Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-29

a citizen. He meyer fell into the vices so
common among military men and new.
er lnew him to listen to profanity on the
par of officer or soldier without prompt
ly rcbuking the offender. NJ matter
where or when it occurred.
There is scarcely amember Of the regi'
ment who will not bear testimony to this
fact.
MS QUALIFICATIONS As A LAWYER.
In the last issue of the Comet, 1t Is
claimed that he has no qualifications as a
lawyer and for this reason has no prac>
ticc in the courts.
This is not true, rs an examination OF
the dockets of the circuit and chanccry
courts in this and Unicoi counties will
show to any one who has the curiosity
to examine. But it is not necessary to
go beyond the some issue Of that paper
to convict them of deliberately falsifying,
Tor they charge HIM in another paragraph
with charging e%xtortionaie fees for sera
vices rendered as an attorney, and "hun-
dreds Of men in the first judicial circuit
have been the pitiable victims his cruel
%rapacity."
1t strikes me, as ii will every n else.
thata lawyer with hundreds Of cases has
certainly had some experience at the bar,
and no bad reputation as an attorney to
get them.
As a matter OF fact, he, in cases involv-
ing the title to real property, has a repu>
tation second to zone in the state-and
oil all legal questions these are said by
lawyers to be the most difficult to unaers
stand. The charge that he has not kept
up with the times and has not read
twenty pages in as many years. falls
to the ground when we reflect that he
had the management of Hundreds OF
cases. in many Of which he has been OPP
posed by some Of the best lawyers in
the state, and we know in most of them
he has been successful. The charge is
almost too ridiculous to require any re-
fntation.
THOSE FRAUDS.
AS to the charge of fraud in the Haw.
kins county convention, / presume the
Republicans of Hawkins county are ca
pable Of managing their affairs. and
If VIC are not very much mistaken they
will not thank the Comet or the Democ.
racy for assuming the right to NEEDLE
with them. If they were not satisfied
with the list of delegates they had it in
their power to call another convention
before the Jonesboro convention met and
select another list, or, at least, send q
protest against the aeiion they knew
their delegates would take at Jonesboro.
They did neither, and the plain inference
is that they were satisfied.
Then again, when the vote was taken
at the Jonesboro convention, Col. Brown
was the only candidate before that body
all others having withdrawn, and the con.
v%ention had no choice but to put him il
nomination.
Am sorry, Mr.. Editor, that the nomi
nation does not seem TO suit the Democ
racy of this district, but then they would
not have been satisfied in any case.
The fact is, their likes and dislikcs wert
not taken into consideration in oul
selection of a candidate, and now tina
he is in nomination they may take no.
tlcc that it will be a cold day in Angus
when we consult them as to the prophet,
of casting our votes for him. The Comet
for aught we know, may be tenderin,
us its counsel and advice with the bes
of intentions and for the purcst and mos
d sinterested motives, but men arc inclin
ed to be a little i%ncredulous at sucl
times and this unasked for solicitude TO
u welfare just at this crisis, is Gale ulat
cd to arouse any latent suspicion We ma,
have of lis sincerity. i
We are apt to ask ourselves, If it real
ly has our interests at heart, why doe
it not bring out some independent Re
publican a. a candidate instead of til
very man q Democratic Governor ap
pointed chancellor, not for his premincn
abilities by any means, but as a rewar,
for his services in the Democratic party
But no, we fear had such an ono oil
fered himself, the Comet would have at
tackled him in language as peppery a
Cayenne and as puckcring as a persim
mon before frost.
The Comet must not get angry il W
decline TO take its advice on this coca
sion. There is too much at stake, an
VIC fear when you come 10 narrow thing
down to a focus it will be found tina
all this fuss and vituperation and scar
dial and cry Of fraud grows cut Of a yer
natural desire on the part of the COM
to put Democrats into the offices Of Gil
cult court judge and attorney general I
keep Republicans cut.
The trouble with the Comet is, it hu
always placed too low IN estimate on til
intelligence Of the rank and file Of til
Republican party.
It's true, at one time we had Il libcr,
sprinkling of copes and bells and motle
coats in our ranks, but they have nearl
all gone over to the Democrats yea
ago, and the proportion of fools is larg,
ly diminished There is not enough lie
for the Comet to work on to reduce o,
majority at the coming election in ar
perccptiblc degree, Youls, ETC.,
OLD EIGiTu.
LEE VALLEY.
MIR DEMONSTRATING noticed in Il
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