Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-23
Tennessee Politics.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commerce.
(Republican.)

to unite the johnson party and
the Republican party fer a
fight against the common enc
my-the Bourbons. The basis
Of the union is 20 be this ticket:
FN Governor, Horace May
nard; for United States Sena-
tor, Andrew Johnson. The al
liancc is to be only temporary,
and when these distinguished
men are put into the respective
positions, the partnership is TO
be dissolved by mutual consent,
unless it should appear best to
keep it up as a permanent Bour-
bon fighter. However, the main
thing is to get Republican Gov
eInor, upon the part of the Re
publicans, and put A. j. into the
United States Senate upon the
part Of the johnson men.
If the Johnson men and Re
publicans would come together
there is not a doubt Of their
power TO sweep the State. Di-
vided they can do nothing, but
united they would be in the
majority fifteen OF twenty thou
sand. Whether they can put
aside ancient prejudices and
party hum0uggery enough to
form an alliance is another ques-
ton. The Radicals would have
to feel themselves in desper-
ate condition before they could
be brought to swallow such &
dose as Andrew johnson, and
the johnson men could not force
down Maynard without max,
/ inc faces worse than a niggel
swallowing live eels. But
when sore defeat awaits either
of these parties if they go tc
battle seParately,and when they
can triumph all along the line
by uniting, itseems foolish not
Ito unite. Still the Organlza-
/ tions survive wonderfully, and
lit NAV be asking too much Of
the party-bourd masses that
they throw them overheard iol
the sake of victory.
So far as Maynard and John
son are concerned, they woulC
no doubt be in favor Of the ar
rangement if they could SEE
nothing dishonorable in it, ant
there is certainly nothing dis
honorable in two parties unit
ing to relieve one party. The
thing has been done frequently
and if nothing more wicked
happens in parties, we shOulc
be thankful. Maynard anC
johnson do not hate each other
They are not as affectionate, on
to the other, as Damon and Pyth
las Of old, but they are respect
fuI, and each acknowledges tn
ability of the other. A uniol
of the two parties, Of whicl
each is the leader, with a pros
pect that the result of the unio1
would be the elevation Of eac
to coveted positions, would no
awaken a hostile feeling With,
them. Quite the contrary; the
would meet at the boundary lin
and smoke the pipe Of peace
"burying the dead past" tha
! we hear so much about. Their
is much in the life Of each tha
they would like to bury if tn
arrangement could be made, AN
the dirt over the sepuIche
packed down well.
Maynard has a keen amb
ton to be Governor Of Tennes
see. He looks forward to it q
a graceful rounding up of HI
dong and successful! career. L
$ be merely a Congressman doe
|. not Fill the measure OF his an
bition. It is quite a commo
!. thing to be a Congressman, an
: not immensely honorable. May
}; nard has been in Congress fC
! ! some fifteen years, and now /
e longs for something higher an
more noble. He wants to |
d Governor. He would make
(, good Governor. He would PR
; side over the ''grand old volul
: teer State" see Fourth of Jul
I orations with becoming solen
It nifty and dignity. lie could NJ
= vote to increase his own salar
E which is his weak point, Ia
! great men have weak points
IS and would, therefore, be harr
less. He would make a dign
IS fed and upright figure-head 4
the State government and h
messages would be able al
pleasant to read. He would no