The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-11
SENATOR
CARMACE
OPEN LETTER FROM r. n. YAM,
cEY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF
THE NASHVILLE BANNER.


has even been triie chary with its
news columns. Under the circum.
sances the following letter to his old
home paper from Mr.. Richard H. Yam.
cey, associate editor Of the Nashville
Banner, is Of especial interest
Editors Fayette County Reporter and
| Falcon:
viii the Reporter and Falcon allow
me space to say something in behalf
OF Senator Carmack In his candidacy
for reelection? Neither Senator Car
mack nor any of his active supporters
have been consulted as to what pro-
pose to say. was born and reared
In Fayette county, and spent some
years Of my early manhood there. 1
feel always the strongest attachment
for the county and its people, and /
hope there are still some few among
its citizenship who hold me in kindly
remembrance. don't know the SEN
timent Of the county in the senatorial
campaign, but because 1t is my native
county. and because of my earnest de-
sire to assist all can in Senator Car
mack's reelection, write this COM
munication.
Il have known the senator somewhat
longer probably than the majority of
the people Of Fayette county have
known him. My acquaintance with
him dates from the time when we
were both young newspaper men,
twenty years ago. We have very fire.
quently disagreed about public mat
tiers. He has been more orthodox as
a Democrat than have. But in all
these years, have known him to be a
heightened, chivalrous gentleman, a
most loyal and generous nature;
strong In his attachments to his
friends. devoted in his love for the
South, Hxed in his adherence to the
Democratic party, ready always to put
forth his best efforts for the cause
or the people that he served. He is
wAole-hearted and earnest and never
goes at anything In luke-warm way.
The enemies he has made were in the
main antagonized by his zeal, for his
friends and for the Democratic party.
He is q man Of exceptional force
and strong mentality. These traits
were apparent In his early career, and
he has broadened much since he came
into national politics. He rose splen-
didly to all of its wider requirements
and there is more growth In him still.
His future promises q splendid de-
velopment, and that is a great ad-
vantage he has over his opponent,
who has passed Nfe's meridian with
out improving on the rollicking
sprightliness Of his early years.
1T 10 now nearing the close of the
campaign proceeding the primary cleo
ton. am In a position where can
see weekly and daily all the state
papers. / have heard or read all the
speeches Of consequence that have
been made on either side Of the con-
test. and have yet to hear substsn-
tial or tangible reason advanced why
Carmack should not be returned to
the place he has so ably filed. It is
customary, without some special dere-
LECTION, to return q senator for the
second term, and 1t is almost without
precedent to turn out one who has
made so excellent q record as Senator
Carmack has made within the brief |
space that he has been allowed to give
his attention to senatorial duties.
There have been many things said |
on both sides in the present campaign |
that have little relevancy to the
merits of the contest. The bushes |
have been beaten, and points In the |
records of the candidates raked up
that the statute Of limitations might |
have barred. The Democrats of Ten
nessee were mighty well pleased when
they first made Carmack senator. He
Is bigger and broader man now than |
he was then, and all that should be
asked Of him now is a satisfactory &C
count Of his stewardship. I have
heard but one point in his record crit
Icised. and it is to that 1 wish espe-
tally to direct the attention of Fayette
county Democrats. It is said that
Carmack criticised certain acts of the
SO severely as to lose
him influence with the president.
II hope the people of Fayette coun-
" will study and analyze the situa-
lion that this objection has produced,
and the Inevitable issue that 1t Gre
ates.
Senator Carmack criticised Mr..
action in regard to the
obnoxious negro woman postmaster at
Miss, and the unconstitu-
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