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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

big swindle, and the more decent
style Of government which demo-
cratic congress has compelled has
lulled them to sleep again. 1t will
take four years Of Garfield and some
more of Grant to wake them up
again-and then for the new party,
but then it will be too late.
BY that time the Entertainments
of the federal on the state govern
ments and of the executive branch
on congress, and the subordination
of the courts TO the bidding of the
party in power will have so CONSOLE
dated the federal administration ;
in short, the empire will have so
completely subjugated the republic
that no ne,o party can do aught
against it-at least by any means
short of a revolution.
Meantime ii is futile to talk of
new parties in the south, and indeed
it is a mischievous game to play at
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
MAJOR Sykes.

This pure and manly democrat
made his last speech in the canvass
at Shelbyville on Monday the first
inst. His protest against personal
calumny was not needed where he
is known, but we give it as a dose
for his wretched detractors. All
true democrats and honest men will
with one consent pronounce in favor
of VIM. j. Sykes the parting COM
mendation, "Well done, good and
faithful servant"
Ed. CHRONICLE.
I now wish to make a few person
al remarks. The canvass is now
about to close. In all the speeches
that | have made, have assailed no
mans character and impugned no
mans motives. But | have not
been done unto as have done unto
others. / cannot, however, afford
to notice all the false reports which
have been circulated against me. /
feel that they can do me no injury.
If my character is not sufficiently es-
tablished to protect me against such
reports, l have lived but to little
purpose. ! have been making
speeches in behalf of the democrat
ic party for more than a quarter of a
century. When Know-NOthingis
was sweeping over this country like
a storm, it was my fortune to be en-
gagged to some extent in public life.
Whilst Heuery A. Wise was like a
blazing comet, going over Virginia,
and before Andrew Johnson had
commenced his powerful and giant
like attacks upon acknowledgment
as an humble citizen in NV own
county (Maury) on the first Monday
in May, 1866, made the first speech
made against Know othiTlgism in
Tennessee. / did not stop to INQUIRE
whether | was on the popular side.
My only inquiry was, am I right !?
The popular current appeared to be
running against me, but / dared to
act then as | am acting now, for
what | believed to be the right and
for the true interests of the people,
Who then, my friends, paid me for
canvassing Middle Tennessee in be-
nan VA SliC AOACASn Cl dliQ Vi Tic OulIl-
Ollie, when weak in numbers and
not powerful in wealth ? Who paid
me for advocating religious tolera-
ton and political liberalism ? The
charge that all men who advocate
the credit, honor and good name of
the state have been bought is be-
meath contempt. AS | have done
in the past, when have been defen-
ding the rights of the weak and the
apparently friendless, so 1 will
do in the future, defend the right,
whether it places me in position or
consigns me to political Oblivion.
The misfortune of the present day
is too many fear to do right, because
they may lose popular favor. The
immortal sentiment of the noble
Clay should be our guide and our
polar star: 81 would rather be right
than be president"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
Burdette's Devotion TO His Wife.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

For over fortnight Robert j.
Burdette, the Burlington, Hawkeye
man, has been in Philadelphia, with
Mrs. Burdette, who is under surgi-
cal treatment at the National Insti-
tute, Broad and Arch streets. The
humorist is devoted in attending
upon his wife, whose frame has been
contorted by the ravages of infiam-
matory rheumatism. For years she
has been unable to walk. One night
shortly after the arrival of the
couple in the city a man of slight
stature stepped from a carriage in
front of the Academy and entered
the house bearing woman in his
arms. He had seats in the family
circle. 1t was Star Course night,
and no accommodation was to be
had in the lower part OF the house.
He was about to climb the stairs
when he was observed by the man
ager and at once placed in a prosce-
MUM box. Every lecture night
since, the man has carried his in
valid charge into that box. This
is Burdette, the Hawkeye man,
whose life is clouded by a great
affection, and yet whose pen can at
will drop the funniest of humOr.
Mrs. Burdette under her present
treatment has rapidly improved,
and the other day the Hawkeye
man had the proud satisfaction of
seeing her walk across her room,
the first attempt for many a long
year. The couple and a sister of
the wife have rooms at the insti-
tute, and the invalid will continue
the treatment which thus far has
proven so effective. Burdette is all
the time doing his humorous work
for the Hawkeye, and Immediately
after the November election he will
start upon a winter lecturing tour.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

