The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-19
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Tennessee faces a crisis The pee
pie must choose between the force
of law and order and those Of an
archy, assassination and corruption
1t is an hour when every man regard
less of past political Affiliations, is ex
pected to do his duty.
In the campaign which the people
are approaching they win find on one
side arrayed those who neither re-
spect nor obey the law, the forces
of evil and the cohorts of corruption.
those who believe that governments
were instituted as the playthings and
the pawns of designing and ambitious
men.
On the other hand they will see ar
rayed the forces of civic righteous
ness, the defenders or the law; the
people who believe that governments
derive their just powers from the
consent Of the governed and who hold
to the doctrine that governments we're
created for the preservation of the
liberties of the people and as a guar
antee OF peace and order, prosperity
and happiness.
In such crisis as this the path of
duty is plain. 1t may be marked in
letters that are large and luminous.
There can be no MISLEADING the way.
There is no politics in contests be-
tween right and wrong.
Party obligations must never stifie
the patriots call. A party name. no
matter how honored in memory, can
never with safety be the cloak Cor
treason.
A citizens highest and supremest
obligation Is to his State and coun-
try, not to his party and faction. And
whenever any party's success becomes
menace to the security and well be-
ing of the State it is the sacred duty
of every good citizen to repudiate that
party.
There are issues in Tennessee that
are not circumscribed by party lines; L
there are questions before the people
of this commonwealth that rise above
and beyond political lines.
Shall merciless machine, masoue-
rading under the name and hitting
its infamies under the cloak of the
Democratic party, resting alone on
traffic in human misery and Office
brokerage, continue to dominate the
State?
That In brief is the issue today. 1t
will be the issue on November 8, next.
Upon that issue there ought to be no
division among the good citizens who
are jealous of their States fair name
and solicitous for its stainless honor. s
In such a crisis The Herald would 0
be false to it's traditions, 1t would give D
the lie to its every utterance for civic 8
and moral regeneration, II
did it hesitate 7
Duty calls The Herald to the sup p
port Of the only party, to an esposal .
If the only candidates who stand COM g
nitted to the principles for which 1t a.
las stood all its days. OF
And because to support that party +
md espouse that ticket It must march
lnder the banner of political party to
which 1t has never owned allegiance, tn
we're 1t to hesitate 1t would be false tn
0 every conception Of duty, . traitor Of
0 every principle for which 1t has AL
yer stood and recreant to the high tn
rust committed to it by the people tn
HON 1t serves and who. with unfal- TIL
sring loyalty have helped to fight its an
attles. thu
Under these circumstances and thi
ithout apology to any man or organ icr
alton The Herald win support the liza
andidates and the platform Of the otf
epubiican state convention. And 1t val
III do all that within its power lies I
} ratify the action OF that conven- lily
on at the polls next November. out
Capt. Ben w. Hooper, our candidate. res
70 candidate OF the forces OF law VIII
Id order, is mentally, morally and an
lysically equipped for an efficient jus
scharge Of the duties Of the Office pri,
Governor. He will make a Chief and
Secutive Of whom every good citizen on
ny be proud sim
B. A. Enloe, the candidate Of the div
rces OF law and order for Railroad has
needs no eAconiums In
pm us His place in history is Sc Sta
re. Able patriotic, fearless he has indi