The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-09


from their own proposition is q curiou
medley of propositions.
We can but commend the argu
nent published above % he thought
'ul consideration of every voter int
whose hands this paper may fall
Col. Colyar is well known all ovel
the State as a leading "low-tax'
man. He was in the very van oI
hose whose advocacy Of low taxes
eliminated in the passage at last
session of the legislature OF the 5O-4
compromise measure. But while
Col. Colyar is all this, he is at the
same time known and recognized all
)ver the State as one of the very
ablest lawyers in the whole South
and withal most successful finan-
cier. So that, if his opinions on the
questions discussed by him above.
we're not supported, as they are by
the very highest authority, still they
would be entitled to consideration
and weight, coming as they do from
so able man entertaining the op-
inions of the low tax party.
1t is true-fearfully true that we
are approaching a dangerous crisis
in the history of Tennessee. The
people have a chance, at the coming
election, to effect a compromise of
our heavy bonded debt. Do they
realize that this is the last chance?
Yet it is so! There must be an aR.
frmstiTe vote on the question of
Compromise on the fourth of next
month, or the debt is never to be
compromised. If there is mega.
tie vote, no one can foretell the eli.
feet. Those who suppose that the
wealthy men who own twenty-four
millions of Tennessee securities,
would sit down and whine over
the result, and make NJ effort to
avert the loss, are exceedingly poor
adges of human nature. They will
10 no such thing. On the contrary
is more certain than that in
such an event the courts of the coun-
'ry would be invoked through the
Ihlest lawyers that can be found.
For men unlearned in the law TO
1peculate upon the result, and proph.
.sy that the decisions would be this
,r that way is folly-most ridiculous
oily. Upon such questions, men
'ught to hear and heed the advice
# such men as Colyar.
But is there danger that the com
'romise will be defeated? We an
wer that in our opinion, THERE Is
IREAT DANGER. There is 10 the
state, especially in Middle Tennes-
ee, a strong repudiation element. |
That element is actively at work
nd will bring to the polls every man |
those vote it can control. This is
OF by any means majority Of the
Oters of Tennessee. But THE
ANGER LIES JUST HERE. 1t is, that
hose who at heart favor an honor
BILE adjustment WILL NOT TURN OUT
ND VOTE. Much. very much de-
ends upon the vote of East Ten
essee. Here there are but few who
o not favor the compromise. But
he tendency Of this unanimity Of
ointment will be TO render tie peo.
lie apathetic, ard our great danger
,, that a light vote will be polled in
last Tennessee. We write this in
he hope that we may by so doing
wakel an interest 10 the matter.
We call upon every man whose eye
1ay chance to run over these col
mns. TO remember, that this one
lection, to be held on the 4th dsy
f August, 1879, is BY FAR TUE MOST
election to you aud your
hildren and your childrens' chill
rem. that was ever held in Tennes-
ee. Let nothing preOent yo, from
0ming to the election. See to it,
hat every man over whom you have
n Influence votes. Let us do one
aithful days work for our posterity
nd for our own honor.