The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-02
young county of Hamblsn.

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young county of Hamblen.
Sometime ago, having in view the
good of the country, and the perpet-
uity of the Democratic party, we
suggested the idea ofrunning In
depeudent Remocratio candidate for
Governor from East Tennessee; pro-
ridcd Bate should be renominated,
and Prorided, also, the Republicans
should make no nomination. The
Bate organs, Of course, denounced
our suggestion as treasonable and
opened upon us the food gates of
personal abuse. The Republicans,
upon the other hand, have notindi-
Gated any purpose of restraining
their ambition to reach for gnber-
Material donors. On the contrary
we are now convinced that they will
make a nomination and, with the
usual confidence in the game of
brag and buster in which their
leaders arc well trained and profile
lent, wiz, from the beginning of the
race, londly claim a reasonable
ehance for victory-and such q
boast may not be altogether with
out foundation, if Democrats persist
in putting up SO weak and vu.ner-
able q candidate as Bate. The Re
publicans have an immense adSan.
tage over us in all political contests,
arising from the more perfect cohe-
renee Of their party, The voters
are, in the main, the eolored people,
who, with perfect hatred of the
name of slavery, are in truth the
ysriest slaves of their political mas
tiers the world ever saw. In Ten
nessee, at least, it is the black Re
publican party, with few white
leaders, who, for the most part, were
rebel soldiers.
We know now just what we have
TO meet Suppose our party should
commit the blunder Of nominating
Bate-whose alliances and entangle-
ments win disgust and detach a
strong following from his own party
we not reasonably entertsin
fears of a defeat? Ought we not to
anticipate and, by wise nonipa. !
ton, avert such q disaster2 .i i
The eminent citizen of East Ten
nessee whose name we intended to
suggest as a suitable man to make
an Independent race for Governor
lpon the happening of the tive con-
mentioned by US in our
editorial some weeks ago, is a Dem
inch Of him, He
would, under no circumstances, con-
ient to make race that would jsOp-
lrdize his party, or, in the remOtest
legree tend to.plaee the black ele-
nent in power in our State. He
news as well as we do that the
Ofan East Tennessean
n n Democratic Convention mt
Nashville is out. of the question:
hat the Big things are reserved for
fiddle and West Tennessee while
be little titJits, of patronage, the \,
Orporalships and sergeantships Of
lace, are tossed to humble East !
'ennessee Democrats by the lordly
saders over the mountains. Know
ng this, and resenting it, yet, new I
he and we and hundreds ]
{ other good and true men in East t
'ennessee would rather submit to t
ne injustice than to DO guilty of ii
nv act that would tend to place b
he ignorant black element, with its
nserupnlous leaders, in power in
he State. We cOncede, then, that n
Middle Tennessee man will be g
animated. If so, let us by all &
cans try and get a good ene-a c
an with brains, with culture, with v
IperieRce, with convictions, with a d
,iicy, which, if enforced, will re- a
,und to the glory of the State, - Il
ithSut disrepatabIe or questionable t
dances andehtsnglemsnts, aman N
hose honesty Of purpose, whose CO
,ility and connections will make ~
m respected and respectable at m
me and abroad ...- CT
Such q man, in our humble Judge a.
emit, is A. S. COLLAR, of Davidson. JA
{ could support him heartily, tr
eerfnlly, earnestly, feeling that in ~
doing We would conserve tho best an
erests OF the State, and, in soeuro IN
: bis election, ada fresh laurels to an
Democratic party. What say g
, people-the rank and file. the m
yates, the burden-bearersc of the th
TYP la I'D allv ~, "-i bra an
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Fhy dOR't Carlisle, Morrison and of
lterssd apply TO Judge Allen. Of the fre
'hville Criminal Court, for a manda- =
! TO compel every Democratic mem
Of CongTess to vote for Free Tfadef %
It's the short way. aud about fbs me
! way TO establish Free Trade ian this of
ntry. Judge Allen makes Judicial int
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