The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-20

that I"'>int-oent to confirm 1t. The Q
people Of TennessS.aised as to whe
meet" ASl,4. +s,s
The remarkable interview of Mr.
Gilmore In the Nashville American OF
Sunday was the subject of consider
able discussion among politicians yes
terday.
1t was the general belief that Mr..
Gilmore's statment means that an or
ganized effort will be made to elect
q legislature next fall that will go no
further with temperance legislation in
this state, and that to this end the
distilling, brewery and saloon inter-
ests will be organized as they have
never been organized before. This
organization will fly the pennant OF
the Tennessee Model License
League"
A representative of The Tennessean
called on Senator Carmack in his
room to ask him his views on the in
teresting new proposition the whisky
interests have offered.
Il had Mr.. Gilmore's statement read
to me today" said the former sena-
tor. 1T looks to me like clear case
Of
when the devil was sick, the devil
a monk would be,
When the devil got well, the devil
monk was he.'
Mr.. Gilmore proposes that the
whisky interest shall take control OF
the politics of this state, incidentally
to save the saloons, but chiefly to de-
liver the people from the grasp of
trusts, monopolies and a hight protec-
tive tariff.
THE AntiSaloon League, it seems,
is engaged in a nefarious combination
with all the corrupt and selfish inter-
ests in the country. The saloons stand |
for everything that is pure and right |
eous and of good report. While he
was about it, Mr.. Gilmore should not
have forgotten to say that whisky Is
the palladium of our liberties, the
aegis of popular government, the bull
wark of the peoples rights and all
that sort of thing.
my own observation leads me to
very difficult conclusion. l have not
seen any evidences of violent animos-
ity between the saloon power and
other corrupt interests seeking special
favors from government. On the con-
trary, they have exhibited spirit OF
fraternity that might serve as model
for Christian congregation. An I'M
informed person witnessing meeting
between a corporation lobbyist and
saloon lobbyist, would think that
righteousness and peace had kissed
each other.
Mr.. Gilmore, unconsciously, per-
haps, admits the utter lawlessness OF
The saloon. He admits that the sa-
Don throughout all these years has
been living in fragrant violation OF
every law made for its control and :
He therefore, proposes :
hat the saloons shall organize, take t
control of the state government and
TX up a plan that will make It more
Profitable for them to obey the law
han 1t now is to violate it.
They have despised and defed all
'tatutory regulations, but Mr. Gilmore
kinks the Ethiopian can be induced :
o change his skin or the leopard his
'pots for valuable consideration. !
iont think so.
The saloons in Tennessee have had :
epeated warnings, to which they have !,
'aid no heed. They have been driven :
1.'-~tv after county throughout :
street. IN . those still left this
very severely a.,
~, bull dog belonging to- ,ts,day I,
' ~ e.acoident happened Mrs. '
Bohs,::. ,nmoned member OF the poi
force and had the dog killed
littKe boy is confined to the bed W
his wounds, but is doing nicely.