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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Both branches of the Legislature
of Oregon have ratified the propos-
ed woman's suffrage constitutional
amendment. 1t now goes to the
people.
Phipps, the Philadelphia thief,
kept fifteen families going, several
of them being discharged employees
who had obtained knowledge of his
steaiings
August Belmont has secured the
arrest of John Dewey, editor of the
Irish Nation, for libel, IN charging
misuse of the fnns intrusted to him
in 1868 in aid Of Fenians.
A law has recently been passed
in Denmark which provides that all
intoxicated persons shall be taken
home in carriages ait the expense of
the landlord who sold them the last
glass.
A stage driver ut Rossville, s. T.,
Taolas nu Do4.se, wiao has for
twenty years run d stage line be-
tween Huguenot Station and Ross
vile, has fallen heir to an estate in
France valued 1t 100000.
Gen. Hazen says il - fact not
generally known that stamped en-
'elopes when SPOILED through mis-
direction or other causes, can be ex-
changed for a postage stamp of the
same denomination 1T the nearest
post office.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

How is itpossible, asks the World,
for the people Of Tennessee to take
up the 100000 of New Issue in
taxes and pay s2t cents on the 500
and pay the privilege tax besides
and live? 1t cahnot be done and
run a school, an asylum or church
in the land. Must all the children
grow up in ignorance, the in
mates of asylums 60 adrift on the
cold charities Of cold world and
the glad tidings of perfect peace
cease TO be preached, to insure the
interest promptly and regularly to
the bond older and railroad? This
is troublesome interrogatory. It
must be answered.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Memphis Ledger: Three gentle
men met on the street this morning,
one a Republican official, another a
country visitor and the other a resi-
dent of the city, the latter two being
Democrats and supporters of Gen.
Bate. Being personal friends, they
soon got into an animated diseu sion
on politics. After several pleasant
banters they concluded to put down
their estimates of the vote for Gov
ernor for reference after the election.
To make it of interest, a little wager
of 100000 was made and placed in
the hands of 4 newspaper man.
The Republican estimate was
Hawkins, $4,000; Bate, $4,000;
Beasley, $4,000; Russell, 10000.
Democrat from the country put
down Hawkins, $4,000; Bate, 1885,
600; BeasIey, $500; Russell, 1000.
City Democrat wrote down Haw-
kins, 10000; Bate, 10000; Beas-
ley, 5000; and Russell, 5000, with
chance to lose considerably between
now and the election. IL was un-
derstOOd that the man who wins the
bet will be liberal with the other
two and all their mutual friends who
may happen to be around when the
result il announced.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

History often repeats itself The
rivalry Of Etheridge and Wyeherly
was. In the presence and under the
special sanction Of the head Of the
church, pubhely recited by female
Iips i'm female ears, while the author
Of the Pilgrims Progress anguish
cd in n dungeon for the crime OF
proclaiming the gospel to the poor.
Al that time the political power Of
the Anglican hierarchy was I'm It,
zenith, and the national virtue at
the lowest point. Look at the First
and Second Congressional districts
Of Tennessee. Bosses Petubcne and
Houk, battered and flowers strown
bv fair hands in their path, while
Randolph i booted from the hnst-
inqa and Rule tradaced and SANDER
ed AT the last election the Repub-
lican party was in It's zenith, and
now the morals of the leaders APP
near 10 H. M IT. lowest ebb. " To
thy tents, o Israel."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Glorious ReirS from Carter! Bot
Taylor on boom We have just
heard the contents of n letter from
Carter county 10 n friend in this
county. The writer would be re-
cogniEcd as n reliable gentleman by
many OF our readers. He writes
that Bob Taylor will get a larger
vote i'm Carter than he did when he
was elected TO Congress Let every
Democrat be at his post and ac-
tive, rext Tuesday, and Bob will
pull through, despite the machinery
and money Of the Radical hubble
igerSt
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01
A WORD TO DEMOCRATS.

