The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-11-20
SCORNED ARTS
OF DEMAGOGUE
Mr.. cARMAck WOULD NOT FAwN
OR PLATTER TO OBTAIN
SUPPORT.
EULOGY OF HON. I. II. HATCHER
Beautiful Tribute to Character Of
lllustrious Dead by Personal
Friend.

The following is the beautiful eu-
logy of Hon. E. H. Hatcher at the Car
mack memorial service on Sunday:
We have not yet recovered from
the shock of Senator Carmacks cruel
assassination. We seem yet to be
stupefied, as if held in the thralldom
of hideous nightmare.
But this is "a time for memory and
for tears" and not the lifting occa-
sion for expressing our just resent
ment and righteous Indignation. But
l can not forbear TO say that, as Ed
ward Carmack was so shamefully
shot to death almost within the pre-
cincts of the former home of James
K. Polk, and within the sacred pres
ence and holy sunlight of the statue
of the martyr, Sam Davis, his virtues
and his public services were pleading,
like angels, trumpet-tongued, against
the deep damnation of his taking off,
He has fallen, a martyr to civic
righteousness and honor and to his
vow to exterminate the whiskey pow
er in Tennessee.
HE put behind him every ambition
save that of duty. He resigned and
cast aside every passion and every
purpose, save that of rescuing his be-
loved State from the cruel clutches
of a remorseless and corrupt political
machine and the domination Of the
liquor traffic.
ITO have accomplished this noble
purpose, he would gladly have laid
down his useful life, so that the sac
ritice ascend to heaven
HE left a deathless lesson
A name which is a virtue, and a soul
Which multiplies itself throughout all
times
When wicked men wax mighty, and a
Turns serviIe."
I'VE know not whether THE
LAW" will mete out even handed JUS
tice to those who are responsible to
God, and should be held responsible
to man, for his cruel death; for we
know how often, too often, it happens
that
I'm the corrupted currents of this
world
Offense's gilded hand may shove by
justice"
But In the great forum of an en-
llghtened and awakened public senti-
ment, The action lies in its true ma.
ture.' We cannot catalogue his vir-
-ues, for time would not permit AS
4 private citizen, his life was one of
stainless honor. Power could not
bend or warp neither could gold cor
'upt or influence his conduct in pri-
ste life G! public service. In his
ieath the American republic has suf-
cred an irreparable loss. flushed is
lis matchless eloquence; yet Its In
luences remain deeply imbedded in
'ur republican institutions. Silent is
he marvellous genius and inspiration
f that pen, which was arresting the
of an INSCRIPTIONS polit-
cal machine and still more unscrup.
lous traffic But his unconquerable
pirit, born of splendid genius and
n infexible sense of duty, will long
utlive all those of us who are now
curing out our tears, like rain, over
is untimely fate.
ED Carmack never affected to wear
The napless vesture of humility He
espised hypocricy and cant more
ian any man l ever knew. The most
onderful feature of his remarkable
areer as a public man is that, in his
1eeches and debates before the peo-
e as a candidate for public office, he
as never known to utter word
hich even malice could torture into
lttery Of any class of men.
"As truly as il was said of Corio-
nus, could 1t be said Of Edward Car
ack that
He would net fiatter Neptune for
S trident
"Or Jove for his power to thunder"
"Just upon the eve of his de.
te with Gov. Taylor, l handed him
me verses that ! had clipped aud
erished for years, upon THE LA.
BRING MAN, every line OF which
S instinct with truth and beauty:
suggested that he repeat it in his
,cches. in the coming canvas. He
ID the verses, expatiated upon their
luty and force, but gave no intima-
, of his purpose to use them. He
,er did SO Yet no man who ever
I'd had more respect and honor for
exalted dignity and browning glory
labor; and none ever had more