The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-10-25
LNGERSOLL AND T4YE0R.

To the Editor of The Morristown Gazette:
Clinch-land has been abundantly bless
Cd, Of late, with political speakers of diff
ferent grades and parties; by no means
least among the rest, we mention Messrs.
Ingersoll and Taylor, opposing Presl-
Dental Electors for the First District,
whom it has been our pleasure to hear
on several occasions-and right here we
will say both parties will respectively
feel proud of these, their young STAN
dard-bearers.
Mr.. II. II. Ingerson, Democratic Elect
or, is winning laurels and golden opin-
ions wherever he goes, holding aloft the
ssolive branch o< peace, y in bright con-
trast to the Radical "bloody shirt.
He argues that this country was res
cued from secession and disintegration
by Democratic as well as Republican
soldiers; that when the realities of war
tried mems devotion to their country,
they were not asked: Are you Demo
crat or are you a Republican ?" but,
"Will you, as a patriot, shoulder your
musket and face the enemies of your
country ?" He said free America had
enemies now, in the persons of thou
sands of professional ofice-holders who,
for years, have controlled National leg
islation to suit their own selfish pur-
poses, enriehing the few and enslaving
millions; absorbing the surplus revenues
OF the nation, and dragging the people,
the States, and the nation down to bank
ruptcy and ruin. He calls upon every
patriot voter, old line Wing, Democrat
or Republican, to unite in one great
party of REFORM, and hurl the plumber
ers and despoilers from office in high
piaces-nnce more save the honor of
America, and in this her hundredth birth
year, firmly resolve to maintain, unim-
paired, the integrity and the liberty of
these free and equal united States as a
glorious heritage for coming generations
of free Americans.
Mr.. Ingersoll doesn't affect the sky
scraping style of rhetoric, but his
speeches are full of facts and solid ar
guments, which make favorable i'm
Mr.. A. A. Taylor, Republican Elect
or, is young man of splendid natural
abilities, and liberal education; is flu
ent, even eloquent speaker, and very
social, pleasant gentleman. What a
pity it is that he is making his first i'm
portant voyage on the political ocean
on board a rotten, WORKOUT and sinking
old ship like the Republican," party
scowl
Taylor's arguments are the same in
substance as those of all the prominent
Radical orators, to-wit-''Bloody Shirt, ="
and Democrats responsible for all the
wars, discussions, corruptions, hard
times, and every misfortune, in fact,
that has befel the United States Govern
ment since ats BIRTH
In justice to Mr.. Taylor we must say
we don't believe he takes any pleasure
in the part he has been appointed to act;
and were it not for q certain pride in
being Presidential Elector, we believe
he would prefer place in the ranks of
reform and honesty. One good future
in Alf S electoral canvass, we never
hear him say anything about Randolph
1t is plain that he is ashamed of his par
ty candidate for Congress, and no won
der
The Radicals of Hawkins county are
in frantic search for a candidate for
p a,Drocopt o4;v,o xx,I,o o,,, Ioo+ 1Co,,,;uo q
D. Brooks. They know full we'll that
they can't scare up Radical who would
have ghost of chance against Stoke,
and so they are trying to buy q Demo
crat and run him as an INDEPENDENT
Nearly every prominent Democrat in
the county-ex-Rebels included-have
been button-holed by the Radical man.
ayers, and offered the solid Radical vote
to make the race for them; but they
have found the Judas element frightful-
ly scarce among the Democrats as far as
heard from.
1t is reported that the Radicals now
talk of uniting their vote on certain
chronic, office-hungry, Independent,
who has been waiting for windfall of
this kind several years. We will not
advertise his name yet, but wait and
see if all reports prove true, when we
may, perhaps, have more to say on the
subject.
One thing more about independent
candidates. At time like this, them
selves, and all who follow them, are
welcome to go-their absence viii only
purify the party and encourage
honest men of other parties to come to
us, thus really Strengthening the
the party, and purifying it at the same
time. So go it, Independents, but re-
member those of you who thirst for
fame, as Representative for this coun-
ty, you shall have your hearts desire of
being advertised fully gratifed, before
you get to Nashville. Truly, ETC.,
CIINCH.