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4 THE COLUMBIA IIERALD: FBIDAY, FEBRUAMY 4, 18U8. Columbia Herald. Published by the Herald Publishing Co. -t- BCB8CRIPTI0K BATC8: In the County 11.00. Out of th County 1.25. Entered at the pogt-offlce at Columbia, Ten nessee as second-class mail matter. F. D. LANDER, Editor. ATTKNTION, DEMOCRATS. , To MM't In tho Circuit Court Room In TliU City Monday. Feb. 7tli, 1808. To llio Democratic Executive Com mittee of Maury County Gentlemen : Whereas, we, Nam Holding arid 13 S. Fowler, have entered Into the following agreement, to wit: To submit our claims as candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Tonncseee to a primary elec tion to be held at the various voting precincts of Maurv connty, Tennessee, on the l'ith day of March, 1H1I8, from the hours of 0 a. m. to 4 p. m., for the pur pose of deciding which one of us shall be a candidate for said office before the Judicial Circuit Convention, and it is further agreed that each of us shall select one person who shall act in con junction with the committeeman at each voting prednct in holding said primary. We therefore ask that you will call a primary election on the above date and in accordance with the above agreement in which all those who have heretofore affiliated with the Democratic party or voted for liryan or Palmer for president in shall be allowed to vote, and that' the vote of each district be certified to the chair man of the committee by those holding the election and the chairman will can vass the vote and declare the result. This Jan. 10th, 181)8. Sam Holdino, E. 8. Fowler. The above communication has been handed me as chairman of the commit tee, anv in obedience to the request made therein I hereby call the Demo cratic Executive Committee of Maury county to meet in the Circuit Court room In Columbia, Monday, Feb. 7th, 1898, at 11 o'clock a. m. J. T. Williamson, This Jan. 19th, 1KW. Chairman. One of Dr. Morris' sermons on home religion and home influences, inspired John Trotwood Moore to write some very beautiful lines, which we publish elsewhere in this issue, and to which we invite the especial attention of our readers. It took them quite a little while to bring about the result, but after much travail the Democratic solons did the very proper thing by nomi nating and electing the Hon. Thomas B. Turley to the United States Senate. He is a gentleman in every way worthy the honor, and it is nothing but fair and right that the Democrats of West Tennessee obould have something. In a recent speech in Congress Mr. Lacey, a Republican, asks the question, "why is Tennessee in such desperate straits?" And the Nash ville American takes exceptions to the inquiry. But if Mr. Lacey has been reading the papers, and knows anythiug of the large sums of money borrowed by poor old Tennessee re cently, the inquiry,' it seems to us, is a most natural one.. . We call attention to afSommuni cation elsewhere, signed "0." re; ferring to the Cumberland Presby terian Orphans' Home, which Co lumbians can have located here if they will. Ths Herald has al ready given its hearty endorsement to this mo9t worthy enterprise, and we hope the citizens of this . town and county will not permit this rare opportunity for so ennobling, a charity to pass them. ' "Committeeman", has another communication in this issue, in' re ply to. Mr. Stephens' card in last week's Democrat. "Committee man" not only has opinions and dares' express them, but he has a strikingly clear, concise style of ex pression, as his following definition of the work "packed" will show. In bis first communication "Com mitteeman" said that the Executive Committee had been "packed" to pass the ",no-primary " resolu tlon. Mr. Stephens' card asked him what he meant by "packed," and he replies as follows: "I mean that scheming candidates lay plans iu their own interest. They then can vass the committee, going to their friends first. When these are inter ested, together they work among the other members, and if they are successful by the time the meeting is called to order they have enough votes committed to their side to car ry their point. When the candi date plans be plans in his own inter est and against the interest of some other candidate. When the com mitteeman votes in the interest of one candidate, he votes against the interest of another, and right there he violates his trust as a com mitteeman. In using the word 'packed,' I mean to bring no more serious charge against committee men than that iu their zeal and anxiety to do something for their man or men, they were willing to neglect the best interests of the party they are expected to repre sent. They have done this until the party vote has fallen off to such an extent that the organization, so far as county offices are concerned, is Well nigh destroyed." THE "FEKPIL'S" BOARD. That was a severe arruignment Alderman McClauahan made of the present Board of Mayor and Alder men, when