Ii is now but six days until the
election, yet i'm these few days much
good to the success Of the party can
be accomplished. We would urge
a thorough organization i'm the vari-
Gus county districts. Every Demo
cratic vote must be brought out, il
possible. The Hawkins forces viii
not fail to be thoroughly marshalled
all over the State, and if Democracy
is to rule steps must be taken at
lnce TO bring out a full vote Fus-
Tsell's and Beasley's vote will be very
small i'm this division Of the State,
but il should be made smaller if
possible. There il no earthly chance
for either Of them, and il 10 purely
suicidal to waste votes on them.
The fact plainly stares us in the
face. that the race is between Bate
and Hawkins, and if you had rather
see Democracy prevail, this is no
time to be casting complimentary
votes. Besides there is no reason
for the election of either Beasley or
RUSSELL The formers wild ideas
about the settlement of the debt
viii never prevail, and there is no
use higgling over the matter. RUSSELL
appears to be doing all in his power
10 aid Hawkins. There can be no
other cause for his race. He has
not the least idea Of being elected,
and he knows that his candidacy
can only aid Hawkins. The COG
measure, of which he is the special
champion, will be showed under in
the next Legislature, and a settle
ment made in accordance with the
platform upon which Gen. Bate
stands. Such settlement will have
the hearty and unqualified support
Of the people, and will be final adj
iustment of the veGed question.
Then is it not better to vote for Gen.
Bate than to again turn over the
rcins of Government to the great
disfranchiser and his gang? We
desire the Democracy of East Ten
nesse to think over this matter. 1t
is a question which requires the
thoughtful consideration of every
man who wants to see n wise adj
ministratlon of Tennessee's affairs.
Too much money has been willfully
wasted by the present administra-
ton for the people to sit idly by and
see the gang get another chance at
the public treasury. Let Democracy
be vigilant, and as sure as the 9TH
Of November comes, Gen. Bate will
be our Governor and Bob Taylor
our Congressman.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01
1.-THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED

William iii. Vanderbilt, the
wealthiest of all the men who have
accumulated fabulous fortunes under
the iniquitous financial system of
the Republican party for making
''the rich richer, and the poor
poorer" whose wealth is now esti-
mated nc two hundred millions of
dollars, who can, with n word, de-
press or raise the price of corn,
wheat, pork cotton, OF any other
commodity, whose daily income is
over ten thousand dollars, is sup
posed to be a model Republican of
the modern school -one who be-
lieves that the largest purse will al
ways secure the most votes.
But Mr.. Vanderbilt has a weak
point-a very weak one for a poll
tician of the modern Republican
school to have. He il sometimes
little indiscreet in his utteranees.
Vanderbilt and Gould, and men
of their kind, owe all they have to
the venality and corruption of the
modern Republican statesmen of the
John Sherman, A. III. Pettibone and
c. A. Arthur kind-and to the pa
tent indulgence and forbearanee of
the American Republic. Yet re-
Gently, when discussing with gen.
teman, in his private palace car,
measure in which Vanderbilt was
very much interested, the gentle
man ventured to suggest that he
doubted whether the public would
approve Of it. To which Mr.. Van
derbIlt promptly replied: "OH THE
PUBLIC BE DAMNED"
This one indiscreet expression
reflects the sentiment of all the
Bosses, little and big, that now curse
and disgrace American politics.
" The public be damned"
1t is the shameless sentiment of
the leading boss of the Republican
party. Alderman Pettibone is one
of the sub-bosses, and while he does
not openly proclaim the sentiment,
in words, as does his great leader,
and superior boss, he never failed
to vote il.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

From East to West, from North
TO South the people are marching in
solid phalanx to put down the cor
ruption and misrule of the Republi-
can party. Lifelong Republicans
are leaving the party because they
cannot stand the ways and methods
of the leaders. They have tried to
reform the party in the party, but
now see that the only way is to de-
feat it and drive it from power.
"When the wicked rule the people
mourn"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

The great trouble with some pol
iticians is, they don't know when
they are dead. The members of
Hawkins extraordinary session of
the legislature, who attempted to
fasten the COG law on the people,
are dead as door nails, but it seems
that some of them refuse to own it.
1t looks funny to see a corpse run
ming around making RUSSELL speech
es. But then when a man has his
pay in his pocket he ought to com
ply with the contract even if he is
politically dead.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

