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

enough" Ana it Is doubtless tru
that the exHon. Frank Tnompsof
Chairman of the State Democrat
Executive Committee. heartily con
ours. personally and politically. wit
the said. Schwab and the said BrewIn
90 ana we have very good reason I
believe that the Governor of the State
rather than offend tine Chairman of hi
committee, and daunted perhaps b.
he lowering looks OF rhe liquor mag
mates, Is willing, at least, II not TO
degree anxious. to "let well enough
alone. but with all thar. have III
/ people of Columbia not some right.
Ieftf With Deneticent law spread
all around them and pronouncedly
popular wherever 1t has been tried,
shall its further extension be stopped al
the behest OF the liquor cohorts. ano
for the ease and safety and comfort
of the present administration
Suppose some people do think tenn.
perance Legislation has gone far
enough, has the right of local self
government gone far enoughf If
Lewisburg and Lawrenceburg, Frank
lin ana Pulaski. under the law may
vote saloons out of their corporate
limits. by what sort of reasoning can 1t
be made to appear that Columbia
should not he accorded the same right
Of local self government
And yet that right, through the in
huence of Messrs. Schwab and Thomp-
son and Frazier. was denied to Column
Dia by the last legislature, and in
fiuences are at work now. and have
been for weeks and months. TO have
the next legislature do tine same. And
while these influences against our
rights and interests are at work, what
are we doing for ourselvesf Nothing
The temperance people have no candl
date in the field for either the House or
the Senate. The only announced candi-
GATE at all Is Fred Schubert of Lewis
county, for the Senate. Mr.. Schubert
IS entirely acceptable TO tine wnlskey
men, but there his Accountability
ceases Tue ultra Bate men would
take him, but the conservative Bate
men won't. He was o delegate to
the Pulaski convention which n0mi-
mated Holding for Circuit Judge, and
bolted. Then to make that record good
he bolted again two years ago ana sup
ported Clark for Attorney General IN
preference to Garner, the regular
Democratic nominee. 80 of course |
he has no standing In Democratic |
;lrcles. ana about his only chance for |
ne nomination Is for nobody to run
against him.
But while there Is little or no danger |
rom Schubert. there is danger from
leIay; and the temperance people
eem to be fast and sound and dead
sleep. Even tue Anti Saloon League,
o whom the temperance people of the
'tate look for leadership, are doing
title or no active organizing work
hat we can bear OF. If they are doing
nythlng any where, they ought to be
DING something in this district; and
hey are doing absoIutely nothing here.
In short, are the temperance pevrle,
nth the grand victory of last year
till fresh to inspire tnem; with the
nemy on the run or begging mercy;
nth tine pap-sucklng politicians quak-
~ in their boots, and the common
eopie everywhere ready for the word
, charge the open Saloon and
rive 1t bodily from the State; with /
light and Might both combined and {
,ady to help us conquer aDd over I
,me and overthrow the arcn enemy
g have wrestled with 80 long; just q
!. this critical time, when one more e
sllant charge would win the day, are '
o going to wait and sleep ana dream t
Id allow so glorious an opportunity TO r
lss? God Forbid And yet it ap- I
,ars that way. And all for the lack of
leader, VINO can sound the bugle
ii loud and clear enough to arouse
ID organize the temperance Demo
ats of the State.