Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-10-18


Let every Democrat be certain TO
go to the polls ia November. There
mustn't be no apathy.
The organs may rant as much as they
please but the able-bodied scratcher,
is going to getin his work on Savage
& Co. all the same.
1t is an suspicious fact that the Re-
publican majority in Ohio is reduced
while the Democratic majority IN
West Virginia is increased.
Why has Blaine carried his tour
into Michigan? If he admits this
State as doubtful, there must indeed
be large Republican disafection.
The Democrats elected Aldermen
in Chattanooga Tuesday for the first
time in years. How is that for an in
dication of Republican gain in Ten
nessee? Ms
A discriminating genius bore a
transparency in the Democratic pro-
eession in Cincinnati the other night
which bore this legend @Joe Null
hatton lies for fun and Jim Blaine for
profit"
The spectacle of three men running
for salaries without offices is one
with which the Tennessee public, or
any other public, was never before
RECALLED. 1t is a new and entirely
original show but rather expensive.
If every Democrat will vote, Bates
majority will not be less than 10000.
He will get nearly all the vote that
was cast for Beasley in the last cam
paign and practically the whole Of that
which was cast for Russell.
Wouldn't we Tennessee Democrats
feel like hanging ourselves if the cleo
toral vote of this state should be cast
for Blaine and his election thereby Sc
cured? II ten thousand Democrats
stay at home that may be the case.
Let every man go to the polls.
Whether or not the Republican can
didates are sincere in their assertions
that they will not draw the salaries if
elected is a matter of small conse-
quence. If they get possession of the
offices the Democratic Legislature will
wipe out the commission law.
The man who don't believe in a
railroad commission can't consistently
vote for Savage, Gordon and Turley.
Their election by a big majority will
be taken as an indication that the peo-
pie favor their receiving the salaries
while their defeat will demand the
laws repeal. - 1-Ioi
The attempt of narrow minded
cranks to connect the anti-railroad
commission party with the Sky Blue
party of the. last campaign is simply
absurd. Fifty-three Democratic pa
pers in the State oppose the Savage
pension scheme and at least forty of
these supported Bate in 1882. -
However much we may oppose the
side issue of railroad commission,
the CHRONICLE is in dead. earnest in
hoping for big Democratic triumph
and we hope that every Democratic
voter viii go to the polls and vote the
entire ticket from Cleveland to Skel-
ton. The caudle appendage, Savage
& Co.. is all that needs taking off. 90
Courier-Journal: Three weeks hence
the Republicans can not mass their
forces on single State. They will
have to stretch out all along the line.
They will have to fight for Massachu-
sets and Iowa. Michigan is doubt
full State. Illinois is a doubtful State.
Kansas and Nebraska are debatable
States, whilst the odds are with the
Democrats in Wisconsin. .a4-
The following from the Lebanon
Herald in painfully true: "This is en-
phatically day of small things in
politics. For illustration, cast your
eagle eye over the list of Democratic
nominees for congress in the nine
districts in which nominations have
been made. With possibly one ex-
ception, there is not a nominee who is
not signally inferior to half a dozen
Democrats in his district. And the
Republicans haven't done much bet
ter" .t .E.- ..... .... .f-f
The Knoxville Tribune thinks the
railroad commission so overwhelming !
ly a Democratic measure that it is more
important than the election of DEM
ocratic President. For that reason it |
is advising the scratching of Col |
Marchbanks. Democratic elector, |
because he opposes the commission
scheme. The same advice would ap-
ply to Mr.. Judd, the Democratic
elector in this district, and probably
others. The Tribune evidently thinks
Citizen Savage a bigger man than
Cleveland and his election more i'm
portant. ..l...L aa