The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-28

racy would have voted for any such
proposition?
Il is no secret that Colonel John
Helms Of MOrristown, applied for pS-
sitiou under the present State admins
| iTatiou, aud whsn he was not appointed
/ turned against he appointing power
I AMI has been ever since beating the
/ bash for some candidate to Supp'ant
\ Governor Bate Er second term.
| When the question vas put TO him di-
! rec;ly whether he would now be cngag-
u ed i'm stirring up insHrTcctiou If he had
I got the appointment h. sought, he was
l too hone-t a man TO answer, yes. He
\ knows very well he would not be en-
/ gagged q hIs silence i proof OF that
/ proposition By nature he is too senSi-
/ tive uf lis hoIoraud 100 sci -rcspCc ing
/ 10 hold Office uuder au administration
aud make RELENTLESS. war on il at the
same time -Nasi ritie World
Now. John Helms name was only
lugged into Mr.. Cherry's peniten-
iary organ to furnish its hired libel
or text from which to pour forth
a column or more of vituperation
on account Of the resignation of
Capt John W. Morton, of Nashville,
State credit man, who had the au-
dacity to make application to Gov.
Bate for the position of coal oil in
spector. and who is one of the best
and purest men in the State, from
his position as one of the Democrat
ic committeeman of his county-a
simple exercise of his God given
right and privilege. Yet the truck
ling Bate organs must pounce upon
him and larup him around, and by
their low, scurrilous insinuatiOns at
tempt to drive him out of the Dem
ocratic party, for whose principles
he has calamity fought and made
sacrifices for years.
The question claimed to have
been put before by the World escaps
ed John Helms attention. Other-
wise he would have unhesitatingly
answered then, as he answers now,
that the appointment of John Helms
or any other competent representa>
tive of the political ideas entertans
ed by John Helms would have been
evidence TO q very respectable por>
ton of the Democratic party Of
Tennessee that the new governor
was not narrow-minded and jealous
in his politics, but conservative and
harmonizing If a solitary man,
representing the State credit, cid
line Jeflersonian Democracy had re-
ceived recognition from Mr.. Bate,
John Helms would never have rais>
ed his voice in complaint of his re-
nomination for Governor. But the
whole effort Of Gov. Bate has been
10 throttle and kill the State credit
element Of the party that elected
him. Frem coal oil inspector to
the chief of the bureau Of education,
all of his appointments and bosom
companions are of the repudiating
school. None others receive recog~ |
milton whatever from him. 1t is no |
secret that John Helms has been,
since his first entrance into Journals
ism, thirty years ago, State
credit Democrat, often sacrificing
his own private opinions for the
sake OF harmony and success, but
now with the experience of years
before him, WHOM he sees fit to exS
press his convictions Openly and in4
iepcndontly be must be poTnced
upon by the whole pack, from
fee to yelping ours, whose
only weapons are traducing and
those they cannot Others
wise iniure.
The first time John Helms was
,ver brought in contact with VIM.
B. Bate was while the dlstir-
,uished gentleman was attorney
general of the Nashville district,
Allen y. Hall for the
murder Of POindexter. Bate, as
attorney, made a speech
,efore the court. 1t was regarded
IS the great effort OF his life John
lelms was then a composition on the
Union and american. 1t was de-
ermined by the proprietors of the
,aper that Bates speech should be
iven in full in the weekly edition
+ the paper. John Helms and
light or ten other compositors were
ut upon the manuscript on a Sab, {
ath morning. 1t (the manuscript j
as long, and sophomore of course. t
.ttorney general Bate came into '
&c composing room about eleven !
clock Sunday night TO revise proof
leets. While he was thus engage ("
!, an inconsiderste but a pbenom |