The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-09-09
THE ADAMS LAW.

politicians are afraid to oppose IT. The
politicians generally find out what the
people are for, and then with great
gusto they declare for that thing in
their state CONVEX tions. Both the
Democrats and the Republicans. in
their state conventions, not in so many
words but in plain meaning, declared
for the Adams law.
The strength of the Adams law is
manifest IN another way; the anxiety
of its defender to make it an issue. anu
the fear of its opponent to discuss 1t.
Governor trazier's party platform
declares for the law, and the Governor
plants himself squarely upon that plank
in his platform, and he takes every
occasion to remind the people of it.
While Mr.. Littleton, who, though his
platform is for it is himself against it,
says he us not going to discuss 1t any
more. +" Why? Because he knows he
is on the unpopular side of the ques-
ton.
Really the Adams law ought not to
be made an issue in this campaign. 1t
Is not political OF party issue, and as
one of it's friends we object to the
politicians making foot ball OF II.
Neither the Democrats nor the Repub-
licans are either entitled to any credit
for its page on the statnte book OF
Tennessee, for neither party could
have passed it without the help OF the
other, and neither party would have
passed it except for the strong, outside
pressure from the temperance men in
the ranks of both parties.
Governor Frazier. If he had been
very ardent Adams law man would have
allowed Columbia to have come under
its beneficent influence. And since his
veto of the Columbia D1spensary bill,
and the influence OF his administration
satellites against the Columbia Adams
law extension bill, we have had no
Faith in Mr.. Frazier as a politician IN
whom the friends of temperance could
place much trust.
so it is not for any personal love or
admiration for Mr.. Frazier, or as an
Adams law man or as a temperance
man that we shall support him in this
campaign, but as a Democrat.
While we believe that Mr.. Frazier is
lacking In conviction on the temper
ar,ce question, we believe that he is
strong in conviction on Democracy
and we regard him as an earnest, an
honest and an able advocate of Demo
cratic doctrine; and his private life
and personal character are above re-
proach. He is man of clean life ana
abstemious habits, and Democrat
sans reproche. and as such the Herald
has no hesitancy in giving him its
support.
Besides. we think-honestly, candidly
and sincerely, that it would be great
public calamity for Mr.. Littleton to be
elected. Tennessee Democracy repre-
sents, overwhelmingly, the property.
the money and the morals of Tennessee.
We say that not as party organ. but
dispassio and without prejudice.
And because Democracy represents SO
largely the class it does. we believe it
for the best interet of the State and
for every citizen of the State. that the
Democrats should control. The Demo-
cratic party is the white mans party.
and we believe it for the best interest
OF all classes that the white men should
control in every State and county in
this great Nation.
In conclusion, the Democratic party |
in Tennessee. while it has its sins
both of omission and COMMISSION to
answer for. takes better care OF the
peoples money, makes better laws and
gives better service generally than the
Republican party of Tennessee has
ever done when it was in power in
Tennessee. 1t would not only be bad
politics but bad morals and bad busI-
ness Judgment to break the solid South
at this critical juncture by switching
Tennessee into the Republican column
We hope therefore that none of our
smperapce friends will tarnish their
good name by voting the Republican
ticket. II the "Whiskey Democrats
t9)-God save the mark-wish to
divorce themselves from the Demo
cratic party, they have our full
IN free consent. We believe we have
on ough and to spare to elect without
them, and we are fully persuaded that
otaers more worthy than they would
take their places, and that the divorce
nent would rebound to the ultimate
good of tho party.
Henry Watterson. the distinguished