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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
JUpIclALN CANDIDATES.

The Nashville Democrat, always
and ever the organ OF the lawless
liquor interest, does not believe that
Circuit Judge Meeks should resign
| from the bench to make his candi.
dacy for a purely political Office 1t
assigns as reason that to do SO
do so would give Gov. Hooper the
opportunity to appoint his successor.
Does the judge candidate expect to
hold both the Offices Of mayor and
circuit judge If not will not Hoop
Ter then have chance to name his
successor?
But the reason assigned by the
Democrat is peurile and partisan. 1t
! Is not founded upon any sound pre-.
mise. The idea of a Judge making
race for purely political Office
while he, pretends to decide ques-
tons between those whose favor he
courts is contrary tc every senti-
ment of fairness and justice. Be-
cause Shields made the race for the
senate while he was serving as
chief justice of the state, does not
change the situation. Judge Shields
course in the senatorial race was a
sad disappointment to a very large
majority Of those who followed him
| in the contest for . free and non
partisan judiciary. The course OF
Judge Shields. his candidacy in the
VERY teeth of the revolution of 1910,
was the greatest shock that the good
people of this state have experienc-
| ed in quarter of century. His
course is not only no argument in
: favor of judicial politicians hut it
constitutes the most powerful plea
for keeping the judiciary free from
the communicating influence of parti.
san politics.
No one really exrects Meeks to
resign as judge. He is not the sort
of man to give up one job nntSi he
had landed another. He Is Of the
old discredited Patterson machine Of
officeseekers. He defended the muir.
derers of Carmack and figured as a
friend of the alleged eye witness,
Judge Bennings." While as be-
tween Meeks and Hilary Howse
there is little. If any choice, 1t will be
a gratifying result Of the election in
Nashville If Gov. Hooper is given
the opportunity to appoint a first
class Judge for the county Of David.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
ADDITIONAL EDITORIALS FROM THE DAILY HERALD
STAND PAT.

II the fusion members Of the legis
lature will simply stand pat, attend
to their own business ignore the so
tcalled legislative session to assemble
on August 10, I'VE are confident that
the farce at Nashville will end soon
The regulars are in desperate straits
They have gotten themselves into a
very awkward position and are vain.
| ly calling upon the Independent dem
ocrats to help extricate them. The
independents will, of course do moth.
ling of the kind
There are some nine independent
democrats in the senate and twenty
lin tn house. That is less than a
quarter OF the total membership OF
the legislature. But those twenty
nine members have been the strong
est part ofthe legislature. No one of
| them has been suspected of selling
out" and some regulars and some re-
lpublicans have been under sus-
'picion. Some of them have made the
mistake Of accepting Office, but they
supported their friends in all contests
| for state Offices and the fact that they
received appointments afterwards
does not indicate anything corrupt or
suspicious in their conduct. They
have peen above the average in intel
lligence and patriotism. Many are
among the highest class citizens. of
| the state. Upon every question Of
principle they have stood as a stone
wall. The stats of Tennessee owes
a lasting debt of gratitude to the
twenty nine independents.
But for the attitude of three Of
them in the senatorial contest they
have presented an unbroken front.
Three refused to stand by the cause
in that great battle but they will come
Ito regret it. Had they voted with
their fellow patriots the cause or
good government would have been
Infinitely stronger in Tennessee.
Their coursel illustrates the truth OF
the old adage, united we stand, d.
!vided we fall"
But this is the, time of all times to
stand together There should be no
division now. In the presence of the
common enemy, an enemy who has
never hesitated at any outrage. the
forces Of good government must
stand or fall by the common cause.
Ignore the legislative session and
thereby increase the embarrassment
of the Cox-Stanton-M Mcfarland bri-
sads. fKE
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
A REAL DRouTH.

Dispatches state that cattle, hogs
and chickens are being rushed to
market from ali portions of Kansas
from parts of Western Missouri End
from portions of Nebraska, because
Of the scarcity of water. For eight
days the temperature in that country
has ranged Sabove 100. going as high
as 10. Streams and wells are Cry.
ing and water is being hauled to vii
ages and towns by rail. Stock has
suffered intensely and so have the
people Crops are practically de-
stroyed.
Reference is made to the deplora-
Bile condition in the western states by
way Of consolation for the
farmers of this county. 1t is true
that, the present drouth is DISASTROUS,
the longest since 1881, but conditions
here are nothing to be compared to
those above referred to. In spite OF
the drouth this remains one OF the
most favored sections of earth and
instead Of complaining our people
should be among the most grateful in
all the world.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
CASE AGAINST
GASS CONTINUED
FORMER MAYOR OF KNOXVILLE
SECURES a PosTPoNEMENT
s'i or TRIAL.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 12.-
Seen in pubic for the rst time In sew.
eral months, W. H. Gases, president
Of the deflnct Knoxville Banking &
Trust Co. appeared in criminal court
today to face the criminal charge OF
having acce pied funds when he knew
his bank :. be insolvent. With him
appeared w. W. Willis, cashier, in.
dicted with hin, on the same charge.
No sooner had court opened than the
defense presented two motions to the
court, one seeking a change Of venue
on the grounds that the defendants
could not Dc given a fair trial in this
county and the second seeking a con.
tinuance Cd the grounds of the i'll
health Of defendant Gass, and one of
the attorneys liz the case After hear
ing Cas- affidavit and the affidavi. OF
several citizens, Judge Nelson over
ruled the motion for change Of yen-
ue. On the question of Ill health OF
Gass and attorney the Judge granted
a continuance to the next term OF the
court.
Mayor =, G. Heiskell headed the
legal talent retained by the defend.
ants.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
BILL Az
UP'lR cAUcU!
VIGOROUS DEFENSE OF WlLsol
MEASURE MADE BY CHAIR
MAN GLASS.

