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

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Blended knees every night 10 pray for
the abolition OF the last saloon in the
state Apparently there we're none in
the audience. men or women. who ala
-et anifest approval Of this state
ment.
Just as Carmack is at his best in
the deHmciatiOn OF the saloon and the
whole liquor trafic. So is Patterson at
his best in the defense Of his pardon
record and the one real enthusiastic
demonstration Of approval that
marked his speech was his statement
on the pardoning matter
For the first time since the Chatta.
noega debate Senator Carmack re-
stated his affirmative platform. IN
Guiding the abolition of the entire Ii.
quor traffic. state guarantee of bank
deposits. changes in the election laws
so as to take all power from the gov
ernar, and a public utilities commits
sion, and against passes. Gov. Pat
terson Joined issues on the guarantee
OF state bank deposias and declared
that no safe and conservative fnancier
would favor such a plan, but when
Carmack cited Bryan as a witness to
the wisdom of the scheme the people
applauded.
GOV. Patterson, in a facetious man.
ner declared that Carmack was so
hungry for Office that. in order not to
disappoint him. he proposed when he
elected governor to appoint the for
mer senator coal oil inspector at Co
lumbia, sally that was enjoyed by
everyone In denying the charges that
were lodged against his administration
the governor declared with emphasis
that Il am one governor who has nev.
er violated a promise made to the
people His defense of his admins
tration followed, as previously out
lined, except that today TO the first
time he also argued the great saving
which he had effected by reason Of
the Lane-Foster veto, and the saving
unimpaired of the Jarvis law There
was no sign of approval, however,
when the governor mentioned this
act, nor was there any indication of
Endorsement when he defended the
LaFollette or jug law vetoes.
Defending the Memphis ripper bill,
the governor said that in spite of what
the supreme court had said he believd
the decision declaring that measure
unconstitutional was a curse to the
city of Memphis. Il have no apology
to make to the supreme court or to
this people for my course on that
measure said the governor"
Senator Carmack opened the debate
today, and his voice held up well, and
Gov Patterson's voice showed a most
marked improvement over yesterday,
but in the outset of his speech he
seemed to realize that he was in an
unfriendly audience, for he referred to
the wearers of the red and asked them
to weigh well what he had
to say. In his rejoinder Senator Car
mack spoke with fine effect.
This center shot from Carmack
closed the debate: "The governor
doubts my consistency and my sim
certify upon the prohibition issue and !!
intimates that he does not know
where to place me. There may be
some doubt in the governors mind as
to where l stand on this question, but |
there is not liquor dealer in Tennes-
see who does not know exactly where
to place me. He says / am against
the saloons when they are weak but
there will be more money spent this
year by the liquor interests Of Ten
nessee to debauch and corrupt the
manhood of the state than was ever
spent in any previous campaign, and
not one dollar of it will be spent in
my interest"
The streets all the morning were
with people wearing red, and
/ white badge was almost a rarity,
he latter being about as scarce, If not
more so, than at Bristol Both candl-
lates we're received BY joint recep-
ion committee and taken to the same
lotel and given rooms side by side.
rhey met each other in the hall of the
lotel before the speaking and ex-
changed the compliments of the day