The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-10-06
Something More as 10 DibreII
and Drake.

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HERALD concerning the speeches
made by the two Congressional
Candidates for this District at this
place Sept. the Goth, and we
will give our readers who may
not hear their speeches some
more thoughts that occurred to
US as we listened.
General Dibrell makes a great
deal of talk over the reduction of
expenses secured by Democrat
ic majority in the lower House of
Congress, but no one who has
read the record Of the action Of
this same majority can fail to see
that through all their work on the
appropriation Bill, their investi-
cations and all that they did,
there ran a current of partizan-
ism that betrayed the real intent
it was all to make capital for
the election in November-and
when this Congress, or some 9TH
err, have provided forthe Deficien-
cy Bills that are bound to come
because, of the reckless, sense
less refusal. of the present Con
gress to provide the Government
with means to carry on its work,
then we can tell far better how
much Gen. Dibrell and his associ,
ates have saved. 1t sounds very
nice now to talk of having saved
the people thirty millions of dol
lars, but when we read that even
in these days of cheap labor and
with thousands ofmen glad of the
chance to work for the bread for
their families, in spite of these
facts, and also that the Govern
ment would save a large amount
of money, this same Congress APP
propriated so small a sum for the
Navy that work is stopped. This
leaves work partly finished, YES
sells decks &c thatneed repairs to
go to ruin unless money is provi-
ded soon. What economy! The
General brags about the ten thou
sand dollars he got for the Hiwas-
see river-it would not make a
commencement if the river needs
any work at all, and we presume
it does.
The General showed his ignor-
ance of American politics by as
sorting that the Republican party
was formed with the abolition Of
slavery as its object, and Colonel
Drake made the point on him in
such a manner that we guess the
General has learned something Of
the history Of parties. Colonel
Drake is ready for him always.
and the General, like all his par
t,y, is on the defensive-ofensive-
trying to cover Democratic record
with his talk of reform and the
wonders he and fellows did in
Congress. The General, with all
the wind and pompousness he can
muster, declares that during nine
years Of Republican rule that
party have used 1866, $4,000 more
than the Democrats did in the
last nine years they were in pow
er. Well supposing his figures
are correct, why does he not tell
the reason for it9 Why does he
not say II and my bushwhacking
crowd helped make all this extra
cost; the great and good Demo
cratic party Of which | am a noted
member made the trouble that
led to the war and death, and
debt, and distinctions He would
tell only the truth, but he is glad
to stop before he gets to that
part. When any of us feel our
part of the great weight of debt
our country is under, when we
think of the destruction oflife and
property incident to a terrible
war, we can look at the Demo
cratic party, as a party, and see
the cause. 1t is their record
and no amount of lodging can
get around the facts. General
Dibrell here in East Tennessee
always tells about his working
against secession--perhaps he
tells it over the mountain-and
seems to think it one of the most
honorable and deserving acts Of
his life, and we agree with him,
but his after conduct reminds us
of the parable of the father and
his two sons wherein he assigns
them each q task-the one said he
would m b,,t did NOT the other