had sacrificed state policy TO nation
al considerations; now it has de-
termined to imperil the issues in
national politics rather than ruin
the state by further concessions to
the repudiating faction. Indeed it
was time to stop. Concession of
principle had produced its custom
airy effects of stimulating demands
for further concession, and the repu-
dating section announced its inten-
ton of capturing the convention of
August and of imposing upon it
platform embodying its purposes in
full without compromise, or, in de-
fault of this, of breaking it up alto
gether. Happily the democratic
party recognized the fact that the
day for concession was past; that it
must now stand square upon its
principles or abandon them alto
gether. The result was the platform
of August, 1880, the secession Of the
repudiating section and the inter-
necine struggle which is this week
decided.
The enquirynow remains whether
there be any possibility of separat-
ing the mechanism for carrying the
political affairs of the state and the
nation so as to preclude this perpet-
ual recurrence of the alternative Of
sacrificing either national to state
considerations, or the reverse. We
freely confess that we are not pre-
pared with any prescription for a
radical cure of the evil. A step in
the right direction, however, a sug-
gestion for mitigating the worst of
the evils complained of, may, we
think, be made.
A state election and a national
election should never take place in
the same year, and it would be
much better if two years could in
tervene between them. We shall
only consider the matter SO far as it
might be effected by altering the
state constitutions, leaving that of
the United States as it stands. The
purpose to be effected is that where
as the presidential elections necesSa-
rily take place every four years in
the series 1880, 1884, 1888, etc., the
state elections should take place at
the intervening periods, namely in
1882, 1886, 1890, etc. A member of
congress would have to be elected
both at the state and presidential
election. The strongest objection
raised against this proposal would
be that legislatures would then have
to be elected for four years instead
of two. We will not discuss this
objection now, and will only say
that whatever force it might have
would not make the measure nearly
as bad as the evil which it is in
tended to cure; but, if it should be
found insurmountable, then the
next best resort would be to have
the state elections in years expressed
by an odd number, as 1881, 1888,
1885, etc.
But it was not with the purpose
of devising new laws on the subject
that we commenced this article. 1t
is enough to point out what is at
present a great and growing evil.
The remedy we leave to wiser legis-
latOrs than ourselves.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
THE STATE ELECTION.

We give the following abstract Of
election items reduced from the re-
ports of the Nashville Banner OF
the Sd inst. Additions and correc-
tions will be subjoined as reports
come in. We omit the presidential
vote:
Gibson county; straight demo
cratic ticket carried by 500 votes.
Cooke; close between Wright and
Hawkins. Wilson gets 80 votes.
Hamilton; the county carried by
the republicans Wilson's vote less
than 800.
Obion; democratic ticket elected
by large majority.
Coffee; five districts heard from
give Hawkins 132, Wright 1919, Will
son 514. Warner 50 ahead of Bright
for congress.
Lincoln; the districts heard from
place Wilson a little ahead.
Maury; Wright far ahead, Will
son nowhere.
Montgomery; straight democrat
ic ticket elected average majority
over 1900.
Monroe; Wilson ahead, Wright
last.
Bradley /; Hawkins carries the
county by 300.
Scott; Hawkins carries county by
1000.
Marion; Hawkins carries county
by 200.
Weakly; Six districts Wright
$50, Hawkins $50, Wilson 179.
Greene five districts-Hawkins
455, Wright 1863, Wilson 179.
Haywood four precincts-Haw-
kins 1850, Wright $50, Wilson 20.
Madison; Wright's majority over
Wilson ! 200 to 1900; over Haw-
kins 800 to 700; state-credit men
to legislature.
Humphreys-Wilson Y, Wright
3, Hawkins 80. Regular democrat
probably for legislature.
Bedford; partial returns-Wright
43O, Wilson 1850, Hawkins $40; for
congress: Bright 500, Pohlman 80.
Rutherford Hawkins 1876, Will
son 1895, Wright 1853.
Dickson; Wilson's majority prob
ably 1900. Hooper (bolter) will
beat Buquo (dem.) for legislature.
Knox; about 1000 republican MAJ
iority. Knoxville republican, first
time since the war. Wilson's vote
in all East Tennessee not over 5000.
Shelby; Hawkins 4471, Wright
3557, Wilson 1858. Ten legislators
certainly republican and congress
man probably so.
Grundy; two districts give ma
jority for Wilson.
Gibson Wright's majority 1900,
Wilson nowhere, Simonton elected
to congress.
Henry; Wright and Atkins prob
ably carry the county.
Giles; ten districts give Wright
1910, Hawkins 500, Wilson 289.
McMinn probably republican.
Wright will beat Wilson $50.
De Kalb; republican. Dibrell,
DEM, carries the county for con-
gress.
Franklin /; partial returns give
Wilson 96s, Wright $50, Hawkins
233. For congress Bright 61S,
Holman 533, Warner 1873, A bolter
elected to legislature.
Obion The whole democratic
ticket largely ahead.
Houston official returns give
Wright 306, Wilson 231, Hawkins
146; House 526, McClain 149,
Brooks ?; Leech, state-credit, for
the senate, has 112 over Bibb; Bu-
quo, state-credit, for representative,
has 233 over Hooper, bolter.
Robertson; Qncomplete) Wilson
1881. Hawkins 939, Wright TAI, Ed
wards Z. For state senator, Rogers
,bolter) a little ahead. Woodward
(dem) elected.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
THE WORK OF THE soLTEKs.


