Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-15
COOPER -cARMAcK FEUD
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barring Tillman began to fear that
bngue whose words cut like a black
nake whip. The Tennesseean became
be delight of the galleries, and the
read of the opposition. When the Nc
humber Civil Service bill termed the
bar of 81 the ''war Of the Rebellion"
armack fought until the title, Civil
Var" was officially adopted.
Name Anathema.
From one end of Pennsylvania Ave-
ue to another his name was an
thema. He was the one senator who
ever attended presidential functions.
Ie was the one man, possibly, before
fhom Roosevelt quailed. Carmack had
:st his tongue wag too frequently. He
ad spoken out Of his time. He seem
d to delight in making others squirm.
Il last he realized his power. He
new me was the mental superior of
hany men around hin-and he didn't
esitate to show it. He waved his
eacock feathers too frequently. He
Eas the product, not Of class, but Of
is own mentality.
'Back home politics was being
liked again. The direct primary sys-
I'm had been inaugurated. Former
fov. Taylor, the brother OF "Alf" Tay-
Br, who was Tennessee's governor last
ear, became infected with senatorial
lch. Nothing could be done for it ex-
ept to let him run against Carmack.
In the meanwhile Cooper had lost
nd regained control Of the American
4 couple Of times. Now he no longer
ad it, but he was still power in
olitics. He had grown dignified, more
tnphatic in his opinions-and bald!
The slight rift that had appeared be-
ween the two friends when Dune be-
an flirting around the White House"
ow was a chasm. Cooper said Car
hack was building up a powerful
olitical machine-a machine that was
Aenacing Cooper's political power.
ooper said it was machine the like
z which Tennessee had never seen be-
bre.
y Cooper was right. Carmack was
Suilding up a machine. But it was not
machine in Extraordinary sense of the
lord. The mans dauntleSs idealism
ppealed to the masses, his heroic ora
bricalt gestures brought to his side
hen VINO had never taken particular
hterest in politics before. They were
rimarIly for Ned Carmack and not
speolally for the things for which he
foodf 1t was case Of leader max
hg aFeause.
Against Whisky Ring.
Those who were closest to Carmack
bid he knew Cooper's ways all too
ell, and was blocking the older mans
ehemes. Then the whisky ring began
b poke it's head into politics too fire.
uentiy. CarmacF may have cared for
\ drop when the ,irit called, but he
dnt fancy the breed that peddled it.
cooper had the whisky crowd at his
|hck, and never made any bones
bout it.
This was in 1906. Cooper spoused
he cause of Taylor with a mighty
plash. That was the objectionable
n in Carmack's eyes.
Carmack and Taylor went cam
aigning through the hills and wales of
tennessee, and Taylor won.
Running for governor at the same
me was Malcolm R. Patterson, the
On of the Josiah Patterson whom
tarmack had defeated for congress in
Ss6. Carmack hated the son on gen.
raj principles. Cooper liked Patterson
nd supported him. Carmack swung
is influence toward Gov. Cox.
Patterson won.
Col. Duncan Brown Cooper, now
ptally bald and extremely emphatic in
is opinions, was greatly pleased. Both
is horses had won. But Cooper didn't
ROW about it. He took his winning in
he same spirit--he had won and lost
thousands of dollars across the green
laize table. His whole philosoph" of
lfe was contained in a quatrain that
often recited to friends in the Hoff-
nan House bar on his frequent New
fork visits
10 matter what you sing or say,
'rhe world rolls on in the same old
way.
Ind he who would possess his soul
|iustthold on tight and let her roll.
Carmack was never a philosopher
i least not in defeat. He declared
Le was out Of politics for good. He
vent to Memphis to resume the
Practice of law. But the lure Of pub
tc office was too great. He an
bounced himself as a candidate for
Governor against Patterson.
The Anti-SaIoon League.
The latter had spent two years in
building up a powerful politica! ma
&hine of his own. Distiller and brew
RS. bartenders and gamblers, honest
business men, who honestly believed
hat "open towns" meant good busi-
hess, reactionary Democrats who
passed the plate Sundays, shrewd men