he said they had voted themselves a "board of liars." It grew out of the effort upon the part of a majority of them to amend the early closing law to death; that is, the law requiring whiskey sellers to close their places of business at 10 o'clock. Alderman McClanahan contends that "they" the Board promised the people that they would not Interfere with the 10 o'clock law, and that by their effort to do so, they voted themselves "liars." Now the Herald does not propose to "ci at pearl before swine" by giv ing to this Board any good advie. They are under no obligations to the Herald for their offices, and have no respect for the Herald's advice, and we shall studiously avoid in truding upon them. We must dis cuss public matters as they come up, however, and now it occurs to us tint this Board finds itself in that unhappy condition of trying to serve two masters. It was said at the time of the elec tion, by some of them, and repeated by some of the friends of all of them, that "they" individually and collectively would not inter fere with the ten o'clock closing law. We never believed the sincerity : of the promise thon, any more than we do now. We knew then, as well as we know now, that the saloon men and gamblers were not meeting and organizing md running colored pre paratory schools, just for their health or other philanthropic rea sons. We knew, ana tnere was light sufficient for every intelligent man to have known, that the saloon men knew that it was to their interest to defeat the old Board and elect this new one. If Aldermen McClana han, White and Davis didn't know this, it was their fault; they could have known and should have known it. But instead, refusing to listen to Ihe advice of their friends they allowed themselves to be duped and deceived, and now whose fault is it? Have they anybody to blame but themselves? Is it anybody's fault but theirs that they helped the whiskey sellers elect this Board? Is it anybody's fault but theirs that they helped defeat the Board that created, fought and went down in defeat for the 10 o'clock law? The Herald of course is opposed to the repeal of the 10 o'clock law. At the same time we confess that we do not know why this Board was elected and why the old Board was defeated, if not to get rid of the 10 o'clock law and the police who en forced that and kindred laws. Aud we do not see that the three named minority members of the Board, or those devout church members who either voted for them or stayed at hgme and did not vote against them, have any kick coming to them if the majority of this Board is true to the interests of the whiskey sellers who elected them. "Ye cannot serve two Masters." It is a credit to the old Board that they passed so wholesome a law. That It was most wholesome to the morals of the community, the whis key sellers' petitiou shows for itself. Head it. It says, in 8ub3tance, thSt "we, the whiskey sellers, beseech you to annul this law, for the reason that the hardships on such dealers have been great, and under the present system it is almost impossible to make expenses." Real pitiful isn't it? And in order to remove these hardships they must be given two hours more, each night, in which to debauch the young men of Columbia, alter they have quit their daily business and their parents and employers are at home asleep. Gov. Taylor has announced his candidacy for Senator Bate's seat in the United States Senate, and al ready we hear Demociats warmly espousing the cause of one against the other, i There is no manner of doubt as to the popularity of both these men with the Democratic voters of Tennessee. Senator Bate is dear to the heart of the old sol diers, and many a one of them would scratch the Democratic ticket rath er thau vote for any man who was against him. Aud yet it is very doubtful if he has any more friends than the popular bald-headed Gov ernor Bob. This year this county is entitled to a Senator, a Floater, and two Representatives, and in the nominating convention the ques tion overshadowing all other ques tions will be, "is he for Bate or Tay lor." And if their partisans fight it out to a finish, there will be engen dered much hard feeling, and it is no two to oue bet that the nominees would be elected; that is, provided they were all for either one of the men namod. For the people, wild, excited and foolish as they some times seem, love a spirit of fair play and justice, and they know and would argue that either Taylor or Bate have a following sufficient to ent-tle them to some of the votes of this county. All things considered, therefore, would it not be better not to make this fight at all, but to agree to divide the vote, giving two to each? Would it not be fairer to the aspirants, better for the party, and, safer or both the party, and the candidates? Think about that, and instead of creating factions and scheming for the overthrow of one of our own household, let's get to gether as brothers and agree to