What have they done? They
have in all probability elected a
republican governor, three, if not
four republican congressman out of
ten, forty to fOrty-four state legisla-
tors out of hundred, and all this
in strongly democratic state.
They have established great
probability of sending Il republican
senator (Horace Maynard) to Wash
ington in the place of Senator Bal
ley. There will be forty-two repub-
licans in the legislature, about forty
straight democrats and eighteen
boilers. If the boilers are not bet
ter democrats than their antece-
dents give us a right to hope, some
of them are as likely to vote for
Hawkins as for Bailey.
A large number of the men work.
ing the bolt are not democrats ut all,
but republicans who have too much
sneak in them to say openly what
they mean. These men are even
now snickering in their sleeves and
saying, 1--WE beat Wright anyhow"
True democrats who were beguiled
into voting for them will soon be
cursing them as traitors.
One good thing they have done:
They have demonstrated how con-
temptible a minority it is which
has done all this work. They have
gained about 10000, out of 300,-
600 potable votes, or about two
votes out of fifteen.
Even so the vilest cur can throw
a train off the track and smash it
with incalculable disaster.
And that is the work of the bolt
ers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
WHAT BEAT USE
1t was not the bloody shirt.

1t was not the bloody shirt.
To a certain extent it was fraud
and executive Intervention in cleo
tions, but this alone could not have
done it so effectually.
1t was mainly the alarm of bust
ness men at the wild financial
schemes and repudiating tendencies
imputed to the democratic party.
This alarmed manufacturers in their
factories, bankers in back offices
and merchants in their counting
rooms; and for this, and for many
other favors, many thanks to the
boilers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

WE thought the people of Mont
gomery county amounted in num-
Der to $4,000, but Mr.. Munford con-
tends that there are only 1907 of
them. At least he says the people
were beaten when he failed to get
into the legislature, from which we
infer that the 26,903 who did not
vote for him are not "people."
Well, what on earth are they, then ?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

DID you ever nave Il soft-bOiled
egg for your breakfast, and on break
ing the shell find it n rotten one?
You remember how you felt; well,
that is how true democrats feel to-
day who were induced to vote the
bolter's ticket and find it was Il rad
ical boom in disguise. Those who
do not feel so are not democrats at
all. but skulking radicals.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

THE justifiable pride which the
Montgomery people take in the
splendid resultof the county contest
should be mingled with respect and
gratitude to Judge Smith for his
splendid and indefatigable manage
ment of the business of the canvass.
He was surrounded too by a staff of
active young aides de camp, whose
only idea was to receive their orders
and execute them with promptitude,
cheerfulness and untiring zeal.
Never was a better worked county.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
schoe,.House vs.. Rar-Esoom.