If Bob Taylor is elected to Con-
gress he viii vote to reduce the pre-
sent enormous tax on the people. If
Pettibone is elected be will vote to
retain the present high protective
tariff. Remember that you are now
paying heavy duty on sugar, cot
fee, tea, medicines, tools and wear
ing apparel; and remember, also,
that the government 10 every year
receiving millions and millions of
dollars into its treasury more than
is needed to pay the expenses of an
honest, economical Administration.
The government belongs to the peo-
pie, and it has no right to take from
them one single dollar more than is
absolutely necessary 70 pay cHrrent
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

THERE are great many Federal
soldiers in the First Congressional
district whom Pettibone has not
provided pensions for. These poor
fellows would like to know why the
Major has "made a bridge over their
noses" When he was there at
Washington, issuing out pensions,
why did he not treat all alike? II
the government will give pension
merely by the asking of Maj. Petit
bone every Federal soldier in this
district ought to have one. 1t is not
right TO favor some and leave others
out to suffer.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

The young men all over the First
Congressional district have enlisted
earnestly and bravely for the cleo
ton Of Bob Taylor to the next Con-
gress. Many of them viii vote at
the coming election for the first time,
and they are determined that their
first votes shall be for honest meas
ures as well as honest men.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

A correspondent of the London
Times has reason to believe that the
proceedings against the Egyptian
rebels will be stopped by the exile
of the ring-leaders. Arab Pasha
admits the fallacy of hoping for any
further national movementin Egypt,
and he has los. faith in the Sultan.
Arabs correspondence has been de-
livered by his SON to his counsel.
The Sultan gave an audience to the
American minister, Gen. Wallace,
on the 23d.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01
IN WM II RATE

GEN. VIM. b. BATE-A self
made man; Rich in literary attain.
ments; Tried and true upon the
fields of Mexico and in the war be-
tween the North and the South
Liberal in purse and heart; Modest
and brave; Untarnished in charac-
ter; The same great man under all
circumstances, whose modest amti-
ton has never rooted out a single
virtue Of his great heart Who new
er did deed or uttered a word we
are ashamed of, and who is the NOM
inee of the Democratic party in con-
ventiOn assembled for the pRrpose
harmonizlng and rescuing the State
from the grasp of the Radicals, il.
neighbor, THE RIGHT MAN To
MAKE GOYEROR.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
4 POSTAL FROM TAzEWELL

4 POSTAL FROM. TAZE WE'LL:
TAzEwELL, Tenn, Oct. 80
To the Editor Of The Morristown Gazetts:
= Young Barnes. the evangelist, with
his evangelissic quartette, have been
with us for few days. They ara bolG !
ing forth in the Presbyterian Church.
Yesterday they had q cLildrea's meet
ing, and about thirty children confess
cd Christ. They have not, as yet, an
nointel any one, but still insist that the
commission is as positive on this point
as on any other.
Bate and Taylor are all right in this
county. We want to initiate Ohio.
Wheat sowing about oyer.
We again have plenty OF beef. Don't
need bacon any more. E. A. H.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01
BOSSISM MUST GO!

