Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-20
THE FIGHT OF THE FACTION.
The Milk in the L0w-tax C0eoanut Split,
And All Hope of Cancellation Aban-
dOned

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Nashville Special to Courier-J ournal
The milk i'll the low-tax cocoanut
is that if the Supreme Court refuses
to advance the case, they may gain
time in which to elect a Legislature
that will repeal the act As little as
may be thought of it, there is not
onlya possibility, but strong pr0ba-
billy, that that element will be able
/ to do this, especially if the court re-
fase5 to advance the case. In the
event the court does advance the
case, due low-tax line of policy, as
already mapped out, will be to tx ht
it Oh the question of constitutionaltty;
and, if the court declares it constitu-
tiOnal, then to fight it ON its execu-
ton. No matter what view the Su-
Preme Curt may take Of the vues-
ton, the lOw-taxers purpose to carry
the war into Africa and fight it out
Oh their peculiar line, if 1t takes Il
halt dozen summers.
IAey teel greatly encouraged IN
their cause, from the lact that their
ranks have recently teen considera
bly, augmented with recruits from
the other fac ion of the Demucra.ic
party. That there have been deser-
tons from the State-credlt party no
one will deny. 1t is sale t. predict
that others viii follow Many ul the
touo"ers OF that wing of the Dem
0crahc party have become greatly
dissatisfied with the policy VI the
party, and do not hesitate to 50 de-
clare themselves. Several notable
instances might here be given, as tht
flop of ex Supreme Judges need auC
the kicking out of The traces by tn,
s Nashville Banner. The Banner
though one of the strongest Site
q Credit advoc .tes of the late canvass
doing m9re to defeat the Reputation
element than any paper in the State,
has shown its contempt for the
j party OIL, account of its undigniiet
course by cutting the trace-ehsin'
which have SO long held it to bt
Democratic chariot, thus freeing
itself at single bound from al
State party affl atiors
The Democratic party in Tennes
see is split, and all hope of concilia
tlon has been abandoned, at leas
between the two wings of the party
There is probability that the State
I credit Democrats and the Republ
can State-credit parties will be re
conclled on all questions pertaining
to the State credit and honor, bnt u,
lor bringing the two distinct fac.
lions Of the Democratic party to
sether it is wholly impossible. Th,
State credit party say they will vot,
ior and support any honest Repub!i
& can rather than lend the least aid t
member of the low tax faction
The members of the low-tax part,
return the compliment by shouting
" Ne tool" and thus matters stant
between them.
The cry of few weak voices TO
harmony counts nothing. Their
is, according TO the thinking of th
3 State credit party, somethinp NOR
essential to be desired than @hsrmo
ny" Harmony will not uphold th
honor and integrity Of the State, o
settle, with justice alike to credito
and debtor, her vast bonded irdebt
einess. Harmonyis out of the que
ton.
The cry of fraud counts nothiny
Mhle perhaps there are grounds fc
the belief that the act settling ii
debt was secured through briber,
YET the charge has not been prove
allo IS not likely to be. If briber
was used at all it was used by bot
Iacu9nS of the Democratic party, an,
people who live in glass house
1 should - not throw stones. The proof
n IL can be called proof, is that tb
,Ow r3 takers not only tried to brib
mellOers of the Legislature to vot
SsalnSt the bill, but attempted t
alug some Of them in order to pre-
CHI t1elr voting at all. If th
tba e 3, be true, as is claimed, tina
in sos ootate-credit party used none,
tban securing tlg the passage of the bill
saIf H a tne question simply narrows it
q i6t, 3Sn ooWn to this, that that wing O
moro party was in position to offe,
e. s "a .nan their brethren of the 9th.
or, slae' and by this means beat then