Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
We have noticed that when Col. Jno.

j. LittletOn enterR into a controversy
with @. e. NJ, he handles him ginger
ly, quite tenderly as it were. This
proceeding il mastery stroke OF pol
| icy on the part OF the Colonel afore-
said. John knows what's what He
can tell an enemy from friend as far
as he can see him. He knows the Re-
pubIicans wouldn't sell C. E. M. for
any consideration; that G. K. M. is
worth as much to the Republican par
ty in the state as Johnnie Mclean is
TO the same party in Ohio Knowing
these things, whenever John has any
unkind words to say to anybody, he
reserves them strictly for his enemies
md the enemies OF his party, and new
er, never filings them at the illustrious
patriot, c. E. NJ Oh, John Littleton,
i my Joe John. Like Joey Bagstock
| you are adevilish sly."-MuJrees5oro
Neaos.
Tennessee will soon be called upou
to select men for the high and respon-
sible position OF supreme Judge. 1t
seems superf1uous to argue with right
thinking, patriotic men that this tribu-
nal should be kept unspotted from the
trading and tricky world OF politics; it
is far more unnecessary to inform a
man who has seen the inside machine
ry of nominating conventions that
where there. is convention held to
make number of nominations there
will the trader be also. Yet in the
face of these palpable truths we find
papers insisting with logged persist
ency that it would be useless and I'M
reasonable to separate the nominations
Of supreme Judges from that of all 9TH
ers. How far this dangerous idea will
be pressed remains to be seen.-Fdy-
etteUile Express.
The American thinks that any loss
of votes the party may sustain from
its straight-jacketing process can be
compensated by the acquisition of
negro votes by tempting them with
offices and opening tirst-class coaches
to them, etc. 1t is rare sample OF
craftsmanship that would seek toswap
off intelligent white voters for an ig-
norant negro rabble. This would be
elevating the moral tone of the party
with a vengeance. The prohibition
question will knock for admission at
the doors of next Democratic conven-
ton, but we hope it will be ignored in
the platform 1t is not party ques-
ton and will wreck the party that
touches it. The American would have
an anti-prohibition plank inserted,
drive away the Democratic temper
rnce vote and supply their places, for
sooth, with negro votes. The Ameri-
can would have the Democratic state
executive committee call single con-
vention for the nomination of gov
ernor and members of the supreme
court, radical change in party policy
that should be left to the decision of
the party itself in convention. 1t is Il
matter of too grave concern to be de-
cided by the committee. On all these
questions the American is extreme
and radical, claiming for itself the
possession of Immaculate Democracy,
and damning those that dare to differ
from it Woodbury. Courier.
The time was when the people of
this state wanted and declared for a
commission to regulate railroads.
They got it. Three commissioners
were appointed; they served, or would
have served if they hadn't been en-
joined by the railroad companies,
about two years, at a cost to the state
of about $4,000. The case was tried
in the court and the commission act
declared unconstitutional. The Dem
ocratic party nominated the commiss-
toner's for reelection. They were de-
feated by good majority in a state
with Democratic majority of 10000
| and the state and national ticket barely
escaped with a living majority. The
legislature met and repealed the
offensive and unconstitutionalla law The
legislature then endeavored to enact
another law with the same tendency,
but good majority said no. What
does all this mean? Does it mean
anything? Certainly it does not re-
quire the wisdom of a Solomon to
read the mind of Tennessee on this
subject. The people do not want to
carry dead letter law on the statute
books OF the state at an enormous ex-
pense, that cannot possibly be of any
benefit to the people. They do not
want a few men holsted upon them to
receive thousands of dollars of the
peoples money for doing nothing.
They have been very emphatic repeat
eddy in their expressions on this sub
ject. And now what is termed the
leading Democratic paper OF the state
is exertlng all of its power to bring
about the same state of affairs that we
have just passed through and which
has almost resulted in the loss of Ten
nessee as Democratic state.-GibSOp
County Herald.
fit be thought best to hold one Dem
ocratic convention, instead of two, this
year-and that seems to be the general
desire-it ought to be distinctly under
stood that the judicial nominations are
to be made before the platform is adopt
ed, and before any of the political can
didates are named in the convention.
The candidates for Supreme Bench
should be good Democrats, but their
nomination should not be connected
with the political work of the conven-
tion.-NashVilLe american.
The American, in thus arguing its
pet theme, occurs to us to give the
strongest of reasons for two separate
conventions. 1t is well known-even
by the American-that political can
didates are named" long before the po-
litical convention is called, and that
each candidate fer political honors is
represented by eager friends anxious
to make any sacrifice to secure the
nomination of their respective friends
"The candidates for the Supreme
Bench should be good Democrats, but
their nomination should not be con-
nected with the political work of the
convention"
We beg leave to amend by adding
before the words, good Democrats"
good lawyers, and then to the Ameri-
cans warning that "their nomination
should not be connected with the poll
teal work of the convention" we give
hearty amen! But why change now
system which has worked so we'll for
as many years, and thereby render
these evils possible and that too, when
the author of the proposed change is
busily engaged in warming the people
against the possible evils that may
grow out of the change. We are here
reminded of an old adage we were
want to copy when school boy, "to
shun temptation is to avoid the SIM"