The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-10-23

the shameless product of that al
: mitigated outrage upon the Repui
: lican party, this beautiful and inteI
9sting letter from q high functional
of the government is sent him. ]
: will have no effect to change hi
mind and drive him from the line O
conduct which conscience and dut,
as an honest Republican require a
his hands.
The question is apropos at thi
point. how many persons connected
with the public service have openly
violated the Presidents order. in tht
interest of the Chief Mogul of til,
Revenue Ring?
Jesse Nichols. of Hancock coun
ty, an United States Deputy Mar
shall, was delegate to the Jones.
boro Convention. prominent mem.
Der of said Convention, and cast the
vote of Hancock in that memorable
Fraud.
John p. Hammer, a Revenue
store keeper, was in the Sullivan
county delegation and made himself
very conspicuous in manipulating
the Convention, and before and ever
since the Fraud has been active in
controlling the election in the inter-
ests of Pettibone.
Thos. II. Reeves. an United States
Commissioner in Washington coun-
ty, was the chairman of the Conven-
ton, and is now the Chairman Of the
Congressional Executive Commit
tee. And he is. also. on the list of
retired army officers, and has for
months been engaged, IN his eoay, in
controlling and engineering political
movements.
John I. King, an United States
Mail Agent on the E. T., Va. & Ga.
Railroad, has also, been prominent
ly connected with the great efforts
being made to control the election
in this District. And ever before |
this, he has managed to get leave of
absence from duty, on several occa-
sions. to manipulate political mat.
ters. and went even so far as to ride
over and canvass his civil district in
a Sheriff's election.
Chas. R. Piper, an United States
Revenue officer, has been specially
in canvassing the District
In the interest of the Fraud.
Geo. W. Hickey, Postmaster at
Johnson City, is known to be the
special champion of Pettibone in this
race. and loses no opportunity to
press the claims of the Head centre
Of the Fraud upon every man whom
ne meets, and to berates Republi-
cans who will not support him and
work for his election,
Capt. WIN. Rule. Postmaster at
Knoxville and editor Of the Knoxville
in every issue of his paper
says everything possible to control
elections, not only in his own Dis
riot but throughout the State. He
was recently a candidate for Con-
gress in his District ana labored
most assidSusly to secure his nomi-
nation.
And we find the great Mogul of
,he ringsters himself a candidate for
Congress aud putting forth every
exertion to secure the position,
whilst he was Assistant United
States Attorney.-He has rendered
his resignation, but it has not as yet
been accepted, but reported as hela
N obeyance. The reason for this
5he only one that could possibly sug-
yest itself to a sensible minds
that if he is defeated he can step
pack into the position and resume
his persecution of men brought in
oy his devoted and serviceable tools,
Who seems TO take special pride
md pleasure in doing his dirty
work.
The simple truth is that those
charged with the enforcement of the
Federal laws and the collection of
he revenues have, by most shame
ul betrayed of the trusts confi6ed
o them. converted and perverted
heir Offices into political machine
or their own personal aggrandize-
nent and for the spoliation and
obbery of an honest and well-inten-
Toned people, IF the Administra-
ion Is going to enforce the Civil
Service Rules, let them be honestly
nd impartially enforced against
hose who are responsible for the
fraud as we'll as against those who
Fill not support it.
The letter to Mr.. Hendrix Is more
charitable from the fact that from
he very source from which it ema.
ates, requests have been sent out
0 thousands of postmasters to con-
ribute money to a fund whose very
esign is to control elections.
COLUMBUS POWELL, of Knoxville,
pent a couple of days in Rogers.
lille last week. He has spent the
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