The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24

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stand Punishment" TO use the veF-
naculai 81 the pugilist. and both have
shown that they can meet upon the
hustiags face 70 face aud discuss the
issues Of the campaign as Democrats
and gentlemen should. The Governor
can play upon the emotion OF his fol-
lowers: he can be sarcastic and esus-
+ tic and he can display a bit OF humor
and occasionally get faceu1us, but his
rejoinder Of Saturday night raises the
doubt whether or not he can maintain
that splendid GOODNESS and self-posses-
sion which has been one OF his chief
/ characteristic, when under a long and
ceaseless are.
Carmack can deliver harder blows
and do it with less violence to par
iamentary procedure ,han any Dem
ocrat in the South lie proved Sat
urday night what his friends have
claimed for him, that he IS strongest
in attack and his ability to cope with
the most powerful antagonist cannot
be gainsaid Although he made an
swer to nearly every proposition of
his opponent he never failed to take
advantage of the opportunity to score
point by following with at attack
on some policy of the administration.
But the Governors ability is not to be
discounted. AS an easy and graceful |
orator with all the arts and gifts of a
stump speaker, he would be more than |
the match for the ordinary man. But
with Carmack it is giant meeting
giant. Patterson and Carmack are
orators and debaters of whom the Dem
ocrats should be proud, albeit their
followers can never be expected to
agree as to their relative merits.
This will hardly be disputed, however,
Carmack is better in reply than his
antagonist, and the latter makes
better speech in opening he discus
sion than he does in answering Car
mack.
Carmack's Undoubted Triumph.
That Senator Carmack, for reasons
above stated, scored a triumph here
on the liquor question will hardly be
denied. There were few temperance
people to applaud the Governors
achievements for temperance, while
his liquor friends were anything but
favorably impressed with this feature
of his speech while Carmack's posi-
ton was manifestly acceptable to a
large majority and the most s1gnlh- I
can feature of his victory on this is
sue was the manner in which his OPP !
ponent allowed him to score. 1t was
the great tactical mistake of the de- S
bate that Governor Patterson insisted t
on a further explanation of the Sena- |
tors stand, because it allowed the t
latter to make the very declaration s
that aroused the greatest applause, 6
and it was done in the time of his OPP I
ponent and took all of the vim and c
out of the latters follow
ars, completely destroying the effect s
Of the rejoinder, which is usually c
the most effective part of a a
lebate. C
In connection with the debate over b
he liquor question the one incident b
hat caused extreme tension and no I
small amount of excitement occurred. V
The Governor, in his rejoinder de- 5
,lared that the Senator had said at d
that he believed in the o
of local self-government in
he settlement of the liquor issue.
This was promptly denied by the SEN "
tor, but the Governor insisted that h
air construction of the language h
uoted meant this. V
A Magnificent Audience. Il
Never in the history of Knox county a
ave so many people crowded under a p
oof TO hear a political discussion, Not is
ess than 1000 of the most represen- N
alive citizens of the city and county IL
nd adjoining counties packed the au- W
itorium rink, hastily provided for the tc
ebate. The arrangements were well I'll
iade, there being seats for over $500
nd enough stood and climbed into fe
he galleries to bring the total to the pl
cures stated. 1t was truly repre- pc
entative audience, every interest and Ell
very occupation of the town and tn
ounty having many representatives. ne
nd in addition the one late industry sa
[ the county was also present in con- m
derable number, being among the w
lost enthusiastic supporters of the dc
overnor. sc
The stage was arranged on the west GC
de of the auditorium midway be- tn