Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
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Carthage Mirror 1T is some times
amusing 70 watch the renegade and bis
clumsy tficlks. II he has been Dem
ocrat and has played the "Busy and in
sinuating rogue" and the cosening
slave, ,devisinE slanders TO get into
office and has Jailed, he gets mad with
the Democracy at once. Having failed
to get Office, he determines to quit
Democracy. lie feels that n Democrats
we're "pFogressiven they would have
given him Office, beyond a donbt He
now denounces Democracy rs "Bour-
bonisln," that stlnks much in his virtu-
Gus nose. .a.i .ttts 4 ,..t.,,,.-
Bourbon was a famous French dynas-
ty which reigned over France from
1889 to 1913, excepting the period OF
the Republic, and the Empire OF Ma.
polean ], a period Of 259 years. II
such apostate means anything by.
"Bourbonism," 1t must be he means
Democracy is old. and the sublimated
patriot wants something new and fresh.
That. Democracy which refuses to give
such fellow Office is in his opinion
materially Bourbon, and he won't
stand it,. True, be did not find out the
odd Moss-back = character of the
Democracy till they failed to give. him
pffice. lie then saw it, like one of old,
and marched out OF the doomed city
and refused to look back. asf..,G
II Jeflerson's and Madison 8 ! Democ-
racy was true in their day, il Is true
now, and no charge can make il false,
4 But this fellow wants something new;
truth is too old for him, So long as
Democracy kept him in Office, or was
ready to give him an, Office, it was just
! about the right go. But rs soon as
! Democracy refuses to pat the deserter
in Office it then became "wrinkled
with time and hoary with the dust Of
years." 1t it "Bourbonismn that the
yirtuous patriot can't endure any longer.
In his flight from democratic
truth to Republicanism, our Saviour's
4 sermon on the Mountain and the de-
calogue would not be in his way; for
according to his logic they are essenti-
ally Bourbon" particularly that old
moss-scented commandment which de-
clares that "thou shalt not steal," and
) the other which forbids lying. These
would be too old to be IN his way. He
surely ought to have a progressive
decalogue, progressive sermon ON the
Mountain, a progressive religion and
progressive Democratic truth. The
religion OF the Bible was good enough
for the patriarchs and apostles. Dem
, ocratic truth was good enough for JET
: ferson, Madison, Jackson and Polk
But they never say telephone Of tel
egraph, or heard the sound of a steam
whistle, Their opinions are Bourbon
ism, and such fellow in a paroxisn
of patriotism becomes too pure fol
B6ourbon-democratic truth, and exactly
sanity enough for Carpet bag, Repub
: lcanism, and when safely amongst hii
new friends, he thanks God that he il
not like those "Moss back" fellows who
believe in the Democratic truth taught
by Jefferson and Madison.
We have tried to believe otherwise
but the conviction forces itself on III
that if these new progressive patriots
would only raise crop or two of moss
the crops would improve their polite,
3 and would get the Blair bill swindle anC
tariff robberies out OF their little heads
When fellow begins to talk Bourbon
ism, he is on the fast line to RepubIi
canism, and leaves his partyfor its good
} 1t will survive the apostacy. His, how
ever, may possibly be the general fat'
of traitors. His new friends may lov,
the treason, but hate the traitor
JUNIUs.