The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-03-09
THE SENATORIAL AsPlRANTs.
[Clarksville Start

[Clarksyille Start
Sufficient time has elapsed since
the addresses by Senator Carmack
and Ex-Governor Taylor in Clarks-
yifte for some idea to be gathered of
their palat.vo effects The extreme
partis..ns of each gentleman may diff
fer somewhat in their estimates, but
it is manifestly the opinion of the
large body of conservatives, who
stand midway between these ex-
tremes, that Senator Carmack made
decidedly the strongest speech.
Their addresses somewhat epito-
mize the difference in temperament
and capacity between the two. Gov.
Taylor is the prince of lecturers"
ne is an ideal entertainer; he arouses
mirth and good humor Senator Car
mack, on the other hand, is of more
serious and firmer mold. He is upon
the plane of a real statesman He
combines a powerful personality with
q splendid intellect
It is evident that the longer the
people reflect, the stronger becomes
Mr. Carmack. Montgomery county
has been regarded until recently as
one of the very strongest Taylor coun-
ties in Tennessee Governor Taylor
has still a Substantial following here;
but it is an undenable fact that for
six weeks Mr. CarmacK has been max
ing manifest and steady gains. His
friends in this county are unquestion-
ably increasing in both numbers and
confidence that he will carry the
county. There seems to be a quiet
gIUundswell in his favor, spreading
over the State, and Montgomery
coNnty is simply being affected as is
the commonwealth at large.
There are multiplied thousands of
Teune sseeans who have a feeling of
personal regard for Governor Taylor
just as there are many such in
Montgomery county-but who can
lots to retire Mr. Carmack from the
Senate. They feel that the interest of
Tennessee, of the South, and indeed, |
of tue National Democracy forbids the |
retirement Of so able and promising |
u public man as Mr.. Carmack, one
who has in a brief period made re-
nlsrkable demonstration of aptitude
for public affairs; and to replace him !
with gentleman, who, however
agreeable in his personality, conced-
eddy falls far short of equality with
him in capacity for the severe ordeal
of Senatorial career.
Such Democrats feel that there is
pressing need at Washington for the
strongest and most courageous leader
ship which the party has at its COM
nland, and that Carmack gives evil
dence of rapidly developing into if he
has not already become, one of the
mast powerful men whom the South
has sent to the National Capitol since
the war
Looking at the matter from a per-
sonaI standpoint. such Democrats al
30 feel that there is no sound reason
why the good old-fashioned Democrat
lc rule which gives the Endorsement
sf a reelection to the public official
who has been faithful to his public
and party trust in his first term,
should be broken in the case of Mr..
-armack, who has committed no man.
aef of party or public treason, and
hat he should be spurned from public
life and the party councils, and be
to the humiliation of po-
iticaI exile.
There are signs throughout the
State that the serious, second thought
Il the great masses of the Demo
ratio party is crystalizing along the
,Onyiction that Carmack both should
e and will be, retained at the post of
i0uor which he has so signally re
pected.