Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-15
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 18TH, 1881.
The twisting, wriggling and squiIm-
ing Of the Nashville democratic press
is something interesting to witness.
About the time the legislature met the
American and Banner went into con-
WILSON'S because there happened TO be |
few federal officials present. They |
saw barrels of gold lying around loose, |
that was to be used in bribiDg impecu- |
NOUS democrats to vote for a repu0li~
can United States senator. Their |
moral sensibilities were rudely
shocked and their piou5 souls
were writhing in mortal agony. a
few days afterwards, when Hen.
Horace Maynard had the temerity TO
come to Nashville without having
first procured permission from these
democratic editors, they went into
violent fits, and gave expression to
their lacorated feelings in long edi-
torials emphasized by expressive ad-
jectives and divers exclamation point.
Like Rachel of old over her lost one-,
these leading opponents Of democratic
opinion are in mourning aud refuse to
be G. nfOrtad.
but our democratic friends Ct the
newspaper fraternity ought to kno"
| that, while their power may be great,
it is not great enough 10 drive visitors
out of Nashville, merely by giving
command from their canctuGls. Col
John G. Burch has right t. be here
and advocate the election of Senator
/ Bailey, notwithstanding be Il secre.
| tary of the United st at9s Senate. Mr.
Bailey has right to remain here III
| his own interest. Messrs. Polk and
Bullock, although they ere employees
of the government have righ TO b.
here in the interest of democratic can
didates for the senate as they have been.
Neill s. Brown, the reading clerk
OF the house Of representatives. has a
right to be here, and John n. Free
man, clerk of the supreme count fol-
the western division Of Tennessee. las
as right to be here, as he is. 1,b0rin 6
and log.rolling in the interest of DEM
ocratic candidates. But these gentle
men do not enjoy a monopoly OF such
rights, as the editors Of the democratic
pspers themselves must admit, if they
will only stop and consider. But they
, ought to so adjust their optics
1 as to take ia democratic official
= as well as republicans, and the
. fact that they Go not, suggest, that it il
a perhaps their OK that is beiug gored
The situation remains apparently
unchanged. The republicans are M
e less hopeful than they were weef
= ago. The democrats wrangie with TIT
a same felicity, swear just as fl iently
scowl as ominously and bully as EN-
. phatically as they did when I wrot
e nv last from here. There is 30 demo
d cratic candidate for senator who hs
= developed the rover AID strength O
leadership, and it is hard to tell justwh
IL is ahead. II is due t, Senator Bailey t
1t say that he is making a dignified can
ts vass, and that he enjoys the re'pect {
"A men in all parties. l have heard re
publicans say that if it were choic
LII between democrats they would ne
D. hesit ate t, vote for Bailey. The or
ne position to him grows out of The ms
lence of some men who profess TO b
~ and who doubtless are, his friend
%, rather than from any personal fveiir
against him. AS the day for BALI 4
ne draws near the excitement Increase
a and next week will be one of great il
terest.
ue Both houses are gring on smooth
II. with their business. Already gre
many bills have been introduced al
referred to committees. Speak
IN Ramsey of the house, ia .velepis
into a good presiding officer, and
he dischargiDg the duties Of his post {
l to the satisfaction of his fTient
ho Speaker Morgan Of the ssna!e, pr
cir sides with ease and dignity and
making an efficient off ser.
me Mr.. Maynard will receive at les
zer fiftaen votes more on the first bsl
for senator than any other candidate
rtV w r