The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-19

The appearance of Hon. James A.
Tate at the Opera House Sunday af-
ternoon under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
gave the people of Columbia and
Maury county yet another opportunity
to prove that they are the most lib
eral, the biggest-heatrted people
among all the worthy citizenship of
Tennessee. When the state conven-
ton of the WOman's Christian Tenn
rerance Union was held here some
months ago and Mrs. Armor arose and
made an eloquent appeal for contri-
buttons to carry on the great work
for prohibition being done by this
noble order Columbia people broke all
records of every state convention of
the order held in Tennessee by the
libral manner in which they rspond-
ed. When Mr.. Tate at the conclusion
of his plain, sensible, straightforward
convincing talk for prohibition Sunday
afternoon asked for contributions for
the great prohibition campaign which
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is now waging in Tennessee,
Columbia people surpassed the lib
crafty shown at the state convention
by contributing a total of $464.50.
The announcement of this large
amount brought forth rounds of ap-
plause from the magnificent audience
present. Mr.. Tate has delivered
score Or more speeches at various
points in Tennessee during the pres
ent campaign and the amount contrib
uted here was four times a. large as
the people at any point have con-
tributed. There was one contribution
of $50 made by young farmer, who
was deeply moved by the convincing
argument and the worthiness of the
cause. There were other contribu-
lions of twenty and ten dollars and
it looked as if almost the entire audi
ence wished to contribute in greater
or less degree to help the work
The audience was large and rep
resentatiye and large part of it was
composed of the noble women of the 4
city. On the stage We're twenty-three I
members of the local w. C. T. U. and I
these ladies pledged twenty dollars
to the work The members of many
Of the choirs of the churches of Co
Iumbia were present and assisted in
the singing. The men OF the audi
ance We're not confined to the sup
Dorters of Senator Carmack, but there
We're number of the supporters of
Gov. Patterson present and it is diff
cult to understand how, after hear
ng the convincing argument of Mr..
Tate, they can fail to vote in the COM
ng primary for any but the champion
IF prohibition or can lend their moral
md political support to the candidate
lround whom the liquor men of the
state have rallied and the Model Ii
,ense League is backing.
Mr. Tate made no attempt at elo-
Iuence, but he was so convincing, mis-
ak was so plain and so easily under
TODD, he gave such food of informa-
ion, he was so entertaining that not
half a dozen of the hundreds pres
mt left the building after once hear
ng the speaker, but almost without
reception they remained through the
Wo hours or more of the speech and
ave the speaker close attention and
ronomced approval and applause.
The speakr gave a history Of the
legislation so far enacted
le showed how the country saloons !
nd the saloons in the towns had been q
wept out of existence. He showed
ow strongly the city saloons are en- c
'enched and how on account of their
influence on the politics
the larger cities il is impossible
,r the citizens Of these to rid them. n
lives of their corrupting clinging
'nacles. He told of the room in
ont where the bar is located. the
'om in the rear where the gambling
lraphranalia is located and Of the
IONS above, the resorts OF the =
range women. These saloons are
thickly located that there is one for =
! average of every $50 voters. That
these $50 voters about 100 OF them -
g patrons of one or the other de. -