The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-29

form Cor Tennessee Democrats, but
he is powerfully anxious for clean
cut and specific declaration tor
corrupt practices act" Now SEN
ator. is not the buying and selling
of voters and the bartering OF the
peoples representatives moran
question? You will not deny that 1t
is question that goes to the very
bottom Of sound public morals.
Then why make it a political is-
sue?" All, Senator, you contradict
Yourself. It is political" and not
a "moral" issue to corrupt voter
or bribe legislator but 1t is norai
and not a political issue to arm ana
entrench the corrupt liquor inter-
ests which make it a business 10
do these very things! Consistency
indeed and in truth thou art a !ewel!
/ Every political issue is or should
be a moral issue. The tariff ques-
ton, the subject of more platform
declarations than any issue that
: every confronted the American peo-
pie, is essentially a moral ISSUE
Every Democratic platform for
generation has Numbered against
tho protective tariff with the biblical
Injunction, Thou Shalt not Steal." :
Legislation for the advancement OF
public schools, for the Improvement
of The public highways, for the bet
fer care of the unfortunates, are
moral issues but they have also
been the subject of platform declara-
lions by every party in the State for
nearly a generation. Having been
the subject of legislation, they have
also been political issues.
Senator Luke Lea is making use
full servant of the people at wash
: ington, but the trouble about the
senator is that he is a reactionary
at Nashville while at the same time
: a progressive at Washington. the
Herald has the very highest person
al regard for Senator Lea. He is
Young man of ability, OF courage
> and of most loyable personality
: For him as a man and Senator the
> editor of this paper has the yer!
highest regard In fact PERSONAL!
Il the editor has an affectionate inter
est in the senator. Genial, accom-
. modating, good hundred, agreeable
= loyeable, we do no violence to tai
g facts when we declare that Luke Lei
is altogether one of the finest char
y acters that we have ever met in life
IL It is with profound regret that afte
fighting the battles with him 10
four years we must, politically par
~ company. The Herald and it's edito
> have for years enjoyed the frient
. shin Of the junior senator and W
hope to continue our pleasant rels
y tons in the future but the editor G
C this paper would be false to his col
III victions, recreant to duty and III
IN worthy of the confidence Of the bef
H. people upon Gods footstool, wer
~ ne to sit supinely by and allow eve
le a warm personal friend to jeopal
g. disc the sacred cause of temperate
III without at least word of protest
e. We do not believe that Senate
Is Lea can long occupy the dual rol
"a of a progressive at Washington an
d. reactionary at home. To scllo'
u his course would turn back the cloc
49, of progress in Tennessee for fou
III years. It would put the state wher
vs. it was when on that dark Novembe
re day the noblest of them all porre
ID out his life's blood upon the street
III of Nashville, sacrifice to the sa
ne red cause of God and Home and N;
le tive Land. Others may follow Sci
ID .,or Lea, but The Herald stand
~ wnere it stood then, the advocat
|. of the most righteous cause II
ry which man or woman ever did ba
Nv tie.
at
VI unINE NE THE pEOPlE.