The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-07-31
hEx1 THURSDAYS BATTLE.


important that good men should be
sent to the Legislature. Special in
terests, office brokers and self-seeking
politicians have gotten control of the
machinery of the Democratic party.
They will exploit and prey upon the
State unless restrained by Legisla-
ture composed of Democrats who can
not be bribed, cajoled, intimidated or
deceived. There will be a thousand
schemes in the interest of designing
men and selfish corporations, all hav-
ing the active support of the machine,
submitted to the next Legislature,
and unless men OF the character de-
scribed are there to thwart them, the
State, the tax payers and the great
masses of the people will suffer
The Herald has no interest in gov
eminent, except that which every good
citizen should have,-a desire to see
that it is honestly, impartially and
Justly administered in the interest Of
all the people. It has never had and
has not now any candidate in whom
it has personal interest. But it
does espouse the cause of those candi-
dates whose success will mean the
triumph of good government and an
honest administration and impartial
distribution of its blessings.
If good laws are enacted; if the tax
burdens are lightened; if the States
Just obligations are promptly met; if
morality and decency and patriotism
shall guide and direct the affairs of
Tennessee for the next two years,
Legislators must be elected who will
revere the constitution, fear God and
serve no power save the sovereign
people whom they represent. OF such
should be the two Representatives
from Maury county.
Will the Democrats elect members
~ +bic oborao+or on will thoU oInot q G
their Representatives those whose
first allegiance will be to a corrupt
political machine at Nashville resting
alone upon the perpetuity of the IL
quor traffic and greed for the spells
of office? This great question, one
of the most important ever submitted
to free people, will be decided at
the ballot box on next Thursday.
There are two tickets for delegates
in every district in the county. The
lines are faulty and distinctly drawn.
One ticket stands for the constitution
of the fathers; the preservation Of
the government in all it's parts,-the
executive, the legislative and the ju-
dicial branches separate and indie
pendent. Delegates elected upon this
ticket will nominate candidates for
the Legislature who will be true to the
principles and traditions of the Demo
cratic party and who will set their
faces like flint against the new and
dangerous doctrine that all power is
inherent in the Governor; they will
support candidates whose first obliga-
ton will be to the people of Maury
county
On the other hand there is ticket |
which boldly asserts that Patterson
and not the people should be the
source Of all power: the inspiration
for all legislation. Not the Peoples
imperial will, but Patterson's machine
mandate should be obeyed, is the doc
trine of this faction masquerading in
the torn and desecrated garments of
Democracy. Their commissions will
bear this commandment: "Thou shalt
worship the Governor of Tennessee;
Him alone shalt thou serve"
The issue is squarely before the
people. Answer at the ballot box next
Thursday. As you love the Democrat
ic party; cherish the cause OF free
government and revere the constitu-
ton of your state, meet the issue
souarely and save Tennessee from