The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-11-22
PEACE IN TENNESSEE.

PEACE IN TENNESSEE.
In is efforts to establish peace in
sorely tried Tennessee and to bring
about the rehabilitation of the demo
cratic party The Herald is actuated
alone by a patriotic desire to serve
it's state and advance the interests OF
real democracy. 1t has no axe to
grind. It asks nothing from govern
nent except that 1t be honestly, eff
ciently and economically administer
ed in the interest of all the people.
1t wants nothing save Its proper
share of the prosperity Of the COM
mon wealth. 1t Is not an office seek
er or a time server. The editor OF
The Herald is well content with his
present job, although often very
onerous and trying one.
But we do recognize as all good
citizens must, the necessity for peace
among the people of this state. We
cannot progress as we should so long
rs fractional hatred and machine in
trigue continues. There must be
coming together for the best inter-
ests of the people of the state. No
mans ambition and no party's or fac
tons success should be superior to
the public veal. This Is time for
sober retrospection. Tennessee Is
not making that advancement that
its great natural resources, its eli
mate and its people deserve. Our
laws do not meet the demands of the
times. Our constitution is out of
date; our criminal methods are ante
auated; our tax laws are reproach.
But so long as our law makers are
actuated alone by a desire for lac
tional revenge or thirst for place
and power we cannot expect any i'm
provement. Conditions will steadily
grow worse. Patterson and Dibrell
have been eliminated and there is no
reason now why good men of all fac
tons cannot get together upon issues
which mean the common good with
out any sacrifice of principle or any
impairment of political prestige
The Herald has won every fight it
has made In its territory during the
past five years. Among its constitu-
ency it has not lost real battle. 1t
supported Carmack for governor in
1908 and he carried this county. 1t !,
advocated the election Of an anti-Pat-
terson delegation to the legislature in
the same year and won the battle.
In 1910 this paper espoused the cause
Of the Independent judiciary and that
ticket swept the county. In the cleo
ton following it advocated Hooper
and the anti-Patterson legislative
ticket. The latter sarried the county
and Hooper reduced a normal demo
cratic majority of 1900 to less than
300. During the recent contest every
candidate which received the support
Of The Herald carried this county by
4 large majority.
These facts are not recited by way
Of self-glorification, nor does The
Herald claim any lions share of cred
It for the victories achieved, but
these contests and their results are
reviewed merely to show that this pa
per, in its proper efforts to bring
about harmony in the democratic
party and peace to the people of Ten
lessee, is speaking not as the defeat
I'd and discredited organ, pleading
or recognition, but as the magnani-
nous victor, ready to join hands
low and always with its patriotic
opponents in any movement having !.
or its end the proper rehabilitation
Il the democratic party and the gen.
line advancement of the state Of
tennessee. We present this resume,
lot In any boastful spirit, but as an !.
arrest OF our sincerity in the laud-
bile effort that we are making to
nd a warfare that cannot continue =
Without injury to this fair state.