The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-02-18
prrRospEcTrHB AND PR08PE1
TIVE.

II the people of Tennessee vi"
oel the importance Of selecting
,roper men a. delegates to our next
s,.fe Convention the unity OF the
party can be restored
I'd the state will no longer be IN ,
danger Of repudiating an honest !
debt. Innocent purchasers oil oui
bonds. relying on the honor aRd hon
e.ty of the people, have rlgh' -
expect some compensation TOT 'ne
millions Of dollars they ioan0o
- the State. The creditors OF the
State have made very fair asd hoef-
al propositions for the settlement =
-. b.ovv indebtedness, and 1t Is all
imnortaut. in order to settle Tue
dsbt that we should be relieved OF
the influence OF professional pol'tl-
clans who, OF late years, have con-
.-o,,.d the State-otherwis we can
not hope to restore the people 10
their former prosperous conditlon'
II was several years after the close
f of the war before we got any reIleI
a from Radical rule, and when this re
lief came it was not through the IN
auence Of any of the many asPiran'
e for Office who are keeping our pee
] pla in a continual state OF turmoi
. These all stood aloof in the memo'
J. able contest of 1868. which Fesulte
r. in the election of D. W. Z. Sent'
as Goyernof Of the State BY yer
ct large majority. His adRin'stF4tio
ii gave us peace aud strong nor
~ that we would be free from all Sc
- tiopal strife, and that the bitterne
no of petsana! feelings. occasioned
the war, would subside, uptil tn
is brought about there is very lit
,ty hope Of settling the State deot
ri, securing union and harmony or al
raI great measure OF intsrest to Tenne
an. see. 1t appeared, however, u
7, Gov. Senter was only wanted by +
DIS litical intriguers to blaze the way
hungry ssplrsnIs for office. He "
I'VE there ore set aside and tRis hes
~tons OF the leg
be lature, extra elections by tbs peol
OF and the almost disruption of I
,as Democratic party. 1t is an asserLi
raj which cannot be denied that GC
Senter was permitted to make t
race in 1868 without the iuterferen
- of a Convention, in order that t
!" wire-working machinery Of the off
us seekers of the Democratic par
nS might use him as a stepping sto
v" TO high places. 1t would be far b.
=" ter for the people Of Tennessee
o. pensions were granted to promine
Confederate soldiers who were CT
"a. pied in the war, rather than run
WI risk OF getting incompetent men
Of office.
ee. During the administration Of CT
or, Senter the people we're satisfied VI
lry his management Of our State affai
Of and although he opposed the Conf'
crate cause he showed. by his &C
no hostility to those who differ
ga from him on that question.
,h- might benefit the people Of Tenn
elk. see by taking a few steps backwar'
led for we have no hope of relief if
yht permit professional politicians
Of select men for important offices.
en- don't want any more stump oratc
wo relative to gallant services on
ar- field of battle, for a man may b'
rm splendid general, an able jurist a
yet have no qualifications for @
ernor. Nor do we want a man
lie. flatter and cajole the people.
OF the contrary we want man of go
S. Judgment and sound sense, plain a
or outspoken in his sentiments, a
on who will look TO the interests Of
err people rather than to the intere
kis of partizan friends. But will I
ne, professional politicians let US ha
ct such a man? IF they do not, y
The the people of Tennessee supp
dr. the nominee of the Convention?
We behooves the delegates OF the ne
Of State Convention to carefully CT
slider the dangers which now tire
en- the Democratic party.