The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-10-30
Zone More Unfortunate. ,,


then he is a Republican from prin
: ciple.' and so he shut his eyes, lock
ed his ears, opened his mouth ant
swallowed and swallowed until thu
. entire Michigsnder disappeared
Smith swallowed the Fraud like
black snake takes in & rat-heaC
foremost. The tip end of the tai
was the last thing that went out D.
sight. He feels better now. but the
Fraud first triumphant in this Con,
gressional district" will not set well
on the young mans stomach. A
dose OF fsh-hooks would have been
as easy to digest. The head of the
Whisky Ring will ride rough.shod
over the Taylor Republicans in the
future as he has in the past. The
same means used to defeat A. A.
Taylor in 1873 will kill him off in
1880. Money is a powerful agent
to fight against, as Mr.. Mooney and
his friends, among the common peo-
Pile will find. ALT. Taylor's fiddle is
broken his harp is hung upon the
alder bushes up in Carter; his mus
ic will not be heard in the capital of
| the Nation-unless the Democrats
send him there to play few tunes,
which they will do if he keeps out
of the Revenue Whisky Ring and
behaves himself like a good little
man.
The truth is Smith Mooney is an
honest man; at least he is naturally
an upright. honorable man. When
let alone to follow the bent of his
own inclination he will always fight
fair and square. If all the Republi
can politicians were like him. honor
able and truthful and brave-hating
tricks and despising slander-the
occupation of the political editor
would be much more agreeable than
it is. Smith was. as he says san
ardent supporter Of the Hon. A. A.
Taylor before the Jouesborogh Con-
vention." He had canvassed a large
part Of the District in that gentle
mans interest before the Conyen-
ton met. He had mingled freely
with the masses of the people and
had found out their true sentiments.
He knew that the people were for
A. A. Taylor-some Democrats as
well as a large majority of his own
party-and he knew just as we'll
that the leaders, the wire-pullers and |
the Federal officers, as well as all |
the licensed still-house men were for |
Maj. Pettibone. He went into the |
Jonesborogh Conventen feeling that |!
the people were at his back-that !
ALI. Taylor was the candidate the |
rank and file of the Republican par
ty wanted and he went there feel |
ing confident that that gentleman
would receive the nomination. Smith |
is a young man. aud is ardent and
as all young men are and
naturally ought to be. He was not
we'll enough educated in ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain,"
to know that flank movement in a
Convention will always upset the
best laid plans Of ardent, impassion.
ed young unexpectedly if money
is ''chinked" around, as is openly
charged was the case at Jonesboro'.
And so it was the candidate Of the
people-the young orator No. l.
from the Mountains-was defeated.
Maj Pettibone was nominated. The
charge has been openly made tina
,he nomination was secured by bril-
berry, corruption and fraud. Demo
Gratis did not make these charges. but
hey were openly made by Republi-
ian delegates to that Convention.
and have been repeated every week
since its adjournment by tue leading
paper of the district.
Mr.. Mooney believed these charges
20 be true, and therefore be revolted
md declined for eight weeks to sup
,ort the nominee OF such a Conven-
ion. La his card to the public he
loes not deny that the charges of
bribery, &C., are true-he does not
ay that he has anything to take
Jack; he does not say Mr. Petit.
'one received the nomination fairly !
he simply, from pure love for the
republican party, just shuts his NOR
| eyes and swallows the whole thing
and all.
Well, the fact is, we never have
bought Smith would stick, He is
DO much of a Republican" for a
God halter. He had rather see his
arty successful than even to see
LIZ. Taylor go to Congress. 1t is
II right. The people have made up 1
leir minds. The Jonesborough Con-
ention killed off AlE., but imme-
lately younger Taylor stepped to
ne front. He is not quite as old as
H., neither has he quite as much :
Experience in public debate, but he
made of the same kind OF metal
8 true as Demascus steel, as sound
5 the dollar of the daddies and as
rave as a liou. The first time he !
.epped forward upon the stand aud
aid, "FeLLO0-citizens," the people
God still and listened. Before he
osed they shouted in triumph. A {
Dung leader had been found-one
orn and raised in their midst, blood !
+ their blood and bone Of their
one; aye. and heart of their heart,
they could follow with :
ride, and one whom they felt sure !
ould lead them to victory.
The triumph Of the people next
eek will not be any the less sweet,
scause the friends of A. A. Taylor !
,fuse to help US achieve it. The !
Thisky Ring is drowned in this Con- !