Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-10-04

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Joseph Mnlhatton, B. L., is unhappy,
for greater than Joseph is here. One
James G. Blaine has so badly discount
ed this accomplished prevaricator at
his own game that he feels called on
to hand over the little Ratchet.
ID. A. Keening, editor of the Illinois
zietung, the largest German paper in
America, says that in the city of Chi
! cago and the State of Illinois 80 out of
every 100 Germans will go for Cleve-
land. He prophesies that Illinois,
1 Wisconsin and Nebraska will be car
ried by the Democrats.
1 End Man Gordon put in an appear
ance this week, in an abusive letter. to
I Mr.. Stahlman, through the columns of
I the Nashville World. Savage keeps
up Il continual twaddle, Turley has
/ been heard to chirp once OF twice and
Gordon thought it was his time to say
his little piece.
! Gov. Bate said in his speech at Dick
son that he appointed Savage to the
/ Office of railroad commissioner to "rec-
oncile the discordant elements of the
party" If we add to this statement
that the offices were created in order
that "the discordant element" might
be "reconciled," we have the things
history in nut she'll
Mr.. E. B. Stahlman, of Nashville,
| published the table which shows how
the railroad commission Disseminated
against the farmers of the State and
favored Mr.. Cherry's penitentiary pro-
duce. Thereupon End Man Gordon
arose and shouted @you are an infa-
nous liar" The figures in the table
remains unchanged. 'i.a
| The Nashville Tennessean is bark
ing up a cold tree when it trys to in
duce the Democrats of the Fifth dis
trict to go back on Major James d.
Richardson. That stalwart chieftain
will take Warder on his back 40 a
squaw carries her pappoose and drive
Beasley and Mat. Martin before him
like chaff before the wind. as
One of the best extracts in the Grail
road supplements" which so disgrun-
tied the advocates Of the commission,
was from the Dyersburg Gazette. The
Democrats of the three counties of
Obion, Dyer, and Lake have since then
unanimously nominated the editor,
Col Tom. w. Neal, for Floater. How
is that for straw in the breezes?
An article in the current number
of the Eclectic is headed with the fol-
lowing quotation from Congreve:
Fernando Mendez Pinto was but a
type of thee, thou liar of the first mag
nitude." We never read the article
but we take it for granted that the
whole thing relates to Blaine and
that said Pinto was an awful bad fell
low. ....
Cincinnati Post A number of gem
tlemen were coming down in Walnut
Hills car. Nearly all were Republicans
Cleveland was the topic of CONVERSE
ton. 81 can't vote for Cleveland, but
I hope that he will be elected" said
Geo. Fisher, the well-known Walnut
street tailor. Il shall vote for him.
said w. III. WymH, who is assistant
general agent for the Ktna Insurance
Co, who never voted for a Democrat
in his life, and all of the other Repub-
licans signified their intention to vote
the same way.
Citizen Savage is trying to rival
Blaine's letter to Phelps. He had a
communication in the Banner recently
attempting to substantiate his claim
that the railroad passes ne travels on
are furnished in accordance with the
requirements of the commission law.
1t is as thin a fabrication as the secret |
marriage story and entirely wipes out |
the theory of "old Johns rugged hon
esty." Admitting that the passes were
granted Savage in compliance with |
the law, that gives him no excuse to
travel on them for private purposes.
The Nashville American should
scratch the railroad commissioners and
advise Democratic voters to do the
same thing. 1t acknowledges the COM
mission act unconstitutional and is
aware of the fact that the courts have
so construed it. 1t says the commits
sioners @are running for salaries" and
is certainly not green enough to be-
Iieve that the people wish to pay these
for no services rendered. The
only consistent ground which the
and all Tennessee papers
that think as it does on this question,
can occupy, is to advise the defeat of
Savage, Gordon and Turley.
The Democrat says that the four
nominees for the legislature whom we
80 heartily support are all for the rail
road commission. Ii that be true we
have simply to remark to those dear
with all your faults we
owe Won sti1lp Rut we have never |
heard any expression from them on
his point. It has come to us by way
# grape vine that Mr.. Munford occa-
ionally swings around the circle, eat
ng barbecued Southdown and warning
he dear people against the grinding
that Cypress them, but !