The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
WARREN COUNTY
HEARS SPEAKERS
cARMACK MAKES ABLEsT SPEECH
or CAMPAIGN TO A GREAT
AUDIENCE.
THREE.FOURTHS FOR SENATOR
Utterly Dcr1olishes The Fabric of His
Opponents speeeh.-Patter-
son Bitter.
(By SAMUEL J. sTocKARD.)
On Nashville Tennessean.l

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MeMINNVILLE, Tenn. April 20
Senator Edward w. Carmack fairl!
outdid himself today in this beautiful
capital OF Warren county. Inspired
by a magnificent audience of $500
people, probably three-fourths o.
whom wore his badges, he delivered
the greatest speech of this campaign
Its equal will probably not be heard
again in this series of debates; its
superior as an argument from the
hastings, has probably never been
heard in Tennessee, even in the days
of Felix Grundy, Meredith P. Gentry
or VIM. T. Haskell. In a word Sena-
tor Carmack covered himself with
glory. He swayed the people by the
force of his invincible argument, and
as he eloquently exposed the record
of his competitor, he literally swept
the crowd from its feet.
The effect of this speech left an
indelible impress upon all who heard
it, and it also had quite an effect on
Governor Patterson, for he was plain
ly ratified and grew exceedingly bitter
when he arose for his rejoinder.
There is no doubt that Carmack will
carry Warren county.
Another Open Air Affair.
This was another open air debate.
due again to the lack of building in
the town that would accommodate
more than one-fourth the crowd that
came to hear.
The setting for the discussion was
in itself to the prohibition
champion. 1t was the beautiful cam
pus CT the Southern School of Photog-
raphy, the building which, for more
than fifty years was the seat of learn
ing Of the old Cumberland College,
once school for young women, whose
fame spread throughout all the south
ern states. Here thousands of the
'airest daughters of the south received
heir life preparation, under the guild
lnce of strong, devout Christian teach
ers of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church.
McMinnville is one of the diamond /
pots in the Volunteer State. There
S not a prettier town in Tennessee, |
md it is famous for its strong and
citizenry, its beautiful
women and it's warm hospitality
Saloons Driven Out.
The town is an unanswerable refuta-
ion of the contention that saloons
make business" Seven or eight
ears ago these institutions were driv-
n from the place, Today the capt.
al stocks of the banks have doubled;
heir deposits, have doubled; the con-
itions of the working classes is bet
er than ever: their children wear
etter clothes, crime has greatly de-
reased and even those men who once ,
the saloons have turned ,
tate's evidence and now openly con-
ess that in every way McMinnville
nd its citizenship have gone forward
, greater prosperity and better living
| the last seven years than in any
venty years previous.
On the other hand, McMinnville is
ne of the many striking examples of !,
lie injustice of the specious local
IF government" plea that the liquor
callers of Nashville, Memphis and !.
chattanooga have the right to tear
own the local self government" of !,
e people of the remainder of the
ate who have banished the saloon.
tuated between Chattanooga and
the people of McMinnville :.
e forced over their protest and
,ainst their votes to see the liquor !,
fuses of these two cities ship liquor
here in great quantities to debauch :.
e manhood of the county. Bootleg
RS here ply their nefarious occupa-
IN.
Senator's Committee Larger. ;,
Both candidates received a warm
,lcome from Sparta. Reception =
met both men at the de- !,
t. the Carmack committee being :.
! larger than that of Governor Pat :,
son. John L. Willis was chairman
the former committee and w. V. =
hitson, Sr, was chairman of the lat =.
committee.
All the whisky forces of the county
re here to yell for Governor Pat -
son and they did, but the Carmack ~
ors predominated everywhere. The -,
in street of the town was swarming -
h red badges the entire day. -
chairman Willis, who had charge of
Carmack arrangements, proved
lsef most accommodating and hos tic