Jay Gould and William FL. Van
derbilt are the two great financial
heads of the Republican party.
They own nearly half the railroads,
and all the telegraph lines in the
United States. They make Presi-
dents, Governors and Senators, and
Representatives in Congress, and
Judges of the Supreme Court-be-
cause they own the leaders of the
modern so-called Republican party.
They say to Republican ConYen-
ton in New York, Nominate Fol-
ger for Governor. r" Some Republi-
can gosling, not fully initiated into
the ways of modern Republican
politics, says, ave can't elect him."
They reply, Nominate him, we
have the money" and he is NOM
mated. They said to that poor,
fraudulent receiver of stolen goods,
Hayes, "Nominate our chief attor-
ney and adviser, Stanley Matthews,
for Judge of the Supreme Court"
Hayes nominated him, but Demo-
cratic Senate refused to confirm him.
When Garfield succeeded Hayes,
they required him to renew the
nomination, and he did. The Re-
publicans had, in the meantime, got
a majority in the Senate, or rather
Gould and Vanderbilt had, and
Matthews was confirmed. The sub
bosses sent their agents down to the
First District of Tennessee four
years ago and said, "Nominate our
man Pettibone for Congress" Some
good Republican protested, but the
bosses prevailed and Pettibone was !
nominated; but the people would
not heed the crack of the whip
and he was beaten. Two years ago
they again demanded his nominal
ton, and the Convention they had
packed for him, promptly obeyed
the command, and he was NOM
mated again. The defeat of two
years before had taught the bosses
a lesson. They needed Pettibone
in Congress. They had relied on
the party whip two years before
and lost. The money kings who
own the modern Republican party
were appealed to to furnish the last
of the corrupt boss-viz:
money! and it came. And, lol
Pettibone got into Congress, swing
ng to Garfeld's tail, and boosted
with votes purchased at
rom fifty cents to five dollars
head.
Who furnished tho money to buy
7otes for Pettibone two years ago 2
Why should men in New York, who
never saw Pettibone, feel interest
enough in his election to send thou
ands of dollars here to buy votes to {
ecure bis election? Did somebody ,
rave an axe to grind? Did that
who furnished the money
Expect Pettibone to vote in the in |
erests of the people here. or in his
Did Pettibone, while in
vote in the interest of the
leople of this District or in the in s
crest of the money kings who fur |
ished the money? Ifhe has ever ;.
'iven a vote in the interest of the !.
eople Of this District, why don't he
ell what il was, when Taylor calls P
pom him every day.in the canvass Fl
) do il? Will the people of this il
'irst District return the agent and \
ool of the bosses 10 Congress-, again
, misrepresent them, or viii they :.
End o. man Of the people, who q
fears no lords collar, and has clean ID
ands and an unss Gifted record h
'ur faith il in the people. They =
lay be- deceived many times, and
M. bnt when they discover the a, P
IL and the deceiyar. they usna b u
spudiate both. al
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

YOUNG MEN many of you
will vote for the first time next
Tuesday. Let your maiden vote be
for virtue and honesty and against
corruption and fraud. Join the no
bic army Of the people who intend
10 drive the Bosses from power. Re
member the noble and honest Bate
and your own gallant Mountain
Boy" Come along with the people
and Won will be welcomed and hon
oral
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Newport Sentinel: On the way to
Cooke county, Thursday, October 5,
Pettibone stopped over night at the
Tate House, in Morristown, and
while there confessed to a Taylor
Republican that he had rather meet
upon the stump Isham G. Harris,
Gen. Bate, or any other orator in
the State, than Bob Taylor. This
was a frank confession from the
Great Mogul, but then he did not
expect that Republican to give it
away. If there were any means OF
escape, Pettibone would not face
Taylor another time on the stump.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Petitioners idea Of national pros
pcrity is to plumber labor until a
financial crash. like 1873, comes on;
then close the iron and cotton factO-
rles. turning labor into the streets
to beg, steal or starve, and wait un-
al a series OF great crops enables the
farmers TO put business on its legs
again by marketing their surplus
crops in Europe Have none Of il,
but vote for Bob Taylor.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Deputy Sheriff John King, of this
county, arrested JAS. Ii. Smith, son of
JAS. Smith, of Long Greek, at White
Pine, Monday evening, for forgery.
The arrest was at the instance of the
Lookout Bank of Morristown;~ from
whom the accused obtained $50 90 by
forging his fathers name. Smith ac-
knowledged his guilt, but thinks his
father will come to his relief. The trial
was set for IL o'clock to-day, Tuesday.
IL. okout Bank" is well named-it has
never yet failed to catch and have
punished those who try to defraud it,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

THE people of the United States
are paying more than one hundred
millions of dollars into the National
treasury every year over and above
what it takes to pay the current ex-
penses of the government, including
interest on the National debt and
pensions to soldiers. Under these
circumstances it would certainly
seem that the tariff duties should be
lowered. Every dollar in excess of
necessary expenses is robbery on
the working people and goes to swell
the political corruption fund. The
people should demand from every
candidate for Congress that he viii
vote in the House of Representatives
to reduce the taxes upon the common
people.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

