The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-05-18


ing, l went to the republican con-
vention which nominated Hawkins
for governor. l now repeat what
then told you, namely: that large
majority of the delegates were
against Hawkins and we gave him
the nomination because he wanted
it and no one else would have it.
will now tell you whats the matter
with Hawkins"
FIRsT-He Is too mise.
He knows more than all other
men in his party. He never con
suits the leaders of his party in re.
gard to public or party affairs. Il
they make a suggestion or give an
opinion he treats it with contempt
Garfield had fully made up his mind
to take Hawkins into his cabinet
but that good old woman, Grandma
Garfield, was introduced to Gov
Hawkins and conversed with him
She saw that it would never do
She took her son, the president
aside and said: Jimmie, you must
not appoint Hawkins a member OF
the cabinet. He is just TOO utterly
too-too wise for anything. If you
take him into your cabinet he will
OvershadOw Blaine, Window, Lincoln
and ali the other members; not only
so, but he will also overshadow you
and instead of Garfield admins
tration,' the people will say: Haw-
kins administration" The presi-
dent replied: ma, he is a very re-
markable man. He tells me that
he made the most brilliant canvass
ever put up in Tennessee and beat
two democrats for governor, and
that he did not care how many ran
against him, for he could beat them
all; that since he became governor
of the Grand old State of Tennes-
see lands have increased one
hundred per cent. in value; he has
settled and paid off the entire state
debt, advancing a large portion OF
the funds out of his private for
tune that he has forever removed
this 'vexatious and demoralizing is
sue from the arena of Tennessee
politics. that the wicked democrats,
seeing the vigor, wisdom and glory
of his administration, have dis
banded as a party; that over 100000
democrats, by actual count, have
deserted that wicked old party and
gone over to the republicans en- mqsse,
that this large and respectable con
ventiOn' of democrats was conducted
into the republican lines by Gen.
DOak of the Banner, assisted by
Coils. Lester of Giles, Cooper of
Maury, Cole of Henry and other
great leaders of the party; that
there is no longer any organized
democratic party in Tennessee, the
remnant Of the party now consist
ing of a few rough bands of political
banditti and guerillas under com
mand of Colyar, Savage, Marks and
others. Hawkins tells me that he
can 'evangelize' the whole south
right into the bosom of the republi
can party. Ma, he is a very wise
man, and according to his state
ments he would be a very CON
venient man to have in the cabinet.
He showed me some of his opinions
in CaldwelPs Tennessee reports,
which clearly show him to be
great lawyer, as well as a statesman.
His opinions compare well with
those of Marshall and Kent. The
most remarkable thing about him
10 that ba hoe Sl1ro horaJ lilo N ;orrol
in the dark for these many years,
nobody discovering his vast ability
until he shot up like a meteor into
the gubernatorial chair. If he can
do all he says and is half as smart as
he looks, he would be a great acqui-
sition to my administration" Grad
ma Garfield then said: Jimmie, it
won't do. He knows too much. He
is too wise. His family is too big.
If you take him into the cabinet the
will have to provide !
for his entire family, and that would !
not leave any offices for the Ohio
boys. You must not do it." He
replied: MA, you know 1 have
always been a good boy and obeyed |
you in every thing. will let the
Hawkins family forage on the
democrats, and let him
go ON evangelizing the south"
So you see, Mr.. Black, he is too
wise.
;ECoNDLY-He appointed none but
democrats to office.
When the case of Linn Us. Polk
INVOLVING the 1908 act and settle
nent of the state debt came on for
rial, Hawkins appointed Mr.. Edwin
Ewing special judge to sit instead
If Judge Cooper, who was incompe-
ent. This was all wrong. There
vas Judge Hughes of Columbia, a
rue and tried republican, who has
,orne the burden of the republican
'arty in the heat of the day, who
lad ample leisure and no doubt was
ntirely willing to serve on the
upreme bench in that case. Mr..
yisener of Shelbyville, an old
eteran in republican ranks, would
ave taken it. Judge Harrison of !