The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-05-09
could have eonscientiously supported
. .}f~s
both"
LEA AND HOOPER.


tional feeling runs so high that thu
people have the habit of making
demi-gods OF their leaders. They arr
impatient of any criticism. With thu
regulars" Cox and Wo.iey and Pat
Iterson and Dibrell and company car
do no wrong. With the independents
and republicans Hooper is saint ant
should be absolutely immune from
lcriticism, and all who stand with
them should close their eyes to his
faults.
Situations like this develop the fac
tional and party Organ The news
paper that blindly follows, sneezes
/ when the leaders take snuff and al
lows others to do it's thinking, Is In
| high feather with the partisans of the
particular faction which it espouses.
The independent JOURNAL dedicated
alone to the publication Of the truth
/ and such comment as the clrcum-
stances, conditions and its sense of
duty require, cannot be understood
1t is an enigma to the rank partisan.
1t must, to hold their good opinion,
forever damn the enemy and ccme
daily with fulsome flattery and hon
led phrases for its own faction.
The Herald is an independent
newspaper. 1t believes that the nigh
est mission of newspaper Is to be
truthful and fearless. 1t
should think for itself and have the
to express its convictions.
The Herald belongs to no faction or
no interest. Its highest purpose IS to
serve the best interests of all the peo-
pie. It is not welded to the fortunes
If any politician or amy faction. IT |
seeks no favors from government. 1t /
iesires the good opinion of all whose
opinion it values, but 1t would not /
tifie a conviction or faFsify the rel
ord to enjoy forever the pEatitades /
f the popuIace.
Because The Herald has spoken
he truth with reference TO the
breach OF faith among the leaders
f the fusion forces i'm the state, it is
enounced BY partisans of Hooper
tho close their eyes to the facts, be-
ause forsooth the facts are cafculat-
d to remove a bit Of the halo which
nvelops the brow of their hero, the
overnor. These critics are barking
t Senator Luke Lea and woufd deny
i'm all credi. for the achievements Of
ne past SIX years because he has re-
Used to regard Hooper as saint and
immune from criticism
Comes now a Maury county CORES
ondent OF the Nashville Banner and
lakes this astounding statement con-
erning Senator Luke lea: Where
o we find him when tine great battle
{ November, 1912, was being waged
nd fought? Was he standing in the
ont and calling to the good people y
, stand fixed and rally to the cause
. dear to the hearts or the good men
nd women of the state? II Mr.. Lea
ad gone forth to battle over the
tate, urging the people 10 send good
len and true to the legislature and
TIRED them with his eloquence and
over, and got half dozen men IN
he legislature he would have some
hing to mis- credit"
This is exactly what Luke Lea did.
rom the beginning of the campaign
is newspaper, the Tennessean, ev-
nv day urged the election of temper
nee democrats to the legislature In
s every issue for three months 1t
allied upon the people to do the very
hing that his intolerant critic now
crates him for not doing. His PAPER
rged by name the election of the
God government candidates in ali
ections of the state. Not only that
ut Lea spoke for them. Only one Z
me speech was made in Maury coun- 9
y during that campaign for the good q
overnmeht legislative ticket, and
tho made that speech? None other
han this same Luke Lea.
Senator Lea spoke to an immense
at the opera house here Il
nd by name pleaded eloquently for II
he election of Church and Long :
nd Denton. 1t was Luke Lea at Co
lmbia on the first Monday in Octob-
r who launched the campaign that
nnihilated M. r. Patterson and {
rove him TO private life. 1t was the t
,reat speech of Senate, Lea l.ere
hat heartened the cohorts of temper {
nee, to win the splendid victory of l
November following. No one knew I
letter than M. R., Paterson the pow |
r and force of LEAFS speech, for he 7
to Columbia on the follow !