The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-07-16


at once gives them the pouer and con-
troll Of the State--all they rant and
all they fought for. Now, who can
deny this9 No candid, honest man
can do II. If this be the case, then,
we ask, what have the Union men Of
Tennessee gained by the war? What
was the use Of the thousands Of pa
triotic young men Of East Tennessee
taking leaye Of their homes and
friends, at the hnsbed hour of mid
night, and wandering, half starved,
cold and weary night after night,
through the Cumberland mountains,
upon whose rugged slopes the whiten-
cd bones Of many a noble boy to-day
rests unshrouded and uncotiined, to
Join the army of the country ! Of
what avail will have been the deaths
of FIVE thousand Of East Tennessee's
bragest boys, who died from home
and loved ones, to preserve what the
Republicans are battling for to-day in
| this contest. These are solemn, seri-
Gus questions which we want every
| honest, candid man who loves his
country and the interests Of loyal
men, TO ask himself, on the first Thnrs-
day in August, before be deposits his
vote then, in after time, he can look
back and see whether or not he did
bis duty as one who knew the real is
sues to be decided.
Gen. Stokes is in favor Of liberal
system of free schools, which is in.
decd the grand sub-stratum upon
which must rest the superstructure
Of our greatness, grandeur and pros
perity az a State no is for sending
the cifulgent rays Of free education
into the humblest howell in these noun
tains he is for ferreling, out The
school fund robbery, which has Justly
excited the indignation Of the people
of the State, and exposing those who
have stolen your cnildren's money tx
public scorn ard contempt; he is tol
renovating tho free school law, anc
placing it in working order, in such I
way as to secure to your sons ant
daughters liberal education, and hi
il for retrenchment and reform in tht
administration Of the State govern
ment. This is Stokes doctrine
De Witt &. Senter, the standard
bearer of the Rebel democratic party
holds the converse Of all these propo
sitions. lie is for indiscriminate uni
! versal suffrage, and thereby giving
the rebels the control of the State; b,
belongs to that old aristocratic party
who are, and always have been, op
posed TO free schools. C., taxing tn,
lich man to educate the poor man
childt en- he is for useless and unnec
essary extravaganza in the manage
ment OF our State government. mt
thereby imposing burdensomc take
on the people, rs is shown conclusive
" by his retaining the militia in th
feld at cost Of about eight hundret
dollars u day. lle is u worse mai
than tho Autocrat of Russia : he I;
opposed TO everything that the loya
men of the Sta3a hold near and dear
he is opposed to law and order, as j
cvinccd by his appointing men a
Commissioners Of Registration al
over the State and advising them to
course Of illcgalitv which Will caus
hundreds OF criminal indictments +
be brought up, which will sweep fror
them the hard.earned pittance of hail
spant lives he advises these men /
violnto the Constitution eren, Of on
State, tho fundamental Law, from tn
, provisions OF which there 10 at DreSer
no escape, because the Supreme COur
, has said that tho Franchise Jaw is
part and parcel Of the Constitution {
, tho State of Tennessee.
Now, these are the two candidate
, and tho doctrines they respective
, advocate, and it ia for tho people t
r say who they will support. The mi
. obinery of the State has been badl
! managed: Of that there can be n
. doubt and another thing ia equal
{ certain that Stokes has had nothin
Z to do with it; and we are opposed I
+. continuing II tico years longer, believ
! ing no we do, 10 say the least Of i