, clean cleo
tons, and democracy. Hundreds of
the best men in Maury county have /
told us time and time again that they
endorse these sentiments; that they :
the Herald for it's persistent
and consistent championship of those
principles; that those were their prin-
,iples. ,
Now, in the name of temperance, +
,lean elections and democracy, we APP
peal personally TO each and every one
Of these men who have promised to
stand by the Herald in its fight. to-
low stand by their principles in this a
light. y
The editor of the Herald has no per- g
onal animosity or POLITICAL grudge c
gainst any man in the race. If we I
lave an enemy in the race, the enmity =
s on his side, not ours. We have not r
Uttered an unkind word, publicly or n
against any man running. 8
And all we ask now is, that men shall u
'e judged by their records-good or
the company they keep, and
hat those who love fair play, and clean
lections, and impartial enforcement G.
f law; and likewise those who oppose P
he rule of the whiskey ring, shall ~
ote that way. c
Simply that, nothing more. Is it
skiing too much of a man to ask him
0 vote his principles7 Is it expecting
DO much of a man to expect him to
o thatY Study the men who are run
ing; the records they have made, and
Who it is opposing and who it is sup =;
orting them study their peculiar 81
qualifications for the offices they seek, 1:
nd then vote according to your honest OF
onvictions and oftime professions. NJ ",
nd, whatever may be your occupa-
on that day however pressed you 70
lay be for time to attend to your own dc
rivate affairs it is the DUTY of su
very good citizen to vote. Not
ngle solitary liquor dealer will stay TO
home, Go to the polls and kill one IN
their votes -
King Edward is said to has taken to VII