The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
GOV. PATTERSON
OPENS AIGN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAKES ELAB-
CRATE DEFENSE or HIS
ADMINISTRATION.
STANDS BY ALL HIS VETOEs
Says The Anti-Jug Law Was Piece Of
Legislative Hysteria Asd
Nonsense"

3 NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 11.-Thl
3 gubernatorial campaign was opened
= by Gov. MalcOmb r. Patterson az tn,
3 Vendome Theater tonight before {
3 crowd that filed the theater For al
most two hours the Governor without
allusion TO any man or issue in the
approaching campaign, but with re
markable GOODNESS, calmness and de,
liberation reviewed the affairs of Ten.
3 nessee since he assumed the guild
3 ance of the ship of state.
The Vendome Theater was crowded,
and with the exception of some vacant
seats in the gallery the building was
taxed to its seating limits. A num-
bero of hearers were compelled to
stand on the auditorium, preferring to
remain in close proximity to the
speaker. Others stood in the rear Of
the house The audience assembled
there represented the manhood and
womanhood of Tennessee as well as
the Democracy of the state. There
were large number of ladies present.
! Another feature of the occasion was
! the great number of prominent Demo
Gratis, who attended from all portions
of Tennessee. Enthusiasm was mani
fest everywhere.
This was particularly true when the
governor spoke of his use of the par
doning power. He recited in detail
the many instances where lameness, !
debility and the ravages of disease
had prompted him to extend mercy
to the unfortunate.
1T is natural for men to be hui
NAME" said Gov. Patterson, and to
be governor of Tennessee does not
take away a mans humanity"
Tears welled in the eyes of his wo-
man hearers as he recounted the lib
Grafton of the boys last summer. He
told of the association with the hard
ened criminals their life and their
work.
Il turned them out to commit crime
again if they would said the COVER
nor, "to become good citizens if they ]
could l hope that somewhere they ]
may find a light, that somewhere char ]
ity may find them out" |
The defense of the vetoes of the jug {
bill and the Lafollette bill was well re- {
ceived. Upon every occasion the gov !
ernor took occasion to compliment the
legislature, but declared that the jug G
bill was hit of legislative Mysteries. S
The Lafollette bill was also dis $
cussed and he ended his defense by v
declaring amid applause that he had c
no apologies to make, and was ready t
to veto the bills again under the +
same conditions. \
Gov Patterson reviewed the efforts
hat were made during his administra- S
ion in behalf of general education. d
He urged constant improvement D
If the public school system. When G.
lie said that education is the highest a
luty of the sovereign power he was O.
oudly applauded.
The governor has been criticised
or vetoing certain fee bills. Ten 4
ears ago these fee bills were passed
nder what is known as the Jarvis
aw. There has been a continual eff
ort at every meeting of the legisla-
ure to repeal sections of the Jarvis
lw, and when Gov. Patterson showed "a
hat the effort was made by those who
We from fees and fee-grabbling, he
'as again cheered.
Throughout the entire address the
overnor spoke with the greatest ia
liliarity with his subject and not for r,
n instant did he waver. There was be
0 Introductory address. m
AS the governor appeared upon the T.
age band, the escort of the Patter- We
IN Club to the speaking, struck up an
Dixie" and the crowd cheered the G,
1vemor to the echo. At the conclus- be
n of the demonstration the governor w
lvanced and began his speech, His gr
lends were elated at the success of We
e occasion. Gu