The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-24

house down by saying that he was a
white name representative, that this
was a white man g government, and
that he had never practiced "the Afri
can dialect.
CHALLENGES SALOONS.
ln view of the fact that large ma
lorlty of those in the audience we're cit.
lzens of Nashville to which nohe of the
recent temperance legislation of the
State has applied, probably the most no.
table demonstration of the evening came
when the speaker planted himself
squarely upon the Hepburn Deliver
Dill, and paid hls respects to the corrupt
ana vicious saloon influence in politics.
Nearly every sentence devoted to a
statement OF his position upon this is
sue brought forth rounds of cheers
much OF what he said being fairly
drowned in the storm.
The dramatic climax came when the
Senator with all the emphasis at his
command, apparently weighing every
word, concluded the statement of his
position upon the saloon question by de-
clarl1R: IF they (tb- saloons) beat me
for the Senate it shall be my next am
bitlon to be handed down to history as
the last man who was ever defeated for
office by the saloon power of Tennessee ]"
This was the signal for probably the
greatest demonstration of the occasion.
Although at all times attentive listeners
the ladies did not seem to enter so
heartily as the men into the enthusiasm
OF the evening until Senator Carmack
began to talk about question so vitality
RtfAHfInO hnrnn na rk,1
Then they waved handkerchiefs, clap.
PED their hands and by mods Of APPROX
al whlcn they gave the speaker showed
that ne had reached question that was
dearer to them than all the other great
problems Of constitutional government
which he had been discussing.
MAGNIFICENT CONCLUSION.
The closing perorstioD of the spe aker
was magnificent. and was pronounced
by many the greatest finale to a really
great effort ever heard ia Nashville.
That the friends and admirers OF Sena.
tor Carmaak were more than pleased
with the suspicious opening of his cam
palgn was fully evidenced by the hup
dreds VINO crowded arouno him after
the speech, and for over quarter of an
hour he was kept busy shaking with
ooth hands those who came to congrat-
ulate.
"THE SPEECH "
Mr.. Carmacx spoke in part as follows:
Il am glad to meet here to night this
g4thering of the beauty and
chiyalry, the manhood and womanhood
of Tennessee. am glad to see so large
a representative of that stalwart, hard.
handed yeomanry whose toll creates the
wealth of the world, and Oh whose hon
esty. patriotism and intelligence. as on
a foundation of adamant, res the fab
re of free government and the hope of
free men.
''Four years ago the people of Tennes
see, through the Democratic party elect
ed me az a Senator of the United States.
Having served part of one term.
COM TO you asking a renewal of your
trust anu confidence. While | come as
A candidate speaking frankly IN bis own
behalf, trust have no appeal to make
except 10 Your inteIligence,y your patriot
ism and your sense OF justice. | could
not have the hardihood to ask the as
Sembllng OF this great audience simply
to hear one man plead his own cause
10 the affairs of government and the
life of the Nation it seldom happers
that one mans fate or fortune is of
importanc e to this county.
Individuals come and go; they play their
petty parts and vanish from the scene
Of their tiiumphs and misfortunee. The
great heart Of the world beats on and
'he mighty tide Of human hopes and hu.
man interests sweeps toward it's destiny
above their nameless ana forgotten dust.
There are few Of you, indeeu, Who Gao
eel any great concern in my fate as an
Individual. 1t is only to the extent that
you yourselves are concerned that | can
ask you TO take thought for my personal