The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-14
COOP NOMINATIONS.

The Herald had no personal choice
for the Legislature. 1t did not care
who was elected from this county so
long as men were nominated who
would be true. to the basic principles
of the Democratic party and would
stand committed to the temperance
and other reforms for which it has
waged this long and earnest contest
before the PEOPLE.
Tennessee faces a crisis, and this
journal was concerned only in the
selection for til House and Senate OF
those who would be equal to the emer-
gency, who would stand true to the
great cause of temperance. 1t there
fore congrasulates the delegates who
met here Monday upon their nominal
lions for the legislature. The endorse
ment given the Hon. John A. Greer by
this county insures his denomination
for the Senate. He has been tried
and proven true. He has been faith
full to the trust and his record de
serves the endorsement which he re-
eeived.
w. T. Galloway and A. A. Lipscomb'
the nominees for the House, are too
well known to the people Of Msury
county to need any enconiums from
m or from any source. In war and IN
neace they have served the country
with fidelity, with courage and with
ability. Their records in the House
are a guarantee that they will not de-
part from the faith Of the fathers.
They have been bulwarks of strength
An the great contests Of the past be-
tween the people and the machine
! and the people will have no fear OF
their faltering in the future.
The convention did it's work we'll
Without personal abuse, without mai
ice, without bitterness toward any In
dividual, the proceedings of the con
vention were marked by good order
and decorum. The platform is clean
straightforward, direct and unequ1Vo
cal declaration upon the vital issues
OF the day. It is just such platform
as will, We believe, appeal to the
sound Judgment and patriotism Of the
people of Maury county.
The Herald will support the nomi
nees of the convention. 1t Will sup
port them because they stand for the
principles for which it has COMMENDED
all of it's career 1t will support then
without bitterness or malice towarC
their opponents Personally it has NJ
word of criticism for Messrs. Moor
and Skelle5 The difference is polit
ical. Their election would, we be
1ieve. be ! backward step upon tn
great reforms which we have adVc
Gated. For that reason we VIII OF
nose them. But we would do ther
no Injustice and if in the course OF tn
campaign anything should apes"
these columns which they belieV
does them an injustice they are we
come to our columns to make sue
statements or explanations, as the
may desire.
Party lines are not lines OF batf!e
notifies is not war We differ radlca
Nv with the Patterson nominees upc
questions of principles.
The Herald is newspaper
nroposes to give the news of the cal
paien. and to make legitimate col
ment upon it and upon the deve'o
ments of the contest. Messrs. Moo
and SHELLEY have a right to the
opinions, and we have the same rig
70 express ours. Their cause does n
anneal to us. Our contest is for pr
ciple. Personal ambitions and asril
tions have &c weight with US. We
enlisted for the war, and win or loo
sink or swim, The Herald will c.
tinuethis contest until Tennessee
redeemed.
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