The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-06-14


ranks OF the enemy, it is and ought to
be understood that he rests under the
grayest suspicion OF having sacrificed
his principles for an unholy purpose,
and that if he would justify his con-
duct he must do so by the clcarest and
most satisfactory reasons, In joining
the Republicans the editor of the NewS
has inferentially declared that his po-
litical life has been a frilure; that his
advocacy of Democratic principles for
thirty years was wrong that for fifteen
years, as the editor of Democratic
Journal, lie mislead his friends and
neighbors and supporters; that his
course through all these years was di
rectly in conflict with the best inter-
ests of Virginia and the people who
had honOred him with Office. The
News thinks we are hard to satisfy.
Not at all. If he would give lis one
single good reason, one solitary fact
that would justify his reversing the
machine" we would be satisfied.
Something better than a newly dis
covered opposition to "a tariff for rev.
enue only" which he had previously
supported for twenty years, must be
given.
The NeWs says he has told us there
is no national, unified Democratic
party for it to remain in. That
sounds to us like a keynote. 1t is very
much like the confession ofthe desert
er who leaves his comrades routed and
divided and joins the solid columns Of
the onomy in order to be on the twin
ming side" The News has made the
wonderful discovery that the Demo
cratic party divided on slavery and
secession. Its editor remained il
that party twenty years after these
were dead issues, and yet at this lat,
day he offers them as reasons for join
ing the Republicans. When sucl
flimsy pretexts as these are offered
will the Ncws be surprised if its mo
tives and sincerity should be CUES
toned?
, II the Ne,ps left the Democratic par
! ty because it was not united party
: is it not now about ready to desert tn
} Republicans? Which branch of tn
Republican party will it adhere to
} The News published Henry War
+ Beecher's speech on Arthur fey
t weeks ago, will it continue to folio,
| Beecher's advice and bolt, or will
= stultify itself by supporting Blaine
who always had supreme contemT
A for the Mahonites in Virginia. Wi
e the NeVs go with the great Republica
e Carl Schurz, or will it chime in wit
i VIM, G. Wickam? Will it follow tn
= lead of Geo. VIM. Curtis and Rev. D
Howard Crosby, and the N. Y. Time
G N. Y. Herald, N. Y. Erening Post, \
/ Y Commercial AdVertiser, N. Y. Ind
: pendent, Harpers Weekly, Buffalo con
merci0l Albany Press, Chicago New
S Buffalo Express, Springfield Republ
/ can, New Haven NeUs, Rochester Po
e Express, Boston Adve,tiser, Bosto
y Herald, Chicago Times, Boston Trdl
!. script, Brooklyn Union, Worcester Sp
t N. Y. StoatS Zeitung. and other leadin
7, Republican papers which reyoltagain
a the nomination of Blaine and refu,
r to support him, or will fall into ranl
It of the Blaine army, led by John. ]
r Lynch, the colored statesman
d Mississippi, and Powell Clayton tt
Il zone armed gambler" from Arkansa
" The NeWs seems to be trouble
Il about uncle Sam Tilden. But it nee
. have no fears but that, if elected l
e will turn the rascals out" The ed
of tor of the News was oyerrur wit
d enthusiasm at Tilden's election
G 1876 and was III favor OF the 20
s. ticket" for 1880, and he ought by til
lie time to understand the position of Il
l. Sage Of Grayetone on the tariff que
sc ton. By examining the Democrat
platform of 1876 he will find that T
he den is Democrat and supports Il
IS time honored doctrine Of Democrat
T. "a tariff for revenue only"
e, The News says the Democratic pa
y ty honors Jubal Early and is thereto
d responsible for what he says. He
IN has he been honored? The Repub
O. can party OF New York invited Beec
i er to address a great business meetil
of Republicans. He did so and i
~ speech was published in the Neu
in Beecher was thus honored by the R
Of publicans and by the News. Nc
We Beecher says: Don't vote for Blaine
re What is the Ne~S going to do about
III Is it not responsible?
ne The News is correct when it sa
lis the tariff is warming up Virginia al
ty Tennessee. The oppressive collar
e. war taxes and war tariffs has gall
fly and fretted the people of those stat
i'll until they are getting warm. Tn
at are now ready to demand that I