The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-29

cease his disreputable mouth to-eaT
campaign.
Mr.. Carmack denies that he ever
refused to meet Mr.. Snodgrass in joint
debate or that Senator Harris ever de.
odined % meet Gen. Adkins or that
ne (Carmack) ever ADVISED Senator
Bate not 10 meet Mr.. McMillIn. And
he counters by charging that Mr.. Tay
l1I himself pIOffeIed his services TO
Gen. Bate TO meet McMillin in joint
debate. He was anxious co meet Nc
MIllin last year. and draw crowds
for him, but declines to meet Carmack
this year. II seems that he was not so
alive to ''the parry interest last year
as he is this year. 1t depends, t
Sc 'ms. altogether upon whom he is to
meet.
Mr.. CarnacK contends that 1.-THE
party would not suffer any greater
injury from open and honorable de-
b lte between rival candidates, than il
would from a campo lgn characterized
By the dlsss mination of private attacks
upon character, or scurrIlous news
paper articles, and he charges Mr..
| Taylor's managers with these methods
MANY of the arguments advanced
against me, he says, II think
t. be utterly unsound. Many
of the allegations l know to be
utterly false. They can be kept alive
and have some effect as long as they
are circulated by the mouth-t ear
method of campaign Believing this,
| cannot also help believing that you
oppose joint debate because it would
be fatal to the character of the cam
paign being waged in your behalf.
You were the first to throw down the
gauntlet, and have simply taken it
uu. l do not claim to be your equal as
a popular orator. l simply believe
have an advantage that no oratoriual
skill or power can give-the advantage
of truth and Justice
Mr.. Carmack states that, while Gov
ernor Taylor claims there are no is
sues between them, some of Taylor's
friends have attacked Carmack's posi-
ton on the Panama Canal and the Phil
ippine questions and have criticised his
position on the Hepburn Dolliver bill.
The bill In question was an issue in the
contest between Bate and McMilin, and
the whisky interests were united against
Bate because he was in favor of this
measure. THUS far" Mr.. Carmsck
says to Mr.. Taylor, you have failed to
make any statement of our position,
though you and both received an iden-
tica communication from the President
Of the Anti. Saloon League on this sub
ject on the llth day of September, ask
ing for q statement of our POSITIONS.
Upon inquiry as to when my answer
would be published, learned that the
delay had been caused by your failure
to reply. This presents one phase of
what is known as the liquor question,
upon WHICH both Of us must make an
swer to the people Of Tennessee.
"There is the question of extending the
powers of the Interstate Commerce
Commission questions of tariff and
reciprocity; questions affecting our for
eign relations and our foreign trade; the
question of improving our consular SER
vice; the question OF regulating foreign
these and a number of
other questions give wide latitude for
of opinion between men of
the same political faith.
personal issues may be legitimate
subjects for discussion when they affect
the character and fitness of candidate.
You or those who are acting for you
have deliberately raised such issues
against me. and am simply asking that
you confront me with them.
Mr.. Carmack denies in toto the charge
that upon the death of Senator Bate he
consplred to elect his successor, and says
never in his life has he been party to
any political combination. 81 have the
right not only to meet and refute these
accusations, but to tell the people what
the real truth is, apd propose to do this
without malice and without bitterness.
81 not only have the right to deny
that [ ever made a combination with
Governor Frazier but the right to as
sert that you tried 10 vain to get me to
do so, and tried in vain to persuade
Frazier to the same course; that you
prophesied the early death OF Senator
Bate il he were elected and urged Gov.
Frazier to help you beat Gov. McMillin
80 as to pave the way for Frazier's cleo
ton to the Senate when this event should
occur: that you pledged your word to
Frazier that you would not be candi.
date for the Senate to succeed Bate, but
that you would support him for the va
cahcy.
II shall not only deny that have any
ton whatever with Gov. Cox. |