The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-12-01
FAvoRs HARMONY.
General Caldwell Voices Sentiment
of Democrats in His District.


of Democrats in His District.
Attorney General D. J. Caldwell, Of
tihe Fourteenth Judicial District, ex-
pressed his hearty disapproval Saturday,
while in the city, of the refusal Of Mai.
Vertrees to call bis committee together
to consider the harmony plan. General
Caldwell is a regular" and is among
the Democratic leaders Of the State
whose fame extends to all sections.
Gen. Caldwell says he voices the SEN
ment OF the people Of his part Of the
State when be declares that the COM
mittee should be called together. Also
be believes that nothing would be lost
by the committee in also calling in the
boys from the trenches so that a gem
eral counseling might be had.
In speaking of the situation Satur-
day, Gen. Caldwell made the following
statement:
II would not il / could. and could
not if / would, in any dictate to the
committee which has met in Nashville
to-day | have neither attended or been
asked to attend the meeting. | am here
on personal business. / might say the
same as to the committee of which Maj.
Vertrees is chairman.
But as a private citizen, and Dem
ocrat fresh from the country, | can give
you my individual views. / am what
you may call a regular Democrat. /
cheerfully supported Senator Taylor for
Governor last year, and will never re-
gret it. / did just what accorded to all
others-the right to vote for whomsoever
he pleased. | am not one of those who
thanks God that he was not as other
people are.
Neither do | now think any one had
a right to say to me, You are no Dem
ocrat." Neither do l assume the au-
thority to say to any one, You are no
Democrat. T" This of all times is not
the time for such prerogative.
Il can judge for myself, and accord
the same privilege to others. we need
them ALL. am for any Democrat
against any Republican.
i certainly favor harmony, and see
no reason why we cannot come to an
agreement, at least certainly favor an
immediate call together Of the COM
mittee by Mr.. Vertrees as well as a
gathering OF us Democrats from the
sticks at the same time to exchange
views and consider what actions should
be taken.
II have not seen, nor am | able to
see, any cause or reason why this should
not be done.
Il do not want to be understood as
suggesting for this committee to surren-
der any OF its rights or standing, but
let usameet and reason together, " and
then act as we should with the light be-
fore us. This done, / will be found on
the firing line in my humble way doing
my part.
In this feel confident l voice the
of the Democrats in my Sec
tod of the State.
I'VE thiLk no personal interest, de-
sire or ambition should enter into the
question as to whether or not or when
this committee should meet.
"Of course, it is not remembered,
but nevertheless true that | was the
only so-called regular member of the
Democratic Executive Committee at the
meeting last year when the now famous
June primary was called, who openly
spoke and voted against the call as
made.
Some of my friends censured me
for that, but results showed that was
correct in my anticipation.
Il bowed to the will Of the majority
as / have always done.
u may be pardoned for this personal
as / refer to it to show my
position then as now.
but after all put me down as one
of the Democrats who is going to stay
with the ship, and here is hoping that
we may all get aboard.
ID. ]. CALDWELL.
STATE or ONO. Cry OF ToLEDo. g
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