The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-27
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


Not in years have the democrats o
Marry county been as thoroughly uni
ted or had as good cause to feel a
peace with the world as in this cam
paign. They have ticket from top tt
bottom, from president to representa-
tives that appeals with especial force
to every democrat, no matter how, in
the battles of the past he may have
stood on factional issues.
The ticket is divided in state and in
county between the former factions
that divided the party, but all are
agreed now upon the principles and
policies of the democratic party. The
state ticket contains consistent for
mer ruglar, Gov. Rye, and consistent
Independent in the struggles of the
past, Col. B. A. Enloe. This is evil
dence that the democrats of the state
have in good faith and all sincerity
forgotten past trouble and differences
and harmonizsd.
This characteristic is true Of the
county legislative ticket: W. j. Rus
sell in the factional contests OF the
past, stood with Col. Enloe. Thomas
y. English, on the other hand, stood
with Gov. Rye. But now all are agreed
upon the great platform that the dem
ocratic party has adopted in state and
nation. All stand for the splendid ad-
ministration Of Tom G. Rye.
In spite Of all claims to the con-
trary the democratic ticket, both state
and local, was nominated by the dem
ocratic masses, in representative con-
ventions. The state convention was
one of the largest and most truly rep
resentative that the democrats ever
held in Tennessee. The same is true
OF the county convention. Although
there were no contests for delegates
in several districts, largely more than
half of the democrats voted in the
primaries. In the Ninth district alone
700 voted; in the Seventh 400 voted;
in the Fifth, over $50 voted The to-
tai vote in the primaries was nearly
1900. In that primary every known
democrat was invited to vote and
where there were contests nearly all
of them accepted the invitation.
Forty-six chosen representatives Of
the democracy of Maury county assem-
bled at the Court House and nominal
ed Russell and English. Their nomi-
nations were made unanimous. They
are the choice of the democracy Of the
county. So strong is the democratic
ticket. so meritorious its claims that
thereafter regularly called republi
can convention was held, after being
widely advertised, and that convention
by vote of over two to one declined
to nominate candidates against the
ticket. OF course, no one who knows |
Raleigh S. Hopkins, who urged that
this course be taken, believes that he
has sold out or wears the collar OF |
any man. The Herald has sometimes
agreed with Mr.. Hopkins; it has more
often disagreed with him in politics,
but it can testify that he is as honest,
as fair and as independent in politics
as any man with whom it has fought
or against whom it has fought
No apology is needed for the demo
cratic ticket It's personnel will COM
pare favorably with that of any ticket
ever presented to the voters of the /
county. Both nominees, English and
Russell, are men of integrity, citizens
who have helped bear the burdens OF
They have been and are
The schools at Woodrow
and at Enterprise are eloquent testi-
monials of their zeal and devotion for
the public school interests OF the
county. They have made sacrifices in
the public interests, They are both
Christian gentlemen, churchmen,
sober, industrious and exemplary in
their walks in life. The interests of
Maury county and Of the state will be
safe in their keeping.
They will both be elected OF that
there is not the slightest doubt. The
that the democratic conven-
ton placed the banners in their hands
they were elected At the same time
democrats Of the county should give
them a good vote They should know
that the people of this county are be-
hind them and expect to uphold and
sustain them in their work at Nash
Vile.
DuTY OF DEMOCRATS,