The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-11-05


is nearing the seventy-ive mile post,
but he is as young and vigorous OF
intellect, to which is added ripened ex-
perience, as he ever was in the very
prime of life. In fact we believe that
the former senator is right now in
his prime. He was never more pow
erful or more forceful in the presen'
tation of any issue than he was in
his advocacy of Luke Lea. His whole
life is an earnest of his sincerity. NO
man can question his motives without
doing violence to the truth. He is
disinterested speaker in this contest,
doing, as he has done all of his life,
his whole duty.
Only the infinite mind can COM
pute or eternity record the good that
this great man has wrought in Ten
nessee and in the South. He is Ten
nessee's grand old man. He is the
ablest and the best of her public citi-
zens. He has spent nearly half
century training the youth Of the
South in the way that they should
go. He has been the greatest charac'
ter developer that this section has
ever known.
The life that this man has lived
should be an inspiration to the state.
He is the exemplar whom they should
delight to follow. For four years he
barred his breast to the shot and shell
of the South's invaders. On score
and more of bloody battlefelds he did
his duty as a soldier. In the walks
of peace he has performed every duty
thoroughly and with rare consecra'
ton.
The fact that this splendid charac-
ter is in this campaign urging the
election of Luke Lea is about the
highest compliment that will ever be
paid to that unusually bright young
man. AS Senator Webb says, he is
under no obligation to Senator Lea.
He would not, under any circum-
stances, place his personal friend
ships above his duty to his state and
his nation. He is not that sort OF
man. Citizenship with Sawney webb
means too much. He owes no obliga'
ton to any man or set OF men that is
above his duty to Tennessee and his
country.
When it comes to a discussion OF
the temperance question, Sawney
Webb has the unquestioned right to
first place in the state. He was for
prohibition when 1t cost something.
His fight against the liquor trattic
forced him to move his school and it
almost broke his heart, but he con-
tinued the contest, unequal though 1t
was at times. He never faltered. IN
sunshine and in storm, in adversely
and prosperity he was on the nrlng
line He is one of the pioneers OF the
cause in this state. He made prohl-
bition speeches when many pulplts
even were closed against him. he
has always taught and urged the
highest standards of citizenship. He
has been a true follower of the Mas
ter. He has taken his religion into
the class room, on the hustings, and
into the polling place. He believes
that the religion of Jesus Christ is
sufficient for every test of life. II he
believed otherwise he would not be
a follower of the Nazarene.
Believing and living as this grand
old man has, it is natural that he
should oppose the election OF M. X.
Patterson. The life Of the latter has
been almost everything that Mr.
Webb has held up as an awful warn
ing to the young men who have been
committed to his care and instruc-
ton. He has taught and practiced
the "clean life" The idea of any
youth wasting a part of his life in
sowing wild oats has always been
abhorent to him. Sawney Webb has
been in life everything that Patter-
son has not been and Patterson has
been all in life that Webb has scorn-
ed.
Tennesseans will not go far afield
when they follow the advice and lead.
ership of this grand old man. He
has been true to every obligation. He
has never deceived them, he has new
er run after the flesh pots or been a
selfish politician. He Is nearing the
close Of life of honor, of fidelity to
trust and of loyalty to principle. This
may be his last campaign upon the
hustings. Every principle of his life,
every pulsation of his heart, every
thought of his mind, are consecrated
to the highest service of country and
Master. His advice and his warnings
70 nnt LIGHTLY To he REGARDED