Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-02-18


Middle Tennessee ......... 62,39S 3S,0S3
West Tennessee ...... 10000 36,904
In the vote of 1880 Garfield received in
the State 107, GIT votes and Hancock $780,
1859 votes. IN this contest the census
showed stay-at- home vote of 100, 115
In the vote of 1894 the increase in the to-
tai vote of the State, over the vote of 1880
was 10 400; of this increase the Republi-
cans got 16,401, while the Democratic
increase was only 3,OS9, demonstrating
what the Republicans have always
claimed, that two-thrds Of the stay-at-
home vote was Republican.
TO further simplify this analysis, take
two of the most wealthy and populous
counties in the State, say Shelby and
Davidson. In Davidson county, in 1880,
when Garfield received in the State 107,-
GIT, he had in that county 6,449, and
Hancock 7,543. The total vote of the
county, according to the census, was
white II $40, colored 5000, total of 49,
577, showing stay at home vote in this
county of Abs. In 1884 the Republican
National Committee opened branch
headquarters for the South in Nashville,
Tenn, under the management of Hon.
Church Howe; the Republicans thus en-
couraged, and without expending dol
lar for campaign purposes in that year.
Mr.. Blaine received in Davidson county
Sill votes, and Mr.. Cleveland S,16j,
showing Republican gain Of 1862 votes
while the Democratic gain was only 622
In Shelby county Garfield received
7,778, Hancock 6,927, showing a stay at
home vote Of 4,S17. In 1884, in this coun-
ty Blaine received 9,165, Cleveland 1896
Republican gain of 1877, and Demo
cratic gain Of only no, demonstrating
again that the stay home vote is very
largely Republican.
In the Gubcrnatorial contest in 1884,
Bate, Democrat, had a majority of only
6,925, while the Republican candidates
for the Railroad commission were elected
by S.6O3 majority. These facts and fig
ures are indicative of the growing
strength Of the principles of the Republi-
can party in the State of Tennessee and
the assertion is made, without the slight
est hesitation as to its truth, that If the
"Solid South" is ever broken, Tennessee
will be the first State to throw off allegi-
ance to the Democratic party and take
her place in the Republican line. Ten
nessee is comparatively, if not entirely,
| free from the obnoxious and fatal frauds
and electioneering machinery common to
most, if not all the other Southern States,
| and has the largest white Republican
vote Of any Southern State Her First
and Second Congressional Districts, in
the eastern end of the State, furnished
more soldiers to the Federal army during
the war of the rebellion than any other
/ two Congressional districts in the United
States. The First, Second and part of
the Third Districts cover the eastern di
vision of the State, and gave Blaine, in
1884, S,2s9 majority. Eleven counties
! in. Middle Tennessee have Republican
stay .at.home vote sufficient TO overcome
the entire Democratic majority in the
State, and give the Republicans fifteen
thousand majority. The middle division
of the State has never heen thoroughly
canvassed because the Republicans have
never been financially able to do it.
Another fact worthy of mentioning in
this connection is that the distribution of
Federal patronage in Tennessee has not
given chat satisi action to large element
of the Democratic party that is necessary
to keep it tractable and harmonious. AL
ready there is apparent in the criticisms
of the Democratic papers of the State q
very well defined Administration and
anti Administration party. This, with
the hitherto well developed, and daily
widening differences among the followers
of aspiring Democrats on the subject of
the tariff, Internal Revenue and National
aid to education, following as legitimate
results of the division of the party on the
subject of the settlement of the State
debt question, are now full fledged, and
ready at any moment to avail themselves
of the slightest preteXt to avengc the foul
means used in their overthrow.
Between the candidates of the imper-
ious ringsters who now rule the politics
of Tennessee and the candidates of the
Republican party it is not presuming
without the strongest basis in fact to be
lieve and feel assured of very large aug
mentation to the Republican vote from
that portion OF the Democratic party of
the State which is now, to all intents, ig.
nored by the dominant managers.
In word, the tendencies of public
opinion are full of great cheer for the
success Of the Republican party in the
next election in Tennessee, and the out
look bright, Especially is this true when
, it is further considered that Tennessee
has some eight thousand square miles un-
derlaid with mineral coal and an unlimit-
ed amount of the richest and most varied
iron ores, so that the iron interest is be-
coming permanent one, ever increasing
in magnitude; and protection to Ameri-
can industry is not only popular, but is
seen to be vital, and the Democratic party
and policy known and admittedto be wed
ded to British free trade No more prom
ising field for the dissemination of pro-
lection ideas is now open than Tennessee
and so it is seen by both sides within that
State that the State can be carried for the
: Republican party with less financial out
lay than any other doubtful State in the
Union.