The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-10-30
FROM HAWKINS COUNTY
A CHEERING NOTE FROM
ssCTTNCH."

OA@AANNA@S
LEE VALLEY, Tenn, Oct. %.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
This is the last issue OF the GA
zETTE which will reach most of your
readers until after the election, and
I hope that few words of good
cheer. and few of timely warning
may not be out of place.
have the most encouraging news
from all parts of the Congressional
district, and have no shadow of doubt
that, if We have fair election. Tay.
lor will be elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The people do not
consider this party race. but one of
the mass-the laboring, producing
people. against the untaxed aristo-
cratic money power. Pettibone is
the advocate of the Bondholders and
Bankers. who own and control near
ly all the money in the countryside
NCAiGLO OLASC OA al A0bOCt aus " III pay
no tax, but continually zap the life
energies of the people and the gov
ernment by receiving double and
treble interest.
This great money power are deter
mined to elect Pettibone if money
will do it, and, with the Knoxville
Revenue Ring. say they will spend
ten thousand dollars in this Con-
Sc sional district to carry out this
purpose. They have already hired
a lot of stumptail stump-speakers to
help shake their bloody shirt ban
ner. in places where they know Bob
Taylor can't possibly be present to
reply, thus plainly showing how des-
perate is their prospects.
Taylor's election means the over
throw of the Knoxville Revenue
Ring. which political machine has no
hope but in Pettibone. Bob Taylor
in Congress insures the people that
they will have one more champion
there to fight against contraction and
untaxed capital He will work for
paying off the past due 500 bonds 10
greenbacks at once, thus increasing
the volume of money over thous-
and million dollars. He will work
for repeating the odious resumption
act, the National Banks, and for tax
ing all kinds of property, U. S. bonds
not excepted. The people, without
regard to past party affiliations,
know Bob Taylor represents their
interests, therefore the people are
for him. Hancock. Hawkins, Ham
blen, Claiborne, Sullivan, Unicoi aud
Washington counties are already
counted as sure TO give majorities
for Taylor, and it is believed that
Pettibone has no assurance Of carry
ing more than three of the remaining
FIVE counties.
The main object now is to have a
vigilant watch kept over the ballot
boxes in every voting district. We
must guard against frauds and '-re-
turning board tricks. and warn the
people against selling a vote, and
wat CHI those who come on the grounds
with Pettibone money. and be deter
mined that any one caught trying to
bride voter shall see the inside Of
the penitentiary. "CLMCH."
2. Sit may surprise my friends,
who may read my letter, that | have
made no illusions to other candi-
dates than those for Congress. Well,
I consider all others of so much less
Importance that nearly lose sight
of them. 1 will say this much, how
ever, that from the best information
| can get. Henry Patton, Esq. will
beat Col. VIM. Greene for State Ser
ate for this Senatorial district. Col.
Greene is my near neighbor, my par
ticular personal friend, and man
whom esteem as perfect gentle
man, and it may seem strange to him
and his friends that should vote for
Mr.. Patton; but having had no init
nation that Greene would be can
didate until was firmly pledged to
vote for Patton. feel myself bound
by my pledge. and will stand by my
word. More than this / do not care
TO say about the matter. @.