Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-22
,tate debt which WAS effected by our

State debt which was effected by our
1t certainly does not
come from their. hearts. How man
can object so strenuously to an action
which not only benefits himself and
every other individual in the State,
but the entire State itself, Is some"
thing beyond reason and common
sense. II seems to be the result OF
? determination on the part of the
low-tax party to continue the dis
ruption and divisions in the Demee-
racy to the humiliation of the party.
That. will surely be the Inevitable re-
suit V u = EA q E9s, q e ~.
Seriously speaking, the party is
now threatened with extinction, and
the course Of the party who caused
the defeat of the regular Democratic
ticket last fall is making the calamity
more imminent every day. Their
course has induced the Republicans
to enter upon determination to
| succeed if possible, and the stall
warts in the State are at work con-
stantly to attain it. Before the next
campaign is begun the Republicans
will have daily morning paper in
this city; in fact, [ believe the paper
will be established here before next
fall. It will be backed by a stock
company representing about $50, 600
paid up capital. This leaves a poor
outlook for the Democracy in this
State, but they are simply the facts,
and very mildly stated at that. Here
are some figures, The Republican
candidate for governorreceived about
i 10000 more votes than the party
| had any just reason for expecting. 1t
was known there would be a large
gain, but they did not expect that
much. The Republican vote ID 1919
was only 48,723, while that Of 1850
was 123, 672. Since the Presidential
election and the meeting of the leg
islature it is well known that there
has been constant change of sentl-
ment in favor of Republicanism, and
since the Legislature adjourned, and
the low>tax party have kept up the
fight in the Democratic ranks, the
accessions to the Republican party
have been continued Now, If this
continues for two years, and through
the next campaign, what will be the
result? Democrats are upbralded
furiously at times for desertion, but
they reply by saying: eve did all
| we could for the success of the
| party; we made concessions to the
other wing; we violated pledges
even to secure harmony and
unity OF action; we offered every
thing we could to secure sue
cess, but failed; and seeing that
every hope of repairing our mis-
fortunes was lost, and that you
seemed bent on DISCRIMINATION, con
tention. strife and disruption, which
would lead to our utter extinction
and ruin personally and politically
we are compelled to leave you. We
value the welfare of the State anC
the people higher than the party
which is jeopardizing both by it,
aCLlUu."
These are unvarnished truths
They are undeniable, and though
they present lamentable state O
circumstances, they are well know
here by every one who has taken thu
trouble to listen and read. TIL,
J Democrats can, by uniting, save thu
State vet from the grasp of Repub
licanism, but so long as they keep VI
the struggle between themselves
their hopes for success will lesson
They are their own enemies. Tn
, Republicans know we'll what is com
ing, and chuckle over the stupidit..
of the party they antagonize.