Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-10
SENATOR KEYS RESIGN ALTON
CALLED FOR.

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double-barrelled Democratic organ,
is severely criticised on account Of
its "lordly' pretentions and its car
rogance" in assuming to be the Farm.
ers' paper If all the South. The Age
was justifable in all it said, and the
rebuke administered was timely.
But the supercilious bearing of the
American crops out in another di.
rection. In recent editorial il crit.
icises Senator D, M. Keys financial
views as expressed to one of its cor.
respondents. Il refers specially to
his views on the National Banking
system, and after pronouncing them
in direct antagonism with the plat.
form of the Democratic party as
adopted at the last State Convention,
it says:
d" If Senator Key can not carry out this
article of faith with nm energy based on
conviction of its correctness, the question
then will arise whether he ought not to re-
tire from the position he occupies, and let
the Governor appoint some one who can
cheerfuly and heartily carry out the wishes
of the Democracy of the State"
Thus the editor of the big central
organ cracks his whip over the head
of one of our Senators.
After reading this and taking it in
connection with utterances of a SINH
lar character within few months
past, we are at loss to understand
just what the Democracy of Tennes-
see is. Its heart. we presume, is in
the American office at Nashville, and
that its life's blood flows out and
through the pages of that paper and
gives vitality to its other parts in
different portions of the State. The
great Sanhedrim of the party must
be held within the sanctum sancto-
rum OF the American. in which its
editor holds the position of High
Priest. Whatever he commands must
be done. If paper claiming to be
Democratic is presumptuous enough
to stand by the old landmarks and
advocate honest money, without the
consent of this Great High Priest, he
must be read out of the synagogue
and be classed with the Gentiles.
If Democratic Senator expresses
views contrary to the edicts of the
Sanhedrim, he is plainly informed
that his resignation would be not on
| ly acceptable, but it is imperiously
demanded. Truly this is great or
gan. 1t cracks its whip just as if il
was monarch of all it surveys. 1t:
subordiRates in journalism are dis
posed to be silent, yield obedience
to its laws, and keep quiet
under the yoke, but there are Others
that vince under it. Some of then
are talking out and we await the re
suit with fear and trembling. Heal
the Chattanooga Times published a
Senator Keys own home:
We would advise the American to pause
and consider if the Democratic party ma,
not need next year the services OF some o
, the people it is so recklessly excommunica
ting. We would also inquire of the Demo
cratic party by whom were keys of HEAVIER
and hell committed to the American. Dowl
. in this "neck of woods" we are in the habi
of doing, saying and thinking pretty mucl
as we please. We do not consider that W
, were made for the Democratic party, bu
that we made it for our own benefit and ad
vantage.
, The same paper in another edito,
= rial says:
1 We know the sentiments Of the Democrat,
h of East Tennessee, of the men who dared t
stand up for the right when they had moth
ing to gain by it but the enmity of thei
neighbors, and we speak for them and no
for any bond-speculating syndcates or i'm
, Fortunate applicants for Office. Further
& more they are not disposed to submit t
a the dictation of the American in this mat
ter. They have known Senator Key fo
lie forty years and they have more confdenC
It in his wisdom and experience than the
lie have in the blatant pretentions and dems
"a gogical utterances Of the self constitute
dictator at Nashville.
It High treason! just think Of
Is Democratic paper talking of 18th
blatant pretentiOns and demdgogica u
at terances Of the SeltconStituted dictatc
o. at Nashville" What are we comm
u to? And can it be possible that Sci
ator Key will disregard this forms
h. notice served upon him from I'll