The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-02-26
TIE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.

himself a candidate for the State Senate
in this eek's issue Of the Citizen says
The contest TOR U. S. Senator seem
, likely to oyershadow other and much
more important matters in some sec
lions of the State. 1t makes very little
difference to most people whether Bate
or McMillin is Senator OF course IL Is
important to them as individuals, but
he Office of Representative 10 the State
legislature is much more important to
the citizens Of any county"
Ii is true that the contest for U. s,
Senator 'sseems" likely to overshadow
other and more matters, but We do
net believe that 1t will when the peo-
pie get into tine fight. The Senatorial
matter seems to be the issue now,
because the politicians and wniskey
men are trying to make II so. But
the people, so far as our investigation
has gone-and we have taken some
pains TO lnqulre-are not taking a very
lively interest III that contest, but are
thinking along more practical and
bushes lines Indeed 1t Is a plain
fact to any casual observer that the
people are firing Of politics, and are
| firing of shouting themselves hoarse
for lien. and are every year becoming
more and more practical and business
like with their ballots.
The contest for Senatorial honors
may ''seem" to be the issue, but in the
minds and hearts of the people the real
issue is the Adams law. The whiskey
men are talking senatorial talk, but they
are thinking of the Adams law; how to
repeal it il they can, or at all hazards
to stop it's further encroachment upon
their business. The politicians are
talking senatorial talk, but it is the
Adams law that disturbs th,ir dreams.
Not only disturbs their dreams, but dis |
turbs their fences; tearing them down |
about as fast as they can build them |
up. The people are not doing much |
taxing at all. They are conservative
and slow ana are not hurrying to get
into the fray. But they are free spoken
when questioned, and they will tell
you when asked that the Senatorial
question is not bothering them much,
but that they and their neighbors want
q business and economical administra-
ton OF State affairs, and a strict en-
forcement and extension of the Adams
law.
At least that IS the sentiment more
generally expressed In Maury.
The Hon. Jere Bax or is reported
lying. The strenuous life he lead
made him an easy prey to disease, and
though for months he has made a
brave and heroic struggle for lite. his
strength and energies now are firing 6
md the end IS not far off. Jere Bax-
er will be long remembe ed as an
Unique and heroic figure in Tennessee =
history. He was man OF wonderful !
magnetism, indopltable energy and
80 PcWOhs AdlhJ, 1~'uIlVbE anu | y
aggressive; and on his tom bstOne may
70 truly writ, "A Patriot who fought
he commercial enemies of his State, 1
nd overpowered went down In defeat,
While the people mourned. = !,
The Pulaski Citizen comes out In
very conservative article favoring L
tate aid to the State Fair scheme, s
rovIded the promoters of the scheme
viii first buy the grounds and erect 3
Ilereon the necessary buildings. Z
ne Citizens proposition seems to be
Compromise between giving them
othlng and giving them the earth and +
hs fnllness thereof 1t Is not fair to F
ne farmers Of Giles county to tax D
nem one red cent for so allied State
air for the benefit of Nashville. q
Ieither ID It fair to the Pulaski nier- Z
hants to tax them to attract trade for l.
he Nashville merhants. The fair ?,
'ould help Nashville and the Rail F
pads, but 1t would be a positive disad- F
antage to every town and county
lerchant within radius OF hun
red miles of Nashville. The good
eop!e OF Giles, Lawrence and Wayne, X
they send Editor Romine TO the ~
snate land we hope they Will should ~
lstruct him to vote against any State B
air appropriation whatever. II
A Bate man In the Banner, sum Il
ng up the Senatorial situation, puts r. r,
lis district down as having already
! ,sen Bale man for the Senate. N
nat would indicate that the Bate men NJ
e rather extravagaut with their
aims. This district may select Bate r.,
an. We have no objection to that nj
1t no selection has been made at all
YET, and it Is not safe business prop
iiion to make calculations on chick
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