The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-30

ext November when he reads the To-
urns from Dixie. There is no deny
ns the fact that Roosevelt has many
democratic admirers in the South.
There are men Of sanity, OF INTEGRITY
md of ordinarily good judgment IN
his section as we'll as elsewhere IN
The nation. who really believe hat
ROOSEVELT is sincere and sane, but
when it comes to voting for him for
a third term mighty few OF this CLASS
in the South will do SO.
Primarily the Roosevelt orgsn'za-
ton is made up Of ex-federal once
holders OF those whom Taft has RICK
cd out of office, their families, friends
and sympathizers, and those VINO
hone TO get. Office but who believe
that the route to federal favor by
way Of Taft is closed for them.
In Tennessee the Roosevelt organ
ization is oficered and manned very
largely nv discredited republican ma
chine politicians who are in alliance
with the worst elements OF the Demo
cratic party and in the service OF tne
,,solent liquor power. There are
doubtless many good men IN thls
state who believe as Roosevelt now
nrofesses to believe, who admire the
man and who would really like TO
vote for him, but who will doubtless
he deferred frcm active evangellstic
work in his behalf by reason OF the
manner of whom he has chosen 10
lead his fight in Tennessee.
There is nothing in the. Roosevelt
propaganda to cause any democrat
to withhold his vote from WOODROW
,, Wilson. The democratic PLATFORM
offers the country surer and more
practical relief from the Ills OF
which we complain than does thar
of the Bull Nose party. And more
over the democratic party presents
to the people a candidate OF unques-
toned sanity, of unchalenged SINGER
itv a progressive but one who is wise
enough not to attempt to upset the
who,e social. economic and govern
mental structure at one fell swoop
IN his fanatical zeal to reform tne
world between sun up ana sun
! down.
EVERY democrat, or for that matter
every republican, who really anu
earnestly desires to restore this gov
eminent to the people, who Is SIN
cerely opposed to the domination Oh
the interests, and who would have a
president under obligation to none
81 the CAPTAINS Of industry VINO
,oan,nulate "big business" should
vote for woodrow Wilson. Men
must be Judged by the records tnat
thew have made. Az Governor OF
New Jersey Wilson has made good
ua has been a genuine reformer
Roosevelt was for seven and hall
wears president of the United states
ord ba never became Jealous re-
former until after he saw that uitra
nroeressiyeism and modified sociai
lam constituted the only channel
through which he could hope to re
+,rn again to Office and power
wnen president, clothed with all the
mower and prerogatives OF thai
mighty office, he was the friend ano
a,,v Of "big business" Without re
card to the provisions Of the laws M
granted immunity to law-Dreakint
COMBINATIONS and in return vas re
warded with plethoric campaign
treasures. AS a candidate he Is
powerful promiser. AS an omc'
, holder he is the poorest performe
} this nation has ever known.
The democratic party in this cam
naien offers the only hope to thos'
progressive citizens who really an
truly would have the government re
stored to the people. It Is the oni
avenue through which we can leas
onably hope to achieve the REFORM
q that all desire.