Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-09
f" Another Daniel Come to Judgment,

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Should truth be silent because folly
| frowns2"
Daniel M. Coffman, of the Rockwcod
News rag, which he persists in styling the
koane County Republican, has recently
been very much exercised over the expo
sure of a letter which his carrier pigeon,
low sailing vulture, has brought in. Well,
| his pigeon is excusable, inasmuch as its sire
Is prosecuting claim against the govern
ment for pension.
Goldman was driven to such a fit of mad
ness In bis frenzy of despair, that he tore
his hair. vomited wind, and dealt such a
volume of scathing wit and whitening sar-
casm that at one time we entirely forgot
the smallpox, and really feared humiliation
from another quarter. All because we op-
posed Judge Houks nomination.
The thing that is SO extremely notifying
to us is that we have forfeited the majors
| confidence. I9repdrdbte loss. "We have
always considered Mr.. Haggard as being an
open hearted, fair man." says the major.
We wish we could return the compliment.
but the major will have to excuse us, for
we have long considered the major like the
beautiful whited sepulchre, of fair exteriors,
but 'wiGhin he is rottenness and corrup-
ton"
We supposed we were as much entitled
to our preference as Cotfman and believ-
ing this somehow we kind of wanted to
Rule Houk
He wants the voters of Roane to be on
their guard" Yes, gentlemen be ON your
guard, for Cotfman will do to watch.
And now we desire to say not only to the
voters of Roane, but to whom it may con-
Germ, as we have repeatedly said in the past,
we are an unmitigated Republican and have
heart that beats at every pulsation in per-
feet unison with all those noble fundamental
principles that underlie the grand super
structure of Republicanism; and we have
enlisted under its banner, believing it to be
party OF progress, founded upon princi-
pies of justice and liberality. But if to be a
Republican means that we must suffer our
selves lasLed into line and be dictated to by
such designing, INSCRIPTIONS political trick
sters as ID. nj. Coffman, and be compelled
nOtehS 0eh71S to endorse the course of Judge
Houk, whose record is as black as midnight
III the zenith of her dark domain, regardless
of our convictions, we solemnly protest
And we w0G!d like to inquire in tones that
S'OhJ 4iohoIdDlt, ClllZcu might
hear-who of you disagree with us?
We have not the slightest objection
to political leaders. They are an imperative
necessity SO long as parties are kept up We
need men trained in the political schools,
but let them be men of princi pie and honor;
men who will see that the scales of Justice
are kept equally poised Place such leaders
these before us and we Will be as steady
i'll yielding obedience to their in functions as
the steel to the star or the needle to the
pole.
'Our heart never bows but to superior
worth;
And never fails to pay allegiance there"
OF course Houk has ''sonae friends in
Roane County" All bodies of any magni-
tude have some sat alites But | know
whereof | speak when [ say that Capt. Bill
Rule is the preference of majority of the
people of Roane County, as it will be fully
when the convention meets,
if we can have fair dealing, and that we will
have, and don't you forget it, major.
Dear Daniel, you need not waste your pre-
cious time exhorting your little band to
vigilance. Vigilance can be of no avail
Chou art weighed in the scales and found
wanting" Public sentiment has already |
breathed the bllghtIng mildew upon you,
and you are destined to go down over
by public disgrace.
Yes, we wrote the resolutions in the |
county convention indorsing Houk's Eff |
cieRt services. We do indorse any efficient |
services the gentleman has rendered. But
we deny e0er indorsing Houk's course. We |
also wrote the letter placed to our credit
Knowing with whom we had to { cal, men
like yourself who are not endowed with the |
public instrument known as c01scif nee,
we proposed to fight the devil with fire.
Hoping to hear from you again, when
ever your leisure or inclination will allow, |
we close.
So fare the well, Daniel
We leave thee to thyself, that lowest depth |
OF human baseness. Pardon is for men,
And not for reptiles-we have none for
Daniel,
And no resentment; things like you must
sting,
And higher beings suffer; tits the character
OF life. The man who dies by the adder's
fang
May have the crawler crushed, but feels no
anger.
Twas the worms nature, and some men
are worms
In soul, more than the living things of
tombs.
G Y. HAGGARD.