The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-03-12

the plcrcul buppeScu ASdu VI IhC
party in our State, the Governor, we
are not in accord; and, exercising
the liberty of a freeman, which we
have never understood to be in any
way abridged because of our journ-
alistic position, we have made bold
to say so. We announced our OPP
position TO HIM several weeks ago,
in terms that we intended to be eX-
plicit. We have, more than once,
in clear and unmistakable terms,
stated the reason for our opposition.
Aside from his connexions, and as
sociates, which are not calculated To
reflect any credit even upon him, it
is humiliating to US rs a Democrat,
and rs a citizen of Tennessee, to see
a man of his remarkable mediOcriy
OF iHfeilect, in the proud position OF
Governor, which has, in the past,
been honored by the incumbency of
James X. Polk, an Aaron V.
Brown, and an Andrew Johnson.
Believing that the present incumb-
ent, through the power of the rings
that own him, and for whose benefit
we believe he exists, and through
the agency of his subsidized claquers
all over the State, would be able to
secure n denomination at the hands
of any convention that could be got
together; and believing that our
duty to the party and the country
comported with the suggestion Of
plan that would break the power of
these rings - relegate an unworthy
official to the sbseurity he deserves
and relieve the party of set of
bdrHdcleS that are eating away its
very life, we acted upon our convic-
ton Of duty and made the sugges-
ton. Ii would be an unworthy af-
fectatiOn to say that we did not eX-
peet our course to be criticised, and
animadverted upon. We have not
undcrvalued the power we have at
tackled We know the penitentiary
ring to be strsng, full handed
with a subsidized press in each d.
vision of the State We expected
the whole pack to open upon US in
full cry, and we anticipated asuper-
abundance of that sort Of argument
in which the wrong dOer OF weak
intellect is usually proficient-per
sonal abuse, and misrepresentation
of motives-and we have not been
Hardly had the deep
weird yelp of the leader of the pack
nj Nashville announcing that he
had scented the track echoed across
the mountains, when tho juvenile
Jdrk of the young thing at Knoxville
chimsd in, and all the other retain
ers-old and young, swelled the
chorus. Instead of defending Gov
Bate and the rings, the floods gates
Of abuse are opened upon us. 1t is
charged that we are n SOre-head;
that We are disgruntled because
some favor we have asked was de-
MED us; that because of personal
pique we are willing to disrupt the
party, &c. Now We want 10
state positively that our purpose is
not TO be baked by this style of ar
gumentation. Personal denuncia-
ion of the editor of The GAZETTE !
will not be accepted by the Demo
ratio party of Tennessee, as = suf- |
icient defense of the Governor and |
he rings that own him. Neither /
IAN the journalistic fledgelings to |
whom the Governor has entrusted |
.he labor of his vindication silence |
rHE GAZETTE by this sort of war
are, or read it out Of the party. We |
we're here before some of them were /
)orn-we wore the fOga of DemOe-
'acy before some Of them We're i'm
heir swadling clothes-and while
he party remains true to the tenets
# the fathers we mean TO stay. If
orrupt or incompetent men secure
,ositions in tho party or the govern
nent TO which their deserts do not
ntitle them, we propose to assail
hem, and drive them out, and i'm
ding this we demonstrate our feaity
D the party, and our love for the
Our war on Gov. Bate
nd the rings that encircle him, is
OF a lCdr on the party. Our mo-
YES are nothing. If Gov. Bato be
if he use the exalted
osition he fills to subserve the in
lrests of certain persons or assscia-
ons of persons to the prejudice Of
he masses of the people-he de-
,rves to be retired, whether our
Otives in exposing him be pure or
Dt. IfupOn the other hand-it can
, shown that Gov Bate is com
stent; that he is consCientiously !
ssharging the duties -of his high
ust looking solely to the interests :
the people of his State, and not
voriHg the rings when are charg-
to exist, and of which he is ae- a
sed of being a member, then il
lows, as a necessary consequence, y
ut our charges are groHndless, :
ID therefore prompted by personal i
feeling. But in the name of all G
at is fair, we demand that Gov
tie be defended, and successfully
ldicated- before our motives in at a
oking him be assailed. When the o
,vernor is vindicated il will be {
ne enough TO call upon Tux GA Y
TIE TO defend itself We have y
avn the sword Of truth TO Top b.
from the party some parasitic W
and wa have thrDwn ei
ay the scabbard. Let the yelp
take due noties and govern
'mselves accordingly. .