Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-07
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the same time. What treasure he
would have been to any Democratic
organ addicted to sounding the
praises of Republican statesmen of
easy political virtue.
Bartholdi's statue is the gift of
100000 Frenchmen and cost them
S250,000. The simple statue, from
the plinth to the top of TIE torch is
las feet in hight. The dimensions
OF the plinth-the space occupied by
the feet and drapery of the figure,
is As feet square. The pedestaLwill
cost 100000, and it will be placed
in New York harbor, with it's face
seaward, and in it's hands fambeau
that will throw it's light across the
waters like Pharos.
Prominent Masons are bitterly and
emphatically denying the remarka-
BILE statement Of Thurlow Weed
about the death of Morgan, which
was telegraphed to the World from
New York day or so since. Weeds
affidavit will provoke further con-
tention and controversy. OF course
every sensible person knows that the
reputation OF this large and respect~
able order cannot be affected in the
least by this revival of an old story.
1t is reported that Mr.. Robson s
canvass, including nomination and
campaign, cost $4,000, and the can,
vass of Mr.. Lyman, the civil service
reform candidate in Massachusetts,
less than $3.50. Mr.. Robson was
defeated and MIR. Lyman elected.
Mr.. Robesons defeat was largely
owing to the popular belief that,
while in Office, he had made money
enough to be able to spend $4,000
on reelection. MIR. Lyman owed
his election to the belief that he
would endeavor to bring about such
a reform of things that an honest
man can be elected to Office, although
he have not a dollar to spend in the
canvass. 1t is an encouraging thing
to see proof of the fact that, when
people take things into their own
hands, money does not only not
count in an election, but is rather
apt TO defeat the man who employs
1.-THE Nation.
Robert Toombs, of Georgia, is
thrifty, and is one of the richest men
in the South. Alexander FL. Steph-
ems used to say that at school
Toombs was looked upon as a big,
dull, awkward boy, who would never
amount to much. "But," MIR. Steph-
ems would add, ''when Friday came,
and the school week was over, we
always found that Bob Toombs had
all the marbles, knives, &c, which
had belonged to the rest of the
school>boys.
At Boston dinner party the other
evening, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe ex-
pressed emphatically her dislike and
dlsapproval of Governor elect Butts
Ter, and finally declared that she
never would allow him to be pre-
sented to her. ''But il you were at
friend s house and she presented
him, not knowing your feelings,
~hat would you do g asked friend
On, was the reply, sit would not
be myself, but the lady's guest, who
would know General Butler"
1t is all up with Colonel Ingersoll,
for Mr.. Frank James, from his sell
in Independence, Mo-, has pro-
nounced against him. The illustri-
GUS cut throat has not announced
his intention to put the distinguished
infdel to death, but has soemnly
declared him to be blosphemer and
hypocrite, who, in ridiculing the
Bible, SIS sowing the seeds of in
iquity in the minds of our youth.
With this observation Mr.. Frank
James touches his high-water mark,
and the annals of effrontery from
the foundation of the world would
be ransacked in vain to find a
parallel.
An element among the colored
people in the East has been assert
ing of late that they have stood by
the Republican party long enough
without receiving any recognition for
their votes. The injustice of this
claim was proved in the election so
far as Kansas is concerned st.
John was defeated by 5000 plurali-
ty, but E. P. McCabe, the colored
candidate for Auditor of State, was
elected by over 10000 plurality, a
difference of $4,000 votes in poll of
179, 285.
The fight between the moss-backs
and the younger element of the Ohio
Democracy is likely to cause the par
ty considerable trouble. The former
are eager to grasp at the spoils, and
care little how much their actions
may harm the party in future. With
the organization in power, they see
no reason why the offices should not
be turned over to them. But the
more progressive element, who want
to have the party modernized and
recruits brought to its ranks, are un-
alterably opposed to the Jacksonian
policy 1t remains to be seen which
element will win. A young Demo-
GRAFT well expressed the situation in
Columbus, the other day, by saying:
1.-THE difference between the two
parties is this-the Republican par
ty is alwsys educated by defeat, and
defeat or victory seems to be power
less to each the Democracy anything
in advance of our grandfathers
days"