The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-10-03
A WORD ABOUT 1884.

that such an able, leaulng anu lhhu-
entail journal, published in the heart
of Dixie, has taken the initiative in
this matter, and that its claims and
reasons have been readily and cor
daily endorsed by representative
journals, North and South. Assur-
edly, the very best thing that could
be done-the wisest and most saga
eious step that could now be taken
by the Democratic party-would be
the full, free, open and hearty re-
cognition of the great South, and
the utilization Of her peerless states
manship in the Presidential contest
next year. The war and all ques-
tons arising therefrom have been
settled and accepted in good faith by
both of the great political parties OF
the country. Why, then, in the
name of right, reason and common
sense. should sectional prejudice,
jealousy and cowardlce be longer
tolerated and a great section OF the
Union (whose illustrious statesmen
are the pride, not only Of the South
which produced them, but OF the
North and the nation as welD be
longer ignored in the selection OF
candidates for the highest OF rePub-
lican honors2 There is no Plausl-
BILE reason for the continuance OF
such an unjust, pusillanimous course.
The people of the South have full
Iy accepted the arbitrament OF arms
as final. Their peaceful, faithful and
patriotic acquiescence therein, Tor
eighteen years, fully proves that they
are to-day as truly loyal to the I'm
ion as any Northern Republican OF
Democrat can be. Consequently
they now think they areenutleu U
and demand as a right, a recogni
ton of their fidelity to the constitu
ton, the country and the party a
5 the hands of the next Democratic
National Convention. All they ash
is an equal, or fair, share in then
! party's-their country's- honors
and that the egis of the constitution
? guarantee equal protection, favor
p and blessings to all sections OF thu
: country alike. In &c and so thu
candidates of the Democratic part.
. for President and Vice Presiden
: were chosen from the North, yet tn
: Democratic party of the South cam
: to the rescue with q solid vote 10
: the nominees, showing conclusivel.
> that we were not jealous or sec
g tional people, as the men we vote
for were representative Northern
9 men. Now we are tired and sicl
: of the Mandy -pambyism and chick
enheartedness of those who can So
= nothing but ravenous lions and tn
ghost of the rebellion in the Dem
5 ocratic pathway. We regard 1t
'e duty which we owe to the materis
prosperity of the country, as well 9
: a sacred privilege which we haV
" the right to exercise, to insist tbs
DIT the next Democratic National Cer
vention shall select their candida
u for Vice President from the Sout
40 He should be a representative ma
in A man of recognized personal an
is political integrity, and of broad Sta
as and national ideas. For instanc
such a man as
JAS. d. PORTER, OF TENNESSEE,
!, or NJ. W. Ransom, of North Car
lima, or Wade Hampton, of Sou
Carolina, or ]. B. Gordon, of Gee
gia, or L. Q. G. Lamar, of Miss
ns sippi, or Garland, of Arkansas,
9i3 Vest, of Missouri, or Reagan, ofTe
as, either of whose names would a.
strength and enthusiasm to the tic
Dr. ct; but not one, in our Judgment,
IN the extent that would the first sc
er- tleman named. With some alb
Mt representative Northern or Weste
~ man to head the ticket, JAS. ID. ~
a. ter would grace the Vice Preside
M tial chair rs President Of the Seh'
red and reflect as great honor upon
dr. Nation as he reflected honor a
W. fame upon his State and the Sol
during his administration as u
~. ernor. His earnest efforts to sci
ion the States financial indebtedness,
IN a satisfactory and honorable ba
OF has contributed to his national r
# utation. Without financial intes
on ty. State and National, as cardl
~ features in the nominees Of the DE
,tv ocratic party, there may rs well
th. no nominations. Honesty of adm
yer istration and commercial inregr
elf will be key-notes of the next Pr
ne Dental canvass. No Southern stat
- man presents more unsullied
- litical record than Jas. ID. Por
our and his name upon the ticket, W
bis a sensible tariff platform, such
hlz- suggested by the Democracy OF U
J ne and Virginia, our prospects for
ang cess in 1884 were never bet
80 But be it distinctly borne in m
,ood that we want none Of Thomas
the Hendricks or Benjamin Franz