The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09
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In the United States we are jus
now going through period of gen
1 eral PROSPERITY. and political rest
iPP6Etfciars are pulling their hail
and puzzling their brain for an ISSUE
4 upon which the people will divide
| bat the Issue will not come at theil
4 bidding Those who are odt of Of
4 fee would be exceedingly gratifie6
ifif they could make a4naj jorfty Of the
voters dissatisfied With. the present
tfncumbents, so as to turn them out
and put the hungry fellows in. And
4 this is about the sum total Of politi-
cal principles as we find them in ex-
istence IN American politics at the
beginning of this year of our Lord
one thousand eight thnhdred and
eighty four. Perhaps before No
vember some man will come to the
ffont who is capable Of stirring the
hearts Of the people and leading
themirito some new road Of nation
al enterprise and hurrying the ship
of State into that port of glory
which is the Evident destiny Of this
thiracdl6ds country. isWe' are watt
ing his eomfng Z. .shi' '1s'qQa" 'i1 II
+ : Statestnanship seems to be run
ming at a low tide in these days. We
have fntRe United States probably
fifty men Who aspire o. assume to be
leaders of the people. Among these
thereLis mot one who stands an inch
tallef" than the other fcfty-nine.
Why is this ? rs it for. the lack of
intellectual power, or because no
great and vital" question in Ameri-s
''can politicsI has presented itself for
a generationet0 demand the services
of one or two great leaders. ? :. Look
at the Senate and oHo1se of Repre-
isentati9es at Washfn gton,,' look at
the President and his Cabinet look
lat the Legislatures and the State
governments Of all the States, in the
Union, and what does. one see :? A
dead level everywhere. There, is
no magnificent figure ike Patrick
Henry, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay
or Sergeant 'Prentiss anywhere in
4alFt the 1and.n There is no Intellect
tiM giant in America, It can not be
that fhef2 are degenerating Intellect (.
ually:.h q It must be that tie cause Is
wafftfhg.. When some great live,
Question arises in which the happi-
ness or. liberties Of the great mass
of the people are at Stake, the lead
ler OF the people will be there ready
to take command Of the hosts and
lead them to glorious Victories in the
fqt9r 9, as as has always been the case
ToaG1 &c T3bau .*..ilos bna .'haail
f5iThe littig old.town Of Rogeer2stv7ille Re
has been improving wonderfully for
the last twelve months. More new
houses have been eiec ed than have
been for the ten years previously.
Business Of all Kinds has increased.
The two schools located here. male
and female, are prosperous and do
ing excellent work. The mechanics
are and havs beer crowded with
Work at good wages. Tie marble
duarries have, : employed . large
rdmber Of hands and the contrae4
tors have shipped thousands Of Gu
bic feet of variegated marble to the
various cities, east and west, to be
worked up into articles Of aiadorn7
Amhent If for II the dwellings of people Of
taste and wealth: The tide Of pros
perityy which has only touched Rog-
ersville has been general through
out out East TENNESSEE. . From Ghatta-
nooga to Bristol the people have
beer wide awake and busy at work.
Every, town, village and city along
the line has felt the influence of the
Spirit. which is abroad in all the land
Every farmer has felt it, and has
gathered new energy with which to-
pusR his business, to raise larger
crdtpss and better crops. TIE; eonse-
dnence Of Which Is, tie people have
Been more eontented and happier
than usual. we hear Tess complaint
Of hard times we see fewer idle
men and boys than formerly, and
cheerfullhess seems to reign supreme
from one end Of our favored East
Tehnessce to the other The truth
is We are Just beginning to develop
the resources of our section, Ten
YEARS from the present, the. whole
aete4 jottf of East Tennessee, will have
chaiHlgeds: Furnaces, factories, mills,
workshops and qaarrriies., viii then
present. themselves eyyerywhere;
pfospefityn and plenty will then be
the genefaI rule among al the citi7
zens Of The great valley; population
Wilt increase BY thousands and the
aggregate wealth q, East Tsnnesses
viii be too great to estimate.
SUCCESS WITH HOUSE