The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-11-06
IN THE STATE

that despite the disanection among
Democrats he would be elected. His
election was insured by the division
among the Republicans and by the
heavy negro vote that the State ma
chine brought to the polls for the Gov
ernor. This vote in very large meas
ure offset that Of Democrats who did
not vote for Patterson and 1t is not
surprising that the Governors MAORI
ty in the State exceeds that Of Bryan,
especially in view of the fact that
thousands of Patterson's most devoted
followers knitted Bryan.
While Democrats will rejoice at
the election of their nominee there
are many who will sincerely regret
the methods by which that result was
obtained. They would rather have
had a much reduced plurality than
had the Democratic party forfeit Its
proud right to be called the white
mans party. victory purchased at
such price will not be hailed with
unmixed JOY by thousands who have
never voted any but straight Demo
cratic ticket.
But if there are those who believe
that Patterson's victory is a triumph
of the whiskey power in Tennessee
they have not closely analysed the re-
suits In the legislative contests. In
this Senatorial district Patterson will
have a majority of 1,500 while the
Statewide candidate who repudiated /
the Ban made platform is elected to
the Senate by upwards of 500 votes.
The same thing is true in the district !,
to the south of us. In Putnam county i
the local option Democrat was defeat c
ed by a Prohibition Republican, and C
in Knox county the Prohibition Demo
crat and the Prohibition Republican
were elected to the Senate over the O.
whiskey Republican and whiskey g
Democrat Up in the first district the tt
was elected.
IL
In fact in almost every county or
district where Bans platform was 6,
made an issue, except in Davidson d
county, the people repudiated it and CT
were elected. The tn
for Legislature committed -,
o Statewide prohibition and one do
whose members will have proper tn
aspect for the constitutional powers ha
4 the Legislative department of the IS
tate government, are exceedingly -
right. Only the most shameless dis nm
egard of their ante-election pledges din
nd instructions can prevent State tel
tide bill passing the Senate.
1t is to be hoped that Governor Pat
,rson will carefully analyze the vote mi,
the Legislative races and govern ne,
Is course accordingly. He must not fol
Ike his election as an endorsement of al
lie methods of the machine, on the
am
he should do his level best Eli,
steer clear of the machine program bee
ny other course will mean certain tiol
saster The Herald has no personal nay
~ D4. :. thil
ma
,posed him for the nomination be- roo
use it did not believe that he was par
serving of an endorsement and 1t rier
We abundant reasons for the course wal
at it pursued and 1t has no apology
the Governor will free himself from o
whiskey alliance and appeal to the imp
st sentiment of the people, in other purl
rds, IL he will set himself about to
force their will he shall have the ,od
Of this paper But in prof
future as In the past, The Herald conc
erves the right to criticise and to Vi
,.,, o sent
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bic servant no matter what his ,ho
itical affiliations may be. An I'M It W
rthy and faithless Democrat in Of ter
is no better than Republican of eViis
same character.
since
he election laws should be fairly to