The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-02

to pay the debt. Let us see to it that on
Thursday we elect the very best man
for this important place-a man who
will attend to his duty promptly, faith
fully, and one who will pay over the
public money as soon as it is collected.
| The election for Circuit Judge is, we
suppose, already settled in the public
mind, and settled in a manner which
cannot be otherwise than satisfactory to
the people That Hon. John 4. Nc
Kinney is to be the successful man we
do not for one moment doubt. He will
beat Roderiek Butler at least one thou
sand votes in the Circuit. For the bene-
fit of Judge McKinney's friends, how
ever, we Will state that we received let
tiers Saturday night from prominent
gentlemen in Sullivan, Carter and Wash
ington, all speaking in the most conf
dent terms of the final result. Our
Sullivan county friends say Mckinney
will get larger majority than any man
has received since the war; Carter
county friends say he viii out run Nc
Farland in that county and Johnson,
while Washington and Greene viii give
him largo majority each. 1t only re-
mains for Hawkins and Hancock to do
their duty and all will be well beyond a
doubt.
Let all mon Of all parties who do not
wish to see Butler on the bench unite in
the support of John A. Mckinney. It
will not do to divide our strength now,
1t will not do to squabhle about men;
personal preferences should be put aside,
and if there is any man IN the county
who has mere personal matter against
Mckinney he should forthwith lay it
aside, conquer himself, act for the good
of his eountfy, and vote for Judge Nc
Kinney, thus letting the world know
that the people of this judicial Circuit
do not and cannot endorse and elect such
men as Butler, Let Butler first clear up
the charges against him, come before us
with clean hands, and then the people
can vote for him, and they will do it;
but under the present circumstances the
Republican party cannot afford to elect
Mr.. Butler judge, Some Republicans,
We know, aAd a great many of them we
hope, will support John A. Mckinney.
They can do so without the sacrifice of
any principle. They can vote for him
with the full assurance that under his
care the business of the court will be at
tended to in an able and impartial man
ner He has no enemies in the hepuh-
lican party lie has no political animos-
tiles in his heart; no prejudices in his
mind; no enemies to punish; no friends
to reward at the expense of impartial
and even-handed justice. To vote for
Mckinney for Judge cannot possibly
weaken The Republican party, for there
is no political principle involved in the
election. So we should like TO see Dem
ocrats and Republicans standing Shout
der to shoulder next Thursday and vot-
ing for Mckinney for Judge. Those
who do so will never regret the act He
will make us a first-rate officer. There
are no charges of fraud, corruption, or
any wrong connected with his name. 1t
must and will be Mckinney or Butler.
Nobody else will be known in the race.
We believe Judge McKinney's election
is an assured and unalterable fact-one
already accomplished in the public mind.
But, to make assurance doubly sure, ev-
cry man should be YigIlant, watehful
and industrious until the close of the
polls. Let every man do his full duty
and McKinney's election by a splendid
majority is sure.