The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-05-16

character Of journal that l have here
endeavored To describe promoted"
by appointment or election to public
Office? Away with such an idea!
Each OF you hold an office and sieli
Ia power and exert an influence given
to but few men in any station. how
ever high, or however lofty their
purpose, to enjoy. 1T has been we'll
said that
When error prevails and impious
men bear sway,
"The post OF honor is private sta
ton"
If there oe those of you who have
a laudable desire to serve your ccun-
try or your state In public Office let
me urge YOU to at once surrender
your Office of editor tc another who
will not emoarrass his paper or mini
mize his own power for good by such
an ambition.
1t affords me very great pleasure
to welcome this body to Columbia.
And where Ii all the bounds of this
! great commonwealth could we find
more appropriate place for our meet
ing than upon the sacred soil of
fMaury county. within which rest the
ashes of that greatest of all Tennes-
see editors, that unselfish patriot
and great statesman. Edward Ward
Carmack.? Every editor in Tennes-
see, who esteems his profession, who
honors it's glorious traditions and is
jealous of its good name, should
make a pilgrimage to his grave. For
he gave his life's blood rather than
sit silent in the presence of public
levil, or tolerate wrong in those whom
he believed were false to a public
trust. He willingly gave the full
measure of ljfe's devotion that the
|press Of Tennessee might remain
} forever free and independent, dedi
Gated alone to- the highest service Of
the whole people regardless of the
fortunes of the individuals or the am
billions of politicians.
You are welcome here. The PEG
pie Of this county feel honored b.
your presence and IL anything il
left undone by them to make you
t stay in our midst a pleasant one
will because they failed to anticipat,
Y your wishes.
3 And now in conclusion permit nj
to express my high appreciation o
j, the honor which You, at your las
t session, conferred upon me, when
, was elected your president. shall
= lever esteem It as one of the creates
Y lhonors of my life. / earnestly in
e woke the guidance of Almighty Go,
3 THAT I may prove worthy Of your cor
| | fidence. / have no other ambition
: than that Of being a worthy membe
( Iof our high calling. II is my praye
b that it may be given to me serve m
: country faithfully, honestly and eff
e lciently as the editor of fearles
s land independent journal until shall
r have earned the privilege of retiring
E to that peace and quiet which trus
j. Twill mark the close of all your days
J. 1t shall be my constant endeavcr t
J, have the faith sufficient to go wlier
i. duty calls. More than that one car
: not ask. In the language of tn
E great Webster:
RI There is no evil that we canno
either face or fly from but the cor
= seriousness Of duty disregarded
sense Of duty pursues us ever. It i
r lomnipresent like the Deity. If w
take to ourselves the wings of tn
, morning and dwell in the uttermos
parts of the sea, duty performed O
duty violated, is still with us, TO
) our happiness or our misery. II W,
say the darkness shall cover US, II
the darkness as in the light our oh
legations are with us in this life
Twill be with us at it's close-and il
that scene of inconceivable solemn
ity which lies yet further onward
/, I'VE shall still find ourselves sur
rounded by the consciousness o.
duty, to pain us wherever it is vic
lated, and to console us SO far al
God may have given US grace to per
form it."