Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-07
POLITICAL BULLDOZERY.

know, but he is getting indignant
very rapidly at the Readjuster whis-
ky faction, with Gen. Bate as fig
ure-head. Such vindictiveness and
intolerance l have never seen man.
ifested before by any party in Ten
nessee. If favored the Bate plat
form, which is a miserable carica-
ture of craftsmanship, it would be
difficult for me to vote with party
so tyrannical and abusive; the Or
gans and speakers of which are try
ing by every conceivable epithet of
vituperation and misrepresentation
to brow-beat Tennesseans into SUBJ
mission to their dictates. As to the
0naiDaats, it is the most Objectionable
part in the arena. And l come very
near knowing that the whip and
spur business, practiced so ferOcious-
ly by thislarge so-called Democrat
ic body, is drying many good citi-
zens into the Republican fold. The
only hope of the State is in the
State Credit Anti-whiskey Democ-
racy, with its great heart of magma
nimity and dignified craftsmanship.
The true genius of the Bate party
is expressed In the following lam
guage from the Franklin Review
and Journal: Grown down all in
dependents and disturbers." Mean
ing, as the context shows, those
who are going to vote for Russell
and those who are going to scrach
the Bate platform. "Frown down"
is the watchWord of this faction
from Dan to Bersheba. Overawe
Tennesseans with SCOTS and curses,
and crush them to the death unless
they fall into line at the bugle call
of Bate and company. This is the
plan of the present campaign in
Tennessee. And men are being in.
timidated, there is not a doubt OF
this in my mind. / Know some
professional men who, ! have am
pie reason to suppose, are standing
with the Bate faction because of the
pressure brought against them;
others refrain from expressing their
sentiments to avoid being insulted,
and ministers of the gospel are hes
itating to preach against intemper-
ance for fear of losing their hold
upon their congregations. To adj
vOcate temperance now In the pull
pit Is to be against Bate, and so you
must be crowned down" A Cum
berland Presbyterian preacher In
this vincinity recently preached
sermon on temperance that he had
preached ten years ago, and now
the Bate men are crying him down
with all their might. The spirit
of intolerance is perfectly fearful.
Tennesseans, where is your
manhood? Are ysu going TO suffer
the whisky faction to crush out
your dearest liberties? Is it not sig
nificant that preach and advocate
temperance as much as you will, no
one will suspect you belonging to
the Bate partyF But touch 1t in
the most casual way and the Bate
men will turn away from you-you
are "sky blue" This, with their
platform and other evidence, made |
it pretty clear to my MIND long
since that the Bate party was on
the side of the whisky ring, but
when 1 read his lodging letter to
DIR. Waterfield that settled the fact
and beyond all question,
And is not the qnimhs Of the party
the Qlliaas.s OF the whisky sover-
eigns.
l am afraid, Mr.. Editor, you peo-
pie have not enough live speakers
in the field. Let the people learn
the devices of the Bate bulldozers,
and they will kick against the goads.
So mote it be. PROHIBITIoNIsT.