The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-10-25


cy, and the principles that "the ma
jority shall rule" or at least, ac-
eording to the most rigid rule of the
party, that two-thirds shall rule, -
and are i'm the wake Of a sort OF
will-o'-the-wisp, a false light,-a
side issue, for the sake of which
they have been willing to give the
State government into the hands OF
the Black Republicans for two more
years, and so far as their action can
DO it, an indefinite term of years be-
yond. As if there were no issues
involved in this contest save that
solitary one upon which they base
their action of Withdrawal from
their party ranks, and hosting their
dag of rebellion against its candidate
and platform rs if the one stand
ing and eternal issue that DemOcra-
cy makes with its political adverse
~, and mas made from the begin
ming Of this government, whether
that adversary, thing-like, assumes
the name and title of Fsder0liSt, or
Wig, or Khor-NothiHg, or RePUJ-
lean TO deceive-as if this were not
issue enough to satisfy every loyal
Democrat, every true patriot, i'm
bued with the principles of the old
Democratic faith, that honor-prin-
ciple-instinct itself, ought to impel
him to reject as spurious in fact,
however specious in appearance, any
and every view of duty which would
lead him to l,ft-and arouse to
wound and destroy what as a true
and sane man he should only live to
defend.
Here let us suggest, that the cry
raised by our enemies, and echoed
by your press and speakers, that
the State will be financially ruined
If the debt settlement as it is called
is interierred with, in the face of the
fact, that the same question has
been settled and unsettled divers
times already, and no sppreciable
harm ensued, is simply preposter-
GUS IL seems 20 us, that the wise
and prudent action ofso large a ma
jority Of the bOndholders, in practi-
cally refusing to recognize this
Black Republican adjustment"
ought to convince you and all men
rs 90 what party" in Tennessee
they prefer to have as their endors-
ers when they do hand in their
bonds to be refunded. The bond
holders doubtless know, as you do,
dear mistaken Democrats, through
what popularity unendorsed ways
and means the so-called settlement
has gotten through the called and
recalled sessions of the Legislature;
and they know that to accept it or
any other settlement without the
sanction Of the people of the State,
wonld be to accept a mere shadow
instead of the substantial thing they
want. They know that these new
bonds at less face value than sixty
and six, will bring more in the
market-worth more TO them with
an emphatic popular endorsement,
than that sum, or more even, with
out that assent of the people of
Tennessee.
But it was not to argue the ques-
ion with you, Mr.. RUSSELL and
Democratic friends who stand OPP
posed TO Gen. Bate and the Demo
ratio majority in this race, that we
iat down to pen this article; but
,nly to make a friendly appeal TO
-ou, in the name Of our old party |
the name of friend
,hip-in the name of truth and con-
'istency, and common sense, and
reason, and every consideration that
IAN aetHate a right-thinking man
lnder the circumstances, to pause
md consider before the Ides of No
rember shall make il impossible for
rou to do so, ifyou shall then con-
your purpose of opposl-
ion.
Let us present very briefly two
7iews Of the case for your contem-
llation. Ifyou succeed in defeat
hg Gen. Bate and the Democratic
larty, by diminishing the vote that
# right ought to be cast for him,
md 80 elect Hawkins, will you not
eel like madmen who, coming out
q slSirmish with recovered senses,
ind that their imagined foes, whose
bloody but lifeless bodies bestrew
ho plain around them, are their
,Wn fathers brothers children Will
rou feel like rejoicing then? win
-ou have any victory to rejoice
'yer? About as much as would the
tiotors in the suggested imaginary
ighis ta-
Take this other view of the case,
nd one far more likely to be real
ed: Suppose that, in spite of your
pposition 20 him, Gen Bate - elect
Z, and where win Il place you?
ONE Of you have been leaders Of
le party in times past, and honOred |
Nd trusted ones, too-but would ,
,u expect the Democracy of Ten
,ssee 10 give You their confidence
the futureg Or win you feel like
ealing your way back into the 4