The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
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day, and viii meet, uolens yolens, an
give the Pauersonites another ehanc
TO throw Z tit or TWO.
This Jackson meeting was for n
other purpose in the world than
confer as to ways and means 70
organizing in the interest OF the II
form wing of the democratic party
1t was not a meeting in the interest O
any man. There was no thought o
suggestion of nominating or trying t
foist upon the party the nomination
of any particular man. 1t was for tn
purpose of organization, to purpose
and to plan to forward the cause o
that man, whoever he may be, whC
will lead the fight in this state fol
good government, law enforcement
and civic righteousness.
That was the purpose of that meet
ing; and that will be the purpose OF
the adjourned meeting to be held in
Nashville next Friday. If there be
treason in that, then make the most
Of it.
Whisky organs to the contrary, that
meeting had nothing to do with Gen.
JEFF McCarn's announcement for Gov
ernor; neither will Gen. McCarn's an
nouncement have anything to do with
that meeting There was no relev-
ancy or connection between the two.
Gen. McCaTn's announcement was in
dependent of the meeting, and the
meeting was, as the coming meeting
will be, independent of Gen. McCarn.
The whisky organs most signally
failed in their cheap effort to stir up
strife between that meeting, or any
member thereof, and Gen. McCarn
The purpose of that meeting was to
get behind the man who would make
law enforcement the cardinal plank in
his platform. JEFF McCarn is the en-
bodiment of that doctrine. There
may be others who are worthy; there
are others who are worthy; and we
shall give to each and every one his
full need of praise at the proper time. /
But speaking, not for but of jeff Nc
earn, we do not hesitate to say, be-
cause it is true and no man can gain
say it, he is worthy, and not only !.
worthy but deserving any honor the
good government and law enforcement
democrats of Tennessee can give to
any man.
From his youth up his life has been
an open book to be read of all men,
md there is not blot or stain upon
my page thereof. When he was quite [
i young man, and when to fight the |
whisky cohorts was a dangerous thing i
o do when a man took his political l
ife in his own hands to do 1t; when |
pprodium of the populace to even Il
ak for temperance, much less state
tide prohibition, Jeff McCarn threw q
imself into the thick of the fight and e
S the attorney of the famous and a
Committee of One Hundred c.
/ Nashville, soon became a terror TO Il
vii doors and won their undying hate. a
e displayed then that intrepid cour-' a!
&c, that unconquerable determine Y
on, that keen understanding of hui V;
an nature that has marked his adj m
of the acknowledgements 81
fice with that remarkable success tn
hich has characterized it. He is he
lie of those men, all too few in pub tr
, life, who have strong convictions tn
d the courage of his convictions. ca
? was reared upon the plains of Tex SC
and there with nature to keep him ar
mpany and communion with the co
nopy of God to read and study and no
cover him While he slept he mt
-rned that independence of thought no
d action which comes alone to men co,
70 are once in their lives left en-. tie
ely upon their own resources; left ter
think, to do and to act, for them VIII
yes. When from that employment doi
herding sheep he worked his way |
Nashville. and working still went bet
ough Vanderbilt, both its academic fou
| Law departments, he was laying per
foundation for the making of "a ant
grown man" So that when the and
lortunity came for him to acquit vid
lself as man, he was prepared, fine
t and willing. That opportunity due
lie when he was called uron in his effo
,ial ca"acity TO run to earth and won
e behind prison bars the midday for
1ssins who with hearts afire with
malice and hate of hell and fatal T
lent on mischief, spilled into the look
ers of the street the noblest blood as {