The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-03-11
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.,TENNESSEE POLITICS.

living in that State, thoroughly con
versant with it's affairs, and one of the
most useful men in it. o. a'-a't5l 4
"There are three political parties in
Tennessee-7Republicans, State-credito
Democrats, and low-tay Democrats
At the election in 1880, on the State
ticket, and in general, for members of
the legislature, each party made nomir
nations. On the Presidential issue,
and on Congressman, the two wings
ofsthe Democratic party went together.
The result was that the State was
Democratieoaon National politics !; on
State issues the Republicans elected
the Governor by a plurality. The
vote stood 102, 1863 Republican, 81, ,425
low tax; 1871 State credit,
The Republicans elected 9 Senators
and 36 members of the-House State
credit, about half Of the remaining 16,
Senators and half Of the remaining 80
members of the House. Low tax, about
half the Senators and half the members
Of the House. The Republicans might
have elected the, United States Senator,
but there were personal jealousies, and
so the members did not work together
wells Result, the State credit demo
Gratis, by republican help, elected
General Jackson. The colored people
almost uniformly voted the republican
ticket. Fewer voted the low tax
ticket than voted the State credit, as
far as / know. The State credit demo
Gratis are the best men of the democratic
party; as far as know, they are the
most sincere and reliable in the support
of education, and equally friendly to
the colorcd people, The State has
been enjoined in the supreme court of
the state against using new bonds in
settlement of the State debt, but the
case has been unanimously advanced
OH the docket, and the impression seems
to prevail that the injunction will be
dissolved and the debt settled. eJan@
+ The feeling between the low tax and
state credit, democrats is strong, and if
the debt question is removed from the
politics of the state, there can be but
two parties. ,.-og a.oa. d 9ea
Wise and energetic action on the
part of the Republicans can make the
state lermanently and squarely Repub-
lican The state looks on the right
men to lead the Republicans. The State
credit party has the most Of the old
leaders, and comprises the aristocracy
and best social culture of the state --
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COMMISSIONER HAWKINS is goingnorth
to lecture upon Tennessee7as a place to
settle in. ,ra. g.aat. ..,f
KNOXVILLE has another coal mine in
prospect. 1t is sufficient to supply the
greatest possible demand and is one Of
the largest known, and is called the
"Lone Mountain Coal Mine" 1t is a
solid vein, one mile in length and six
feet four inches in thickness. The coal
is of the finest quality yet discovered,
except camel coal. The owners Of this
splendid mine are Messrs. Ed. S. Shep-
pard, of Knoxville and A. w. Smith, Of
Campbell County. i. 5ld ~ ,aas %
IT is the opinion Of some of the best
farmers in East Tennessee that the
winter has been thus far an unfavora.
BILE one to the wheat crop. There has
been too much rain and not enough
snow. The more snow the more wheat,
say the intelligent farmers of the coun-
try Meatime, if hard freeze should
follow the late wet season, much of the
wheat may be destroyed. The outlook,
therefore, of the wheat crop is not en-
couraging at the present. But it may
improve. A bad beginning may result
in good ending. Let lis hope that
our next hA vest may be as promising