The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-07

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chief to the party, and to whose ar
rogant assumptions and dictations
THE GAZETTE began to call public at
tention months ago. 1t is scarcely
necessary, now, to add anything to
what the american has so truthful
" and forcibly expressed. If mere
were needed, however, to excite the
disgust and arouse the indignation
ofright-minded, patriotic Democrats,
it could be readily supplied from the
columns Of the Penitentiary organ,
which assumes to be (and is rscOg-
nized as) the mOuthpiece of the
=" authorities" now in control of the
party machinery at Nashville. In
deed, the Chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
has, himself, In his superservieeable
zeal, furnished full justification for
every word the American, The GA
zErTE, and other like papers, have ut
tered on this subject. The appeal
to Criminal Judge to compel the
editors Of the American to advocate
4 " tariff for-revenue-only" was a
most extraordinary and ridiculous
departure for an Executive Char
man" to make and but illustrated
the animus of the bull-dOzing ring
of political cowboys" Ordinarily,
it has been deemed full discharge
of duty in regard te a State conven-
ten for an Executive Committee TO
issue q formal call for the assembling
of said convention in accordance
with the usages of tho party. But
the present Chairman" being a !
man of mighty parts and extraordi-
nary capabilities, could not content
himself within the line of his pre-
deeessors, but has felt constrained
to issue a special manifesto, or bill
of directions, to County Chair
men" as to how to manage the pre-
sumed ignorant masses of the par
ty, in regard to the kind of dele
gates they should appoint, and not
appoint, TO the CONVENTIONAL of
which might be passed by as n bit
Of harmless officiousness, but for the
fact that, instead of being harmless,
It is clearly indicative of the "pack-
.ng process" so justly denounced by
the American. After urging upon
county chairmen" the importance
If seeing to it that delegates are
who will reflect the peoples
1iY' = meaning, evidently, the
will" of the convention, pdckers-the
Chairman" proceeds with his di-
-estions thus:
Your Committee rogue st you 10 have
Tour people TO consider, when they
meet in convention, ansther matter
which they believe will add TO the eff
;ieney of this party organization. IL is
his:
/. That the member Of the State Ex-
.cutive Committee for each Congress
onal district shall be, by virtue of his
the Chairman # the Con-
,ressinnsl District Committee. .
?. That the Chairman of each County
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the member for his county of
he Congressional District COMMITTEES.
3. That the Chairman of such Coun-
y Committee shall be the member of {
lis county Of the SenA: Orial or Fluterial 9
,smmIttes for such Senatorial or Flo T;
eriAl district.
Hitherto, the Democrats of the
everal counties, senatorial and con- {
'ressiOnal districts, have been con y
idered, and have considered them !
elves, capable Of managing their
wn local affairs and of appointing =
Ommittees and chairmen of CON-
littees TO suit themselves. State
Executive Committees, too, have
suElly been content TO attend to >
leir own proper business. But :
ere We have the members of the "
tate Committee placed in the ex- .
-aordinary attitude of directing :
lat they, themselves, shall be plac-
in command of the COMPRESSION :
districts, respectively; while
ie county chairmen are directed 10
have themselves placed on the
material and floterial committees. -
hat can mean all this centralizing a,
Id consolidating process = this b
-erridIng of local conventions az
It to facilitate the schemes for "
Icking State Conventions and set +,
* at defiance all free and indie OF
ndent local, popular action? or
But we have the truth Of the IT,
lole matter virtually confessed In - =
e closing words Of the manifesto.
follows:
the term Of Office Of your State OF
mmittee expires In June, and yOu M
i not likely receive any more com ist
nications frem 10, the committee TT
Instructed me 90 thank yau for the a =
Client, prompt aud active all Won nm
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