! WASHINGTON. Aug. IA vigos
GUS defense 81 the administratol
currency bill by. Representative Car
ter Glass, one OF its authors, was rs
ceiyed with general applause and sup
port in the firgt session today Of ths
caucus Of democratic members Of th3
house, before which the measure
to be worked over. and its fate a
termined.
Representative Glass speech ioa
lowed an unsuccessful attempt NJ
the ''insurgent" democrats Of tn
banking aid currency committee q
have the caucus thrown open to ths
public. Led by Representatives Nee
ley, OF Kansas, and Ragsdale, q
South Carolina, members of the CON.
mittee, Representative Henry, d
Texas, and others. the advocates n
open caucus mustered SO votes ~
against lis.
Mr.. Glass speech In explanation II
the bill, witch began as genera
statement Of the purposes and hops'
of its trainers, was turned into an en-
phatic defense OF the measure wha
the insurgents" insisted thai \
should make provision for the issaI
ance OF currency upon warehouse re-
ceipts for corr, wheat and cotton.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
THE RIGHT MAN.

If the people of Nashville really
desirefa genuine cleaning up of that
city; il they are in earnest in tneil
crusade against vice and crime, they
will not hesitate to support Noah
Webster Cooper in the present con
test. As between Meeks and Howse
there is no choice. Both are crea
lures of the same demoralizing infu
ences, both owe their political life to
the same machine, but Cooper has
been consistent. His life is clean, his
politics likewise. He is no eleventh
hour convert to the cause of decency
and law enforcement. He is worthy
Of confidence and in a field with
Meeks and Howse he should be easily
elected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
THE CRIME or YOUTH.

Being unable to attack his record
as senator or to assail his private
life, both of which are clean and up
right, the envious enemies Of Sena
tor Luke Lea, sneeringly refer to
him as the baby" senator. In ether
words Senator Lea's crime is that OF
youth. 1t is not denied that during
his short service in the senats he
has been true to the principles c. the
democratic party, faithful to his
trust, the friend of the, people and
not the tool Of the interests; 1t IL
not disputed that his course lis a
member CT the senate has reflected
credit upon his state and party. but
because he is the youngest member
OF that body he is sneeringly refer
red to as a baby"
II it is a crime to achieve. success
early in life Luke Lea can console
himself with the thought that his
tory records some distinguished
names who have had to answer for
the same offense. Jeffrson was only
thirty when he wrote the immortal
declaration of independence. Hamil-
ton was recognized as one of the
foremost statesmen Of his time ere
he had attained Lea's present age.
The great Napolean utterly routed
three of the armies of Austria and
had all Italy at his feet when he was
but twenty seven. Ere he arrived
at LEAFS age he welded the might
test scepter known to modern his
tory and slept in the bed Of the
Bourbons at the Tulleries.
Senator LEAFS youth qualities him
for ardous work. He is virile, Wig
orous and energetic. His very youth
is an asset to him and to the people
whom he represents. II the organs
of the liquor power in Tennessee can
find no other Indictment against
Senator Lea than that Of youth his
cause is already safe with the PEG.
pie For even the old men admire
youth; they long, for-the days when
their powers; physical, mental and
moral were unimpaired.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
HON. r, Z. 1. MouNrcAsTLE.

Tennessee lost one of its ablest
lawyers and strongest public men
when death claimed Hon. Robert Ed
ward Lee Mountcastle, Of Knoxville.
Mr.. Mountcastle had been for years
member of the law Arm of Shields,
Gates & Mountcastle, probably the
foremost legal firm Of East Tennes-
see. He was man of ability ana
had performed distinct public service
although never an Office seeker.
Since 1904 he has been a member OF
the national democratic committee. a
longer service thap that Of any Of his
predecessors. He was in the Prime
of life and his passing away is a
cause Of genuine sorrow to thousands
Of Tennesseans.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
THE THIN GRAY LINE.

