The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-10
COMMITTEEMAN HULL.


Tennessee by the "rsgulars" coIa-
mittee, has great opportunity De-
fore him. We trust that he Will De
big enough and broad enough ana
courageous enough to measure up
to it. Mr.. Hull is young man OF
ability and integrity. He has had
useful and brilliant public career.
BY many he is regarded as the apiest
member of Tennessee's COMPRESSION
al delegation. During the eight
years that he has served in the house
he has made a national reputation.
He is a member of the aristocracy
of the house, an aristocracy, the only
one in America. that is based solely
upon merit. He is member OF the
great committee of committees, the
WAYS and Means committee. He
is the author of the greatest reform
in taxation in a half century, the
graduated income tax. He was, be-
fore going to congress, an eminent
iurist. Readers of The Herald are
familiar with the high opinion that
it holds of Judge Hull
II Judge Hull will use his new
office to purify the democratic or
ganization Of Tennessee; if he Will
assist in chasing the defilers of it's
name from the temple; If he will use
his power and influence to destroy
the lawless liquor interest that DOM
mates and preys upon the regular
machine, he will render a great SER
vice to the state and the democratic
party. Unless Judge Hull has chang
ed very decidedly in his views ne is
a bitter foe of the lawless liquor
traffic. AS Judge in the mountain
circuit he was terror to the evil
doors. He made it so hot for the
bootleggers in the fifth circuit that
many of them jumped into the Cum
berland river in terror to escape his
jurisdiction. He did not hesitate to
put them on the county roads for
long terms.
Now Judge Hull knows that the
so-called regular democratic organi-
cation in Tennessee Is the servile
tool of this lawless liquor interest;
that because o. this fact 1t has peen
repudiated in a state intensely
democratic in three successive cleo
lions. He knows that the so-caiied
regular" democratic organization In
Tennessee no longer holds the con
fidence and the esteem OF majority
of the people. He should realize
that the democratic party can never
be restored to power unless it proves
that it is entitled to the confidence
of the people. Led by John |. Coz
and Parks Worley and Stewart and
Drane and Crump and dominated by
the lawless liquor power u cannon
and should not achieve success.
Judge Hull can do much for the
regeneration of the party in this
state. He can notify the back ia,
grafters and the tools of the liquol
power that so far as lies in his pow
err not one of them shall ever reach
the Federal pie counter. He cal
use his Office and its power and pres
tige to reunite the better element
of the party in the state. If he will
do this we have no doubt OF larg
measure of success.
On the other hand if Judge HUI
proves himself a factionalist; al
tempts to coerce and intimidate tn
real democrats of the state by
threat to withhold endorsements TO
federal offices from all who do nc
bow the knee to Cox and Worley an
company nor own allegiance to tn
liquor power, then his election wi
he unfortunate for the state an
bring reproach upon MS nVtloIe
name. But we sincerely trust thu
he will not pursue so suicidal
course: we hope that he will recc
nize the force and strength OF tn
sentiment in Tennessee for law-e
forcement and good government.
other words Judge Hull, If he wi
but make the proper distinction b
tween liquorocary and democrac
will prove tower Of strength in
proper movement for the regener
ton and rehabilitation of the dem
cratic party. But should he confu
the present lawless liquor powe
masquerading under the stolen nan
and livery of democracy, with ge
uine democracy, he viii but add
the troubles that confront and d
tract the party.
SHERIFF GOODWIN.
In his announced determination