The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-03
VOTE 1T STRAIGHT.

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Whatever opinion one may have as
to the Justification for boiling or
scratching the democratic nominees
in r tennessee in the recent past, as
suredly no sound reason can be given
this year why every citizen claiming
to be a democrat and holding anegi-
ance to that party should not vote the
ticket from Wilson down to English
and Russell. The democratic ticket
this year is one that should appeal
with peculiar force to every member
OF that party.
No democrat can give a good reason
for failure to support Woodrow Will
son. He has stood squarely for the
cardinal principles Of the democratic
party; he has been the president of
the people, not the subservient tool
of the interests. No president since
Lincoln has striven more earnestly
to give every citizen of this republic
a Square deal" and to see that all
have equal and exact justice before
the law, than Woodrow Wilson. New
er in the history of America have the
people been more prosperous than
they are today In the midst of world
wide suffering and destruction they
are at peace with all nations.
There is no reason for change in
the national administration. But why
elect Wilson unless a democratic con-
gress, one in harmony with him and
true to the ideals and principles OF
the democratic party, is also commits
stoned by the people 1t is just as
much the duty of democrats to vote
Cor the party nominees for the nation.
al senate and house as it is to vote
for the great nominee for president.
Every ballot should contain the names
OF Padgett and Mcclellan.
In the state Tom c. Rye is just as
much deserving OF democratic support
as v ilson He has striven just as
earnestly, just as consistently and
Just as courageously to redeem the
pledges of the democratic party in
Tennessee as Wilson has to carry
them out in the state. Never for a
moment has Tom Rye hesitated. With
q fidelity and a determination that
must challenge the admiration even
of his political enemies he has striven
every day that he has been the chief
executive Of Tennessee to do what he
promised the people he would do
Because Tom Rye has been governor
and because he had legislature that
was in sympathy with him, Tennessee
is today a better state in which to live
than it was two years ago. there Is
today better security for life and prop.
erty than there was two years ago;
there is today better moral and po
ntical atmosphere in Tennessee than
existed before Rye was elected A
better day dawned for this old com
monwealth when the governor set him.
self to the task of making the laws
respected and obeyed. He should not
only receive the votes of all demo
Gratis, but he should receive the sup
port OF all citizens who believe IL
morality in temperance and in the
fair and impartial execution of the
laws.
Rye should and will be reelected
He should have a legislature in SYM
pathy with him. 1t is just as vital to
the welfare Of the state that the legis.
lature should be in thorough accord
with the democratic governor as it Is
that the congress of the United Sattes
should be in sympathy with the presi.
dent. In Maury county the democrats
have ticket for whom they owe no
man any sort Of apology. Every can
didate on the democratic ticket is a
Christian gentleman All are progress
sive, forward boxing, self sacrificing
citizens.
Dave Humphreys, for the senate,
Tom English and James Russell for
the house, make a ticket that should
appeal not only pto every democrat, |
regardless Of former factional differ
enees, but one that should also appeal
20 all progressive citizens. They will
make good legislative material They |
will have the interest OF all the peo-
pie at heart. They have been trusted
in private and public station and have
never betrayed trust.