The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-04

organizing Carmack club at ThcMuss-
son Station, Tenn
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have come together for the puc-
! pose of reasoning with one another IL
order that we may search out CkIC-
paths of duty in the great struggle
for mastery between two giants OF
democracy who come seeking HEENH
the suffrage of Tenn. the highest otEGa
in the gift of the people
1t was said by Solomon 1900 years
ago, that I'm a multitude of counsel
! Iors was safety" Now in order tilaS-
we may properly appreciate taisa
proverb it becomes necessary for His.
to compare our government OF today
with that of Solomon's in his tfrle-
You must remember that his gov
eminent was an unlimited kingdoul-
! He was the sole and undisputed ruieI-
! In him was vested the three branches
OF law; he was the legislator, judge
/ and executioner. and being inspired
with wisdom, he could look doUzsl
| through the annals of time and 2ec=
the great menacing dangers which,
would threaten a one mans govern
ment like that of his or the Gear or
Sultan's of today; but could the wESe'
ruler Of Israel come in our midst To-
, day, | believe he would some wiiGr
change his proverb and instead ut
saying In the multitude of ouuR-
sellers is safety" he would say ia the
counsel of wisdom is safety
Remember that Solomon had Nc
house of deputies like the PrGs@-
dent cf France He had no parEa-
-lcnt ike Edward of England; he hG6
20 Richtag like William of GernlanY,-
nor a Congress like Roosevelt al
tmerica to regulate and control fiRs
..a1lo ovcr The people, hence he couSI
see tic greet danger which might aEi,as'
ron an unrestrained ruler withOgs.
counsel
In Russia the burden of government
and responsibility of nisrule fans
upon one mans head, the Gar, bna
not so in this country CT ours. We
have no kings, we have no emperoru,,
we have no monareas. no cars MuE
sultans, but VIC have great and HsaEs-
nifcent empire, whose ruler is over
iftean millions ballots, and every
man in this country OF ours, is re
sponsibie for the misrule of this grFv-
ernment whose casts his vote for aw
irresponsible or incompetent officer OK
one who fails to perform his duty
This burden this obligation, THIS,
responsibility, stares every Sovereign
citizen OF Tennessee in the face az
day.
1t is my duty, and it is your duty
to vote for the very best qualified nness
we can get to represent MS in ecU-
gress and the senate OF the UuItocE
States. This is a question which caie&f
man must decide for himself, but VIC
should use good sound judgment uFasCa
which to build our faith and reRdEK
our decision.
We should not let favoritism, EIreSu
dice us against a wise and sound veg
dict 1t is a duty we owe the State
Iof Tenn. to be represented III C0tf
gress and in the Senate of the UuReSa
States by the very strongest nIen &c
can secure for the, position. The az
Of OF &c no n-f
Office in the gift OF the American pe0-
pie, not even excepting that OF tue.
president, for the senator E1if2rEs,
creates or makes the law, while 2geEe
president only executes or adrlinEs
tiers it, and Christ has said the iluiaRgT-
of a house was greater than the h0gGSa-
therefore the builder, Greater or
maker Of laws is greater than he 2fs0
executes or administers them
One man may be efficient as iHrEEs
whose province is to divide, discsAw
or apply the law, while another mc0T
be competent as an executive Wts1cas
duty it is 10 administer or e1seusaze
the law, while the third may be qgxzS,-
lied to make laws by hard study asrs52
making himself familiar with EfLEs
wants and necessities OF the peDpSgs-
Now | ask you in all eandor xGS1
earnestness to be honest to yuurxz.ss.
which man of the two standing Eo8-
election to senator before the peopIr
OF Tenn. today DO you think has EtEI
the best opportunity to prepare him
self for senator? Ex-GoV Robt- i.
Taylor who has devoted the bed
part OF rs years Of his life on the
lecturers platform and to enterGAa1s.
ment, or Senator E. ". CarmacE. wtnoD
mas increasingly and untiringIy u4s--
voted ten years of the prime or kEE:
life to the study of legislative EaW..
and the wants and requirements Of