slop this unseemly quarrel while it is yet time. Another occupies the lamented Harris' chair, but Carmack wears his shoes. There may be others who outrank him in Washington, but in Tennessee he is the head of the party. He may within the next few weeks be "a statesman out of a job,'.' but he will be none the less the leader of the Tennessee Democ racy. His superb management of Senator Turley's forces, and the strong personal following there dis played for him, shows most con clusively that he has measured lances with the strongest men in the party and won over them. The policies he may dictate and the plat forms he shall write, will be Democ racy, pure and undeflled. -. . Two Christian Scientists, who allowed members of their families to die without medical attention, have been arrested at Kokomo, Ind., on the charge of manslaughter. STRETCH TIIOC THY WINGS. "Asnn eagle stlrroth up her nest, flut toreth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, tnketu them, beareth them on bur wings: Ho the Lord alone did lend him and there was no strange god with him." Duut.xxxll, 11:12. This poem Is a feeble tribute to a grand sermon by a grand man, Dr. J. C. Morris, of Nashville. The above was his text and I claim merely to have rendered some of the thoughts of his peroration into verse. Trotwood. Stretch thou thy wings, . dear Lord, above our home; Spread thy strong pinions on this sacred spot; Guide thou our feeble footsteps when we roam, Let not thy tender mercies be forgot Hover, Great Spirit, in our earthly air God of our fathers, build thy altar there! Bear us, dear Lord, ou thy unwearied wing; Teach us, thy unfledged weaklings, how to fly. Plume our poor pinions till they tribute bring Up to thine own grand aerie In the sky. Hold us above the rock rift and the God of hosts, be thou alone our Godl Upward still and upward, guide our flight; Fix thou our eyes above, dear Lord, on thee; Bathe thou our plumage in eternal light, Spread our weak wings to ail eternity. And when thou stirreth up our 'earthly rest, God of ourfathers, lead us to thy nest! John Tbotwood Moo he. SANCTUM SENTIMENTS. Davenport, the artist, will have to get a new suit for his Mark. In place of a checkered costume, pla- would suggest broad black and white stripes running latitudinal ly. Chattanooga News. What do we find to-day? Rum running in the National Capitol. Rum running in the National Li brary ; the paid attorney of the li quor trust elevated to a high Fed eral office. Rum is flaunting its in solent banner in the highways and byways of city, town, country, and under the plea of personal liberty, is turning America into a swill wal low. Is there no redress? Ram's Horn. Now that the government has learned that the Klondikers don't need relief, it is determined to make them take it. Memphis Commercial-Appeal. A Farmer's Dream. Once a farmer had 2,000 bushels of wheat, which he sold, not to one single grain merchant, but to 2,000 different dealers, a bushel to each. A few of them paid him in cash, but far the greater number said it was not convenient then, but would pay later. A few months passed, and the man's bank account ran low. "How is this?" he said. "My two thou sand bushels of grain should have kept me in affluence until another crop is raised, but I have parted with the grain and have Instead only a vast number of accounts, so small and scattered that I cannot get around and collect it fast enough to pay my expenses." So he posted up a public notice and asked all those who owed him to pay quickly. But few came. The rest said. "Mine is only a small mat ter, and I will go and pay some of these days," forgetting that though each account was small, when all were put together they meant a large sum to the man. Things went on thus; the man got to feeling so bad and rolled and tossed about so much in his efforts to collect that he fell out of bed and awoke, and run ning to his granary found his two thousand bushels of wheat still safe there. Ha had nnlv hn dreaming and hadn't sold his wheat i. .11 at au. jmoral. i he next day the ma went to the nuhlUher nf hU nmw and said, "Here, sir, is the pay for your paper, and when next year's subscription is due you can depend upon me to pay it promptly. I stood in the position of an editor last night, and I know how it feels to have one's honestly earned monev scattered all over the country in small amounts. Clover Seed for Sale. Farmers, don't forgret that we can furnish you the very best recleaned Northern Red Clover seed at the lowest possible price. Come to see us City Grain & Feed Co. tf SENATOR TURLEY IS VICTORIOUS. Captures the Coveted Prize on the 145th. Ballot. Turley Received Forty-six Votes, flic Milhn Forty-three, and Taylor One. Gov. Taylor Announces Hi Candidacy For lUte'g Seat in the United State 8enate in 1800. THE LAST HALLOT. Turley Senators Canada, Claiborne, Gillham, Gilmore, Guild, Gunn, Ham ner, Hurt, Parker, Smithson, Waddell, Whitaker; Representatives