The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-15


CIrmacK people in fine spirits. They
heard the lay lor speech. and heard it
gladly. They listened to its light
humor and laughed with those who
laughed, for they saw it was q good
time for the CaImack crowd to laugh.
They saw, for the first time in their
life. rough and tumble Bob Taylor
read" a spes:h; and between the
lines and from familiar expressions
tney knew that ''UuI Bob" was read
ing whole paragraphs that his arch
enemy of year ago, the Hon. Benton
Nc MIllin, had written. The Carmack
men. who with the general public,
have been waiting with impotence
for this occasion. are satisfied with
the result; they have seen the crowd.
they have heard the noise; but they
know, despite the noise ard the crowd,
that the ex. Governors speech. when
measured and weighed, as it will be
measured and weighed by the Senator's
speech, will be weighed in the
balance and found wanting
The people will read the speech and
draw their own conclusions. We will
draw ours.
The American says:
"When Gov. Taylor reached the
second half of his speech. that portion
SvRW NH nh al
lusions to his competitor and wherein
he discussed the tariff, canal, and
educational questions. the interest
OF his audience seemed to lag, and
there was little manifestation of ap-
proval. I"
That little paragraph tells the whole
story. So long as Gov. Taylor was
talking about his opponent he was
interesting. While he was telling his
anecdotes, or whenever he was in
dulging in humor, he was amusing.
But Just as soon as he began to discuss
the tariff. canal, industrial and edu-
cational questions, the interest began
TO lag" And that's what's the mat
ter with Robert. He does not know
these questions and cannot discuss
them.
1t was a spectacle to see ex Gov.
Benton McMillin on the same platform
and playing second to Bob Taylor's
fiddle Bob Taylor has said things
about Benton McMlllin (which no
gentleman deserves and which no
brave man will endure. That Mr..
McMillin should espouse the cause of
a man who publicly and privately. has
slandered his administration and
tracuced mis- good name and insulted
his honor and his manhood, is mat |
ter of genuine regret and humiliation
to MI. McMillin's Eest friends Nh.
Taylor in the opening sentence refers
to my friend, tx-Gov. McMlllin "
A few short months ago, no epithet
was too vile or vulgar for him to APP ly
to his then arch enemy. That they
will pose before the public now as
friends shows weakness in the char.
acter of both of them.
Mr.. Taylor, driven from his first posi-
tion that Mr.. Carmack assisted in the
election of Mr.. Frazier. now complains
that he ibid not seek to prevent it."
Did not come all the way from Washing
ton to help Taylor.
Mr.. Taylor claims credit for signing
The amendment bill IN 1897, to prohibit
he sale OF whiskey in the State. But
hose who know the facts will testify to
he shallowness of that claim, the very
of which should damn the
In the eyes of al honest, Gin
:ere, just men. The submission ones
ion was the main question involved in
hat bill; the right of the people TO vote
lpon it. 1t was openly stated upon the
1oor of both houses, by men who per-
'onally did Lot favor prohibition, that.
while personally they would vote against
he amendment at the pole, still as pub
&c servants they felt compelled 10 vote
20 give the people the right to vote as
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