Mr.. Thomas Hughes say the only
annoying circumstance connected
with his Tennessee colony thus far
was the presence of two Tennesseans
who squatted on a piece of ground,
the title to which was so involved
that it could not be purchased, and
opened liquor saloon. They could
not be driven away until two lndi-
ana ladies started school next door,
when in accordance with the state
laws, the saloon-keepers were oblig-
ed to move.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
our election news appears IN


OUR election news appears in a
very disjointed form this week !;
this is inevitable from the desultory
manner in which the reports get in.
The summary, 50 far as present in
formation enables us to give it as
follows for the presidential and gu
bernatorial elections:
PRESIDENTIAL.
For Colorado 8, Con-
necticut 6, Illinois 81, Indiana 10,
Iowa IL, Kansas 5, Maine Z, Massa-
chusetts IS, Michigan IL, Mime
sofa 8, Nebraska B, New Hamp-
shire 5, New York 35, Ohio %, Yer
mont 5, Pennsylvania 20, Rhode Is
land 4, Wisconsin 10. Total 30.
For DEMONSTRATIONS 10, Ar
kansas s, Delaware 8, Florida 4,
Georgia II, kentucky u, Louisiana
Maryland s, Mississippi s, Missouri
10, Nevada 3, New Jersey 8, n. Car
olina 10, $. Carolina Z, Tennessee y,
Texas s, Virginia IL, w. Virginia
8. Total $50.
Observation-Disclosures 6, Oregon 3.
Total O
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

You didn't know you were work.
ing for Garfield and Hawkins when
you fought for the boilers ticket,
oh, hoodwinked low-taxer; but so
it was. Well, don't be humbugged
again; you were very green, but
meant right.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

REPUTATION has been assignally
condemned in Virginia as in Ten
nessee; the readjusters' ticket was
beaten by that of the debt-payers by
a large majority. Reputation is
repudiated everywhere except in
Minnesota.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

THE Chicago Tribune printsa listof
515 residents of that city who carry
life policies, of whom So are insured
for no less than $50, 900 each 200 for
$4,000 to $50, 900 each, and 800 for
$4,000 to 10000 each.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
THE summary Of the election in
county is as follows !:

In every instance the democratic
nominee obtained a plurality over
the aggregate vote of all his antag-
onistS-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
BY the President of the United
States.


Atno period in their history since the
United States became a nation has this peo-
pie had so abundant and so universal rea-
sons for joy and gratitude at the favor of
Almighty God, or been subject to so profound
an obligation to give thanks for his loving
kindness, and humbly to implore his contin-
ued care and protection. Health, wealth
and prosperity throughout all our borders
peace, honor and friendship with all the
world /; firm and faithful adherence by the
great body of our population to the princi-
pies of liberty and justice, which have made
our greatness as nation, and strong frame
of Government and society which will per-
petuate for all thesele the thanks of hap
by and united people, as with one voice, as
cend in devout homage to the Oliver of all
good. /, therefore, recommend that on
Thursday, the 18th day of November next,
the people meet in their respective places of
worship to make the Acknowledgement to
Almighty God for His bounties and His pro-
lection, and to offer to him prayers for their
continuance.
In witness thereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the City of
Washington this first day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty, and of the Indepen-
dence o. the UniUea States the one hundred
and fifth, r. b. HAYES
BY the President:
VIM. NJ, EvARTs, Secretary of State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
CANONC HET.

Trouble Brewing FOR Governor
Sprague's Enemies Serious
Charges Against Senator COnk-
ling, and His Immediate Pros
ecuGiOn ThPeaIened-SenSa
DevelO pments Anticipated.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

The Gov. Sprague, Kate Chase
Sprague and Roscoe COnkling inn
broglio has become such a topic
here as almost to leave Tuesdays
elections in the shade. At late
hour yesterday the following was
dispatched to Deputy Sheriff Tuck
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06

Providence Or. t. Special to the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-06
GUBERNAToRIAL

The latest corrected reports give
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27

Excitement at Rlenzl, Niles.
singular accident occurred at
Rienzi, Mss, a few days ago. A
prominent citizen OF the place, who
is near sighted, made one Of the
worst breaks ever known. He
came in and went to light the
lamps. He smashed 'em, Then his
wife brought out candles. He par
alyzed them. His next move was
TO pour the water out Of the wash
basin into the fire. "My dear"
suggested his wife with that dry
and aggravating information that
married women have, "why don't
you think you'd better 60 10 Thay-
er's and get you q pair of his boss
spectacles." He came and got the
specs, and now peace reigns in that
household. SO says the Memphis
Avalanche and We reckon that pa.
per knows what j. is talking about.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27
nother.l n.lhersll Mothers1Il

