The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-29
PROF. DYER MAKES
AN ELOQUENT PLEA
FOR CIVIC VIRTUE
WELL-kNoWN REFoRMER HEARD
BY LARGE AUDIENCE AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH.
TELLS WHY POLITICS is CORRUPT
Concludes Address With Splendid Eu-
logy On Edward w. carmack, The
Martyr to Outy-His Life Should
Be an Inspiration to People.

Civic Righteousness was the sub
ject of an able discourse Wednesday
night at the Laymens Institute in
! progress at the Methodist church by
Prof. C. W. Dyer, of Vanderbilt Uni.
versity. Prof. Dyer Is a ready speak
er and he speaks with an earnestness
and conviction that convinces one of
his entire sincerity For nearly an
hour and half he spoke and he held
the undivided attention Of a large au-
dience from the beginning to the end.
AT the conclusion of his address the
congregation sang MY Country It's
of Thee" with old time fervor for 1t
was plain that the remarks of the
speaker had been received with APP
prevail
Prof. Dyer spoke of the evils that
beset and corrupt the politics of the
city. He declared that the trouble
about our politics was that so few
good men in the city took the time
necessary to attend to the duties that
devolve upon them as citizens Too
many of those whom the State has the |
right to expect to share it's burdens |
and obligations shirk that duty and |
this results in placing unworthy and /
men in Office who use
their stations not in the interest of
the public but for private gain.
On the other hand Prof Dyer paid
a high tribute to the citizenship of
the country sections, saying that the
people of the rural communities took
a deeper interest in public affairs
han do those of the cities, The peo-
pie in the country study the affairs Of
government; they are not subjected
o the evils and temptations that be-
yet those of the cities and that is the
'eason why there is more virtueMin
public affairs in the country IMAM
here is in the cities of the State
Prof. Dyer paid a glowing tribute to
he churches of the country. He said
hey were typical of the best Democ-
acy Of America. His description OF
he old fashioned meeting house
aused many to smile for it was so
ccurate, but while there was a touch
f humor there was also much pathos
b the thought that this old time insti-
ltion was very rapidly passing,
Mr.. Dyer spoke of the evils OF the =
ity. He said that the selfish corpora
ion was perhaps greater menace to .
he body polite than the saloon, The .
are oficered by able men, ,
hey have a bigger supply of money l
nd and they are hedged about by an >
If Of responsibility, The corpora =
ons have their machines they pro- !
'ss one thing and practice another 81
he speaker described the modern ID
olitical boss. he also paid his re-
1ects to the machine Incidently he -
'ferred to the specious plea OF the y
Risky interests that prohibition was
'nfscation, He said that if any per- 81
IN or institution was menace to VI
e community and an impeachment to J"
the State did not hesitate to IN
move them. He referred to the pun ~
hment of individuals for crimes. say al
g that if society could afford to de- ie
i've man of life or liberty it could al
rtainly afford to destroy property
at was a menace to it's existence n
In conclusion the speaker paid ~
)st beautiful and just tribute to the
emory of Senator Carmack HIS
logy was one of the finest ever pro-
unced over that very great and
cd man. He said that with the In
ration of Senator Carmacks life an
d death before them surely the Ma too
n had a right to expect much of n
nnesseans in the fight against or ate
1ized evil and corruption. MOI