Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-04-02
Put Them Up.

The Paris hteligtncer very truthfully
remarks: "lf there was ever time that
demanded men of brains in the Legisla>
ture, that is now. The people Of Ten.
nessee have committed in the past a
most egregious blunder in sending from
many counties set of political nin.com-
poots to Nashville, to legislate for tho
commonwealth, that do not know the
first nor the least principal Of law making.
This has been the case more or less ever
since 1865, and has cost the State OF
Tennessee not less than ten millions of
dollars. These soons have allowed this
much money in the form of bogus cards
issued without any warrent of law to wild
cat railroads to be paid into the State
treasury by the railroads of the State.
The people have enquired of them, when
they would return home after a laborious
session, what the condition Of the State
finances we're, and what of those bogus
bonds and don't know was generally
the reply. Or if they attempted to re-
ply, it was generally such mysti6ed
conglomeration of nonsense as gave no
satisfaction to the enquirer.
The highest ambition of this class of
gents. would seem to be the possession of
a stove pipe hat, a box of paper collars,
we'll fitting SUIT of clothes, and a new
delicate walking cane. When such legis>
lators arrive at Nashvi le, all that is pec-
essary on the part of the holders of the
bogus bonds to do in order to manipulate
greeny at his pleasure, is simply to treat
him to few oyster, Suppers, interspers'
ed with brandy cocktails, and invite him
to q brilliant party at oar hous;, where
Miss Maudelina Sprangles, or Miss Alex
ardrina Victoria Splatterdash, dressed in
exquisite style, will dance with him,
showing her decided preference for the
attentions of the Honorable member from
Buncomb, and bestowing a few of her
most angelic smiles. The Honorable
member drinks in this soul bliss to satie'
ty, and leaves not until the 1--WE smo
hours" then tears himself away, regrct>
ting only that such entertainments cannot
last forever. Just think of it! The
Honorable member from Buncomb re-
ceiving such marked attention from Col
A. Gen. B., invited to such splendid en-
tertainmcnts, and actually danced with
these city bellies, who charmed the mem
Der into ectacies. Now think again o.
poor greeny, who was raised in the back
woods, never before witnessed any thing
above CON mon frollic, never before haC
an introduction to such great men a.
Col. A. and Gen. B. want o measure
passed through the legislature, that a Sc
of gulliblo balloons are the willing tool
of their artful captors? Just such men
who know nothing about the public mat
ters of the State, and few veneral one
who knowing moro were criminal, in tina
they were brought by the bond holders
have cost the people of Tennessee tel
millions of dollars,
Such legislators have tinkcred upon th'
statutory system of the StSto until it ha
become a statutory medly, not understood
by anybody. All this comes of sendin,
men to the legislature who are utterly
unfit for the position. The times deman'
that we send our best men to the lcgisla
ture. We need men who understand
something about public, that have brain
enough and honor and honesty too to quail
ify them for the grave responsibilities tn
position involves, We hope the mex
legislature will be composed of the bcs
and ablest men in the State. We hav
had few such in that body of late, bu
they we're in ridiculously small minori
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