Another soldier of the mighty ar
mics Of the Confederacy has answer
ed the last roll call. Taps nave
sounded for Senator Johnston and
the thin grey line steadily thins. Soon
the Confederate soldier will have
passed from this earthly scene Of 40
tivity and all will have joined thei,
great captains Of q half century
ago. s
The Confederate "Brigadier" as he
was called at the close of the great
war is hardly known to the congress
of the present day. Alabama's del
egation has one ami one of the sena.
tors from Georgia was soldier OF
the South. But in the Tennessee del
egation there is no Confederate sol.
der. 1t is altogether probable that
! Sawney Webb will have the honor OF
being the. last Confederate soldier to
serve Tennessee in the national leg.
1slature.
A quarter Of century ago a major.
ity .of the states delegation were
soldiers. Bate and Harris were in
the senate and both saw service in
the army. John r. Neal, of the
third; James 2. Richardson, Of the
fifth; Washington G. Whitthorne, Of
the seventh, and Rice A. Pierce. of
the ninth, were all Confederate sol
diers. George and Walthall were
Senator's from Mississippi and Col
quit and Gordon Represented 4 Geor-
gia, the eloquent Daniels sat from
Virginia, in fact it is probable that
twenty-five years ago half the mem.
bers from the South had followed
the stars and bars.
While the Confederate line in Con
gress grows DINNER and DINNER the
Federal line also diminishes and
there are today less than half
dozen soldiers of the armies of Grant
and Sherman in the two houses Of
congress.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
JUDICIARY IN POLITICS.

I The Nashville Tennessean calls
upon Judge Meeks to resign from the
circuit bench since. he is an avowed
candidate for political Office. The
Tennessean is right. No Judge upon
the bench should make a race for
political Office while he tries to hold
the scales of justice. The constitu-
ton should prohibit any man from
taking course that is at once incon-
sistent with the full independence Of
the judiciary and the right sense of
propriety. But unfortunately our
constitution makes no such provision
and in the meantime appeals must
be made to the sense of justice of the
candidate.
Whenever judge becomes candi-
date for political office he at once
is a seeker of political favor and 1t is
unjust to the litigants and to the law
yers for him to remain upon the
bench during the tendency of his con,
test We realize that there are prec-
edents for this course in Tennessee
but they are not perecedents that
should be followed A much safer
precedent and one that we'll deserves
emulation is furnished in the conduct
of that eminent jurist and the one
time democratic standard bearer for
president, Alton B. Parker. Judge
Parker was, a member of the highest
court of New York state, with an un
expired term of several years. but
he promptly resigned when he was
nominated for the Presidency.
We have but recently witnessed in
Tennessee the sad spectacle and bale
full influence that comes when a Judge
|of high court uses his power and in-
luence in contest for political Of
fee. The voters Of Tennessee de-
clared in 1910 for a non-political and
lnon-partisan judiciary. That they did
not get altogether what they expect
ed in the election will not be denied
but that was not the fault of the vot-
ers, it was the lack of a proper APP
probation of the situation upon the
part of some of the candidates. And
already there are rumors that one of
the members Of the high court of the
state contemplatesy the race for gov
lernor next year, which would be a
most unseemly, improper and outra-
geous course to take in view Of the
political questions that should be le-
gally and judicially determined by
the court Of which this aspirant is q
member. But il he should forsake
the ermine and seek political favors
he should at least have the decency
Ito resign from the bench.
1t is to be hoped that the Tennes-
scan will continue to insist upon the
resignation Of judicial politicians. It
should have the support OF all the
other opponents Of good government
in this state.
.5 4' e. f.a .
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
MUST BIZ PRESENT
TO BE REGISTERED
ILLEGAL FOR CERTIFICATES TO
BE GRANTED ITO PROXIES.
OATH OF REGISTRARS.

H -. \
"All regiatIation certificates issued
by the registrars to persons who do
not personally present themselves for
registrati n are absolutely void"
This Statement was made this morn
ing by Chairman Ramon, OF the old
election board Of The county, when
his attention vas called to the fact
that a. certain places in Che cuitny
the registrars we're proposing to reg
lister yoteis who did not personally
present themselves for registration.
The law upon the subject is
plain continued Chairman Kannon
The agreement between the two
boards does moi Of course change the
law. The present registration should
be conducted according to the strict
letter Of the law and the books, when
returned, viii not. be accepted unless
the registrars make affidavit that
they have complied with the law. A
false affidayit is perjury under the
law and will subject the registrars
making 1t TO a criminal prosecution.
It is to be sincerely hoped that the
registrars win strictly observe the
law"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15

1t Is going to be pretty hard on the
alleged patriots at Nashville who
have been draw ing from private inter
ests four dollars per day more than
they ever drew before, to have to go
home, turned adrift after a thunder
ins good time around the Nashville
hotels, but that is what will happen
pretty soon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
A FINE EXAMPLE.

