Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-25
w.rF. MILBURN, ESQ OF GREENE
WILLIE
For Consr. SIS In FRS, Dts,r,cn

For Congress I'm First District
1t has only been few days since the
friends of Mr.. Milburn brought his name
before the public; but it is safe to say that
Mr.. Milburn is the most popular candi-
date now before the people; at least this is
SO in Greene, the county of his nativity,
and in the adjacent part of Washington,
where he is best known. He is certainly
the coming congressman.
There are many cogent reasons why
Mr. Milburn should receive the nomin 4
tion at the hands of the republican party.
First, he is worthy, meritorious, the
equal of any of bis co.aspirants in native
intellectual ability, if not in experience,
and as o thorough scholar their superior.
His moral character is spotless. His habits
are good. He is industrious, energetic and
full of pluck. He is self made. He is
one of us, grew up upon the farm, and
was accustomed to hard labor from early
q. Mr.. Milburn is an unswervin re-
publican, and has ever been one. He is no
political adventurer, he is no demagogue
catching at popular sentiment, but man
of Fl m principles, and an honest man. He
ia an ex,federal soldier He was not a gen.
eral, colonel or captain, but was brave
and gallant boy Of seventeen summers
when enlisted.
81. He has clear record. He can unite
the factions of the party, and believe the
only aspirsnt who can. We republicans !,
should not let blind devotion to o once
into error and defeat. We should not be
blind toimportant facts. We should not
say there is no danger when we stand on q
strait as narrow as the bridge of al Strat.''
1t is all important to have a man upon
whom we can all unite, or rather upon
whom all the factions can unite. We must
not have the defeat of IA or of '78 repeated,
Implicated. There are grave reasons why
certain candidates should not be
nominated, and many of these are
certainly patent to all thinking men.
Its impolitic to reiterate what has been
spoken in thunder tones at the ballot box.
We must have man that is Lot an incu-
bus TO the party, that will have to devote
all his talents and energy to sell. defense.
Harmony is essential to success. Without
it, defeat is inevitable. Let US, as true Re-
publicanG, seek to have perfect harmony
in the convention. Let us nominate man
that can meet the Hon. r. s. Taylor und
force him to discuss the political issues of
the day, and not give him an opportunity
of exciting the prejudice of certain fac
tions talking carpet Dagger, revenue raid
er, cadetship and such clap trap. G3ba
We must remember that machine poll
tics can not change facts, nor force the
masses of the common people. We can
not change facts by being over jealous.
"Yox populi, vox Del" The voice of the
people is the voice of God, is an ancient
maxim, but enc pregnant with meaning to
every politician. From it let the Republi-
cans gather a lesson. There is no man in
Greene or Washington counties more popu-
lar with the masses, the vo.ers, than is Mr..
Milburn. o& A&&a
We believe he would be acceptable
to- ALI. then why not give MIN
the. nomination. We have had no
man in congress since the war from
this district that is his superior, or even his
equal. We must not let the zeal of a few
whose tenure of office depends upon the
success of certain parties mislead us as to
who is the m ost available, the most popu-
lar candidate before the people. A few
parasites can make big fuss but can not
con,rolthe ballot. Let US not be Knocked
by democracy. Let us work to win. Mr..
Milburn's chances are best, therefore Mil
burn should be the nominee. gs5-@'.t
,iTslE u \ REPUBLICAN.
Greene county, Feb. %, 1880. +. 49,.