The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16

that brand CT DeAuNAaN4 AA@N
present gives to no man, or set OF ren
under heaven. the right to control It's
actions or dictate its policy.
So. my friends, our executive com
mittee has done the only thing il can
do. It has set a date in Nashville
when the real democracy Of the state
can express itself, and has advised
that mass-meetings like this be held
today in all the ninety-six counties
Of the state, and in their own way
select delegates to this convention
in Nashville, there to take such steps
as may seem best to them, in their
assembled wisdom.
| confidently predict that the indie
pendent Democracy of the state viii
prove itself as unselfsh as did the
better wing of the Republican Party
in our last judicial election, and that
by a practically unanimous vote, they
will in one respect, at least, agree
with Patterson; and decide to vote
for a man rather than a pot-house
politician to fill the exalted office OF
governor, a man whose theory of gov
eminent is not assassination and
executive pardon, but equal protec-
ton under the law for all the people;
for a man who says if he is governor,
he will see that the laws are enfcrc-
ed. and not one who openly encour-
ages crimes, and attempts to shield
every lawbreaker in the land from
the effects of his crimes; l believe
that the Independent Democracy OF
this state, with no dissenting voice,
in order to forever drive Patterson
and his henchmen from public life In
this state, and in order that the forces
of good government may not be
divided, will prefer straight Demo
crat, B. A. Enloe, as r. r. Commits
sioner over the unknown nonent1ty
running for that position on the Pat
terson ticket, and will prefer
straight republican, Capt. Ben Hooper,
or governor over Ham Patterson,the
erookedest man that ever mesquer-
AIDED in the guise of Democracy.
And 7 belive that, shoulder to should
er. in the coming campaign, the
orces of good government will elect
a legislature that is incorruptiDle,
will cleanse the land as with the nre
of the Lord, and forever drive from
the temple of those who sacrifice to
strange fires. We will be as patriot
and as unself1sh as the republicans
of Ohio, who, in order to get good
government, defeated their own nomi-
nee and put Judson Harmon In his
place.
We appeal to every honorable man
that supported Patterson-and there
be many such-to come over to the
cause of good government, and nave
part in the splendid victory that
even now is approaching. We call
upon you, every veteran of the re-
cent campaign, whether Independent
Democrat or Republican, to thank
God, and take courage, and, If los
sible. stand more steadfast in the
coming hattie than the last. And in
the era of good fellowship that is COM
ing. when those that desecrated the
holy places have been driven INTO
outer darkness, and Tennessee takes
her stand again among her sister
republics, cleansed and purified from
the awful nightmare under which
she has been staggering, may we not
then. in some measure at least, say
of our citizens as MaCauley did OF
those of Rome?
Then none was for party,
Then all were for the state,
The rich man helped the poor man
And the poor man loved the great
Then lands were fairly portioned,
Then spoils were. fairly sold,
The Romans were like brothers.
In the brave days of old"