Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29

: money, loaned 1t 10 the railroads.
and then the railroads paid II back
70 the State; but, as you say, the
, bondholders seem to think that the
railroads still have II. That's an
right-let them think SO, and they
viii quit worrying us. I think we
can appease the railroads by putting
a plank in our platform something
like this: "ResOlved, That II the
bondhOlders win their suit against
the railroads, we will reimburse
said roads Gas they have already
paid the money 70 the State) by
Issuing new bonds, showing on
their face that the interest Is to be
funded semi-annually at the ex-
pense of the railroads and the entire
debt repudiated at the end Of thirty
years." This, il seems to me, win
strike therailroads below the belt
You are right In hating railroads.
Since they were built they have
! taken away from the very midst Of
this people millions Of dollars
worth of corn, wheat, bacon, lard,
coal, cOtton-things that are good 20
eat wear and burn-and they have
actually charged the people for car
rying these things away; and, be-
sides, look ut the destruction Of
st0ckl Not satisfied with killing
those that accidentally get on the
track, they inveigle them there by
ichiSttiRg to them, and they never
kill nothing but fine stock. never
knew COW killed worth less than
$50, or hog worth less than $40. /
have known them TO run right by a
lousy calf to kin a Durham COW.
They are great nuisances, aud when
you want to ride on them you gene
rally have to pay. What made
you write that letter to the Frank,
lin paper-to know whether it
would be policy to ask the railroads
for half-rate tickets to your "meet-
ingT' Did you think the railroads
would refuse and "put their foot i'm
it," or grant IL and "put your foot i'm
it?" Which? Now, let me tell
you, don't never refuse a railrOad
pass. q make IL rule never TO do
it, A man can travel on free
railroad pass for five years and not
steal anything. / have
tried il, (but j was watched). But
still, it's well enough for a pOliti-
clan to remove temptation from
him." 1t won't do to fool with in
ducements, and people are so much
more liable TO suspect our folks
than they are TO suspect preachers,
amt they? It's on account Of the
way the word prey Is spelt.
What made you tell the editor OF
the Franklin paper that l was a
railroad lawyer?" Now, ] don't
want you to do that any more. /
lm for you for Governor, and /
have some political aspirations N.Y.
self, and you know very well that III
t is known that a railroad employs
4 lawyer, that there will be a sort Of
suspicion that he has got some
sense, and You know, now, this
affects a man politically. Now,
suppose some fellow told that sort
,f a lie on you, how would YOU
ike it?
Does the ar" in your name
itand for "Railroad ?'
| see, you say i'm your letter to the
,ditor of the Review, 81 was not
lltogether pleased with the meeting
IN the 23d of October myself"
llways knew you had an "eye for
he beautiful" There are about
me million and q quartor Of people
n Tennessee exactly in your fix.
And IL you ever had any doubt
bout IL before, you can rest assured
hat you have "drapt" i'm with the
Of the majority this
ime. That meeting will always
emind me OF an uncalled-for pack
ge in an express ofiice--''there may
e something in it--but it's d--d
/ see from your letter in the Re-
Jew and Journal Of the 18th inst.
hat you ''set down. on old man
avage "agin; ~ thnt's right, but be
areful. Did you ever0ee a mig
er" set down on a chestnut-bur?
Veil, there seems to be n perfect
aspiration in that nigger to get up,
nd the "old man" Is somewhat
ddicted to chestnut-bur prOpensi-
es.
| wish YOU would ask the sold
lan," when you see him, II "wolf
alp" entities "A fellow to seat In
ne Legislature now, or has the
fellow here got one, and he
'ants to cometo tho extra session."
don't see why a "wolf scalp" amt
'orth as much as a 'jackass scalp"
ley are scarcer--when the I.egis-
Iture's in session-ain't they?
Your last letter 20 the Review
GEMS to have been inspired by the
Iought "Who is to he Governor ?''
seems to me that you have missed
vo golden opportunities. One was
hen the committees were ont in
re late convention, and the other
/ not answering your own question,
in your letter-nOt too
lOdestly, but as your own best In
nations prompted. Who III your
cOnd choice for Governor, any
ow? Amt you afraid ( your sec
ld choice should happen TO be
ected that IL would be very unfOr-
mate for the people OF the Statep
our third golden opportunity Is at
lnd-dOn't miss Il. Hold out for
DuT first choice" Your party IS
small it can't afford TO divide.
he other fellows must come to
lu, and this will make you Gov
nori provided, "a majority OF the
,ople are willing"
Yours truly,
COUNTRYMAN.
p. S.--Say. You must drop that
theory" TO say that
e-fOoted horse will progress by
into a mule-foOted horse
ems to me like IL was an attack
our "political religion" would
tie like the devil for some scientific
low to tell me that my posterity
Duld eventually evolve into mule
oted gentlemen. Wouldn't yOu2
on must "drOp" all this and Just
20 for" "hell" and the "debt."
CoUNTRYAtAN.
The Next Census.
Gen. Walker, the superintendent
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