The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
Will THEY sTANp.

Vention Of October s lodged tns h9
uor question, leaving that Issue To The
Legislature, so far not a single leeisla
l,ive convention held BY that factor
has made any declaration on the sub
ject The local Patterson mass meet
ing. Ike the State convention. did
not speak out on the most important
issue that has agitated the people Of
Tennessee for a quarter OF a century
In view OF these circumstances Il
is necessary to look to the prior align
ments and the associations Of the can
didates on the Patterson ticket 10 as
certain where they stand on the all
absorbing liquor question. Two OF
the Patterson legislative nominees
have been and are now ardent Pat
terson supporters. They stood for
and endorsed the June platform which
declared that prohibition was uncon-
stitutional, confscatory and funda-
mentally wrong. They supported Pat
terson in all Of his campaigns and they
have endorsed all OF the infamies OF
his administration They supported
his judicial ticket They BY infer
ence at least approved the assassina-
ton Of Senator Carmack and endorsed
the pardon of his murderer.
With such alignments, with such
records and with the support OF the
lawless liquor interests and dealers
of the county 1t 10 not difficult nat-
ter to ascertain the true position OF
these two nominees on the LIQUOR
question. The Democrat or tho Re
publican who votes for them under
the delusion that he Is doing no I'M
friendly act toward the temperance
cause should be bored for the simples.
These candidates have shown
no sympathy for the temper
ance laws; they have con-
sistently opposed every temper
ance movement during the four yes
Of Patterson's term. Should they e
elected to the Legislature their aiIg1-
ments and their sympathies woul1 be
with the old d.scTed'tsd
Patterson machine.
The other candidate on the Patter-
son ticket has in the past claimed to
be a temperance Democrat But
man usually stands by those who
stand by him II he is elected to the
Legislature from Maury county he
will take his seat by virtue OF the
votes of the liquor element In the
-ounty. He will receive the votes OF the
Patterson mchine; he will have the
cordial support of the violators OF the
iouor law and he will owe no obliga-
ion whatever to defenders OF temner-
race. His associations from now on
will be almost altogether with Pat
erson partisans who have steadfastly
,pposed every forward movement in
he temperance cause. Will he be i
afe leader for temperance Demo
rats? To ask such question ic to
nswer 1t.
This great contest for the re@emp-
ion of Tennessee, commenced on NOV.
1908. the iay after the murder or
he States greatest citizen, is almost
yer. The final battle will be fought
N Nov. 8. It has been a long ana
ard struggle. The supporters OF right
ave had to contest every inch OF
he ground with the defenders at the
,rong. II has been no easy victory.
he enemy has been alert and aggres"
i've. Beaten in August he changed
with the hope Of beCioud-
10 the issue so that the liquor inter
SITS might control the legislature.
Now shall the temperance Demo
rats OF Maury county who have sac ,
Iflced 80 much, labored so earnest
, and fought 80 valiantly surrender
II the fruits of victory by permitting
,e Patterson candidates to be elected ,
!, the LEGISLATURE? The regular nom
ices, Greer and Lipscomb and Gallo
ay, have been true heroes In the !
,use of reform. They are entitled ,
Dol, their records to the votes Of ev- :
y temperance Democrat and every
Republican in Maury :
,unty. The issue is squnreiy drawn. :
emperance Democrats cannot sfford :,
falter now. h