The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-10-18
NETROPOLITAN LETTER.
TIE GOMEZ BArE-RULR-6c.

KNOXVILLE, Oct. IA, 1882.
To the Editor of The MOrristown Gazette:
Hawkins and Houk have all stood
aside and given room for the ground
swell from Ohio to spread itself. This
becrloe, whiskyloo, waterloo, or what
ever loo you may call it, defeat of the
Republicans in Ohio is easily accounted
for under the superstition that all the
Ohio Republicans, being office-holders,
they were too busily engaged paying
the Hubbell assessments, to fool away
their time in voting. This ought 10
make Democratic gain of over one
hundred thousand, and later returns
may verify the statement. Others con-
tend that the Republican disaster was
the result of rumpus, wherein the
Dutch and the devil and the dun COW
fit. And the Dutch whipped the devil
It'll the dun COW quit. However this
may be, no blame attaches to Maj. Pet
tibone; but as to Houk's responsibility
in the matter it is by no means settled,
for after he solled the GODDESS of Liberty
she may have been so busily engaged
cleaning herself up, as to utterly neg
lect family affairs and let Ohio slip out
OF her lap. If this is the true inward
ness of the business, then IIouk must be
the dun COW that behaved herself so
badly on the interesting occasion spoken
of by the poet.
The belle of the milky way, the
comet with the streaming hair, still
sweeps through the eastern heaven, and !
the sentinel stars along her route stand |
winking and blinking in open eyed |
wonder at the magnificence Of this glo-
rious beauty with disheveled hair. 1t |
is the opinion of some of our best as
tronomers that her haste is caused by
her fear OF the celebrated star route
thieves. But the fact is, our wise men
are utterly befogged in regard to this
comet, and are keeping unusually quiet.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and this beautiful beaming star marks
4 period and warns man of his insignif-
cance at least. II it appeared just be-
fore Christ's first coming, may it not be
l herald OF his second appea ance on
earth I?
Coed judges estimate Gen. Bates
majority at from %, 900 to $4,000. The
our or five Fizzleites that once inhab-
ted this metropolis have entirely sub
ided, and nothing res milling noise
If that character is heard in all the land
Iround about.
The square shoullered, lcvel-headed
Zen. Hood, has abandoned the imita-
ion candidate, and intimatcd to tie
State Depository Boiling Committee
hat the Fizzle is too thin. Old grannie
hawkins is never mentioned by Repub-
leans even. and it would hardly pay to
pen the polls to hold an election if it
we're not that other offices needed at
ention.
There is very little excitement and
lot much interest manifested in the
tule and Houk contest. The Demo-
rats take very little interest in the af- +
air, and are thoroughly disguised at
he cowardice exhibited by the pSrty !
eaders in refusing to nominate candi-
ate for Congress. The Democrats of
his district are sadly in need of brave, ,
earless leaders, that will stand up bold s
7 and aggrcssively and not stampede at
very sound of Radical fire cracker.
ut forward good Democrats on all oc- =,
asions, not TO fill Office particularly,
ut to uphold and promulgate Demo-
ratio principles.
Your readers ask who will be elected =.
J this district !? Well, Houk, by be-
ycen three and four Thousand majori.
In this wise, the Republican party is
imposed of tbree-fourths office hold
IS and scallawags, and one-fourth sub 2
antial, decent white and colored men.
onk will get the first mentioned three
'urths. The Democratic party is
of three-fourths solid, good :
tizens, both white and celored, and
nc fourth doaters and rOustabouts.
ouk will get the latter, and a few
votes among the former. A !
reat many will not vote for either Rule
r Houk. Col. Rule may possibly carry
-nox county, but it will be the only
ne, although some of tie others will
robabl be very close. The cub whom /
lie Republican family nurtured has
rown strong, and is about to hug tie s
lmates to death. The young man who !
Ittened and groomed the cub two years
20 is already in his deadly embrace.
EsDRAELoN.
OTETrI NHG