Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-22

published the following communication
from one of the strongest Democrats in
this section Of the State, who has always
voted the ticket. But he is one of the ''dc-
scendants of tories 50 bitterly denounced
some time ago by the leading Democratic
organ in Middle Tennessee.
DIsaUsTED DEMOCRAT.
Keep 1t before the people," that
East Tennesseans are the descendants
of d-d tories" "Snodgrass has
been crammed down our throats and that
we are to be made swallow him.
Well, you can "drive horse to water
but you can't make him drink" The
Snodgrass "cramming" operation was
success, but shall we vote that wayg
Hit 'em agin Col. Rule, il will be gent.
ly received. and in proof of this see with
what facility the entire Democratic press
of the State bow in submission to the die
tates of the Middle Tennessee "bosses, .
and now in quick succession CONES the
command from the chairman and secre-
tary of the Democratic State executive
committee "to watch closely every ten.
dency towards scratching, trading or
swapping the nominees for supreme court
judges and to discountenance emphati.
cally and promptly check such tendencies
| whenever discovered and to head our
tickets with the nominees of the late con
vention. How is this for cheek? Are we
to be put under watch2 Must East Ten.
nesseans who have been fighting the bat
ties of Democracy only to meet certain
defeat ever since the war; now to be watch
ed and prevented from scratching if they
want to scratch?
Is the ''cramming" programme to be
continued until the election closes? Why
we, of the eastern division of the State,
have been fighting, voting and meeting
defeat until the humblest member of our
party can safely pilot our little craft to
the head waters of Salt River. The way Is
familiar to all. East Tennesscans have
stood firm when the other divisions falt.
cred, but East Tennessee does not boast
of being the home OF Savage, Snodgrass
and their ilk.
And now, to think we must be kept in
surveillance lest we "scratch" the nomi-
nee for East Tennessee, is cool, indeed.
Shall East Tennesseans forever be chew.
ers of wood and drawers of water" for
the rest Of the State?
For one, | would say No! and if the
Democracy of our section had my grit,
with no more discretion, they would let
the coming gubernatorial convention go
to thunder, and not send delegate to 1t.
And, instead, would meet In mass con.
vention, after the Nashville farce has
been played, and stand master of the sit.
uation between the arrogance of the De.
mocracy of Middle and Western Tcnnes
see on the one hand, and radicalism on
the other, and dictate their own terms
AS 1t Is, we can expect about as much
! from one as the other. On the other plan
we can command our own terms.
As 1t is, our candidates and delegates
might as well stay at home and look after
their plowing and moving, and save the
expense of the trip and the liquor bill, for
Democracy must have liquor, by sending
telegram or postal card to said convention
to forward to East Tennessee anything
they may have to spare, and the same
I will be thankfully received by the de.
scendants of the traitors of the revolution.
How singular of those old tories to
name our counties Washington, jefferson,
Knox, Blount Roane, Hamilton, &c.
Why, just look at the map and see how
unaccountably curious those old East
Tennessee tories behaved in giving the
names to our counties. Well, may be as
a fitting name they did think of Ram
sour's mill pond"--a somewhat famous
name that East Tennessee can not set up
any just claim to but which has or had
location elsewhere in the State.
Descendants Of traitors or tories is
cheeky and gratuitous when applied by a
defendant of Middle Tennessee to East
Tennesseans Qs class, and the alleged
author has not disclaimed the aspersion.
In the face of 1t will we kiss the chas
tening rod? Wait and see.
DIsaUsTED DEMOCRAT.
Knox county, Tenn, July 15tn, 1886.
p. S.-Seems to me Sewer was q candi-
date for supreme judge, but then he was
an East Tennessean, descendant" of a
man of the same name who figures some
what conspicuous in the carly annals of
East Tennessee, but he too was class sed as
a tory" hence this thusness for his dis.
tinguished descendant. d. d.
| On Saturday the Journalpublished the
following from the pen of the same party
"DIsoUsTED DEMOCRAT" AGAIN.
In the haste Of trying to get my article
off on this days mail, | failed TO clip
deep enough from the copy of the Amer
ican named. The scrap enclosed in this
advice to the Leaders" should 60 before
the clipping enclosed in the other COM
munication.
also send slip taken from the edito-
rial matter of the same issue of the same
paper--not that you will not see IL, but
fearing that II might escape attention.
do this to show the "true inwardness'' of
the bosses and that they mean business.
1t Is evident that Snodgrass is to be still
further "crammed" as the nominee from
the Eastern division. Great Scott! In all
East Tennessee how many Democrats
want him for supreme Judge, If they
would speak their honest sentiments?
They don't want him and will not all
vote for him. Many will vote the Others
and Baxter while with many others who
refuse to be "crammed' there will be q
tendency to scratch"
Brumm was little too hasty and put il
too strong when he called Democrats
"poltroons and towards" but In Tennes.
see the whipping in, process Is to be
applied with telling effect, and the idea
Of placing sentinels, at this late date, over
East Tennessee Democrats to see that
they do their duty and don't scratch
comes in doubtful taste from the Democ.
racy, so-called, Of the other divisions OF
the State.
To, doubt the mountain men Of Easl
| Tennessee. who have all along these
dreary years Of political disaster and dc.
feat stood out and voted as one mar
against rcpublicanlsm when policy, In
tcrest, personal advancement and every
thing else but principle suggested dif.