The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-09-21
SENATOR
CARMACK
for Volunteer State at Bryan
.,ior-eovernment Ownership.

LOUISVILLE sept
.Sa Brvan reception here tonight,
T.se5 STATE Senator carmack, OF
tennessee, said:
Il greet with pleasure every oppor-
al, which brings me to the great
Ctste and enables me to meet the
So ,.rt manhood and lovely woman
60 e kentucky. l am deeply hon
N NJ the invitation which brings
" here tonight. In the name of the
~ and of the people OF the
- volpnteer State, join you in this
u'l l,.,,na 70 the great son Of Nebraska !
y lines Of political conflict we see
,ultitudes assembled to voice
tsir enthusiasm for one who bears
,ho hammer of a great political party
-. +bis is a mere manifestation OF
-, snirit a spirit too often unreas-
paiog and Understanding, as ready
- hastow its plaudits on one man as
another
we have seen President of the
r.,toa states go forth from the White
uouse to be received everywhere with
demonstrations of popular welcome.
put ba is clothed with the majesty OF
+ba most exalted station upon earth,
and there is mingled with the honesty
Of his welcome blind Worship for the
oninenee Of office and the splendors
Of power.
THE cheering fact In the mighty
welcome accorded to our distinguished
gpest is that it is offered to man-to
man elevated only by the quality Of
his manhood, above other men. we
trow that the sordid spirit of com
mercialism and the lust OF gold have
not utterly corrupted the citizenship
of the county; not eaten out the hear
Of the Republic when We see Sc,ooo'Vo'
American freemen rise and uncover
to the simple dignity of manhood, un
decorated with office, and unarme'
with mower. It renews our hope.
strengthens our faith, to know tina
character can summon such an arm
against the force of corruption.
1T has been the evil fate OF some
our noblest intellects that they hay
stopped below the stature Of thel
greatness to secure the prize of pc
sonal ambition.
1T was a great Kentuckian wn
said had rather be right than :
President But how many OF OF
greatest men would have Jared bett'
in the cold judgment Of history,
they had placed less value upon II
bonors of public Office, and build'
their fame on the sure foundation
worth and character? Even II o
distinguished guest should never rea'
the summit of official greatness,
will leave to the world nobler fan
and a more inspiring example for ha
ing sought it only in the paths
duty
But while all, regardless OF par
unite to honor him as man ana
patriot, those of his own political Ia
hail him as the leader of re-unlt
Democracy. under whose banner q
are ready to renew the conflict W
the enemies of the people. II IS
conflict that will be fought, II need
over and over again, until at last TIL
shall have it's predestined triumph o
wrong. Our enemies have delign
to taunt us with our repeated deie'
and in their folly, have even propnes
the early death of the party that
twin-born with the Republic.
friends, it is the GROWING glory OF
Democratic party that 1t can emo
defeat and still hold fast to its "a
Any party can live so long as II
held together by the cohesive pc
of public plumber; but the party, wn
in spite Of defeat and In the Haids
disaster. can still maintain It's Ia
its courage and its hope, is p
that was not born to die. ne RoaA'
graveyard is full of parties that
to foretell the approaching end OF
mocracy, and its pathway Is SUI
with chastity skulls. still grinnin'
hideous merriment over the pros
of Democratic funeral.
I'VE went to defeat in 1882
-
there are some of us who still Del
that we were right and that time
indicated the defeated cause;
while facts, unrelated to any ST
manship Of the Republican party,
obviated the present necessity
bimetalism, it has demonstrated
soundness of the principles Tor
we fought. Beneath all the argun
and contentious of that contest
the simple issue as to whether
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