Baggett, Boyle, Brandon of Bedford, Caldwell, Cato.n, Cook, Cothran, Courtney, Couta, Crnig, Deranny, Kwell, Farahaugh, Fuqua, Green, Harris, Harwell, Hill of Shelby, Hurt, Hutchison, Johnson of Chester, Kelso, Kenney, Monteverde, Norfleet, Orchi, Phillios, Priestly, Springer, Smith of Maury, Stone, Walker of Fayette, Walker of Hick man, Woods 40. McMillin Senators Bartlett, Bate, Boyd, Clement, Cline, Collinsworth, Dabbs, Ellis, Evans, Hodges, Lee, Thom as, Speaker Thompson : Representatives Allen, Barton, Brandon of Stewart, Byrns, Carroll, Caruthers, Chambers, Chenault, Crossett, Cummings of Deca tur, Cummins of Jackson, Dulaney, Ester, Fields, Finley, Gribble, Hill of Davidson, Jarvis, Johnson of Davidson, Johnson of Smith, Kimbrough, Mat thews, Ottenville, Perry, Redman, Stockard, Thompson of Marshall, Wade, Woodlee, Speaker Fitzpatrick 43. Taylor Representative Earthman 1. This was the way the vote stood on the 145th ballot for a nomination for a United States Senator, cast in the Democratic caucus last Tuesday night, and this was the ballot that gave the gallant Shelby Countian the prize. It took twelve meetings of the cau cus to decide beween Senator Tur ley, Congressman Benton McMillin and Gov. Robert L. Taylor. This was the first ballot of the evening and by 9 o'clock the news of the nomination was flashed over the wires, first to Memphis and then to other parts of the country. The story of the nomination is simple and soon told. It was made by a united effort on the part of the supporters of Gov. Taylor and Sen ator Turley. Several days ago it was manifest that Gov. Taylor'o gain had been blocked. His friends aw that his election was impossible. A delay of a few more days and the members would have balloted all during the extra session for Senator in vain, and the seat now held by Senator Turley would have been vacant. The majority of Gov. Tay lor's friends preferred to sustain his appointment. With his full knowl edge and consent, therefore, they indorsed his appointment by voting for Senator Turley. As well as could be learned the Taylor men agreed upon this course of action in the afternoon about 5 o'clock. The news did not spread until an hour later, and then it was known only to a few. Some of the McMillin leaders got wind of the scheme and the information was circulated among his supporters as much as possible. The Taylor men observed the utmost secrecy about their movements and their flop came in the nature of a complete surprise to the visitors. All the members answered to their names when the roll was called in the caucus, making 90 votes, with 40 necessary to a choice. When Mr. Turley received the 40 votes the wildest enthusiasm pre vailed. The members proceeded to climb on top of their desks and yell frantically. The Turley men were jubilant and the Taylor men were satisfied. Chairman Jarvis finally rapped for order. A committee composed of Senator Canada, Senator Parker and Mr. Speaker Fitzpatrick was appointed to inform the candidates of the result and invito them to ad dress the caucus. Gov. Taylor was the first to arrive. He came with a party of friends and was loudly cheered as he en tered the hall, which, by this time, was well filled with people. His announcement of his candidacy for the Senate before the Legislature in 1899 was greeted with a storm of ap plause. Gov. Taylor's Speech. Gov. Taylor said in part: "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the caucus: I appear before you to night to give my hearty indorse ment to the action of this caucus in the nomination of Senator. I think this caucus has done exactly what it ought to have done. A9 the Gov ernor of the State of Tennessee, I appointed Thomas B. Turley to fill out the unexpired terra of Isham G. Harris, and I expected the General Assembly to indorse my action. When I saw that they were about not to do it, I threw myself into tho breach, and my friends helped me. I believe that the nomination of Thomas B. Turley is a triumph for true Democracy. I have not a word to say against anybody. I have the highest esteem for the Hon. Benton McMillin, but I felt that Thomas B. Turley, as one of the ablest men in the State of Tennes see, aud as oue of the purest citizens of the State, was entitled to the honor which you have given him to-night. I have no gpeech to make to-night, except to say that the Democracy of Tennessee is in the saddle and in 1899 I intend to lead the Democracy of Tennessee, and to see whether or not they are for me for tho United States Senate. Her representatives have, stood here on the floor exercising their constitu tional power, which they have a right to do, but I intend to see whether or not they reflected the will of the people. I am glad Thom as B. Turley is elected. I thank HGlennon, Anderson Foster. GOOD NEWS, v j ir i uii xJ J OUR Store year ended on last Monday night. After summing up, we find a trifle over Ten Thousand Dollars worth of goods more than we ought