The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-12
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

The fundamental ulnerehCSs
tween the Democratic and the Repuo-
lican parties is that the Republican
party has always been not only the
marty of the North. but the party of
the radical North who are enemies of
the South. and have never lost an OPP
portunity to humiliate and legislate
against the South: while on the other
hand, the Democratic party, not only
of Tennessee but of the Nation, has
always been the bulwark of the social
traditions and political liberties of the
Southern people, 1t is important some
times that we should be reminded of
historical facts.
This county and this State and all
the states are governed by political
parties. Ii is necessary that 1t should
be so; it is best that 1t should be SO.
Without political organization, there
would be political chaos.
And there are only two political
PARTIES; and when man votes, he
either throws his vote away, or he
votes with one or the other of these
parties. And he cannot vote for a
man. without voting for his party. For
every man elected to a political office
is bound to surround himself with
conditions and environments and
friends to help formulate his policy
and conduct his once.
Voting for H. Clay Evans is voting
for the Republican party. Voting for
H. Clay Evans is voting to put a large
part Of the political machinery of the
State into the haDds of our ancient
enemy, the Reconstruction, Carpet
Dagger. Force Bill, Booker Washington,
Indianola. Roosevelt, Republican Party.
II is all one and the same; yesterday
and today. and as long as an outraged
Republic will allow It to live.
When you vote for the Democratic
nominee. you vote for the Democratic
party: with all its glorious past; with
all its traditions; with all its pension
laws for the old Confederates: with
all its taxation for education; with all
its temperance laws; with all its ma
chinery. For we need not disguise
the fact and for our part We do not
care to disguise the fact that every
party has its machinery. and that ii
is most important factor in politics:
and the Democrats want it; and the
Republicans want it.
We have seen in this county how
important II is to have the machinery.
Without it we could never have gotten
a fair expression of the people of the
county upon the saloon question
When a machine becomes dirty and
foul and corrupt, the party needs a
new machine; but party machinery" "
is q party necessity: and for one We
are not willing to turn the machinery
Of this State or this county over into
the hands OF q Republican Governor;
especially one who has shown himself
So apt In the past to do the bidding
OF the radical Republican party Of the
North.
So much for the gubernatorial part
Of the question. When 1t comes TO
the consideration OF the legislative
nominees there is very much that
might be said. but very little that need
be said. There viii not be any con-
siderable opposition to either of them,
because there is no good reason why
there should be. and no hope for de-
feating them; not enough. even. we
believe to lead the forlorn hope of try
ing to defeat them. The election last
Saturday for delegates to this oonven-
ton. sounded the death knell Of the
saloon party in this county. and Of any
politicians who may train with that
party.
We believe the exigencies Of the stu
alton. as IL always does, pTOouCSu AHe
right man at the right time in the
senatorial convention. When there
is no important issue at stake, making
no special demand for men. pigmies
Green or crawl about and are some
times permitted TO do the work OF men
But when the times cali for MAN,
the man, though in his moiesty he
may attempt TO hide, is always disoov-
cred. We do not believe if every man
in the district had been subject 10 the
call Of the convention, that the dele
gates would have hit upon more
suitable or more acceptable man for
the Senate. than ". B. GreenlaN,