The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01

good behavior and he wanted them L
keep up their record by refrainin,
from interrupting the speakers OF in
( dulging in bOisterous demonstrations
I His flea was obeved and the attention
siye1 was the best that has vet greet
20 The candidates anywhere. Judg,
Smailman introduced the governor
who spoke frst He began by sayine
he was proud to face such a represen
tative gathering Of the manhod and
womanhOod Of such a citizenship. He
+ appeared before it without malice in
his heart for any man: without envy
or desire to do any man wrong and to
quarrel with no man who saw fit to
support the candidacy Of his competi-
tor.
Governors Opening Gun.
He said Senator Carmaek proposed
to seize the standard Of the machine
which the people Indignantly drove
from power two years ago and re-
store it, He said tine senator must
give the people a reason for his can.
didacy; that in March, 1907 he said
he would not be a candidate for COVER
nor. that he even refused to run for
the vice presidency, because the office
was too small for him; but the sena-
tor was the most ambidextrous man
in politics he had ever known; he
could change his mind quicker.
He then launched into his regular
speech, proceeding along the usual
lines of the defense of his administra-
ton. He brought the usual hearty
applause when he touched upon his
pardon record and provoked laughter
when he said Senator Carmack al |
ways talks when he ought to keep
silent and is always silent when he !
ought to talk"
The governor, during the first IF |
teen minutes of his speech, was
hoarser than usual and spoke with |
some difficulty, but as he warmed up
his articulation was almost as clear
as usual Senator Carmack was the
same way, and the open air speaking
Of the past two days probably told
Upon both men.
Record as Saloon Wrecker.
When the governor was defending
he manner in which he had driven
over 400 saloons out OF business, he
lsked the senator Where is the
wreck of a single saloon you ever
lemolished?" (Cheers.)
He said the difference between him
elf and the senator was "that he
eld the office of governor and Sena- ,
or Carmack wanted it." He was fire.
uently cheered as he attacked the
enator's temperance record and sta
er his own position. He reiterated
is statement that if the next demo-
ratio platform declared for statewide .
rohibition and he accepted the nomi-
alton he would sign such a measure !,
the legislature passed it, but he
pinned that public sentiment was not .
ar enough advanced sufficiently to !,
lstify statewide prohibition now. =
He closed with an eloquent tribute ,
, the democratic party and what it .
ad done for the South. He denied
lat he was the whisky mans candi- =
ate any more than Senator Carmack
Id said the whisky men need expect
} more favor from him, If reelected, \
ian they expected from his opponent i
Senator carmack Begins.
Senator Carmack was greeted with
loud burst of applause when he arose
speak. He Immediately launched =
to defense of his temperance posi-
On and was repeatedly cheered at
cry sentence. The crowd was I'M
niably in favor Of the senator by an
erwhelming majority, and as he
armed up in the progress Of his ar M
ment to the responsive cheers that B;
eeted him he spoke with unwonted G,
wer which carried conviction to to
) hearers. m
He said Governor Patterson had in
city big job on his hands if he in te
lded to read out of the democratic dc
rty every democrat who believed in
prohibition. He asked if the COVER di
r intended to read out of the demo tn
,tic party the democrats Of Georgia, ov
ALBANIA and Oklahoma because they wi
d driven out the saloons by state Of
de prohibition, and declared the Gu
he was soon coming when every co
tie in the union would sweep the in
uor power from its borders.
lie was warmly cheered as he ex-
sed the trickery of the bogus pri- IL
opd With ,,oopy nov, rc;nto anJ o.