The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-04-17

HOOiu uCIp lun6uSGiy " Iuu our
free schools next summer and fall
The right sort of a man ought to be
too proud to let his name 90 down
en- the books as unwilling to pay his
pOll-tax.
THE REPUBLICANS of this Con
gressional District are consi derably
exercised already about who shall
be their candidate for Congress next
fall. This, under the circumstances,
is quite natural. That party, when
there is full vote polled. has some
thing near a thousand majority. A
nomination, when harmony exists,
is almost equivalent to an election !;
hence it is not surprising that the
rivalry among the aspirants should
be hot and fierce. There are three
gentlement prominent at present
Randolph, Pettibone and Taylor.
Looking on the contest as we do,
with an impartial eye, it is difficult
to tell which one has the inside track.
Randolph will doubtless muster pow
erful and influential friends in the
lower end of the District, while he
has some friends in every county
who will stand fast and firm by his
fortunes. He has no newspaper or
gan in the district specially devoted
to his interests that we know of, and
perhaps he is none the worse off on
this account. He hates the Demo.
Gratis with a bitter, relentless, sense
less hatred, and is the special Apos-
tie of the " Gospel Of Hate and the
great standard bearer Of the Bloody
Shirt Brigade. Pettibone is pressed
by his friends as the Educated
Gentleman of the Radical party in
this end of the State. Those who |
write in his interest never tire in |
telling of his literary accomplish
ments, his legal learning, his scien-
tific attachments, and of the miracu-
lous amount of knowledge he car
ries around in his head. lie has q
strong following. with pretty good |
chances of receiving the nomination.
Pettibone is indeed and in truth a
very different man from Randolph
When he gets up before the people
10 make a speech he has sense enough
TO argue and to reason in states
manner, instead of gobbling
q Rebel" Rebel" " Rebel" Mig
GER" =" Niger, Niger" as is the
style Of some empty-headed, thick
skulled, would be politicians Of our
lay Taylor is from Carter County.
He is a natural. born orator. 1t is
10 more trouble for him to make
speech than it is for 4 gobbler to
gobble or a robin 10 sing. All he
has to do is to get up. say fellow
and the speech comes it.
self. All. is exceeding popular with
he young leaders Of the Republican
rarty, and if he is not nominated,
t will not be for the want of zeal
md earnestness on their part. Either
Pettibone or Taylor would make us
| respectable Representative.
We can say one thing TO the Dem
'crats This fussing in the Republi-
an family about who is TO ran the
ace is not weakening that party TO
my extent. Because the party is
trong is the reason why we see the
contest for the nomination going on.
Whenever the Convention meets and
elects The man, peace in their ranks
will Immediately come. and they will
II turn their faces upon their com.
non enemy, the Democrats. We see
o signs of a rupture in the Repub.
can party in this District. 1t is
live TO its own interest, full of pluck
nd energy, and is going into the
anvass with fully as mnch spirit as
did two years ago. Prudence,
ard work and first class candidate
II the part of the Democrats, may
i've them some chance to win. But :
it'll a second-rate candidate, or any
iscord in the ranks of the party,
i'll insure defeat. We have in our
ind man who can carry the Demo
ratio flag through to certain victory.
n old, experienced statesman;
entleman without a blot upon his
lme, and one who would make the
Old First" a Representative wOr-
y of her pristine glory. At the
'OPer time we shall present his
lme to the party aud ask his nomi-
Ition and election.
Senator Eaton says Coy Hendricks \