The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-08-06
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and as we have reason TO believe
the recipient of it regards it of ques-
tionable propriety we will, in what
we now write, useplain Mr.. instead.
In order that the public may fully
understand the matter it is proper
for us to say that InquiriLg Vo-
ter "A" is n Republican, and that he is
personally unfriendIy with Mr..
King. The reasons for his opposi-
ton to Mr.. Kings candidacy are
therefore obvious.
Now, to the facts inquired about:
Mr.. King so far as we know, has
never been a candidate for any
office, nor has ne at any time been
conspicuous igure in political con-
ventions-nevertheless the cOnstan-
CIV and sincerity of his devotion to
the principles of Democracy have
been known to all who knew him.
In 1873, he was called by Mr.. Tay-
Tor and the officers of the party to
meet the Hon. W. p. Gillenwaters on
tho hastings. Mr.. Gillenwaters was
then as now regarded as the strong
est debatcr and canvasser in the Re
publican party. Mr.. King can
vassed with hIm Claiborne, Hancock
and Hawkins counties, and while
we did not hear the discussions, we
have met and conversed with many
who did, and we have never met a
Democrat who did hear those dis
cussiOns who was not heartily
pleased with the Democratic cham
pion. Mr.. Gillenwaters had just
completed a canvass with Gov.
Marks, when he began the canvass |
with Mr.. King, and we know that
Mr. Gillenwaters, after his canvass
with Mr.. King was over, unhesitat-
ingly pronounced him the strongest |
man on the stump in the Demo
cratic party.
Two years ago, after the Hon. A.
A. Taylor, according to his own YER
sion of the matter, had triumphed
in debate over the Hon. Isham q.
Harris, came into East Tennessee to
make series of speeches, Mr.. King
at the request of the chairman OF
the Democratic Executive commit
tee met him at Morristown. We
heard the discussion, and we know
we voice the judgment of every I'M
biased man in the audience when
we saw that Mr.. King obtained a
signal victory over the champion
and that is the concurrent opin-
ion of every Democrat with whom
we have conversed who heard the
subsequent discussions between
them. A convincing reason that
Mr.. King was " too many " for little
ALT is found ia the fact that NJ.
Taylor abandoned the canvass and
went home before he had completed
his list of appointments. If " In
quirlng Voter wants to know any,
thing more about that he is respect
fully referred to the Hon. Walter p.
Brownlow of his own party, who
was chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee at the
time, and who travelled with Mr..
Taylor during the canvass.
Bat "Inquiring Voter wants to
know why we think Mr.. King could
do much in Congress to advance the
material development of our section,
and inquiries with emphasis" What
thing has he done?"
In the short space we have re-
served for this article we cannot tell
him all, but we will refer to few.
And first, we will state it as a fact
which every unbiased citizen of
Morristown will admIt-whether he
be friend or foe-that no enterprise
has ever been suggested or under
taken since Mr.. King became a citi-
zen of Morristown, calculated to inS
sure the prosperity of the town or
the good of its people that Mr.. King !
has not warmly and earnestly CO.
in, and helped forward by !
every means in his power. He has
been actively and almost constantly
engaged over since we have known {
him i'm the effort to make known to ,
the outside world the immense re- S
sources of East Tennessee. We are ;
informed by him, and we believe the
statement to be true, that he has
spent more than 81 900 in having
geological examinations made in va
rious parts of upper East Tonnes I
see, and in making known to CAPT
.alists the wonderful resources of /;
he country. At his own expense, 4
asst spring, as MorristOwn's repre- S
tentative, he attended a convention G
n Chattanooga having for its object :
he purpose Of. presenting to Con- 3
,ress reasons why the great Tennes-
zee river should be made navigable, r
o as to afford a cheap means of
transportation for the grains,
grasses, live stock, timbers and min
raj ores of upper East Tennessee. e