The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-14
PLATFORM AND NOMINEES.


The Herald is very we'll pleased with
the nominees of the Maury County
Democratic Legislative convention. but
not so we'll pleased with the platform.
The nominees ale all the Democracy
of the county could ask for. Capt
Arch Lipscomb. in war and In peace
In private life and in public station
IA a true and tried man, and his he
record endears hin to the people OF
this county. His nomination is
equivalent to his election, and TINS
will be his third term. His past is an
earnest of his future. He will vote Is
he has always voted, intelligently'
conseryatlvely, honestly, consclen-
tieusly for the best interests OF tue
people free from all ring rule or cor.
porate influence, and With no personal
ak to grind.
His running mate. Mr.. W, B. Long
of Mt. Pleasant, Ii young man OK
clean life, clear head and gooo hea'',
and will be strong and true to himself
and his constituents and wortnllY
represent the great county that has
honored him.
The Herald viii support both these
pantlemen- men, as Democrats anu
ma Democr attic nominees, cordially anu
with a great deal of pleasure
The nlatform was blunder Ii
should not have endorsed FREQ ochu-
bert for the Senate. because that con
yention had no power, authority u J"'
isd,ction over the senatorial question:
That was merely another effort upon
tha mart of the machine politicians TO
o,va the SAID Schubert another coat Oh
grease or sugar or whitewash or some
thing to make him less obJectiona Die
m +he self.respecting, decent Demo-
Gratis, By their repeated endorsements
of this man Schubert, they nope 10
confuse the public mind into the peiiei
that he has been nominated. But no
hos not. and for one the Herald VIII
never support him until he is.
The platform pronouncement upon
the Adams law was another mls'aho'
hecause it was not an honest pronounce
ment. The Democrats OF Maury
county are not opposed to the extension
~ +ba Adams law; neither was the
convention itself opposed to it, though
A. said II was. What the gentlemen
eallv meant was that they regardeu
+he present extension of the law as
impractical, and they should have saio
what they meant.
VERY many OF the best friends the
Adams law has in the State are ~
favor Of letting the law alone ioi Tue
present. They argue that harm anu
hurt might come to the temperance
cause by too rapid progress. That II
were better to wait a bit anu aiio"
nnhlic sentiment to crystalize a1ouho
th,s law as it is, rather than 10 eh
danger the law by going aneau "
nublic sentiment The Herald speaks
advisedly when IT says that that IS the
oninion and will be the policy OF some
Of the leaders of temperance though
.rd +amnerance work in the state
And that was really the honest senti
mant of the convention. They simpi,
went further and said more than they
meant.
While this platform utteTance VII
be trifle embarrassing and give th'
Republicans something to talk about, J
will not count in results. Because IT
the first place, no serious effort VIII p'
made either to extend or repeal tn'
Adams law, and, both the nominees
he,ne heart and soul temperance men
will vote with the temperance FORCE
unon all other measures to strengthen
and protect the Adams law; such Dill
as the jug law. for instance, wn'c'
the temperance people will again intro
duce and press. In the second place
II any effort should be made TO eA'eii'
the Adams law the fight would De n
<he Senate, not in the House. lem
perance votes IN the iio"oo
nlentiful enough, but they VIII o.
needed IN the Senate. Temperance
Democrats should be careful therefore,
who they vote for fol- the Senate ne.
should inquire of all the candidates 10
the Senate how they will vote on til
jug law, and the No Screen law, an'
temperance legislation in general; ant
there being no nominees in tho hel'
they should take their choice between
men.