Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-13
CAMPAIGN POINTERS.


An anti-railroad commission club
has been organized in Lebanon, Tenn.
Five of the eight counties that COM
pose the Ninth Congressional district
had candidates before the Dyersburg
convention.
The Ashland City Reporter is still
announcing Thos. L. Dodd and Jos E.
Washington as candidates for Congress
in this district.
No respectable newspaper or indi-
vidual will be bulldozed into silence
on the commission question by John
Savage's charge of bribery.
The Post says that Reds speech in
Athens @was satisfactory TO the Repub-
licans, and we assure the Judge that
it was eminently SO to Democrats"
The Courier-JouTnal keeps up bit
ter war ON Randall, while that distin-
guished Democrat continues to exert
himself TO elect Cleveland and Hen
bricks.
THE only Democratic paper" ESQ
called,) published in Davidson county,
refuses to support the Democratic
nominees for the legislature, put forth
in that county. That's sad.
Whoever may be elected President
Chester A. Arthur will retire from
public view on the 4th of March next.
and history will record him as very
respectable person whose clothes fitted
excellentIy well.
The word Reform" as a Democratic
party cry in connection with the
names of cleveland and Hendricks,
is more potent than it was in 1876.
Eight years OF continued Republican
rule has added to its weight.
The Potteris Gazette, of East Liver
pool, Ohio journal of great local in
fluence, has changed its politics and
come out square for Cleveland, Hen
bricks and reform. The change created
great CONSERVATION among the Repub-
icans.
Conceding that railroad commits
sion is necessary in Tennessee, man
who boasts that he @makes war on
railroads" and proposes to "wallop"
them into measures as old time school
masters did their refractory pupils, is
not fit for the office of commissioner.
Mrs Belva A. Lockwood's letter of
acceptance of the nomination for the
Presidency by the "Woman's National
Equal Rights Party" makes up the
latest side show organized to follow in
the wake of the big circus. Belva's
letter compares very favorably with
those of the other candidates.
A certain person who was not long
ago run down in a gambling hell by
the Nashville police, goes over the
State warning the people to beware of
railroad attorneys and charging all
papers that oppose railroad commits
sion of being bribed. In the role of
Satan reproving sin, this distinguished
individual is a success.
While Citizen Savage Is telling the
dear people that every lawyer who
ever had fee from railroad, and all
newspapers that oppose railroad
commission, are bribed TO conspire
against their interest, he would do
we'll to explain satisfactorily why his
commission Disseminated in favor of
Mr.. Cherry's penitentiary produce.
1t is charged that Col. Turley, of the |
railroad commission, addressed a letter
to an official of the East Tennessee,
Virginia & Georgia railroad company,
urging said official to make special
rates for the Colonel's partner in bust
ness. 1t is a serious charge, and the
people demand that Colonel Turley |
answer it. How is it, Colonel?
John Savage is the Ben Butler OF
Tennessee, so far as his ability goes.
He lacks Bens personal force and is
not so smart by half. He is like the |
cock-eyed child of destiny in that he
is boss demagogue, loves notoriety
and while protesting great affection
for the people chiefly serves himself |
Butler is more moral man than Saw |
age and his private life bears less re-
prOach.
The fact still remains that Patriot |
Savage and his railroad commission
showed decided leaning to the peni-
Tertiary ring in fixing up their table
of rates. The only explanation they
ever offered of this suspicious circum-
stance was to plead their guilelesness.
John is now so glib in accusing other
people of being bribed that this excuse
won't work, and better explanation
is thereby made necessary.
Ex-senator Pendleton said recently |
in an interview with the Cincinnati |
Post, in response to the question, "Will |
the Democrats carry Ohio ?" 1--WE will |
do our utmost. We have a good |
chance. Our party in Ohio is growing,
and conditions favor us this year. We |
will do all that mon can do-we'll try.
l believe we will succeed but we will |
not boast now that we are about to put |
on our armor as 'he that taketh it Off
If the late State Democratic conven-
ton had put resolution opposing a
dog law in its platform, great many
sheep raising Democrats would never
the less believe that dogs ought to be
regulated. The declaration favoring
a railroad commission has on that
principle failed to convince a great
many citizens of the Democratic per
suasion that a commission is desirable. |
The commission can't be sustained by |
making it party measure. 1t is a