/ A prominent member of the legal
profession of Louisville set an exam
pie, the other Gay for high concep-
ton of his duty to the public that is
deserving of emulation. The law
yer's client was a contractor on the
highways of the county in which Lou
isville is located. The contractor
asked his attorney If, under his con-
tract, he was entitled to certain COM
pensation from the county. He was
advised by the attorney that he was
not. The contractor. like many other
contractors or public works, had a
political pull and contrary to the adj
vice of his attorney he sucured an
order from the county court directing
the payment Of his claim. Now his
attorney has written him that he will
not longer represent him and not
only that but the lawyer conceives
1t to be his duty to oppose the pay
ment of the amount OF the allow
ance taking the position that it is
his duty to resist claim that he
knows to be illegal. This is high
ground. 1t is the right stand 1t
does the lawyer and the legal profess
sion great credit. 1t is a pity that
there are not more lawyers of this
character in the country. They have
the opportunity for great public Ser
vice, but unfortunately they do not
always avail themselves of it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15

Postmaster Antoine Deloria, Gard
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15

1t is gratifying to have the Nash.
vile Tennessean adopt vigorous
policy in dealing with the Nashville
political situation. Mandy panby,
wishy washy editorials upon subjects
that do not. even interest the man
who writes them are not becoming TIC
the Tennessean.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15

son. Whatever else one may say
for Hooper his judicial appointments
cannot be criticised If given the
opportunity he will name judge in
Nashville who will be the superior
of any man now on the bench in
that benighted city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15

Engraved and printed wedding in'r
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-15
NEW CORNICE
AND GUTTERING

A new cornice and guttering naS
been put or the First Presbyte'ian
church, us. A., at the corner of Gar
den ad Eighth streets.
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Cbe Cbeaters
THE ROYAL.

Today you will see one of the mos beautiful and spectacular primitive dramas any motion picture company ever produced It is Essanay's great two-reel production, Where the Starlight Travels" It is without question one of the most beautiful productions since the inception of motion picture photography.
 This picture will hale you back to the primitive life of past ages. will show you the manner and mode of life. the degree of civilization, tn 9 modes and customs and the romance of those times Essanay has produced d real masterpiece in this film, a his toric gem and a dramatic feature.
 With this will be shown a splendid Lubin drama, and the eombina- ton of Essanay and Lubin will produce the best program in the city today, shown under the most ideal conditions.
 The Royal, with it's new mirroroid screen, its splendid lighting facilities and it's unexcelled ventilating system is today the most popular motion picture +heater in the city, with the best always, and it has become the honse of real satisfaction every day in the week
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THE NEW CENTRAL.

The start you all wat for is at the New Central today, "Broncho Billy" featured in new reel in which it is alleged he makes a mistake" He does, but no. a serious one. There is an artist who comes to Billy's home in northern Montana. He takes an interest in Billy's wife, teaches her to read write, besides having her pose for his paintings The artist receives word to come home imme- diately; his mother is i'll. Billy's wife drives him to the station and Billy imagines she has eloped with the artist There is fierce struggle. but the wife explans everything and the men part friends This offers Anderson an excellent opportunity for clever work
 The Desperate Condition of Mir. Boggs" is an Edison comedy that de- picts the concern of man who took the wrong medicine and i'm
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9-l9.1wk.
FATALITY IN STORM.
Saliisaw Okla, is Heavily Damaged
 By a Hurricane.

sallisaw, Okla, is Heavily Damaged
 By a Hurricane.
 Fort Smith. Ark, Sept 19-While Kansas City Southern passenger train No, I. noTthbound was taking water at Sallisaw, Okla. at S:30 tonight a terrific storm broke and Fireman A O. Farmer of Mena, Ark. was killed. He was on the engine tender manipu- lating the spout when struck The wind reached a high velocity and the rainfall was very heavy. while the lightning was continuous.
 SalIisaw is reported to nave suf fered heavy damage. but all wires are down to Oklahoma from this place with the exception of one on the Kansas City Southern, which is weak and intermittent.
 In this city the telephone system ies demoralized and part of the city is in darkness. The extent of the dam age in this section will not be known until tomorrow, but it is believed to have been quite aeayy.
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agined he had all the ills human flesh is heir to. A picture of a sani- tarium cured him in short order
 Lubin offers "A Mountain Mother" 7" rough and uncou.h, but with love and guardianship for her daughter. It is a decidedly interestin greel Monday there will be another thriller in three reels, ''Balaoo, the Deamon Baboon showing the greatest trained baboon in the world, i'll three of the most eX citing reels ever thrown on the pic. ture sheet Don't forget this one comes Monday