The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-07-04
-MoRToN's FALL DOWN.

MOTIONS FALL DOWN.
Chairman Alphabet Morton, OF
tho regular state committee walked
up the Hill and like the French KING
Of history, promptly walked down
again. Some days ago the Chairman
with a sudden spasm of virtue, is
sued a statement to the effect tnat
the democratic party must ana
should be reformed. There was no
doubt of the necessity for the renapi-
litation of the democratic party. II
is admitted by all that the so-caiied
regular democracy of this state 10
in a mighty bad shape. That II
needs attention, no one can seriously
deny. The real democrats OF the
state took Mr.. Morton at his WORD
and gave his letter cordial approval
and pledged him their hearty CO.
operation i'm his worthy efforts to
reform the party.
On the other hand the liquor or
gans justified and proved as true
everything that Chairman Morton
had said by the abuse that they
heaped upon him. They put one
over on the chairman when the
committee assembled. The ring
leaders Of the liquor interests, the
tools OF the back tax gang, John l.
Cox and little stanton, procured sum
cient proxies to adjourn the commit
tee. When Morton discovered what
had happened to him he caved In
He issued another statement to the
effect that he endorsed everything
that the regulars had done during
the present sessions OF the legisla
ture.
In Morton's first statement he de
clared his opposition to lawies'
Houor domination of the democratic
marty. In his second statemen! h
approves the liquor domination o
the regular majority in the legisla
ture. He gives an emphatic dissent t
his first statement Morton told u
a few days ago that he was Opposed
to dishonest back tax laws, now b
approves legislative majority tina
has been the suppliant tools OF tn
back tax thieves. Morton wante
the democratic party to stand 10
honest elections but after he saw
the leaders at Nashville he suddenl
decided to approve the rottenest e
fort ever made in q free state to sui
stitute the rule Of fraud and fcrc
for the will of the majority OF tn
people. A few days ago Morto
thought 1t wrong to accept campaig
funds from special interests and GU
side sources. Now he approves
legislature kept alive by contrih'
tons from special interests.
Chairman Morton got the hors
laugh from the Regulars The
have rubbed it in on him. The
have forced him to eat his oW
words, He stands before the Peep
of this state pitiable spectaci
While in Gallatin away from the co
cupting and cemoralizing influence
of the crooked gang at Nashville |
really had some patriotic thought
but as soon as he fell under the spe
of the gang, he recanted, confesst
his errors and gave unqualified a
proyal to the acts of the most dam
able gang of political cut-throats tn
ever disgraced free people.
It is evident that we must lot
otherwise than to Chairman Mort'
for a real reform in the democrat
organization of Tennessee Mort
is too unstable too amenable TO
fiuence and to susceptible to CRITICS
to direct the democratic ship up
n safe course. The chairman had
great opportunity. His better natu
told him to- accept it, but he cam
get away froH. the gang and spurn
the duty he knew he should perfor
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A DESERVED HONOR.