The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-11-20


before this great audience and acknowl-
edge the wrong when once advocated
policies which would have made legal q
trade which have come to look upon as
having no rightful place in the scheme
and economy of Christian civilization
Commenting on one of his messages to
the Tennessee Legislature in which he OPP
posed further legislation to regulate the
liquor traffic, Mr.. Patterson said that at
that time those were his honest convictions
based upon misguided judgment.
'slf this message has to stand as my last
on the liquor question would
consume it in the living fires and erase it
forever from the minds and memories of
men," he said.
81 have seen the trail of liquor in the
criminal courts where have prosecuted
crime. I know and have been q particle
pant in its paralyzing and corroding influ-
ence in the social and public life Of our
national capital. As the Governor Of Ten
nessee have seen it veritable and RAJ
cling center of storm around which gath
cred it's defenders and assailants and from
which sprang divisions in parties, disputes
in families and discussions in churches.
''Going through life have seen it drag
down many of the associates of my boy
hood, blasting their hopes and consigning
them to untimely graves. have seen it's
forked lightning strike my first born-the
child of my young manhood, and have
borne with him the suffering and tried to
help him in his brave, but sometimes mel
ancholy struggle for redemption. AT last
/ have felt its foul and stealthy blow as it
turned upon me in its deadly and shaming
wrath-upon me, who had pleaded before
the people for its very existence. Men
have called me strong, and while l could
see no harm in others, and thought myself
immune, and suffered for the thought.
IAN this knew and felt without revo-
luton of the deep pathos and meaning of
it all. / needed help, for / was cropping
and my feet were stumbling in the dark.
''When logic failed and reason gave no
answer, cast aside all pride of opinion,
all thought of what the world might say or
think, and went to the throne of Almighty
God. There, on Bonded knees, asked for
light and strength, and they came. The
curtains of the night parted and the way
was clear. | arose changed man.
sThe saloon cannot produce one vera
cious witness in its favor. 1t stands in
dicted before the bar of public opinion.
| cit stands convicted felon and must
receive the sentence of the law. It must
go, never to return, and with the going of
the saloon liquor itself should go.
| Il favor prohibition in any form that
will either reduce or destroy the liquor
traffic. favor it personal wide, town
wide, State wide, nation wide and world
1 wide.'
Malcolm R. Patterson was Governor OF
Tennessee at the time of the Taylor Car
mack political struggle. Beaten in his
race for Senator, Carmack was persuaded
to oppose Patterson when he sought re-
election. There was fight between the
two for the Democratic nomination.
Colonel Duncan B. Cooper supported
Patterson. Again Carmack lost, and q
month before election became editor of the
I Nashville Tenneseean. Editorials which
began to appear in the paper attacked
Cooper.
Finally the Colonel sent Carmack note
saying: ssIf my name appears in the Ten.
nesseean again one Of US must de-" Il
appeared again one Monday. That da,
Carmack was killed.
i The States witnesses said Carmack wa.
shot down from behind, while he was il
: the act of raising his hat to lady, Mrs
J, Eastman. The Coopers swore that the,
walked across the street to reason will
Carmack and that he opened fire at once
wounding Robin, who, thereupon in self.
defense, fired the shots which killed thu
editor. Robin Cooper was acquitted, blu
the conviction Of Colonel Cooper wa,
affirmed. Governor Patterson, who hat
been witness for Cooper, Immediate,
pardoned him.-Shrevep0t Journal.