The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-03-10
"PARTXEs AND STATE CREDIT"

FARIIhS AMI STATE ChhDI4.'
Under this heading the Chattan-
ooga Times copies the main part of
our article of two weeks ago, head
ed No Affiliation with Regulators.
and comments upon it 40 follows:
The GAZETTE fairly and squarely
pledges itself to support and vote any
ticket the State credit men may get out,
regardless of the party views of the can
didates. This is bold and manly ground,
and will call down on brother Helms
head the maledictions of the regulators
who, months ago, began setting up for
themselves and reading the honest men
out. They will now howl at the GA
ZETTE, and denounce it as "traitor to
the party" Our notion would be to call
a consultation Of representative men of
the State credit element, regardless of
party, early in the summer, say late in
May or the first week in June. The
conferees, if they could not agree on
some policy looking to an entire State
ticket, might still agree to jointly sup
port some good and able man for Cover
nor, leaving the selection of Representa-
tives and SenGtors-where it belongs
to the Judgment, discretion and manage
ment of local leaders. If there is to be
concert of action by the honest men of
all parties it cannot be brought about by
the efforts of the press. Who will take
a step in advance of the MORRIsTowN
GAZETTE and call an informal conven-
ton such as we haYe suggested
The suggestion of the Times is
both timely and sensible. We who
feel anxious to make some equitable
settlement of our State debt ought
not to risk anything in the coming
election. Those who are in favor Of
dragging our proud State down into
the mire Of reputation are going to
unite their forces and act together.
They have already been comforting
and getting ready for the canvass.
It is their intention to appeal to the
prejudices and passions of the peo-
pie and especially to their poverty,
and unless they are met fairly and
squarely at every point the Votors
may be misled and the majority at
the ballot box go in favor Of the
Savages. The GAZETTE cares moth,
ing for the denunciations Of the re-
pudiators. The abuse Of such men
is complimentary. It does no hurt.
We have never intended to break
with the Democratic party. 1t is the
party of the Constitution and the
Union. 1t is the party the people
depend on to save them from the
kingdom and from despotism. But
believing that the State credit men
are in a majority in Tennessee, if |
they can only be brought out togeth-
er, we threw out the suggestions con-
tanned in the GAZETTE two weeks
ago. The Republicans who are in
favor OF paying the debt and the
Democrats who favor the same hon
est policy, surely ought to come to
some plain understanding, so that in
any event we shall have only two
candidates for Governor. The con-
ference suggested by the Times
would be body of patriotic citizens,
meeting not for partizan purposes
not to Advance the interest of anv
set or clique-bnt for the one single
purpose Of organizing a party of
honest men, pledged to each other
to protect the honor Of our State
and TO save US and eur children from
the shame and everlasting disgrace
of reputation. We concur with the
Times. Let US have the convention.