The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-05-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

| In fairness to Mr. Schubert and as
courtesy to Mr.. Napier. the Herald
publishes the above, reserving the
right, of course, of comment. Lets see
what it is Mr.. Napier says. First
he saws 'this is a thing I had pre-
dicted when hearing of DIR. Stockard S
defeat = Why the prediction? Had he
heard the charges before and did he
think they would be revived by Mr..
Schubert coming prominently before
the public? Did he expect that Mr..
Schubert S appearance upon the stage
would revive an old scandal? On does
he mean to say that when he heard OF
DR.. Stockard' s defeat he predicted that
the Doctor would trump up q lot of
ISLANDERS and circulate them against
his successful rival? We think one or
the other of these must have been in
Mr.. Napier's mind when he made his
prediction. Which, we do not know.
Would any one dare say that Lewis
county democracy was so degraded as
to stop their ears and close their
mouths in spite of these things if they
were creditable, and send such an
unworthy man to the Senate, asks
Mr.. Napier. Well, we dare say such
things have happened in Tennessee.
And we dare say it will happen again
in more than one county in the State
this year 1t is sad commentary
upon the people and upon the legisla-
ture, but it is true nevertheless 1t
Mr.. Napier doubts it, he is 81 nply not
up on the question. A majority of the
legislature as rule, is composed of
worthy men. But among the minority
may always be found some who are
unprincipled, abandoned libertines,
liars, drunkards and gamblers. 'Tis
true, It's pity; and pity tits, It's
true. F" One of the most unprincipled
men this state has ever produced was
not only elected by the democracy of
one of the largest counties in the State,
party with the Speakership of the
House. And he was a known rascal
before his election. And there have
been many just as bad men as he sent
to the legislature Indeed, one of the
crying evils of the day, is the general
character of the modern politician.
No one ought to dare say these things.
But the Herald dares to say them, and
without the fear of successful contra
diction. Whether Lewis county has or
ever will make so egregious blunder,
we are not prepared either to affirm or
deny and we do not mean to say or to
insinuate that Mr.. Schubert would join
this minority crowd If he should go to
the Senate; but merely to deny the as
that political prefermeut is any
passport to good character.
Mr.. Napier gives Mr.. Schubert a
good name, an excellent name. while |
the latter boarded with the former
and taught school. That was in the |
halcyon days of his youth, perhaps,
and before the evil days drew nigh. |
Another witness has told us, several
witnesses have told us, that Mr.. Schu
bert sis doing better lately.
There is that much to his |
credit But it is not the year or two
he boarded with Mr.. Napier, or
lately" that we are inquiring about.
What is and has been his general charac-
ter these % years he has been living in
Lewis County? Not what his friends
or his enemies say of him, but
what was it, and what ia H.? Not
Lewis County is entitled |
to the nomination or not, but what |
about Schubert He said he could get |
the unanimous endorsement of all the |
county officials, and of the Democratic |
Executive Committee Of Lewis County. |
We challenged him to do II. He has not
don it. Why Dies be not do it? !