The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-31


less than fifteen years old, may have
had something to do with it. Perhaps
the News wants to know why we were
boys2 We have to give up again. We
don't know. But the editor of the
NewS has at last struck oil He has
made discovery that ought to give
him some peace OF mind and prevent
him from being utterly wretched while
in the Republican party. He has
made the startling discovery that the
Republican party gave us a protective
tariff and the protective tariff made
Johnson City and that without John
son City there would be no COMET,
therefore THE COMET owes its exist
ence to the Republican party, That
ought to be a great consolation to tho
News. A party that could create such
a luminary as THE COMET cannot be
altogether bad. But we fear even that
will not save it. Seriously, there is
just as much foundation for the state
ment that the Republican party made
THE COMET as there is for the state
ment that the tariff made the Johnson
City Narrow Gauge r. r., and the
johnson City tannery. The Ne,os
gives the tariff credit for everything
The building of new towns and the
prosperity Of the people is not due to
the increase of population and to en-
ergy and labor, but to protective tar
if. Railroads, though built with En-
glish iron owe everything to protec-
tive tariff. The protective tariff erect
cd Mr. Anderson's magnificent bank
building at Bristol, of course. The
splendid wheat fields now yellowing
for the reaper are the result of a pro-
tective tariff, and not of Gods sun
shine and rain. And of course, the
agitation of the tariff question caused
the panic among the Wall Street gam
blers. Oh, yes, everything good is the
result of protective tariff, and to be
sure, everything bad is the fear of free
trade. That is the argument of the
protectionist.
The NetUs is anxious to know if We
J are going to make Democratic party
at Chicago. No, the Democratic par
.. ty is only going to make a President
; 1t may be Carlisle, but hardly Ran
dall-that is the July convention
: "Will the Democratic party when i
5 comes in power require us to spenC
5 our money in America or England?'
1t will do neither, Mr.. Fowler. 1t vii
say to every man: you are free tt
: spend your money where you please
: we do not compel you to buy and sci
1 to an American. You may sell wher'
Y you can get the best price, and Blu.
: where you can get the cheapest bar
s gain. "What else will the Democratic
$ party do?" If we were to follow tn
y NewS' way, in showing the blessing O
" a protective tariff, we would say it vii
l. "heal the sick, feed the hungry, cloth
n the naked and cast out devils" Gen
J tain it is that it will turn the rascal
out" and perhaps some who are nc
q rascals.
a The NetUs wants to know If the d.
II Golyar pavement swindle and tn
Il whiskey ring frauds, differ from tn
Y Polk swindle in Tennessee, in a morf
;, sense. We think they do. Polk wa
~ Democrat, but he was indicted, trieC
convicted and sentenced to the pen
tertiary for twenty years, by the Den
ocratic authorities The DeGolys
conspirators were, after their compli,
ity in the brides, given high Office i
l.
!, the Republican party, and to-day til
: name of 0. E. Babcock, the leader
;, the whiskey ring, is before the U.
= Senate, where it was sent by Presidei
- Arthur, awaiting confirmation to a
exalted position i'll the U. s. arm
!. Does the NeWs now see any diffe
;, enceY
- We do not care to discuss local Y
=, matters. Our space and the reader
! patience will not allow us. We agai
- remind the News that Sam Randa
!, and Jubal Early are not the Dem
~ cratic party any more than Wayl
McVeagh ID, or Chas. j. Giteau W
. the Republican party. The Dem
\ cratic party is now, and will be, aft
10 the Chicago convention, in favor of
Of "tariff for revenue only" and upC
that issue will sink or swim.
Al Let UIs Exhibit.