The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-20
SOLID SOUTH BROKEN.

ity or the members and contrary to
the Overwhelming sentiment of both
the men and women Of the state rati-
fed the Susan B. Anthony amendment
|lns the face of appeals from our sis.
ter states of the South not to add fur.
Their to their problems, Tennessee
turned its back upon the traditions
and policies of generations, repudiat.
ed the historic reply Of Governor Har-
ris to request for troops to coerce
our SISTER states of the South" and
forever broke the solid South.
That issthe effect of the vote in the
house on Wednesday. Tennessee
turned to the West, from whence
come the wild vagaries and, isms of
the day, for its political inspiration
and voted to force upon the states Of
South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi
and our other heroic former associ-
ates in war and In peace a policy
against which both their men and wo.
men protested. The legislators of
Tennessee preferred to do the bidding
OF the Ohio politician who would de-
stroy constitutions. and upset the
most sacred traditions of the South If
Only thereby he can satisfy his over
Weening ambition to be elected Presi-
dent Of the United States, rather than
heed the appeals Of, former associates
and brothers whose interests have
been cemented in the blood Of count
less heroes. es$ tR43 N !
But more than this in order to an
sWer partisan appeals that in the very
nature of things cannot affect the re-
suit in November the legislature did
deadly violence to the constitution.
Above and beyond the abstract ques,
tion Of suffrage is the higher obliga-
ton to keep sacred oaths of Office and
uphold and defend the constitution Of
the state. The South fought and bled
for four long years and went through
the hell Of reconstruction for anoth-
er dozen years because Northern IA
matte had declared that there was "a
higher law than the constitution"
Fifty years after the close OF that
conflict majority of Tennessee's leg
islators have solemnly subscribed to
that hated declaration. I Less than
| two years after the sons Of Tennessee
were dying upon the 4battlefelds Of
Europe to vindicate sacredness of
treaties between nations, Q majority
fof their legislators have solemnly de-
clared that the constitution of Tennes:
see is But "a scrap Of paper.
I Fsd faftas the Abstract sdthslibn of
women's votes is concerned The Her
ALI has nosobjeetion to their partiefz
patton In Politics, If they will share
all the Burdens and responsibilities of
citizenship. But this journal stands
ever for law and order, for the consti
tuition OF its country and its. state,
for the sanctity of mems oaths The
Herald is not sectional journal, but
II would be false to every pulsation of
its heart, to every tradition OF Its long
and useful career, II it did not prefer
the company Of North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana to that of any states
north of the Ohio or west of the great
father of waters.
COOPERATION.
Montgomery county's big delega-
ton of farmers and business men who
journeyed over hundred miles to at.
tend the farmers convention should
be a lesson in cooperation and COM
munity spirit to the farmers and
business men of this county In that
large delegation were two Of the lead.
Ing bankers of the county, several
substantial business men and forty or
fifty Of the best farmers OF the coun-
| ty. Montgomery was one of'the first
counties in the state to organize
real working council Of agriculture
and its success has been due largely
to the cooperation and active support
OF the bankers and business men of
GAINESVILLE. The business men came
to full realization that agriculture is
the one great productive Enterprise of
the county and they are actively sup
porting every movement that will
make for better agriculture. The bud
set for the support Of the farm activi.
ties of the University of Tennessee in
that county is one of the largest In
the state and this is due to the liberal
ity of the business interests of Clarks.
vile.
On the first Saturday in October the
county council will hold great get-to-
gether meeting with barbecue.
This meeting will bring the ,Clarks.
vile folks and the farmers into init.
mate social relationship. Some SINH.
lar meeting should be held here. The
entire membership of the county coun-
Gil should he assembled that an on