The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-01-15
a1hNNEssEH R0NEsTY.n

say, copies with marked approval from
the New York Lldependent of a recent
date most sIanderous fling at Themes
see honesty" with regard-te the ldisposif
ton OF her-peopie to ignore their just /
obligations to the creditors of the State.
The 1ieing editor goes on to say that the
Democrats are,. with few exceptions, |
eut-and-out repudiatienists that they |
have an intense hatred against all sorts
of bonds and bopd holders, State and |
National, and do not regard bondhold-i
ers as having any rights which II is their
duty to tespect.n he. further says: SIT
now looks as if q majority of the people
had deliberately made up their minds to
become robbers, and defy all the rules
of honesty, as well as the deserved scornl
and contempt Of the worlds" He then
compares ourpeople to Africa and makes
the following scuriloas suggestions ::
Here is a good field for home missions,
quite as needy as any that can be found in
even the darkest parts of Africa" l
will give you the article in full, SO that
your readers may see for themselves.
what this slanderer has TO say about
them, and / regret you have not the
space for the editorial of the 7Ti6uIae en-
dorsing the SANDER and giving it premi
hence in its columns. Here it is :.
A correspondent from Chattanooga,
in the Cincinnati Commercial, presents al
10 ly To hnnnr nd
good faith of Tennessee in respect to
her public debt. He expresses the opin-
ion, which is the prevalent opinion and
purpose Of large majority of the peo-
pie, that the entire, debt will. ultimately
| be repudiated. The Republicans gen
orally are in favor of paying the debt,
either in whole or in part butthe.Dem-
ocrats, who form the majority, are, with
d few exceptions Out-and- out repudia-
tionists. The latter have an intense
| hatred against all sorts of bonds and
| bondholders, State and National, and
do not regard b0ndholders as having3any
rights which it is their duty to respect
Were the question now submitted to q
popular vote, untrammeled by any 9TH
or question, open and undisguised re-
pudiatiOn' would be carried by an over
whelming majority. # @"
Such is the picture of Tennessee pre-
sented by this correspondent, and it
must be confessed that the action Ofthe
Legislature of that State lends a pain
fully strong confirmation of this view of
the case. 1t now looks as if a majority
of the people had deliberately made up
| their minds to become robbers, and de-
ty all the rules Of honesty, as we'll as
the deserved scoTn and contempt of the
world. Here is a good field for the
home missions, quite as needy as any
that can be found in even the darkest
parts of Africa. We call the special at
tentiOn of our home missionary socie.
ties to Tennessee. Be sure to send the
right kind of men to this field-men OF
John :Ie Baptist type, who have the
habit of using plain words, and calling
upon all sinners to repent and bring
forth fruits meet for repentance. Men
of any other stamp will not meet the ex.
igency, and we are by no means certaiE
that even such men will be able @ sci
things right in Tennessee. s.l..4s..
We need hardly say to those who
have money to lend, whether they re
side in or out of Tennessee, that tina
State is not the place to lend it in.
community that is so lost to the ele
mentary principles of commercial honor
that it can without blush repudiate it
debts and cheat its creditors is not made
up of people whom money-lenders car
safely trust. The way to deal with sucl
q people is to give them plump anC
emphatic NO.
The Nashville american copied it alsC
and called specific attention to it, thu
contributing its columns to the shame
full work of humilating the people o
Tennessee. was not surprised, there
fore, that it was promptly rebuked By
an indignant correspondent of the Ban
7ler over the signature of Justice"
will here insert it as timely rebu1e t.
the Tribune, whose editorial on the same
topic is substantially the editorial of thu
american 'Justice" makes the follow
ing paragraph from the american thu
basis of his scathing taking off, o
that journal ~ .-.s- <. ...
Il is with great regret that we publish
this morning, an article headed ''Ten
nessee Honesty" from the Independent
But we feel that due regard for any
thing so materially affecting the inter
ests of the people seould not be bidder
from them. The Independent IS neither
! a political nor commercial paper. Il
is one of the ablest papers of the North
Its large circulation and high charactel
as a genuine independent paper gives i
influence in all the Northern States.
Justice then remarks
This appears to me to be adding insul
to injury. Why does not the Tennessee
l. "a Al. J
pendent is published 1t simply say
cit is one of the ablest papers of the
North" As much might be inferred
inasmuch AS no Southern journal, what
ever might be its politics, would make
so slanderous a publication. Let me
give you the source from which this vol
ume of abuse emanated. 1t is from the
New York Independent, a politico-relig
ious journal, of the most rabid, hide
bound and Yindictive stripe, at one time
under the editorial management of the
notorious Henry Ward Beecher, but
| even he became too conservative fer its
revengeful stockholders, and was dis
placed. 1t is full of venom and hatred
for the South and everything Southern,
and improves every opportunity to mis-.
construe the actions and heap abuse
upon her plundered and impoverished
people. But Tennessee paper is capa.
Bile of bowling its head and saying, at
is with great regret that we publish,
this morning, an article headed Ten.
nessee Honesty from the Iadepe7adeItti'
80 shame, where is thy blush '' Out
with such hypocritical pretentions.
with great regret" for what? That
the honor and good name of the people
of this State have been Wantonly and
4 l.. Il. Id 9 E~rtI -,
it must be becauseit regards the charges
of the Independent as true. At least it
has not word of protest not q word
in vindication of the people upon whom
| its proprietors have feQ and fattened.
The people of Tennessee deserve some
thing better at the hands of those In
control of this Nashville journal, They
have extended to it a generous and lib
eral support, and its chief editor has en-