The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-01-22
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.

following timely and most exceileu' au
vice:
ale anpears that the matter OF Sc
lecting candidates for the Legislature IN
many counties OF the state Is nmgtnR al
most entirely, il not exclusively, on Tue
ouestion OF a preference lot Cuiseu
States SENATOR This should not De. |
Of course. the senatorial question Is
one in which the people are interested
and ona concerning which they expect |
10 no nronerly represented 10 the Gener-
nj Assembly. but it should not be the
controlling issue in choosing candi
dates Men sho.ild be elected for legisla-
tors on the ground OF their fitness. thelr
capabiity and character, the aoiilty W
consider wisely The varied interests OF
the state and promote the puohc WEI,
fare in the enactment OF good laws ana
guarding against improper or hurtiui
legislation. ,oal
1.-THE danger in making a personal
Indifference for senatorial candidates the
deciding requisite in the nomination. 81
laoisIatiye candidates is that qusln
cations for legislative work will be over
looked or made subsidiary to the mere
question of electing a United States
Senator. In the zeal for particular
c,ndidate for the Federal Senate a ma
;ority of the Democrats in county may
he induced to support the candidate Tor
the legislative nomination who is least
fitted for dischargIng the duties OF
legislator. aud in instances the least
worthy in other respects OF those VINO
are asniring for the honor The cleo
tion of a United States Senator will be
only one and that not the most lmpor,,
tant. of the duties Of the next General
Assembly, and the people Of every coun-
tv should desire and endeavor TO select
legislators who are 10 ali respects best
ennippel ia character and capabllity
for the responsible work OF Legislation. :.
"Primaries held on the single issue OF
the United States senatorship VIII not
tend to the selection OF the ablest ana
most Trustworthy Legislature. Inere
are many important questions TO DC CON
sidered by the next General Assembly
that affect the welfare of the state
and the people, and these questlons anu
the views and convictions of candidates
IN ragard to them should not be over
looked or subordinated to the issue OF
choosing United States Senator.
There is nothing truer than the above
and we are threatened in this district
with an incompetent, simply because OF
an ultra vires and ultra foolish resolution
passed by the last Senatorial convention,
and because he happens to favor one
man over another for the United States
Senate. But the people, informed and
warned of that condition and danger, we
believe will rise up ana overcome it.
The selection of State Senator in any
senatorial district of the State, is OF
more real Importance just at this time
than the selection Of United States
Senator. Between the two disting
uished gentlemen running for Oniteo
States Senator, there is practically nc
political difference. If they were ootn
in the Senate they would doubtless vote
alike upon all important questions. 80
IL ia a mere matter of personal prefer
ence between them.
But in the State Senate it is not So
There they will have divisions and i've
issues. The livsst issue will be the
Adams law, and one vote, the Senator
frcm this district, may decide that ISSUE
for the whole state. One vote may unuo
nil the good that has been done, or one
vote may defeat any further progress
along that line. 1t is not question 10
Columbia simply; it is question for tn
State, And we owe it not to ourselves
alone to lay aside little personal prefer
ences and prajudces, and fight thi
fight for principle sake, but we owe it e
the homes and the people of Tennessee
And a man who talks temperance oe
tween times, and votes for whisKe
candidates at such time as this, IS
man In whose sincerity and earnestnes
we can have but little faith.
The whiskey men know these facts
and are governing themselves according
". They know they have the unpopu
lar side of the question, and therefor
they are, with their usual po'it'ca! cur
nmp. seeking to avoid an issue they cal
not win upon. Hence you VIII nea
them talking for Bate or McMillin; wit
never a word. unless they are forced
it, either for or against the Adams Law
But ali the Sainc, WIG ioSio'"''S 80 f
they are for-whether he be for Bate
McMillin-is never for the Adams lay
He may be for tiff the people want It,
He may be willing to extend it to Colur
bia "if Columbia wants it," He m'
be willing to ''obey Instructions " b
the man or the men the whiskey mt
will support, will not be for temp,ranc
you may rest assured, In short, hoy
ever deceiving the surface indication
may be. the whiskey men and the
political chums and allies are paylr
little or no attention to the Bate-M
Millin contest; and that Is exactly VIII
we want to advise our temperan
friends to do.
Put your temperance principles abo