1t is given out that England is
resolved to see Egypt rid of foreign
control and the severe tribute that
unhappy country has had to pay
Turkey for SO long a period. A
member of the English Ministry
has declared that the policy of the
government was to detach Egypt
from the Sultan, to look after the
Suez canal and to allow the Egyp-
tians to stew in their own juice, and
in so acting warn the Khedive that
his future position depended upon
his management of affairs. 1t is
conceded that under these circum-
stances the bondholders will have to
forego something.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

AS soon as a rebel joins the grand
old party lac Is Amounted and can
Onized a saint He is given a fat
Office, caressed and honized. Look
at Lougstreet, Mosby and MahOne-
the latter made Dictator in Virginia
But If a Union Democrat votes for
the pure and gifted Bate the Repub-
licans roll up their eyes and bold up
their hands in holy horror. The
people can no longer be deceived by
such sophistry-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

As Boss Cameron rules Pennsyl-
vania, so Boss Pettibone rules the
First Congressional district of Ten
nes,ee 1r attempts to rule IL.
No Republican can get an
Office or make a speech without the
permission and approval of the Boss.
From every civil district comes the
news that the people are breaking
their chains aud asserting their man
hood
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01
TIE ANCIENT ORDER UNITED
WORRHEN

WORRHEN.
The Ancient Order of United
Workmen in Tennessee is composed
of the very best class of citizens.
The order was instituted at Mead
vile, Pa, fourteen years ago. 1t is
now more prosperous than ever, be-
ing in successful operation in thirty
eight States and Territories. The
financial statement of Supreme Re-
corder Saekett, for the past month,
makes a good showing for the order.
There was 100000 received on ac-
count of beneficiary fund and $780,
600 paid out to widows and orphans.
One thousand new members were
admitted during the same time, Civ
ing the order 111,O0O members in
good standing at present. 1t is pay
ing out on an average $4,000 each
month, and has paid to widows and
orphans up to date, without litiga-
ton or delay, the enormous sum of
100000. The excellent system
OF medical examinations recently adj
opted is having the effect of very
materially decreasing the death rate
throughout the entire order. APP
plieations are only received when
the party is between twenty lone and
fifty years of age. An earnest eff
fort is being made to double the
membership of this noble order in
Tennessee between this time and the
first of January, 1888. We COM
mend most heartily the order to our
friends
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Hawkins is a doomed man. His
lavish use Of the peoples money, in
calling the Legislature in extraordi-
nary session tOPlease the bondhold-
er, has done the work The people
have had enough Of Alvin and his
legislature
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01
ChaneelIor Staley has appointec

Chancellor Staley has appointed
Capt. S. P. Evans, late q. S. Marsh
al for East Tennessee, Clerk and
Master of the Chancery Court at
Knoxville. Capt Evans viii make
an efficient and popular officer. w.
A. Galbraith, Esq, is retained in the
office as deputy. Col. NJ. L. Patter-
son, who has held the office for
twelve years, was not an applicant
for reappolntment.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Chancery Court is in session this
week at Rogersville. Judge Smith
is presiding. The Judge has entire
ly recovered from his severe illness,
and is now enjoying splendid health.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Col. A. A. Taylor filed his appoint
ment at this place Monday last, address
ing politically well divided crowd Of
less than two hundred, in his usual
grandiloquent style, but did not con 0
up to the expectations of his friends.
Col. o. G. King answered the harangue
in an able and earnest appeal to the
sound sense of his hearers, and evident
ly to the Illustration of the expectation .
of the Hawkins Pettibone men present.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

Pettibone Is trying very hard to
make himself popular with the Peo-
pie shaking hands and inquiring
after the babies-but the dear peo-
pie have a very vivid recollection of
his former arrogant manner and
turkey gObbler strut
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

In few days now Bob Taylor
will have completed his job of skin
ming the Michigander The work
has been exciting-pleasant and
amusing to Bob, but awful hard on
the Major.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

THE crop of political lies, raised
for the present year, is about ripe
now. The peddlers of this nefari-
Gus fruit are numerous and exceed
ingly active Some of them known
to US had better go slow and be pru-
dent, or they will suddenly meet a
lion in their path. A hint to a wise
man ought to be enough.