Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-18

adOrntl0n ana has been a5 popular
as Taylor ever was. Mono, the OPP
position to Carmack il more deep
seated than amy mere personal pre-
ference, and ;heangry runhhng Of
discomfort was heard even before
the Governors announcement.
What then has caused ii?
|. AS Congressman or Senator,
Throughout his public career, he
has done nothing notable for his
State or people. His record of
achievement is blank. 1t IS not
denied TINT there is not il single
constituent for whom he has secur-
ed an appointment, except his own
private secretary. There is Sho
measure affecting the public g1@R
That he has seriously helpel Or
hfi"dered,, during bis public service y. e
] lie has worried repnpllmn Senators
and abused the President in all .He
lurid brilliance Of the Carmackian
style, ard tins is the source of n
sort Of pride 70 us ALL. Butt has
done, neither Tennessee nor her
people any good. 1t has given the
Senator some notoriety. Indeed,
all NJ his achievements have been
for Carm1ck, none Of them for Ten
nessee. 1t is said, as excuse, that
the republicans were in power, and
mo Democrat had any chance to do
anything; Those who remember
the victorious fight over the adj
MISSION of the territories, made 10y
the aged and enfeeb!ed Senator
Bate, during those last days when
Ire, was totterili6 TO his grave, will
lmrdly accept this excuse from the
young and brilliant Carnack. So
palmost every other Democratic
| Senator has u better record than he
in achievement. A Senator can
Railways do something for the good
of his constituents and his country
whether he he in the minority or
in the Ajority party. The Senior
Senator from fcnnessee weighed in
this balance is found wanting,
viii this fact be forgotten next
year?
2. Ills. abandonment of the
iaith he had formerly proclaimed,
lin espnusing the cause of Parker
land the reorganization scheme and
'tideas, and stalking his future upon
their SUGGEST. The peoble still
hmd dear the Democratic faith, that
he abandoned, and love and honor
|"b"ve any living American the
4 great Bryan, who Fight we'll has
kept it, bnt upon whom Carmack
with all the vltupeIatiye powers at
,his command hpap"d derision and
4 abuse at Saint Louis last summer
4 Did the Senator think he was rjghI
then in opposing the principles, lht
former advocacy of which had
nIatle his political fortune, and IN
assailing their chief and truest ex
pontnt? II he did, he is no fit rep
1 resentative Ola people who believe
\ ia the things he fought, with al
, abiding. devotion. Did he sacrifice
his conividrkns Of right for the
fleshpots Of victory? This excuse
il s6'foreisn to the peoples idea o
The honest, courageous. (even,if aer
J, ratio and -impetaotir9.Gstrmaek tlla'
we dismiss the. thought; and viii
,insyer belieye ,rt; Of him unfit hi
!, lipself declares tito. ie"true. a
f man of character and brains ant
bravery has the right to change ri.
, faith, bat never the right to barter
f it. But with either Of these excus
rs accepted MS satisfactory, there il
!still no excuse made or attempted
for his ab,tse OF Bryan at S.,in
Louis. A sober man who canno
disagree with another ,wi,hou
ahush.g him is, too small en,irel'
= to wear the ,mantlo ,.of, Isham G
? Harris aud Thpmas q. Turley.
3. He has built up bhd control
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