The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-09-04
PETTIBOHE UNDER A SCREWi
AN OUTRAGEOUS FRAUD +!
" Much Yet Remains Unsung."
PIE STORY As TOLD BY A RE-
PUBLICAN NEWSPAPER.

PUBETCAN NE WSPAPER.
From the Jonesboro' Times, Repubncanl.
The recent Republican Congressional
Convention is doomed to the disgraceful
distinction of being the most open, fla
grant premeditated and diabolical
Wrong ever peFpetrated upon party or
a people From beginning to end it
was a deep laid, atrocious and honorless
conspiracy against the popular will. 1t
was an unblushing and shameless out
rage and rape upon popular rights and
popular liberty. Its conclusion, express
ing the choice f.the Republican Party
for Pettibone, the Shameless Fraud, is a
foul and insulting lie. After two futile
efforts to get into Congress, the Shame
less Fraud has stolen the nomination
through his corrupt claquers and rings
and rejoices in the hideous and revolving
triumph of the theft. He enters the can
vass with Fraud ami Robbery branded
indelIfbly into his fiinty forehead, and
the dishonest and unscruplous means he
employed to accomplish this highland
ed spOliation of the Peoples rights stamp
him-as an office-seeking carpet-bagger
and adventurer Of the very worst type.
No sooner had the delegates assembled
than perjured myrmidon of the Shame
less Fraud attempted to bride some of
the Taylor delegates. Delegates were
piled with liquor, and the Shameless
Fraud himself took scores of men into
the doggeries and paid for the internal
poison that besotted and degraded them,
doubtless out of the fifteen hundred dol
lar salary which he draws as a Federal
employe. How can Christian men, how
can temperance men, how can any man
who cares anything for the morals and
good name of the Community support
candidate for Off &c who will stoop to
such depth of imfamy and degradation
to catch votes?
BIT to return to the Convention. It was
evident that when the Shameless Fraud |
absolutely refused to submit his claims
to a primary election that he relied sole |
iy upon tricks, corrupt practices and
well-planned system of rascality to car
ny him to Congress- His ready bench |
men were superabundantly capacitated |
for any kind of dirty and villianous
work. He assigned to the rings and /
NANCY ours that barked at his heels the |
service they were to perform, and the
Custom House Ring that has essayed to
run all East Tennessee, especially IN the |
appointment of post-masters, gave him |
helping hand. On the morning of the |
Convention, it was plain to be seen that
our predictions and fears about frauds |
were to be fulfilled.
The leading henchmen of the Shame |
less Fraud from Carter county declared |
that they were going ''to run the Con-
vention or bust it," His words proved |
to be truthful, discovering beyond all
doubt the infamous purpose of the
Shameless Fraud Party, for the Sullivan
County delegation, appointed by back
alley clique and oFnamented by one of
the most bitter and vindictive Rebels in
Sullivan, voted sotsellg for the Shameless
Fraud in defiance of petition signed by
600 Republicans of Sullivan-more than
three-fourths of the Party in that eoun-
tyT-asking the delegation to cast their
Pre- Rata of the vote of the county for
Taylor Can the honest Republicans of
this District permit such fragrant and
disregard Of the voice of the
people go unrebuked2 We have just
touched upon the crust of this exhaust
less mine of corruption and villainy, but
In due time will lay the whole thing
bare to the public eye.
A. A. Taylor, though so grossly out
ragged, lis nolonger in the field. Like
lion he viii gather strength for
the renewal of the battle two years
hence. The Shameless Fraud viii never
have another opportunity to cheat and
iefraud Linn and his friends The peo-
pie themselves will Determine the candi-
iacy of Mr.. Taylor. Mr.. 7. is not re-
,ponzible for what we say-he knows I
nothing about 1.-THE has no advice 60
give his friends. But we can tell the ]
Shameless Fraud he viii be the worst !
defeated man that ever run in this Dis 4
trict He can not carry majority or
the Republican Party. Hundreds will :
cot vote at al and hundreds will vote for
the Democratic RQmiAee jast 10 FehAke
he fraud by which they were swindled.
w are resolving numbers OF letters from (
.he leading mea.alI over the District
lEging US to tight the Shameless FEaud
% the ht4eE end and assuring rs that I
Do s1agaa VIII support ", II
Aud thas CLOSES the iufFuduction 70 !
he forth coming history OF Fraud first {
triumphant In the LIST Congressional Dis I
rioLtcf TENNESSEE, Shades ef Campbell,
q h aton fint Nelson, how deep and ever.
dlA ng tAa AnfAlnE
Cen Il. 7. Bgtler has accepted the !