Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-02-06
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

Deen seriously injured, II not Killed.
We hope this prediction may prove
to be a mistake.
Trenton Herald: When the elec-
ton is over in this State, the Repub-
lican party will want to hire big
strong Irishman to kick it, for its
folly in counting upon carrying the
State.
Franklin County News; The
weather is pretty severe, but we are
contented for it to stay cold, when
we think how hot politics will be
next summer.
GAINESVILLE Chronicle: The present
prospects are that the Democratic
convention which is to nominate a
Governor in Tennessee this year will
not have enough delegates to give
one vote each to the candidates.
Tribune and Sun: The Republican
Senators are getting to be very parti-
cular about the kind ofmen they vote
to confirm. They are beginning
rather late in life the work of reform.
1t is strange the idea never struck
them while their party was in power
Athens Post: AS long as the Re-
publican party remained in power
office-seeking on the part of its adhe-
rents was a legitimate and highly
commendable occupation, but as soon
as the government changed hands
the "greed for Office" was at once la
beled by these disinterested patriots
as thing not to be thought of or
tolerated in any degree. Such bald
face hypocrisy is enough to blanch
the face of the devil himself.
, Courier Journal: What is called
. "the champion story of the recent
snow-storm comes from Kansas and
relates to rooster that's said to have
been buried several feet deep in a
drift for two days. and two nights,
with the farm animals travelling over
him, and to have come out alive and
. growing" Pooh! that isn't much of
a story. Two days are a small mat
ter to the Democratic bird which re-
Gently came out alive and growing
after being showed under for twenty
8 years.
G Athens Post: Ye editor should not
o only be able to string words together
in an intelligent manner, but should
be man of judgement, discretion
g and self respect, and conscientious
o enough tell the truth, occasionally al
o. least. There is not very much that
is grand and lofty in the party poll.
tics of the period; yet this fact offers
no reason why pencil-shover of any
persuasion should indulge in the vice
q of lying every times he tries to indite
t something for the public.
t. Sparta Expositor: Arrangements
70 have been made for a state temper
l. ance convention to be held in Nash
K vile on the 23d of February. Thi
n convention is under the auspices O
re the Tennessee State Temperance Ali
n ance, the object being the furtheranct
1t of temperance interests generally, bu
A the immediate purpose in view is TIT
n more perfect organization of the STATE
it for securing the adoption by the mex
n general assembly of the resolution
he passed by the legislature of 1885 t,
r amend the state constitution so as t,
s. prohibit the manufacture or sale o
liquor as a beverage. Our count,
Of organizations should be ready to SEM
K. delegates.
70 Nashville American: We agre
- with the GAINESVILLE Chronicle tina
. sit does not do a candidate any goo,
= to urge that he is better Democra
than his opponent, because of hi
record on some local issue now dead.
no This is a correct view. Tobe success
rs full in any campaign-and especiall
as in the one pending this year in Ter
q nessee-it will be necessary not to b
TO handicapped with such incumbrance
o. as local dead issues. There are liv
v. issues enough pressing for considers
of ton TO occupy all the attention an
is study of this generation. To trai
for the coming fight, Democrat
must be Gin good form" and carry n
IN superHuous weight. Equally impol
us tant will it be to discard all local bicl
on erings and jealousies of sections or d
OF visions Of the State. 1t is not whetf
ne er the party's choice shall hail fror
en- East, West, or Middle Tennessee.
I'll will be all-sufficient that he is Den
ocrat and Tennessean.