The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-01

Congress which would be worthy OF
men ion. 1t WAS the only delibeIative
body of which he was ever member,
and he made no impression on that
body. l will not draw a parallel be-
tween his career and that OF MIR, Car
uack during his first term, either in
the legislature or Congress.
We next heard from him as Elector
for the State at large On the Democratic
ticket. position sought by him, he will
himself confess, to famiiarize himself
with, and to meet the people of the
State, with the ultimate purpose of
later becoming a candidate for Cover
nor, which he did. This most spectac-
ula- race, in which he opposed his own
brother, attracted public attention
throughout the country, and he was
successful; not by virtue Of the mastery
OF his logic and the weight Of the mat
ter 10 his speeches-for it was conceded
on all sides that whilst be was an en-
teTtainlng speaker his brother far
exceeded him in the strength of his
argument and the force of his reasoning
He owed his success to the numerical
strength of his party. At the close OF
his first term be again became candi-
date, but this time there was violent OPP
pc ition in the party to his renomina-
ton. Some of the best men and best
Democrats 10 the state opposed him.
The grounds of their opposition we're
not concealed. They we're made mani
fest in the speeches pending the con
vention s action l refrain from recall
ing the objections then urged to Mr.
Int ha ia
will recall their sharac5er
The Governor urged that he had beer
elected to the office by the vote of the
people, that he had faithfully perform
ed his duties. that it had been the Gus
tom to reward a faithful servant by re-
him, and giving him public
of his administration, that
to decline to do so would be to bury
him ia oblivion and blast his future
The contest was doubtful
and lasted for daye. And | believe |
do not mistake the facts when | say
that Governor Taylor owes his reB omi
nation more largely to the support he
received from Maury County and from
Msury County citizens than from any
other source
Now the same results would inevita.
bly, follow to Mr.. Carmack if he should
be defeated that the friends of Cover
nor Taylor predicted for himself. And
the same arguments he and his friends
urged then with so much vehemence
and success might be used in behalf OF
Mr.. Carmack. But Mr.. Taylor mani
testify does not now CONSIDER that a
faithful discharge of the duties of pc
sition, entities the party 10 expect or
ask an endorsement of his conduct and
hat it would be a small matter if Mr..
Carmack were relegated to private life
md his future political career blighted.
Mr.. Taylor was re-nomif ated by the
Democratic party and elected and he
erved his term out, but does the STATE
I'VE him any debt on this account?
Surely not.
uttered the lecture field and aband oned
politics abb olutely and completely. In
he fierce political struggles which fol-
owed his second term, in none OF the
conventions forming and framing the
platform of principles upon which the
'arty was to stand. was his voice heard.
lie remained out OF politics until 1896,
Theu he was again nominated for the
bird term. He would have the public
elieve it was an unsought honor, un-
,illingly accepted, only as matter of
uty. and with an implied promise of
euatorship as q reward for his sacri- |
ces. Is it indeed true that the highest
flee in the gift Of the people Of the
tate has become of 80 little value, so
sduced in the estimation of the public
lat we must offer bride OF another
flee. to induce someone to take it? Has
come to such a pass that the Office it
,lf and the honor which goes with it,
not sufficient recompense to even the
reateet man in the State for any sacri-
CO which he may be called upon to y
AXE in the service of his country? t
And shall we as citizens listen for one
oment to such a plea? The measur- Of
Ie honor and dignity of this flee ia
le measure We ourselves apply to it t