The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-01
Special to The Herald:

Special to The Herald:
HARTSVILLE, Tenn, June 29.--In
the presence of a large audience
which was wildly demonstrative at
times, Col. B. A. Enloe delivered what
is generally pronounced the ablest
speech of the campaign to this date.
His address was a mastery and con-
vincing arraignment of the Patterson
administration that impressed all who
heard it. Col. Enloe was eloquent,
logical and with biting sarcasm he ex-
posed the infamies of the Patterson
administration to the intense delight
Of his hearers.
Col. Enloe made the following con-
vincing summary of the sins of omis-
sion and commission of the Patter.
son administration:
Governor, the Cooper pardon, your
bitter attacks on the legislative and
the judicial departments of the govern
ment, your interference to elect a
court and a legislature you can CON
troll, and your notorius alliance with
the worst against the best eleme1ts Of
society, have alarmed thinking men
who own property in the State about
the safety of property rights, should
you elect your ticket, and control the
Legislature. Capital is alarmed over
the danger of having property rights
determined by tribunal called into
existence by a machine and pledged
to the Governors policies by pCliti
cal platform.
People outside of the State, gener-
ally, and many in the State, regard
life as insecure in Tennessee, under
your administration, and both, capital
and immigrants will avoid State torn
with dissentions as Tennessee is, and
threatened with continuation Of o
political dynasty under you, that has
brought all this trouble on the State.
Governor, your retirement from the
Governorship and the defeat of your
judicial ticket are necessary, not on.
ly to the restoration of Democratic
rule, but the further progress, pros.
perity and well being of the State.
We are told that you will die game,
Governor, but how can you do it with
the record you have made?
Il have only touched upon it, but
/ have pointed out the proofs enough
of your sins of omission and sins Of
commission to give the people some
slight idea of what you have done, but
not all.
Look at this record, Governor.
Cox put to the sword and destroy /
ed.
THE State Democratic Committee
Of 1866 bitterly reviled.
~..The State Convention of 1906 seiz-
ed by violence.
"The first Patterson machine, 19O6-S
built.
ElCuSS w Idh0 pOWOA away AiOAh
the machine and restore it to the peo-
pie, broken.
Pledge to take from the Governor
the dangerous and arbitrary power of
appointing election commissioners,
broken. /
Pledge to favor direct primary plan
broken.
Pledge to favor the extension of
the Dortch law, broken.
Pledge to favor constitutional
to keep the negro out of
politics. broken.
Pledge to undo the wrong you said
the Democratic party had done In
passing the election laws, broken.
pledge to rid the State Of back tax
attorneys, broken.
Pledge to give the State an eco
nomical and business like administra-
ton, broken.
Pledge to favor direct primary,
broken again in 1910.
County unit primary. 1910, taking
the power away from the people,
"Carmack put to sword and destroy
I'd.
THE Bancroft-Patterson platform
edict, issued
Pledge to take power away from
and restore 1t to the people,
again broken.
Patterson machine of twenty-one
created, giving absolute power in the
Governor.
Pledge to take out of the hands of
the Governor power to appoint cleo =
ton commissioners, again broken.
Act to redeem this pledge in ac-
cordance with recommendation In the
Governors message Of 1907, vetoed
direct primary law vetoed. y