The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
EDITOR cARMAcK.


The announcement that Senator
Carmack has again entered the jour
nalistic field. having taken editorial
control of the Nashville Tennessean
win be highly gratifying not only to
his friends and the loyal and best
democrats of Tennessee, but to the
people at large.
In choosing this work: IN deciding
between attractive propositions at the
law, ana even more attractive prop
ositions in the lecture field, Mr.. Car
mack has again shown his love and
loyalty to his native state. He could
have gone elsewhere and made more
money; he could have taken the lee
ture platform and made twice as
much; but he preferred to stay and
fight with the people and for the
causes he believes to be right, and
for the integrity and best interest of
the party that has honored him in the
past and whose tenets and doctrines
he truly believes in and will steadfast-
ly adhere to. He has honored him
self by turning away from the flesh
pots of the East to lend his talent and
his genius to the service of his native
southland
1t will be a great thing for the Ten
pessean. 1t will be the making of the |
Tennessean. The Tennessean has
had a remarkable past, and will have
a still more remarkable future. In
sixteen short months 1t has grown to
be one Of the leading newspapers in
the state, with a circulation exceeded
by only two others papers of the state
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal, and
the Nashville Banner. In another
short year it will be not only the most
read paper in Tennessee, but it will
have a circulation and reputation sec
ond to no paper in the South.
But great as it is for the Tonnes
sean, it will be greater still for the
State and for the Democratic party.
In this hour Of travail the party needs
a Moses to lead them out of the filth
and mire and marshes of corruption
into which the machine has forced
them. 1t needs a leader who will new
er desert his colors, but is brainy and !.
brave enough to undertake the her
culean task of cleaning out the augean
stables and restoring the party to it's
own. 1t needs a man who will not :
to foes without or enemies y
within, but brave and true and loyal :
bright, brainy and magnetic, will :
tand for the right, and fight for the :
light and win for the right; for Right =
S right, and must and will in the end :.
,revaf1 .
We congratulate Mr.. Carmack that
lie has had the strength and courage -
nd unfaltering faith not to be tempted
o leave Tennessee; not to deny the -
'outh that which the South needs
nost, trained minds to build for its
uture greatness. We congratulate
ne TenneSSean that 1t has had the
berality, the courage and progressive
ess to make bold to compete with
astern capital to claim the best
alent not only in the South, but man
lew York has thrice bid high for, to =
ike and make and control its edito- :,
al policy. But last and most we -
ongratulate Tennessee that Edward -
lard Carmack has absolute control
a leading daily newspaper in the 60
apital city whose mission it will be ).
tell the truth and give the news, -.
ithout fear, favor or affection; whom =,
le spoils Of Office cannot buy, nor the ~.
own of corporate or predatory a.
ealth deter; and yet whom no preju-
ce can influence to attack, malign
do a wrong, to any living man or
'rporation.