Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-14
"PEOPLE'S ORGANS AND
PEOPLES MEN"

The yilest prostitute can talk
A1entIy about virtue. The most
unscruplous swindler sometimes
pirates the loudest about honesty.
The sneak who purlOins anothers
goods is the first to cry, Stop |
thief" The INSCRIPTIONS liar pro-
claims his love for truth from the
house tops, and the most despicable
demagogue in the world processes to
be the peoples peculiar friend,
while he never has a higher object
in view than his own little self. We
have a large crop of such charac-
tiers in this country, especially in
Tennessee. Our form of govern
ment furnishes field for cultivating
them, presented in no other country
in the world. In all they do, they
profess to be governed alone by
their love for the dear people.
With ill-feigned sympathy for the
masses, they profess to be for the
people first, last, and all the time,
with never thought for themselves.
They outwardly appear to be for
the dear people, ready to sacrifice
ease, comfort and fortune for the
public good, but inside of their lit
tie pinched up shrivelled souls, they
are after the emoluments of office,
and the honors of public position.
Such men frequently have places
in the editorial department of news
papers. There are several of them
in Tennessee now. They are re-
pudiationists, and the only answer
they make to those who are in
favor of an honest settlement Of
the State debt, IS that they are the
mercenary tools If he bondholders,
willing to Cypress the taxpayers
and place burdens upon their
shoulders, which they can Lot bear.
Ever newspaper in the State that
advocates an honest settlement with
the bondholders, is can organ of
the money now err" doing the bid
ding of the wealthy, and helping to
grind the poor.
For ourselves we care very little
for the good or i'll opinion of such
fellows. We know that they are
prostitutes at heart, and if they
have not sold out it is because no
body would buy them. They may
} charge US with aiding those who
: have robbed and plundered the
D State, but we have no fears of be-
e ing injured by such charge, com
ing from that source. They may
: profess great friendship for the
people and indifference to their own
interests, but we know they lie, and
: the people will soon find it out il
4 they do not already know it. We
= expect to pursue the even tenor Of
8 our way, and denounce the infa-
: nous crime of reputation, now
D meditated by those, who, unfor-
!, tunately have control of our State
e affairs, regardless of the mud and
n filth that may be thrown by their
4 organs? Our cause is right, and
: we will not be deferred from advo.
: eating it by tie unprincipIed DEM
4 agogues and hypocrites who make
such loud professions of interest in
: the public welfare. We know that
t these men, newspaper editors and
= public officials, who set themselves
/ up as public guardians are selfish
t mean and sordid, and have no sym
j. pathy for the people. They never
, rise above selfish motive. Then
: true character can not be con
: cealed long, and We are willing tc
Q leave their exposure and the vindi
/ cation of the cause which we advo
t cate to the never failing and right
eous verdict of time.