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


Notwithstanding the very Indictment
weather of Friday and Friday night
a very large crowd braved a regular
downpour of rain to hear Senator E.
w. Carmack at the Vendome Theater
in reply to Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie NJ. Shaw And the crowd was
we'll repaid for its trip through the
rain and slush, for an ADLER presenta-
ton of the National issues of the Dem
ocratic party has probably never been
heard in Tennessee. Senator Carmack
proved himself to be a perfect master
of the details of tariff legislation, and
his speech was a complete demolition
of the specious arguments recently
advanced here by the distinguished
Secretary of the Treasury in behalf
of the protective policy.
Although Senator Carmack discuss
ed for nearly an hour and a half the
question of tariff taxation and his
speech was replete with statistics, his
audience was just as large when he
finished as 1t was when he commenc-
ed an hour and forty five-minutes be-
fore. Not only was the occasion
most suspicious one for the Democ-
racy of the county and State, but
remarkable personal tribute to a man
who only recently was defeated for re-
election. That Senator Carmack is
just as strong with his followers now
as he was before the primary and has
suffered no loss of popularity because
of the adverse result of the election,
was fully demonstrated.
Arouses Enthusiasm.
In addition to the large outpouring
of the local Democracy there were a
large number of prominent Democrats
from other sections of the State who
occupied seats on the stage, in the
boxes and on the floor. Although
discussing what is usually regarded
DIS uIy SuUJSCI Inc OSheteoA SS
ceeded in arousing his hearers to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm, and his
reception was so cordial that 1t
amounted to an ovation.
While the audience manifested great
interest in the discussion OF the tarin |
and other National issues and repeat
eddy manifested its sympathy for the
sentiments of the Senator by vocifer-
Gus applause the great demonstration
ensued when he declared, with dramat-
ic effect, that the Democratic party
must set its face like flint against the
domination of the whiskey power.
The cheering and enthusiasm was re-
newed in almost equal volume when
he expressed the hope that the day
would soon come when the Democrat
ic party would drive the last saloon
and gambler from the State. II any
one doubts the local sentiment on
these great moral issues such doubt
would have soon been dispelled had
he witnessed the demonstration FOL
lowing these strong statements.
American Flags.
The audience filled the first floor OF
the theater to the limit Of its capacity
and there were several hundreds in
the galleries. Probably 1000 to 1,5OO
heard the speech. All present were
supplied with small American flags
when they entered the door and
beautiful picture of moving color was
presented when these were waved at
intervals during the speech to accen-
,uate the applause.
Just before s O'Clock Senator Car
mack headed by a brass band and es-
,orted by hundred or more members
If the reception committee, compos-
ID of prominent Democrats of the
county and State, and each wearing
long silk badge, left the Maxwell
House for the theater. The march TO
he theater through the rain was en-
ivened by number of patriotic Sc
ections from The band, and the Sena-
or entered to the strains of a popu-
ar air.
The appearance of the brilliant Sen
tor was the signal for uproarous ap-
lause and the waving of hundreds OF
ags: After selection from the band,
enator Carmack, without the formal
y of an introduction, stepped to the
ront of the stage, and at once enter
d upon his speech, the applause
hitch greeted his arrival being re-
ewed when he rose to speak.
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Senator Carmack at the beginning