: Are you disturbed At night and brO-
ken Of your rest by q sick child sua-
ering and crying vita the excrueiadng
pain of cutting teeth ? If so. go at once
and get a bottle OF WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP. II will re-
Heve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately-depend upon it; there is no
mistake aboutit There Is nota mother
on earth who has ever used it, who will
not tell you at once thatit will regulate
The bowels, and give resttO the mother,
and relief and health to the child. oper-
ating like magic. It is perfectly safe
to use in all cases, and pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription Of one Of
the oldest and best female physicians
and nurses in the United States. Sold
everywhere. Is cents a bottle.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27
-BlgstOok Of Ladies' CIoaks and.
GoFsels, ia extralsEge and regular
.siEss, II VII BROWNS,
PARENTS READgTaIs.

IS LF.M - HL. HI
NineaeHths. Of all the sickness q
childhood is caused BY worms
Thousands Of children die yearly
from worms i'll the stomach, that
could be savedby the timely use OIL
X SANTONINE WORN
.LOzENGES. They have saved
thousands of children. They drive
out the worms without pain they
cleanse he'stomachs and make the
little ones bloom and blossom as
The rose, They aFs the faest and
best medicine ever. made. Thou
sands Of parents I'LL over the land
use nothing but PARKER'S Lozen.
gee. Try them in preference to
anything else for worms. Try
PARKERlS Losenges. But moth
ing b~utRARKER'S GiVeno 9th
or Worm Medicine 10 children but
Parksss LozeDees. They sre the
cheapest best and safest. Sold by
your dvuggist. DR. X, n. HUEr, Rip
~ aAAnps 3 ~Na#ms a. ..
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27

CUBAE CHILL TONIC, is the great
Chill King. 1t cures Chills and
Fever Of every type, from the shak
ing Agues Of the North to the burn
ing FeverS of the Torrid Zone. II
is the great Chill Mediclne. II
beats all others. 1t is the great
standard. 1t cures Billiousness
and Liver Complaint and roots out.
disease. Try tiff you suffer il
will cure you and give you health.
Sold BY your drugelst Or. y. N.
HUHG, Ripley, Miss.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27
Under the new code no proper.
ty at all is exempt for dues for rent.

The papers report the discovery
of q weed something like tobacco,
which when a man ehews on it
awhile he fOrgets that be owes a
dollar in the world. Are not some
Of our subscribers chewers of the
weedg We do not feel fully just.
fed in giving the question a mega
tiveanBwer.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27
Christmas is comingl

There will be religious services
at the Methodist church to morrow
Sunday at II o'clock q. n, and
also at night.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27
Gsto T. 5, Willis for fine ei-

The Rev. ]. y. Stone, presiding
elder Of the luka District, North
Mississippi Conference, was in the
city Wednesday evening and called
1t the ADVERTISER Office. he ID
here in attendance on the 4th quar-
terly meeting Of the Ripley and
Falknsr station for the current
year.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27

The weather, With but few days
exception, during thei past few
weeks, has been very unfayorable
for cotton picking The OOnse.
quence is, but little has been done
and the lsscy staple ID washing in
the fields.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27
The FrIena q pel.ea.e ! Y "a

WaEner's SAFE Kidney nd Liver
Cure Is the remedy that Will cure the
many diseases pesuIiar to women.
Headaches, neuralgia, dis0rdereQ
nerves, weakness, mental shocks and
kiudEed aiiment ere atIectuat semov
"a b. - uss~lThe Maya
Ene.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27
Counterfeit silver certificates are
circulating at Vicksburg.

The last Oxford Falcon contains
a photographic ~ copy Of letter
written by a Conscience-stricken
thief and addressed to Judge Wat.
son, enclosing $50 and requesting
the Judge to turn it over TO the
Marshall county free school fund,
as he had stolen that amount from
the said fund several years ago.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27

Bring yoar Gotten to Ripley.
Our merchants will pay the highest
market prices for it, ard they Vill
sell yo1 goods at rock bottom
prices. ID,