Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-15

same party? This objection is
given greater emphasis and force,
by the fact that the two distin-
guished asplrants are of one mind
upon all vital principles of politi-
cal faith. II is is true that there
is no issue between them. There
are things in Governor Taylor's
long public record that should be
explained to the people, and also
in Senator Carmack's no doubt,
but these are not differences of
opinion on any great questions,
that needs be made an Issue be-
tween Taylor and Carmack
These are rather personal matters,
that would only disgust the hear
ers and lower the participants, if
made an issue for joint discussion.
There is no question of principle
upon which they are at variance.
Is it to be then merely a sort of
"opera bouffe" exhibition in which
these men are going to speak
against each other for a prize?
This is revolving to the better SEN
timent of the old South and will
make our state the laughing stock
and by-word of the country
There is but one other outcome of
a Joint debate. That is that it
will degenerate into campaign
of bitter, mud,slinging personaliti.
es, that will be at once the shame
and humiliation of right thinking
| Tennesseans. In such a debate,
we admit that Taylor is no match,
for the brilliant, vitriol-tongucd
Carmack, aud yet we fear that ne
will, through false pride, yield to
the Joint debate idea, and that it
will have this inevitable result.
The Columbia Herald, the Sena-
tors home paper and organ has al
ready declared that Carmack
would denounce Taylor as a liar
if he could ever get him upon the
stump, We called upon that pap.
er for its authority, and it has been
silent as the grave, upon this sub
ject ever since, creating the suspi-
E cion that it had rashly given away
its candidates purpose too soon,
and had been called down
This is what the Herald sand
r that Senator Carmack would do:
"And his opponent will say to him
> face to face on the stump Gf he ever is
given chancc) you sent for me AFTER
Senator Bates death and burial, to call
to see you, and did so and without any
suggestion upon my part you said to me
that you thought deserved to succeed
myself in the Senate; that you thought
the people of Tennessee owed it to me;
that whether elected or defeated in the
l race then pending, you would support
| me, and that all you asked was that
should take no part in that fight between
{ you and Mr.. Frazier. | gave you my
r word that would not take any part in it.
| faithfully kept that promise. chal-
enge you to name a man spoke to, or
to cite circumstance pointing to the
slightest effort upon my part to confluence
any member of the legislature. And
having kept my faith with You | now
impale you before your countrymen as
man whose personal word is not to be
s trusted.
: Our Bob knows these things are being
e said of him and will he said to him if he
T. meets Mr.. Ca.mack in Joint debate,
, hence he is trying to expedite mat
9 ters by the county primary plan,
and thus avoid the issue"
q Is there citizen who loves his
D State and her traditions of glory
t who wants a campaign of this
q kind?
e Then why should there be a
. Joint debate? 1t is unprecedented,
, uncalled for and unnecessary. In
\ addition to these negative reasons
o against it, there is the additional
n positive objection that ii debate
1 is had, it must of necessity be
: either ridiculous elocutionary
t contest, or a disgusting bandying