to have. How will we get rid of them?. Get' your mind clear and then read the balance of this "ad." f e are pini to start a Clearini Sale next Monday Morni. A Cleaving Sale that will Clear. Prices quoted here are for next Monday and all next week. Now Read on. Silks First. Ten styles of fancy figuered Silks, most of them are Taffeta Silks, and prices were 90c, $1.00 and $1.25 yard. Beginning next Monday morning, 45c the yard. Dress Goods. Twelve styles of 40-inch Wool Dress Goods, Mixed Cheviots and Rough Boucles, , 50c and 60c yard, have been the fair prices until now. .Beginning, next Monday morning, 20c the yard. Dark Dress Ginghams, may be 15 styles, good jc and 8c values. Beginning next Monday morning, 4 i-2c yard. Twenty-Jour Hundred Yards Spool Thread for a Dime. Two hundred and sixty dozen, J. O. King's 3-cord spool, cotton, white and black, sizes 8 to 60. Beginning next Monday morning, 10c a dozen. Not less than one dozen t nor more than five dozen to a buyer. SHOES NEXT. One hundred pairs Ladies' Kid Shoes, with pointed toes. Some of them cloth top, made by our best shoe makers, and were our best $2.00 and $2.50 shoes. Beginning next Mon day morning, One Dollar a Pair. Sizes t to 6. Twenty-four pairs Misses' Front Lace, Goat Shoes, with heels, sizes 13 to 2, and 24 pairs of Misses' and Boys' spring heel, Kangaroo Calf, Button Shoes, sizes 13 to 2. Up to now both lots have been $1.50 pair. Beginning next Mon day morning, 75c fair. A hundred pairs of Children's Patent Tip, kid and grain Shoes, sizes 5 to 11. These were counted good Dollar Shoes. Beginning next Monday morning, 50 c a fair. I .A. IKT OXT 3E3 :2E. Men's Tan Shoes. Here's a little lot of Men's Tan Shoes that we carried over from last season. Lowest price in the lot was $2.50 and the highest $3.50 pair. Sizes 5 to "10, though there may be a missing size or two in the lot. Be ginning next Monday morning, $1.25 pair. Thirty men ought to hurry here next Monday morning for winter clothes. Why? Read on. Thirty Men's All Wool Sack Suits that have been $10.00, $12.00 and ' $15.00 suits, sizes 33 to 40, not old carried over clothes either. Begin next Monday morning, $5.90 suit. Customer must pay jor alterations, if needed. Plenty of Clearing Prices not mentioned here. We are resolutely determined to clear out many lines to make room for new comers. GET A WHIFF OF SPRING.-New Penangs, New Madras Cloths, New Plain and Changeable Taffeta Silks. If you see it in our ad. FilcKennon, Anderson & Foster. Post Script Extra. On to-morrow', Saturday morning you can take your pick of any Ladies' Jacket in our store at $4.00. This includes every Jacket in the store. Some of the prices were up to $15.00. McK., A. & F. God for it, and I have helped to do it. "To those who stood by me, I have only to say that the night will never be too dark or the day fo cold for me to forget them. I in tend to stand for the people who were for me in this struggle. To those who stood here and voted against me I have not a word to say. "I am an old-time, old-fashioned Democrat. I believe in Democratic doctrine, and intend to stand here the remainder of my term as Gov ernor, and as lone as OnH shall iira me breath, to fight this infernal in vasion of the last rights of the peo ple of the State by the Federal Gov ernment. If I go down in the fight a hundred times let me go down." Messrs. Turley and McMillin then made short addresses, and Congress man E. W. Carmack answered to loud calls by making a brief speech, and the caucus adjourned, sine die. Monday's Proceeding.. Both Houses met in Joint conven tion at noon to ballot for United States Senator. The ballot resulted as follows: G. N. Tillman ''O Robert Cantrell 11, E. W. Carmack 8, T. B. Turley 5, It. L. Taylor 3 Benton McMillin 5, A. S. Colyar 5 W. H. Swigart 11, scattering 21. ' The Memphis annexation bill and and BAD NEWS I CBAD FOR US 1 it's so. 16 the water works bill were both pass ed by the House; the latter wlthtwa amendments, only one of which be ing material. This amendment, in troduced by Mr. Norfleet, provide that the issuance of $2,000,000 of bonds, as contemplated in the bill shall not be made, unless there Is an election held and two-thirds of the votes cast favor such a bond issue. Hoth bills were passed with votes to spare. Wedneoday't Froceeriln g. The election of Hon. Thomas B. Turley to tho United States Senate was the event of to-day, and attrac ted a large number of people to the House. Senator Turley's name was presented to the convention by Mr Fitzpatrick, and that of Capt. J. W Baker (Rep.) was presented by Mr.' Smith, of Macon. The vote result ed, Turley 91, lUker 33, and Senator lurley was declared elected. He later addressed the convention, and on retiring was handed his commis sion by Secretary oS State Morgan. The Senate passed the bill author izing Memphis to issue $2,O()O,00J water-works bonds, and the House spent the morning on the railroad reassessment and back-assessment