The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31

rob me Of my hard.earned reputation
which is all l possess / have an ap'
proving conscience.
Now, have said that, unless the
writer gave liz name, / would pay no
! attention to his pasquinadcs but "wise
men change their opinions--tools never
Ido" 1t would be unjust and unwise in
hin, to give his name. He should not
expose his ignorance to the public by.
Giving his name. There has been con
siderable conjecture in regard to who he
il, but, strange to say, no one has
guessed him 10 be Il kinsman Of Solo
mon. Some have guessed him to be a
defeated candidate; but this wont do,
for they IRE generally submission poo
pie. q speak from experienced Some
haze guessed Lin to be IN aspirant to
the Office Of State Superintendent Of
Public instruc;ion-l and right here !
desire to say to him in the way q! a sug'
gcstion, that if he can't be Governor
himself he may receive some appoint
monU-; but if il Is that Of State Super
intcndcnt you had better be studying
c the school law and let the legal and po'
5 litical business "slide." Some have
] guessed at him az being lawyer; but
y this consider star on the legal pro
ic4siou Certainly such ridiculous, non
sensicnl friyolty does not come from {
V lawyer. If must guess him to BE
:. Ilawycr, III guess him to be one out o
II business. Now, if Winchester has
y lawyer within her limits who never get
p. Il casc one who is ever ready to dab
3. Bic" in everything that presents Itself
and never accomp!l5hcs anything; on
= who, if he can't be II leader Of the PEG
pie, would Ike to be driver of tn
people; one who would attempt t
c build himself up in the estimation o
r. the people ut the dctriment of Others
d. one who is political dcad-bcat, an'
one who, having failed in almost ever,
" undertaking, would hide himself bchin'
u the brush and cry out, oppression
rs injustice onc.man power" etc, whe
ns no one hns been oppressed, no inJusilc
nj has been done, and no attempt ut tn
Il, exercise Of cone man power" except b
y" the lawyer himself-chargc him wit
this mcrciless assault
claim, and have shown by rcason'
bic argument, that have done nothn
more than my duty in the matter owe
xt which there has been so much contr
vorsy. 1t is patent to all that the II
n sailant had II purpose in view. Thu
y purpose was nothing more than
y prejudice the people against me. Tn
he has attempted to do by cndeavorin
c. TO show them that | have failed to d
my duty--that | have gone contrary
the will and wish of the people, M
that knowingly; aud thereby have e.
|
ID ask the people Of Franklin county
Where is the one man power? Isn't
nlnin case Of nm attcmpt mt ring ru
r. on the part of "rhreo stars" Aunt
Tramp and John, who nave hurI'
IT, their anathcmas at me, ana nave Ell
ce dcayorcd by threats-such rs the follow
inp: Cherry &iouM remember that 0fici,
nj hdpP"cSS dCHt mS' arrays MAKE III
undo what had done, and wait Tor OF
dors from them IL Is sad; u o
Of should have consulted our people
Whose peopieI 10 you mean 'he pee
Y pie OF the ring th"t expected TO RUE M
IN my Official duty Z II SO, would Jus
! say to yG"r people That 40 not PrIp9S'
to be ruled ny them, nei'Mer am l &c
II pendent upon thom' lul'y Io"''"e 'h'
met mat am servant OF The people
r nut AZ the same t'me' SIR / woula nave
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" ?. S.-All who have read the "New'
or Of October 10Th doubtless have sec
b. and read the famous article over Il
he signature: Aunty, on Anti-TramI
=. Now, | do not propose to pay any II
made, further than to call che a,tentio