The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-05
CARMACK'S VOICE
HEARD IN GIBSON
SOUNDING PRAISE OF DEMO.
CRAZY AND ITS LEADERS.
REPLIES TO SECRETARY SHAW
Some of the Officials FalIaeies as to
the Tariff and Other Issues Shown
up-calIs Democrats to the Battle
Line.

TRENTON, Tenn, Oct. t.-Notwitb.
standing the fact that terrific rain
I fell in this county on yesterday. wash.
ling several bridges away and render,
ing the roads very bad, the people fac.
ed the threatening condition of todays
weather and crowd of from 700 TO
! 500 people gathered at the court house
to hear Senator Carmack deliver his
opening speech Of the campaign.
The Senator was introduced by Sid
r. Clark, who referred to him as one
of the brainiest and cleanest men in
politics in the United State today. He
was enthusiastically received, and not.
withstanding he spoke more than an
hour and half, and dealt in fact and
figures, he was given the undivided
and appreciative attention of his aud.
fence to the end.
After referring briefly to the his
tory of the Democratic party, Senator
Carmack took up Secretary Shaw's
speech and proceeded to answer each
argument presented by the Secretary
Of the Treasury.
! In answer to Mr.. Shaw's statement
that the Democratic party advanced
new issues every campaign, he stated
that this was true, and that it was
necessary that it might meet and ex.
pose the progressive sins of the Re-
publican party. He stated that he
was among those who had no apollo
giles to make for the Democratic plat
form of 1906. and called attention to
the fact that the leading Republicans
of the Nation, among them ex-Presi-
dent Mckinley, and President Roose-
welt, had at different times taken po-
sitions on the money question that
was the same as that contained in the
Democratic platform of 1896, and sta
ted that natural causes had produced
conditions similar to those the free
coinage of silver would have produced
that kind and benefcient Providence
had given the people what they need
ed and wanted, and what the Repub-
lican politicians didn't want.
Shaw and the Tariff.
He then took up Mr.. Shaw's position
on the tariff question. and made
brief comparison of the Democratic
and Republican tariff laws, and the eff
feet produced on the country for three
quarters of century demonstrating that
under the Democratic tariff prosperity
was divided among all of the people,
while under. the Republican tariff the
few prospered at the expense of the
many. He denied that the report of
the industrial commission contained
any such statement as given by Mr.
Shaw as to the amount OF articles man
ufactured In the United States and
sold cheaper abroad than at home
He stated that the report of this COM
mission showed that out of about two
thousand manufacturers to whom in
quirhs were addressed on this sub
ject, seventy-five answered, admitting
that they sold their products cheaper
abroad than at home, 325 stated that
they did not, and 1900 failed to an
swer.
Senator Carmack said Mr.. Bryan's
position on the question of Govern
ment ownership Of the railroads an
swered the arguments made by Mr.
Shaw in reference to same, and, quot
ing from the President, showed that
he was in accord with Mr.. Bryan.
State Issues.
Toward the close OF his speech Mr.
Carmack referred briefly to State is
sues. He stated that he dealt not
with men. but with principles and with
party. He referred to Republican mis-
management OF the State, and said
that he did not know Republican pol
itician that was 70 shameless Of tac'
to point to anything the Republicans
had ever done in the State to entitle
them to succeed In the present cam
paign; that they asked that the man
tie Of charity be cast over their past
SINS, and that they be judged for Wna'
they would promise to do rather tnan
what they had done. He stated most
emphaticaliy that the eAtire state
~
must rid itself Of saloons and gam
blers, and that the glory OF so ria
ding II. should belong to the Demo
cratic party, but that he had rather
see the party perish than to see II
foster the liquor and gambling inter
ests.
II there were any Democrats tnlnk
ing about leaving the party, he caileu
on them to first stop and thank INC
Democratic party of this State for 81"
ing them the right to vote at all