The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-05-06
A PLEA. FOR GOOD GOVERN
MENT.

good Law makers. we O"o'
good government without good men IN
oeaoa N make our laws and to enforce
them. There are a good many trite
s.vincs which are pernicious in thelf ,
influence. One Of them is to ''thro" !
rol;,ics 10 the dogs Ii the best class
NJ citizens are to throw politics to the |
dogs: IL they are to turn the taxing
mower of the state, the law masking
mower of the state, the law enforcement
Of the state, over to scurvy set OF
political dogs, how long will it take
these dogs to bankrupt this government
federal, state and municipal-morallS
and financially?
The GOOD people of this couney-"e
a,vavs address ourselves to the people
of this county, for whether our infin
snce he little or much, it is in this
county; and we always address our
selves to the good" people; for, how
ever bad the Herald may be, its IN
3uence. be it ever so little, is among
the good people; the good people OF
This county. we repeat. should take
more active interest in politics thfh
they do; more concern about the men
Who Are to make and enforce their
laws.
But this appeal-and it is strictly an
appeal, without the slightest thought
or purpose or desire to dictate, to boss
or to control this appeal shall be MADE
more to the men who do take an IN
terest and part in elections. than to
those who do not.
We wish to have heart to heart
talk with the leaders of the Bate anu
McMillin forces in Maury county
large majority of whom are our per-
sonal and political friends.
Gentlemen, by virtue OF your posi-
&,ons If influence and leadership, there
devolyes and rests upon you certain
duties, responsibilities and obligations
Won cannot escape from. You may
ignore them; you may subordinate
them. YOU may throttle them, ana
choke them, and break them down ike
YOU sometimes do the impulse OF
good resolution like you sometimes
hush and kill, perhaps, the still, small
voice of conscience which tells you
when YOU are wrong and admonlshes
YOU to do right you may do all thls'
but you cannot escape the RESPONSE
bilities and obligations of citizenship
the responsible lities and obligations
resting upon you in this campaign by
s;rtue. of YOUR positions of influence
and leadership.
You seem to have forgotten, gentle
men. in your partisan zeal fol- ana
apairs. Senator Bate and Mr.. McMh-
lin. that you owe anything at all to
the Democratic party of Maury county
or to the good people of Maury county.
You are using your best endeavors TO
use the machinery of the party 10
further the political aspirations OF
your favorite for the Senate; ano
whether the action you take strength
ems or DISCREPANCIES the party in this
county whether it pleases or dlspieases
the rank and file of the party, SO they
win be submissive and allow them
selves to be whipped into line
whether 1t results to the advantage OF
disadvantage of the people; whether II
conserves their best interest OF not
does not seem to concern you
nearly SO much as whether it will hell
or hurt Bate or McMillin.
The writer of this article has talked
with nearly all of you, and we have
vet to hear one of you say that yo'
thought Mr. Schubert of Lewis county
was q worthy or proper man to SEND u
the Senate. And still none of you ar
making any effort to defeat him, but
on the contrary, are actively helping
or passively consenting to his nomina
ton; and when he is nominated thel
you will insist that you must site
b the party and vote for the nominee.
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