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

rise to much comment and Conjec-
ture, as well as the universal regret
of our business community.
Your friend, PIsIsTRATUs.
Dorsey b. ThOmas's Address.
From the Memphis Appeal.
When the crooked stick and its ir-
rate proprietor Indignantly abandon
ed the rostrum at Lebanon, it was
supposed both had gone into coven-
try. But Mr.. Thomas made his re-
appearance before the public in an
elaborate address to the people of
Tennessee, which is nothing but a
prolonged whine. No ambitious as
pirant for office ever arraved himself
against his party aud it's organiza-
tion-to put it little stronger. no
man ever deserted his comrades I'm
bat lie or in politics without provok-
ing the very criticisms about which
MIR. Thomas complains TIE road
sides along which the great Repub-
/ iican and Democratic parties hay-
advanced, are strewn with he wreck
of just sech men a. Mir. Thoma-.
ho have broken down in arrariaa
themselves against their party or
| organizations. SO long a. there are
two great political parties in this
country, such will be the inevitable
fate of men who have the vanity to
set up their individual opinions
against the combined wisdom. talent
and patriotism of their party. Mr.
Thomas is unquestionablv a good
citizen, deserving the respect Of his
countrymen, but there is nothing in
his character or his address that
should induce the Democracy of
Tennessee to repudiate its nominee.
renounce it's organization and elect
him Governor of the State. As to
the personal difficulty that has dis
figured this canvass and brought
shame upon the State. it is evident
Mr.. Thomas Was to blame. The ar
ticle which we publish in another col
umn from the Jackson Sun, will be
endorsed by every Democrat in Ten
nessee. Mr.. Thomas in his address
fails to explain his high-toned re-
cord. He does not come to the task
he has undertaken with clean hands.
He voted In the Legislature for a
tax of eighty cents on one hundred
dollars, and was uniformly high.tax
advocate, and denouncing those who
would impair public credit" An
effort was made to console the ag.
onized boy, weeping over a wagon
load Of hay which he had overturn-
ed. The boy was told to be quiet,
the hay was of no Importance, when
he blubbered out, 81 don't care any
thing for the hay, but daddy is un.
der it, Mr.. Thomas has, by bis
votes, shown that he don't care a
!, farthing for the burden of tax-rid
den people, but his fancied wrongs
as a political aspirant for Governor
of Tennessee is under his patriotic
chaff, his sudden love for the tax.
payer, and hence is whining. But
the Democracy of Tennessee will
not permit itself to be used as q
slave to cure the sores of this dis
oruntled office-scel1er. Indeed. it is
a waste of time and space 10 discuss
the candidacy Of Dorsey B. Thomas
In speaking Of him the Chattanooga
Times says: after diligent inquiry
among the masses and constant con
! tact, daily, with those who direct
and mould public opinion. we are
,, constrained to say that the candida
CIV of Mr.. Dorsey b. Thomas has nc
strength whatever in this portion o.
the State. It is, in fact, poor
lean, aud altogether contemplate
farce. There is not. as we believe
+, a single Democrat in Hamilton
county who has the remotest idea o
! voting for Mr.. Thomas for Governor
They, one aud all, regard his move
ment with a sort of mild contempt
Such is the voice Of the Democrat,
! press in every part Of the State
Without a Republican candidate il
! the field, Mr. Thomas would get th,
: solid vote of that party and fe'
! unreliable Democrats. But as tn
: canvass now stands he will be th
hindmost man-beautifully driv
!, everything before him. we believ'
+ he will see this before the election
and retire from the canvass.
+ Tilden's Confidence in New " YOrlS
WAsHrSGToN, Oct. 16.--Pierre M
) b. Young, an ex-member OF Cor
q gress. arrived here to-day from Me-
) York. whore he saw Gov. Tilden.
c speaking of New York. Young ~
s credits to TiIden the statement this
i he would carry the state At leas
5 $4,000 majority. and lat II lac doe
it not he will move out Of it. Youn
il SAYS New AQrIz politicians are gen
j. orally ae apinion tsiat New lor
Is State viii b0 1he battla ground an
3 the Democrats accept u ~ sue
) with the belief that Tilden's chance