The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-23
MIR. SAVAGE.
His Reply to Postmaster Gener-
al Key-The State Debt.
From the Nashville AEeriean.


From the Nashville American
Mr.. Savage requests the use of your
columns to reply toso much of the article
as concerns him, headed, CA Funny
Idea, y in the american of Jan. 8, pnr-
porting to be statement made by the
Postmaster General to a reporter of the
Cincinnati Commercial for publication.
Judge Key had better attend to the
postoffice well, and let the people of
Tennessee manage their own affairs to
suit themselves.
The unwise attempts at dictation by
men of Judge Keys instincts has done
more to spread ''the gospel of repudia-
ton" than all the men he is so ready to
abuse could possibly do; and, if repudi-
alton and total abolition is ever reached,
those persons must bear the blame who
deny the right of the people to decide
the question for themselves, as to what
amount they are able and willing to pay
the bondholders as equitable and
just.
The "idea' of Judge Key being a re-
pudiation candidate is everything else
but funny" 1t was reported to Mr..
Savage during the "extra session." by
leading Republicans, who hate rene
gades, that there were active agencies
then at work to make Judge Key the
Radical candidate for Governor, and the
signs all along the line prove the truth
of the report. It requires but little
credulity to believe that a gentleman
who could lay aside his Democracy for
a Cabinet position might also, to please
his master and bondholding friends, be
willing to preach the gospel OF repudEa-
ton" to obtain another office in which
he might the better serve them. And,
inasmuch as the Judge is so ready to ad-
wise others, Mr.. Savage advises him to
take the stump at once like a man; he
would enjoy an Office much more, thus
| acquired, than if he knew it resulted
from an abuse of patronage and the re-
| luctant support of postoffice officials
conscripted into his service.
When Judge Key said, Savage and
ColYar did a great deal of fighting for
the lost cause" it only shows how easily
a man can stoop who has gone back on
the convictions of a lifetime, and who
serves masters who use him only for
their own purposes. Mr.. Colyar was
not in the army. Mr.. Savage has three
honorable discharges from the military
service of the United States-two of
which are for services in the ranks when
a minor; he also has like discharge
from the Confederate States. He wears
honorable scars received under the Stars
and Stripes at Moline Del Rey and
| equally honorable under the Rebel flag
at Perryville. Mr.. Savage knows moth
ing of the brilliant history of Judge Key,
but, even if it rivaled Rapoleon's, it is
most unkind for Judge Key to scott at
the humble service rendered by Mr..
Savage, who fought not for fame or
plumber, but to maintain the liberties OF
the American people.
Judge Key says: Savage and Colyar
now have scarcely any property left. y
This is a slight mistake as to Mr.. Savage
(Mr. Celyar will take care of HIMSELF;
I but, if true, it would be ne crime, but
misfortune that no generous man
would be in hot haste to publish in
Radical newspapers in Northern States.
Mr. Savage has as much property as he
needs; not enough to have him lazy Oh
proud, but ample to prevent his beg
giug or stealing from the people, and he
has strong impression that the tax lists
of Warren, Coffee and DeKalb counties
will show that he owns in real estate a
much as the Boosting Judge Key, who
doubtless has IN bonds, bank, stock
salaries and other speculative enterpri
SEES more than Mr.. Savage; yet, poor al
. he may be, he is happy in the BELIEF
. that neither friend nor foe, where he il
, best known, would say that he woulC
change his party or modify his politica
: acts or opinions for money or for pro
motion to the highest office.
l. Though The candidacy of Judge Key
is not funny" he must be held i'm
mensely "funny" when he says "unfor
tunately the Republicans were solid OIL
it, and re were divided" What a huge
l joke is tn word ''we" (meaning De
mocracyD As well might Satan. afte
his ages of service in the bottomless pit
, say Eve angels" or renegade Russian
fighting in the Turkish armies say ''w
Christians. Along those lines, wher'
now stand In hostile array the Rnssial
and Turk, for centuries have the fol
lowers of the Crescent and the eros
commended for fame and for empire; ant
oft has the deserter from either side LEI
with seeming unearthly courage an
: skill the battalions of his new FREUD
against his ancient faith. Yet histor
; has written verdict of shame upon a
such characters. What is the difflercnc
between Radical and a so-called Den
ocrat who tolls to build up the sinkin
fortunes of the Radical party? Dir. Say
age loves independence as much as h
hates duplicity; he blames no man fO
{ leaving his party for better one, if h
does it like a man; no running wit
: the hare and holding with the hounds
> will fool the people now; this is to
:; mean for even a "repudiation" cand
!: date.
1t is not true that t'the best Demo
Gratis" were for IAN honest payment c
> the debt" Nor were ''the Republican
on it, as asserted by Judge Key. If th
debt is legal, constitutional, aud honest
. an "honest payment" means to pay it a
Il in the shortest time possible. II yo
Y take one cent off. the honor is gone
Thooa Sfhaat DaD,ocratsO and ttsnIid r,
; publicans" whom Judge Key tries
flatter, voted to repudiate one-half til
debt. and TO pay the balance in bond