The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-15

the EFFORTS Of those who would be-
smirch the citys reputation.
an Overflow Crowd.
Despite the fact that the meeting
had not been given the publicity II
me, ted. owing to the fact that it had
been in the main, hurriedly arranged,
the vital Importance of the subject to
be discussed was enough incentive tc
stirDulfte the enthusiasm Of the law
sDidiDs ci .zenship to such an extent
that thew filed the largest auditorium
In tie city 10 the overflow point. Oth-
er thousands whose hearts were IN
svrr athletic accord wit THE object OF
the meeting were unable to pc pres
ent These were the great army OF
we qa.eeIne1s Who are compelled TO
lebor on tie sabbath, on the railroads
and other industries whose wheels
must increasingly grind for every day
in the calendar year.
Long before the hour named Tor
the beginning, great throngs OF people
BEGAN vending their way toward the
Auditorium. Every street car was
taxed TO it's capacity, while automo,
biles and both public and private We,
biles of every sort and description
der osited their quota OF people before
the doors Of the great building.
Fifth Avenue Blocked.
Fifth avenue from Church street TO
to place Of the meeting was blocked
by a steady stream of people for at
least half an hour before the time APP
pointed for the meeting.
when the great audience had been
seated. or as many thereof as could
End such places of vantsge, glance
about the interior Of the building
would have convinced the most casual
observer that the audience was CHAR
acteristically unique, in that the men
outnumbered the women in a ratio OF
about nine to one Another thing
that STAMPED the audience usually ex-
.ected en- such ar occasion was the
feet that the laboring men, the sons
Of toll if you will, were conspicuous
on every hand.
Sneaker scanned Inspiration.
With such an audience to lend in
spiration to the occasion, it is no won
der that orators usually eloquent De-
came the more effective, and that
music at all times stirring took on
the ccrdiant notes of rictory songs
Meeting Was Non.Politicai.
The meeting was one from the be-
ginning to it's close stripped OF all
political and religious significance.
All of the speakers, forsooth, laid par
ticular stress upon the fact taht the
object for which the gathering mad
been called was to organize a league
of law-abiding and law-respect1ng cltl-
zens upon who mwould devolVe the
duty of seeing that the statewide
statute is rigidly enforced in Nashville
and Davidson county
Many Law Violators.
These speakers pointed out the 1act
that over 200 saloon keepers AMI WINS
XIV people were openly Haunting the
red flag OF defiance and anarchy upon
the principal thoroughfares OF the
capital city of Tennessee. They
showed that other cities and towns
we're looking to Nashville to set the
example for the rest of the state
one feet that rang out clear ano
true above all else perhaps In the
|sreeches made at yesterdays meeting
was that no compromise from any
uarter might be expected by those
who are openly and avowedly hostile
To the enforcement Of the law against
the sale of Intoxicating liquors. the
KEYNOTE of every address was forceful
and immediate action against the men
who were scathingly denounced by all
the invective at the command of gifted
orators. as outlaws who were defyine
the statewide measure.
Mccarn Gets an ovation.
The ovation accorded to Mr.. NC
earn was one of the most demonstra
tive ever witnessed at a public meet
ing in Nashville Wehn the slender
figure of the great advocate for law
and order, the representative of the
law-abiding citizens, was seen vending
its way up the rostrum, the entire
a,dionco orosa on masse and cheered