The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-09
CARMACk' S DEATH
SHOCKS NATION
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involved In TINS contest, II | Know
my own heart. i am absolutely indif-
ferent to the issue There Is another
and higher tribunal *hich VIII re-
view these proceedings ana SIT In
solemn Judgment upon your verdict.
II this house shall decide against my
right. to the arbitrament OF the great
tribunal ! shall make my appeal. II
Is within the power OF the house,
by mere act OF force. to strip a MEM
Der OF his commission 1t is not with
In Its power to take from him the re-
spect of his neighbors, his constitu-
ents, his friends. II may, by the same
act OF force. bestow that commission,
as gift from its own hands. upon
another. but 1t cannot bind up with
the gift the esteem and confidence
of his people at home. That is pos
session. gentlemen of the house.
which is not your power to give. nor
yours to take away. ] would rather
| believe, by the honest, unbought
suffrage of my countrymen. than
to receive it as the gift of the house,
having been denied 1t by my people
at home. | would rather be stripped
S.'iC VI al oiiiSiOA hOAAS'S e~AA o. ~A~S'N
to the people from whom | sprung
than to barter their respect and con-
fidence for the meretricfous splen-
doris of a passing hour.
| This Introduction won for Carmack
hearing from both sides OF the
house, and he followed 1t up with
forceful presentation of the merits
of the case. Grosvenor OF Ohio. then
In, he of q n
of the house, and thrust himself into
the case with string OF spicy ci1p-
pings from the editorial page OF Car
mack's paper poklng run at the pop
ulists, with the evident purpose OF
setting the several populist members
of the house against him; but Car
mack, describing his as valiant
tongue-slugger, an accomplished lip
artist and veritable blue-gum mig
! ger of debate, set the house to
laughing at him with fun
ny story of an old negro preacher.
down south, who doubted the power
iof the plan OF salvation to save
certain disreputable mourner. The
! speech which Patterson had just
made i'll his own behalf was defined
by Carmack as IAN essay on the per-
sonal pronoun and the gold stand
ard, and Patterson's claim of a
democratic nomination was disposed
! of as follows:
The whole truth is, Mr.. Speaker,
that this pretense of democratic
nomination, on the part of this con-
| testant, was simply fig-leaf, an ut
terly inadequate fig-leaf. intended to
partially conceal the nakedness of
his democracy. That fig-leaf was sim
lply for campaign purposes, and now,
that the campaign is over, he casts
aside even this primitive vesture;
he proceeds to unmask his beauty to
the moon, and he goes bounding
forth before the bullying eyeballs of
his startled countrymen in all the
picturesque loneliness of beauty I'M
adorned
Carmack closed his speech with
the following beautiful tribute to
| his native state, which will be read
with pathetic interest, SO soon after
the tragic ending of his brilliant ca
reer, in the streets of Nashville:
Mr. Speaker, ! now close this case
and submit it to the judgment and
the conscience of this great jury
My duty has been done, and | am
ready to receive with patience the
verdict of the house. have been
more concerned. assure you, to de-
| tend my constituency against calum-
NOUS accusation than to retain a
seat upon this floor. In their name
appeal from whatever there may OF
sectional prejudice and passion here,
to whatever may be OF broader,
higher and nobler sentiment. These
/ people, sir. are OF high and noble
| lineage. The blood OF tho heroes
VINO fought at Kings Mountain and
New orleans Is IN their veins They
are the sons OF the sires who blazed
the pathway OF civilization through
the pr1meval forests OF America and
builded temple OF liberty In the
western world. In whatever sphere
or action 1t mas pleased COD TO place
them' whether IN the quiet walks or
peaceful citizenship, or in the high
est stations OF civic power and duty,
OF anna the storm OF death on the
req neiu OF pattle. they nave every
/ where Illustrated those nigh quailtles
OF american manhood that nave
maze glorious the history OF the re-