The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-14

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nected with the state administrator
, that ought to be abolished, says tn
Nashville American. The Labo
Bureau, for one. which is PRACTICAL.
o worthless to the working people Tn
0 State Factory Inspectorship. and tn
a Assistant Adjutant Generalship
ssMany thousand dollars have beer
wasted on these jobs during the pas
several years, and no one has benefited
outside of those who have held them.
says our contemporary. This is al
true. and may be used as material fol
another good plank in the Democratic
platform. But the American is vast
ing its energies by not pushing any OF
its good things along. Its first sugges-
ton was its best. but for some reason
it dropped it like it was hot potato.
and has done nothing but sh' II the
woods since. II our Nashville neighbor
means to stand by it's suggestions we
should like to see it reaffirm them oc-
casionally. A good suggestion should
be supported by strong advocate. To
fire and scatter and fall back. never
won a political battle. The paramount
question in the coming campaign, as
every reader of the signs of times knows,
will be the right of cities and towns to
local self government in the restriction
and control of the liquor traffic. Bear
ing upon this the American has said
that Tennessee needs "a higher standard
of public and private morality, temper
ance in all things, honest elections, and
the right of towns and cities to self gov
ernment." That was we'll said. Upon
that plank the battle will be fought.
But our neigbbor has been painful 'ly
silent since. Almost suspiciously silent
since Very much to the disappoint
ment of many who thought they read in
its lines the meaning and the purpose of
that paper to make an open. strong, de.
termined fight for 'higher standard
of morality, honest elections, and the
right of towns and cities to self govern
ment." We are not willing to lose the
advocacy of the American in this i'm
por ant contest with the liquor devil.
We are not willing to abandon it to its
silence, or that it should abandon
sound democratic principles that would
be so conducive to the prosperity of the
State and the happiness Of the people.
Therefore we call upon our contemporary
TO know what it meant by what it said,
and what it means by its silence now
We call upon it to come out in the open
md fight for what it has declared to be
light. We call upon it to champion its
,wn suggestion and defend the fright of
owns and cities to self -government"
The signs of the times portend that
Columbia will indeed and in truth
AVE a new and handsome railway
epot soon. But the signs of the times
likewise Indicate that Columbia will
ay for it. The Herald fav ors the
uilding Of new depot, but we do
ot favor it at the expense of the
AK payers of Columbia Taxes are
lready burdensome in this town. We D
there is not another town in the u
tate where property is assessed nearer a.
IS full value, and the tax rate as high. u
o add to that, by helping mu'ti-mil-
onalre corporation build for their own
Sc and profit depot building, seems b
} us an outrageous exercise OF the tax ii
lg power. But if the tax payers and -
BUSINESS men of Columbia are will a
lg to pay this tribute to this grasp az
lg. grinding, greedy corporation, which ps
axes more money out If Columbia
yery year than handsome new depot tie
i'll cost, why, the Herald can stand it TO
they can. 70
to
Senator Carmack's speech On the he
hilippine question presents the demo- m
attic view SO broadly and ably, that pa pa
e Democrats seem satisfied to let it to
st at that And it came as such an Fl,
lexepcted bomb shell and broadside, on
ID hit them so hard and in SO many 20 20
re spots, that none of the Republi tn
MS seem anxious for the job of an no
vering it. In the meantime the ne
oughtful people of these United
ates have read what he said, and a -,
cir hearts beat responsive to his elo- DIR
emf words. He not only makes the
ltional reputation for himself by that
e speech, but he has done his coun- sol
, valiant service, and the old Vol 1e'
teer State is proud of him. h;s
has
Che Pulaski Citizen very nertinentlY arl,