The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-09-11
PADGETT's ELECTION.

PADGETT's ELECTION.
Democrats of the seventh congress
sional district did a splendid and prof
fable days work on Saturday when
they returned Lemeuel P. Padgett to
congress for the eighth time. 1t
would have been most unfortunate
for the district and the democratic
party to have defeated Padgett. He
has made a splendid record in the
halls of the nations councils. He has
won approval from the President and
the other leaders of the party. He
has rendered that faithful and eff
Gent service that deserved and richly
merited the splendid endorsement
that was given him in all sections OF
the district.
1t is a gratifying thing, this ten
dency in Tennessee in late years to
reward the faithful representative at
Washington. We are coming more
and more to appreciate the value OF
experience in legislation. No new
man can do in congress what the man
of brains and experience can accom-
plish. Padgett has forged to the
front because he had the brains and
the energy to utilize his experience.
A man with less ability and no ex-
perience could not fiji his place.
Padgetts nomination under the
conditions that existed in the district
on Saturday and over the opposition
that he had, should, were proof lack
ing, be pretty conclusive evidence OF
his great strength in the district. His
hold upon the people is phenomenal.
His majority came from all sections
and from all classes. His victory was
q triumph for real and genuine de-
mocracy and rebuke to the faction.
alists. The few malcontents and dis.
gruntled regulars who sought to de-
prive the district Of Padgetts SER
vices received blow from which
they will not soon recover.
Padgett's victory was non-factional.
Independents and regulars voted to-
gether to send him back to do yet
greater service for his people. All
efforts to open old wounds or to lug
In foreign issues signally failed. The
election of Padgett was really trib-
zte to the good sense and patriotism
of the people of this district.
The overwhelming vote in Column
-bia, where Padgett more than doubled
his majority of two years ago, is
deeply significant. We hope that the
owner of the Nashville Banner will
be able to appreciate its true mean
ing. The people here can attend to
their own affairs. They know hawk
from a handsaw; they realized the
true reason for Stahlman's animus
against Padgett. The people of Co
lumbia are abundantly capable Of ad-
justing local matters without the as
sistance or advice of an intermeddler,
m alien. The Banners brazen ef-
fort to pose as the dictator and guar
dian of this city and county was very !
properly resented. Misrepresentation !
and unfair attacks are not good weap- |
ons where the sovereign people of ,
Old Maury county are sitting in judg-
ment.
Naturally the whole object of the
Banners fight on Padgett was to help
Hooper. That paper was perfectly
willing to sacrifice one of the ablest
men in public life to assist the re-
publican governor. 1t tried to hide !
under another and false issue, but it's
real animus was plain to every one.
The Banner should learn lesson 7
from the returns Of this election that
1t should profitably remember so long
as it shall live. :,