Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-05
THE ELECTION.

held tomorrow in all the states ofthe
American Union. The people will
then decide whether the Democratic
party shall remain in control OF the
Government or whether it shall be
turned back into the hands OF the
Republicans. Whether there shall
be the continued peacea1d prosperity,
in the South which has been enjoyed
during the administration OF Presl-
dent Cleveland, or whether old ana
sectional questions be re-opened and
the threats of supervision OF the
Southern States be attempted. we
do not see how there can be too
opinions on the subject among South
ern men. Were we to leave out all
the great economic questionsinvolved
in the canvass, and the question OF
Capitalization of the powers OF the
government at Washington, yet we
do not see how the Southern people
could consent to support a party
whose sectional hate seems rather to
increase than diminish with time,
and whose chief claim to the control
of the government is based upon its
hatred of the South. When we add
to this fact that the Presidents adj
ministration of the affairs of the ma
ton has been honest, able, fearless
and impartial, and that he has gov
erned the country for the sole interest
and welfare of all the people of this
GREAT union-that he has had the
courage to declare that unnecessary
, .xation IS unjust taxation and that
it shall cease, we do not see why
patriots should not suppol him
everywhere. The fight has been long
and hard in the Eastern, Middle and
Northwestern States and the outlook
is splendid. In fact it looks as il
there was to beanother tribal wave IL
favor of Democracy. While we look
with pleasure to the prospect in Other
States we must not forget that Ten
nessee has her duty to perform ano
unless the Democrats go to the polls
there IS danger in Tennessee. lr
1881 Cleveland carried the state only
5000 votes. Forty thousand Demo
Graf remained at home. Who WoulC
have though that II people who but
few years ago were DISTINGUISHED anC
were almost in open revolt ut the ac
E .of tyranny would SO soon forget thu
> value ofthe ballot. In the August elec
ton of 1886 we carried the State fol-
Supreme Judges by $1,000 majority
the Republicans polling l20, GOO vot C
the largest vote ever p0'led by then
l and only 1000 votes short of C!eve
=, lands vote of $4,000. Thus it vii
1 be seen we ought to have carried tn
e State for Cleveland by forty thou5
D and. If we give to the third part.
now every vote claimed by the mos
sanguine ofthat party the State ough
TO 60 for Cleveland by from 10000 t
$ 4O, 900 majority, and ought also to Civ
: to Taylor a like majority. Were w
G to do so now, we would have no iigh
: ofany consequence in the future anC
Il Tennessee would be entirely removes
: from the doubtful States. We can q
! il if Democrats will turn out and vol
and it is shame that any Democra
should remain away from the poll
I when there is so much ut stake, bot
in the National and Stlte race. /
= the contest for Congress an the Legi:
Il lature the fight seems to have resOlN
! cd Itself, not so much into q conte>
! between Democrats and Republican
IL as into q fight between the race
= We have negroes nominated for a
those offices, Young for Congres
Keesce for Senator, Boyd for Floate
Is and Wheeler and Jackson for Repr'
1t sentatives. Our people may re-
,e sure that they will vote for their cal
re didates TO the man, and it remain
:. with Democrats to determinowheth'
, they will remain at home, or scratch
is and allow them to lee elected. 1t