The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-04
PROUD OF SEN
ATOR CARMACK

In The commencement Of the Sena
torial campaign the charge was made
that Senator Carmack was withou
influence in the Senate, especially
with the Republican Senators. Thi!
was met by the letters written by va
lious Senators of both parties to Mr.
Thompson, stating his high STANDING
both as man and a senator. Strange
~ enough, some have taken the posi-
tion that this was only an electioneer
Ing scheme, and had no foundation il
fact. In support of the truth of theiI
statements as to his high standing,
wish to call attention to a fact that
is now history.
No proposed legislation has in years
come up in the National Congress OF
more importance than the Railroad
Rate Regulating Bill, originating in
the House, and passing that body al
most unanimously, and with singular
absence of partisanship.
When this bill came to the Senate
1t was referred to the important com
mittee on Interstate Commerce, of
which Senator Carmack was a mem
Der. Let it be borne in mind that
this is committee composed of some
Of the ablest men of the Senate, such
as Aldrich, Foraker, Clapp, Dolliver,
Tillman, Carmack, etc, and of course
largely Republican in its makeup.
True to its traditions, the Senate
thoroughly investigates every meas.
ure of Importance coming before it.
When this bill came up before this
committee for consideration, Senator
Carmack was in Tennessee, engaged
in a strenuous contest with ex-Gov.
Taylor for the Senatorship, and it
might have been supposed that in the
absorbing interest of the campaign he
had but little time to devote to the
pending bill. But no, at the proper
time he appeared before his commit
tee to take part in its deliberations,
where he found that such differences
had developed in committee that so
far as action was concerned they could
agree to nothing. Here the strength
and grand personality of Tennessee
Senator appears. With a grasp of the
situation, so comprehensive and just,
he offers an amendment, which was
carried by majority and offering a
second amendment It was carried
unanimously. This was an accom-
plishment of which we, whether for
or against him in this present race,
may justly be proud, remembering
that no Senator, other than Carmack,
was able to carry an amendment or
accomplish anything in that commit
tee. AS to the future fate Of the
in the Senate as a whole
or in conference with the House, or
indeed the fate Of the entire bill, of
course we cannot predict; but as to
the merits of the amendments, it is
reasonable to suppose that they were
when they commanded the
support Of all the alert and varied in
terests in the committee.
Ny Interest in this contest is, Hot
because Il love Taylor less, but Car
mack more" and l have voted fer
Taylor too often in the past to ira
duce him now.
Conversing with an Intelligent resi-
dent of Washington while at the cap
itol last fall concerning such men as
Lodge, Bailey, Foraker, Tfllman, Nor
gan, and others, mentioned Carmack,
he Immediately responded,
Yes, an able and brilliant young Sen
ator from Tennessee, who commands
the attention of the Senate, and fills
the galleries when he speaks" | was
proud that he and / were Tennes-
scans In Tennessee,
'Breathes there a man with soR so
dead
Who never to himself has said,
This is our own, our native Ned!"
] hope not. w. T. GALLOWAY.