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

md vet with that unfavOrahle record
you are preparing to crowd him down
he threats Of 3. 900 MauIy county ID M
Dcrats. simply because. by hook or
crook he has secured the endorsement
of something over 200 voters in Lewis
comfy. Do you think that is treating
the party and the people in Maury
county right?
You are nearly unanimous IN your
Of the Hohenwald resolu-
lion. under which Lewis County claims
ehe Senator this time. We have 20
ouarrel with Mr.. n. b. Cheairs, the
author OF that resolution. Mr.. Cheairs
and the Herald do not quarrel. We
differ sometimes. upon men and upon
measures. But we do not quarrel.
Ant some of Mr.. Cheairs' best friends
saw that the Hohenwald resolution was
noItical mistake. 1t was not only
Ultra wires. exceeding the power anu
,.hority of the convention, but it is
wong per Sc, and pernicious in its work
ings. 1t allows only one county in the
district any voice in the choosing OF
sanator at any one time. In that way
/ utterly disfranchises the Demcc ats
,ftwo of the counties at every election.
And every body knows that is not fair or
lust to the people. 1t rotates the office
from county to county. Which means
rbis; That if Lewis should furnish a
man eminently qualified for the office,
md he should make Senator entirely
satisfactory to the district, and the peo-
ale all wanted to send him back, they
could not do SO. Under this Hohen-
valid agreement he would be compelled
10 retire, and the party and the people
would have to go to Perry County next
| limo and take up a new and untried
man. The folly of that is too plain for
argument, and the people are opposed to
IL. and the leaders of the party are al.
most unit in their condemnation OF it
And yet, gentlemen, you are sitting
supinely down and allowing Lewis
County to name the Senator, under and
hacausa of that resolution; making
precedent thereby; and two years from
now Won will claim that because Lewis
ltlounty was allowed to do it, Perry mus
ne allowed to do it; and then OF course
Many must have her time; and so you
are making a precedent upon when
will be built up custom IN no Wls'
helpful to the party organization ans
clearly against the best interest OF tne
people.
Nearly all of you say you do not van
70 do II and vet YOU are suffering it tt
he done. When we talk to McMiillf
man he saws. "Schubert claims to be
r ,te man: we did not bring him out, le
t,em turn him down" When we talF
to Bate man he says, 1--WE had nothing
TO do with the Hohenwald agreement
Mr.. McMilln 8 manager is the daddy o
it: let them rescind it," And judging
by your answers, and more still by you
actions. none of you are thinking Of
caring what becomes of the people, say
inc substantially 1.-the people be damn
ed, go your man gets the vote.
Gentle men, do you think you ow
everything 60 Bate and M'Mi.lln and
nothing to Maury County? Do you
owe nothing to the Democrats OF thu
county? To the people OF this county
Must every interest of theirs be suoordl
mated, forgotten, sacrificed, for tn
partisan advantage of one or the othe
of these distinguished gentlemen?
Do you think it fair to the rank ant
, file. to use the party machinery 10
personal and partisan ends? is TN
Democratic party organization intended
to conserve the interests OF the masses
or to forward the personal amb'tlons o
r menu Are you acting true to tns
trusts the people have repossd II
you?
Why say to the people, you shall o.
, you shall not, go to this county or tina
for their nominee? Why not leave theu