The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-21
DAslp :. WALLACE

g'hsa David fraaE Wallace dsee A.
tLs E0Me u iata daughter 10 Wssnine-
g0a tise NssE ikae asstOg N 1enDessse
Journalism er1sssd ~ TIE other shore.
For more tfaE fah century M Val
iSes sae OEe u re slnOngsst and
most aggressive sditOsN VI Tsngs@see.
Ia abe early fiftseG he. villa Hsn-g
WsttsF1On. founded The MeAinnsliIe
Res Era and pae aetiseiy interested
10 that publication ANIL early 10 She
present century ne belonged 10 la,
school VI TsnEsssse Journalists fiaat
made the coangfg press sncn D ire
nlenoons pONsf 10 isas desadss imnssd
lately following the var between the
states. he gas contemporary u
Buscfl. ~ Nashville. Helms N Morris
town. AegsONaI, " Chattanooga. Meal
u Dyessbarg ano SLACK 81 Bristol a.ss
OtilsEe N that class
a man VI Intense convictions q
strong and cIeas cut thinker, D0ssesS-
ing q vigorous and expressive aictlOn
Mg. Wallace wrote interestingly npOr
ali topics, bat Like All Of lis day and
generation desOtsd tase major portion
N ais editorial space 10 political ciS-
esssiOns he wae Al ardent and IN
compromising democrat and on and
~ sersed 4Os nearly half csatary
~ chairman " the democratic county
committee " Warren county He gae
neser accused u machine building
10 fsct he would not have knOwn bos
had ls mad the desire, which he ID
NOT.
Personally no more iOseaoie gensle-
l1an " the Old sca0Ol ever lived s.ian
Coz. Lase Wallace. he Sae the en-
bVdineni " honor When the vriter
saw flm last. three months ago, he
was ninety One years u age, but just
~ bright ano cheerful, just ae much
ia love with life, had just ar eisar
conception " conditions AT be lad
quarter VI d century before. Truly
le grew old beautifully Always an
oyssmlst, always tfpstful VI his fellow
mar, never the csnic Or the pessimist.
Col Nall&es Nas a constant delight
10 iase friends whom he always nam-
bered by the hundreds. Generous.
charitable. loyal ~ his friende, charm
log IN conversation, q delightful CON
paHiOp. no man ever lived who could
gadiate more genuine snnHiiine, more
faitb IN humanity than gOl Wallace.
His Wae o most interesting career
When just arrived ~ manhoOd's
eetats he was q ''fortyninerS and many
and interesting were the exciting
experiences " that romantic period
that Ie related Ne was q capital
fscounssf. His store " good, whole
scne, genuinely humorous anecdotes
WAS almost without limit. He was q
gallant soldier VI the Coufsderacy,
sery6o y tsfm Ia the state Legislature.
w&s postmaster " hie town under
Cleveland; was in 1850 TIE state chair
nsan " the los tax wing u the dem,
cefatic party and Que VI the chief
nesotiatore for the compromise "
1ssz that resulted 1n the restoration
~ the democratic party 70 power Ia
fhe state Tune and again be attend
Cd state, congressional, legislative and
county democratic conventions In
fact for nearly half century no con
sentlop was held 10 Warren county,
thai congressional Or Legislative dis
trscf, that the presence " Col. Wal.
l&cs MAS not felt lie war never q
selfish seeker after office. A demo.
Graf from principle, citizen without
rspnoaca, be lived more than twenty
years beyond the biblical -four score
sna ten, q blessing and an inspiration
10 all VINO were fortunate enough 70
enjoy biz genial friendship lie was 10
many respects unique character.
His kind are not often seen upon this
sordio earth, and more's tas pity.