The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-24
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same streets that rang. with delif..
ious cheers over his peerless valOr
at Gettysburg on the morning of the
4lh Of July. 1868. The same hearts
that throbbed with gratitude over
the opportune arrival which saved
Philadelphia from fire and spoil.
now ring and Ihrob with delirious
and migrate joy over his defeat for
president of the Uuited States by
man denounced by his ewn party as
venal and corrupt. What com
ment on the vox popuii vox Del!
As | recall my own part in this last
drama with pride unspeakab!e, re-
GREETING only that | could do no
MORE would tomorrow repeat
with gratitude TO a great soldier-I
feel that the men who have done
this thing will soon feel the chasten.
ing rod Of their own consciences.
| An act more cruel, causeless and
shameless was never perpetuated.
Men calling themselves better than
others have wrought a work of hate
without parallel. The over.viTtuous
of great communities have struck
hands with the most vicious classes
10 spread the infection of new sec
tionalism among forgiven people,
and as they see whom they have lift
ed up over Hancock, they turn from
the contrast with shame.
But let the past go. Let the
dead past bury the dead. We now
face the empire, and there is but one
great force to meet 1.-THE demo
cratic party. Garfield only fills the
gap for Grant. l write this name
with a new feeling. that of pro
fouRdest regret that one | loved sc
we'll should sink so low. First the
defender of the forgiven south, then
its defamer. First eager to honor
Hancock for his virtues, then tC
hound him as an enemy. And this
Is the man who new wants TO play
The part Of king hereafter. Now
in the face Of all these loud shouts
over the defeat of Hancock,
think of the scene on the blasted
heath where Macbeth meets the
weird sisters:
First Witch~-All hail, Macbeth
hail TO thee, Thaue of Glamis.
Second WHITEHALL hail, Macbeth
hail to thee, Thane of Cawd0r.
"Third Witcb-All hail, Macbeth
thou shalt be king hereafter,
First the general of our armies
then president, and king hereafter
How wonderful the resembiauces
And mark what Macbeth said of bis
dream of ambition to his wife in hi,
letter describing his interview:
"They met nae in the day of success
and l have learned by the peTfectest re
port that they have more in them than
mortal knowledge. When l burned il
desire to question them further, they
made themselves air, into which they
vanished. While | stood wraptf in the
wonder of it, came missiles from the
king, who hailed me 'Thane of Cav
DOR by which title before these weirC
sisters saluted me, and referred me tC
the coming in of time with Hail! King
thou shalt ber This have l thought
good to deliver thee, my dearest part
ner Of greatness, that thou mightest not
lose the dues of rejoicing, by being ig-
n0rant of what greatness is promised
thee. Lay it to thy heart, and farewell. :
Why not, gentlemen? The path
Of empire is as plainly reached by
the present triumph of money over
patriotism, of terror over truth, as
if il were lighted by a new planet.
The means and the covenants are
all patent 10 one end. An army of
Office holders are organized, backed
by a battery OF banks-these the
forces to fight, and Garfield the in,
strument TO lead to the throne 10
1884. That is the plot. It's bold.
1t is clear. Are you ready for it?
Over four million Of democrats
voted for Gen. Hancock to-day !;
they answer: Ready, aye ready |!
There should be no dependency or
any delay. They have a thousand
interests to preserve their ranks,
local duties and local candidates,
and now to these they add the i'm.
perative call to active aud constant
work against the clearly defined
conspiracies of empire. A perpet.
ual guard of offlceholders. an ex.
haustless treasury, public and pri-
vate, q suboracd press and q great
community of reluctant slaves. at
the polls, mean empire and nothing
else.
am only one of the millions who
voted for Honcock to-day, and what
eau 90 to aid in this great work is
ready. The democratic party holds
the fort of the future. It's reserve
is the refuge Of all brave men
pledged to hostility to this new
reign of capital. It's tremendous
resources will prove the rescue OF
the republic from tremendous perils.
There is need necessarily for instant
organization. In this hour, when
the republicans are exulting over a
purchased vic,ory, let the democra-
CIV Of the whole nation set Their
houses in order for the great StrNg