The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-14
M'CARN IS WITH
BENZ. v. HOOPER
IN CROCKETT COUNTY
HOME or DAVID CROCKETT VEL
COMES CHAMPIONS or LAW
AND ORDER.
ECUSSES MACHINE PLATFORM
Fusion Candidate for Governor De-
eIares Liquor Plank a cowardly
Observation-Disclosures by An indie
pendent Democrat.

ALAMO, Tenn, Oct. 7.-Such a
splendid gathering as gathered here
today to greet Hooper and McCarn
has never been seen before in the cap
ital of Crockett. From every district
came the reading citizens of both the
Republican and Democratic parties.
The court room was crowded to its ca
pacity, all available standing room be-
ing occupied, hundred sitting on the
floor beside the railing. A number Of
ladies were N the audience; forty Con-
federates and eight Federal survivors
were seated near the speakers stand,
prominent among. the former being J..
r. Robertson, one Of the wealthiest
and best known citizens OF the county.
For nearly three hours the audience
gave close attention to the speakers,
cheering their rounded periods and
shouting their approval at frequent
intervals.
No open question was left as to the
good accomplished, for after the meet
ing more than one erstwhile wobbler
expressed himself as intending to vote
for Hooper.
Capt. Hooper was introduced by G.
n. Jerman, prominent lawyer and an
Independent Democrat. Gen. McCarn
was presented to the crowd by Col.
poston.
Both speakers made reference to
yesterdays harmony convention, Capt.
Hooper said
I'm several particulars the expected
has happened in the warmed over con-
vention at Nashville. A man has been
nominated who is in thorough accord
with the machine and whose support
of it has been consistently constant
except when fear upon one notable oc-
casion caused him to stay his valiant
arm and to content himself with mere
words Of endorsement for the machine
ticket 1t was never believed that the
Patterson machine would go so far in
the cause Of alleged harmony as to Sc
lect as it's candidate real strong able
man from the Independent ranks. a
man of that sort could not have been
controlled and would have proven
troublesome to the machine if elected.
1t had been thought by some that they
might venture so far as to select a |
weak and vaCillating candidate from
among those of the Independent per-
suasion, but no such risk was deemed
advisable. The convention preferred
a candidate whose heart had always
been right, even if his legs had once
been cowaruly.
Senator Taylor Is not in the remot-
est degree identified with any OF the
temperance or reform legislation that
has been placed on our statute
books through the struggles OF our
best citizenship, the prayers OF our
women and even the blood of political
fi1artyrdom. When these great battles
have been fought between the forces |
of right and wrong he has been con-
spicuous for his absence from the field
of conflict, and now, when he Is draft |
ed b ythe broken, scattered and i'm
paired political machine in vain Ell
fort to rally their forces for a last
stand. he comes without any well de-
6ned purpose of position upon the vi
tai question involved in this conflict
His platform declaration upon the
temperance question is not even a de
cent straddie, but is cowardly BACK
down that will deceive no man. He
undertakes to shift the responsibility
on the shoulders of the legislature.
Every man knows the power that he
, could WELD over Legislature numer'
lically close upon these great issues, II
his power should be manipulated as
that of his predecessor has been ana
as the machine would still have 1t
done. He comes crying, Peace,
peace when there Is no peace be-
tween right and wrong. This is not
always world of peace, howeve" de-
sirable sucn an existence might be.
Sure must fight II would reign, Is
sentiment as true in politics as in
religion. The better elements OF this
State have fought inch by inch for
temperance legislation and honest
elections, and they will continue the
battles as long as their foes appear
in whatever guise of hypocritical har-
nony."