Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-23

Dor bill, and being on both sides OF the
civil service fence, together with the
appointment Of Mrs. Thompson, par
tisan Republican, as postmlstress al
Louisville, defeated him.
Hickman Courier Miss Sallie
Gertrude Owens, young lady born and
partly raised in Hickman, daughter
OF Mr.. VIM. Owens, who was cashier Of
the bank at Hickman for many years,
has entered the field as q reader and
lecturer. She is graduate OF the Ma
tional School OF Elocution and Oratory
OF Philadelphia. The press Of the East
ern and Western cities where sha has
appeared predict for her brilliant ca
reer in the line OF her chosen calling.
Paris Post Intelligence: A Demo.
cratic club has been organized in the
18th district. The officers are. j. NJ.
Pierce, president; 7. P. Wright, vice.
president and treasurer; @. Il. Diggs
and John Ray, secretaries. Seventy.
two names have been enrolled who OBJ
ligate themselves to go to the polls in
November and vote and work for the
Democratic nominees. The club meets
every Thursday night at Barren Oak.
A. 3. Boyd and John Clements were
The speakers appointed TO deliver adj
dresses on the 18th inst. .f
Princeton Banner: The Banner
sends greeting. to the Democracy oi
Jefferson county, and rejoices with them
over the nomination OF Asher G. Caruth
lfor Congress. Mr.. Willis mistake
was grievous one, and the Banner re-
grets It, but like the straight Democrats
Of Louisville, it could not overlook it.
To put Mrs Thompson in the post-office
over SO many deserving, capable and
known Democrats was absolutely un-
pardonsble. In all other respects, bar.
ring one or two other crotches Mr.
Willis had, he was one of the very besi
Representatives Kentucky has had fol
years.
Columbia Herald: Hon. John F
House spoke to an attentive and ap
preciative audience in this city las
Monday. The season is a busy one, an6
although the attendance was large, NOR,
people should have heard him, for hi
/ discussion of the issues in this state
which are principally Federal, wa
strong and convincing. The Blair bill
was shown up in its true light, and tn
Democratic doctrine of tariff reform
shown to be impossible OF execution,
this SO called surplus is not applied t
the debts of the Government. A tari
with incidental protection does nc
mean boarding money in the treasu
ry. Hg.i ilai
States Democrat: The defeat E
Willis for Congress in the Louisvill
district shows the power of the peopl
to rebuke an unfaithful public servant
Twas through his instrumentality Mrs
Thompson, a Republican, was rear
pointed spostmistress at Louisville, i
known opposition to the wishes of th
Democracy of that district. The const
quence was Caruth, true Democra
J was put in the field, and in the primar
last Saturday he defeated Willis. Th
State Democrat congratulates the d.
: mocracy of the Louisville district j
establishing the broad principle th'
the party in power has the right to di,
{ tate who shall hold public Offices.
: Memphis Appeal Mr.. Abaram
/, Hewitt, who is a large manufacture
, and for twelve years very ably and us,
fully represented New York constit,
ency in Congress, has signified his a
+ ceptance of the Tammany candidao
! for Mayor of that city. A true Dem,
crat and an honorable man Of the vel
best impulses, Mr.. Hewitt, who HI
proven himself to be friedd of Il
laboring classes, can easily be electe'
. He is the only man except his brothe
in-law, Ex Mayor Cooper, who can po
sibiy defeat Henry George, the worl
ingman's candidate. Mr.. Hewitt u
I tered political life in 1874, when he W
, elected to the Forty-fourth and Fort
fifth Congresses. He was not cand
date for the forty-sixth, but was electt
t to the Forty-seventh, Forty eighth ar
!, Forty-ninth Congresses.