The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-05
JusT ANOTHER ORGAN

was launched We expressed the opiE
ion that Nashville could find room 70
a paper that dared 70 tell the plat
truth and keep the people informe'
OF facts they ought to know. We Eel
then as We feel now that Nashville
had no need OF a paper whose chic
business was TO deceive the peopl'
In the interest Of a political machine
We win add that In our opinion ther,
is no crying need for a newspaper
which denounces the iniquities Of rail-
road corporations while supporting an
administration which is their mos
obedient servant.
We had hoped that the Tennessear
had come to I'LL long felt want Yet
we knew that its leading spirit was
the -redoubtable Luke Lea, and We
knew his relations to the factional
politics of the State. We had wit.
messed his shameful behavior and rev.
olutionary conduct in the most dis
igraceful and revolutionary convention
ever held in Tennessee by any politi-
cal party. Therefore We were trou-
bled with doubts. And now we must
say that our fears are realized. The
Tennessean is just another organ, a
little brother of The Nashville Amer
lean, with some differences of feature,
but wearing Enthusiastically the fam
lily likeness.
The American defends the Rail-
roads and supports Patterson. The
Tennessean attacks the railroads and
supports Patterson. It all amounts to
the same thing IN the end.
The Tennessean says that the peo-
pie are tired of politics and therefore
there should be no more criticism of
that great and good man, Gov. Patter-
son-which is very fine idea indeed. |
The people are indeed tired of the
Memphis brand of ward politics that
came in with the ward politician now
in the governors chair, and that's
why they are expressing themselves
so freely on the subject. The Ten
nessean has the nerve to say that Gov.
Patterson has redeemed all his
pledges. Will The Tennessean name
a single pledge Gov. Patterson has
redeemed, or tried to redeem? Will
1t name a single one he has not vio-
lated?
In his speech before the people he
and repeatedly promised to
approve any temperance legislation !
snatcted by the Legislature. He was {
70 quoted again and again by his 9
'rgan, The American When the Leg Z
Stature met he promptly went to work :
o organize both houses in the inter- r
st of the saloons. If any other gov 9
rnor had attempted openly to die 4
ate in the election of speakers and \
he organization of committees the I,
organs would have riddled n
i'm with criticism. In this case they p
pplauded. They said the governor 81
light to organize the two houses, in I,
rder to carry out his policy. He
i'd his way-and the first result was G.
put at the head of the committees a,
aving charge of liquor legislation in fr
18th houses the two most notorious q
of the saloons in that body. 81
was natural consequence that NJ
cry parliamentary obstacle was W.
rown in the way of such legislation; ba
was held back, delayed; bills were in
It or mislaid, until it became a pub r.,
scandal. The governor violently
reatened to veto the Pendleton bill an
d fought it tooth and nail until all or,
pc of defeating it was gone. He ha,
'eatened to veto the Columbia bill. cd
vetoed the anti-jug law and the fro
Toilette bill He tried to strength no,
he liquor cause by making the
enue for the public roads depend too
on the maintenance of the saloons. inn