Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-09-23
DID THE JOURNAL LIE 7.
DID THE EDITORS ENDEAv-
OR TO CONCEAL THEIR
FALSEHOOD BY COR
RCPTION.

In our issue of August Goth, We
alluded to the fact that two year
ago Hon. j. E. T. Harris was sac.
rificed by the Democratic party to
enhance the interest of Bob Taylor
We further alluded to the fact that
We heard-Ta Rebel DemOcrat..appeal-
ing to a Republican to vote for Tay-
lor, on the ground that he had sup
ported Stuart in the last contest for
Sheriff, over n. V. Cannon, the
Democratic candidate for that po-
sition. The Journal, the following
week, in its usual style, undertook
to contradict our statement, and. in
doing so it cast rather an unjust as
persion upon Hon, j. E.. T. Harris,
stating that che made the race as
an Independent candidate, and
was not the nominee of the Dem
Ocratic party, and was defeatedjust
as we expected" Yes, gentlemen,
he was beafen,"just as you expec-
ted,n you had the road marked out
to accomplish that result; you in
tended to sacrifice MI. Harris to Sc
cure Bob Taylor's election, and you
did it. 1t was the oldperfidiousness
of the Democratic clique of Jones'
boro, that took up a man that had
not been in the Democratic party
long enough to become naturalized,
and run him for Congress, and sac
rifced Hon. J.,E. T. Harris, of Wash
ington, Hon. James White, of
Hawkins, and Hon. N. Gregg, Of
Sullivan to secure Taylor's election.
These are facts ofEwhich all parties
concerned are perfectly cognizant.
Now, in the first place, you falsely
assert that Mr.. Harris ran as an In
dependent candidate. You are
either very ignorant of the actions
of your party or you have wantOnly
miSrepresented the facts. 1t is a
fact well known in this county that
in 1878 the County Democratic con-
vention nominated Mr.. Harris over
Mr.. Rice Duncan and MI. I. Keich-
er, by the following vote: On the
basis of % votes for every delegate
in that convention, Mr.. Harris re-
ceived SO votes; Mr.. Keicher, s
votes; Mr.. Duncan, 10 votes. You
have been requested to correct your
false statement in this matter. Did
you do it? If not why? When re-
oueSted to make the correction, did
you not appeal to a gentleman in
terested to let the matter pass as
you were trying to establish the
of the Journal for rerdcity,
and retractiRg statements would de-
terioate the accomplishment of that
purpose. Yeu sought to cover the
matter up in forgetfulness. You
have not corrected this false state
ment. Now, as to sacrificing Mr..
Harris in the interest of Taylor,
is it that Your columns were
burdened with the name of r. l..
from the beginning to the
end of the canvass, and your whole
melting with Bob Taylor
,llsh? Only one time did you men,
the name, of Mr.. Harris. But,
he "most unkindest cut of all" was
our assertion that ME-. Harris was
'eaten Just as you expected Seeing
he lethargy .Ofthe Republican party |
It that time, you could work day and
light faithfully for your newly |
nitia ted member Of the JonesborO
clique, r. L. Taylor, and
acrifice your most noble and re-
liable Democratic leader, who rep
esented the interests and senti-
nents of the honest mass of your
,arty, Hon. j. Il. T.. Harris, to Sc
,ure TaylOr's election. In the flu
3ure, we do not propose to waste IL
space in showing the Journals I'M
,aralleled mendacity, when trying
% pervert and crush out the truths
give to our readers. We have a
more important work than follow
ng in the track of its slime. We
want to give our readers the records
,fthe two parties, in short and poin-
articles, believing this to be all
hat is necessary to ensure Il sue
cess. The Journal cannot divert us
rom purpose by it's malignant
assertions, or its pretented refuta-
which are only a batch of ear
.ished and decorated falsehOods.
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The .Jonesboro Journal in referring