The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-02-25

vailed and II Is your duA9 oA4
stand on that platform and defend 1t
from foes within as well as foes with
out
Il am going TO devote the remain
der Of my time to a fejoinder, but be-
fore | do am going to read the list
of Judges that held ONCE in this eir'
cult since 1886 and am going to ask
Mr.. Turner to answer me.
Mr. McLaurine then read a list OF
circuit Judges. The list showed that
all the Judges had iesided IN Maury
county with the exception Of one or
two who resided in counties that were
left out oflthe circuit at the time 1t
was redistricted. Let the once pass
around" he said.
w. 3. Turner.
Mr. Turner spoke next. He said in
part:
Il am glad to have this opportunity
Of addressing you. Many of you know
me personally. Many of you have
known me since came to Maury coun-
ty fifteen years ago. At that time |
narrowly escaped the good fortue oil
becoming a citizen of your town. But
for the lack of room in which to house
and store professional men l would
have been one of you.
You have a proud and glorious cit
izenship. Your history is written on
every mage of Maury county's history.
Your citizenship has fought the bat
ties of Maury county, of Tennessee, Oh
the South And upon your public
square you have erected amonument
70 nerpetuate the memories of all who
fought for the cause of the South. L
am Glad to be the son of Confederate
soldier | am glad to be on the stan
of the commander-in-chiefo of the sons
of veterans My opponent has twitted
me all over the circuit with being In
the commissary department. But l
want to say that | am proud of being
ASSIGNED the task of feeding the vet
Grams of the bloody battles OF The SIX
ties, and so long as God gives me
means | expect to contribute uart OF
it to their support.
Mr.. McLaurine has told you that
have adopted a platform, and that III
that platform | have stated how a
court ought to be run He had the
Iopening speech at Waynesboro, where
the campaign opened, and he did not
tell how a court should be run. be-
lieve that when the hour comes 10
convene court the judge should be IN
his place. Economy in the admins
tration of the county affairs demands
this. Citizens from all parts OF the
county are assembled as jurors or VIII
ensses and no delay should be caused
nv the absence of the judge. The OF
flee should be conducted in such way
that the people wculd have respect Tor
it's DEGREES. Mr.. McLaurine has SAID
that he endorsed my platform. lie
claims to have the endorsement or the
Pulaski bar | have not only the en-
dorsement of the Columbia bar but my
nlatform has the endorsement OF one
member of the Pulaski bar as well
Mr.. McLaurine.
HE reminds me of little story
heard once. There was family IN
which the old custom of repeating a
verse of scripture at each meal pre-
vailed. Two strangers were at the
table to dinner when the time rolled
around for them to say the verse. 1t
happened that their knowledge Of the
scriptures was limited and neither
could think of but one verse. The first
one tucked his head and said Jesus
wept." The other one when it came
"He shore did" Mr.. McLaurine is in
that attitude.
Il was born in your neighborlng
county. | never had but one idea as
to what I should be and that was a
lawyer. When boy / devoted my
spare hours to the law study. When
grew to be a man l studied at every
opportunity, teaching school q part OF
the time, and at last taking my de,
gree. You would judge from what
Mr. McLaurine has said that he has
sought other offices. have sought
none except the browning honor OF
my career of being judge of the elev-
enth judicial circuit. -
81 do not think it necessary to dwell
at length on my Democracy. / was
born in district where there was but
one Republican, and that one made no
impression. For the first twenty-one
years of my life never had chance
to scratch a Democratic ticket, and
never ha dthe desire to do so since.
have been as loyal to the Democratic
uo,t, ond tic nronnunpempntS as any