Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-12

al. The proposed new county town
will BIZ christened New Liberty.
WE TRY to keep our columns alb
solutely free from the numerous scan
dals and sensations which crowd
the daily press. There are always
two sides to these questions, and by
never giving any publicity to them,
we never have any apologies or ex-
cuses to make. We believe that the
characters of many good people are
ruined simply by newspapers I'M
wisely and unjustly airing some of
their trivial errors. A case in point
is a vicious scandal involving DIR. d.
M. Harris, editor of the Cumberland
Presbyterian, of Nashville, the de-
tails of which appeared in Wednes-
days American. In his profound
ignorance of the world, and the sim
plicity of an innocent nature, DIR.
Harris has seriously compromised
himself by some silly blunders
which would never have been COM
mitted by any man of ordinary
knowledge CT worldly affairs and the
character of the sirens who plotted
his ruin. We believe DIR. Harris is
perfectly innocent of the charges
brought against him, and that the
whole affair is nothing but a low
Matchmaking scheme, concocted in
infamy and prosecuted with the
brazen etfrontery characteristic of the
viperous class into whose clutches he
has fallen. 1t is most unfortunate
affair for the Doctor, nevertheless,
and some of the stains of the con.
taminaticn will cling to his skirt:
and be offensive and unpleasant t.
him for many years to come.
On NEXT Tuesday the Democratic
clansmen of this State will gather a
the capital of the commonwealth t
select a standard bearer for Governor
and also a Supreme Court Justice t.
fill the seat Occasioned by the dealt
of Justice Fowlkes. There will be {
number of able men before the con
vention for the latter position, anC
the body can scarcely go amiss in thu
selection. From the best observa
tions we have been able to get, WI
believe that Judge B. j. Lea is in thu
lead at present. His selection would
be wise one, and would give entire
satifaCtion. He will add both homo
and dignity to the bench. A survey
of the field, however, does not indi
cate anything very clear in the gu
bernatorial muddle. In the primar
les and conventions held in various
parts of the State during the last ter
days, Buchanan has been gaining
very rapidly, while Taylor has als'
been gathering new strength from
some unexpected quarters. The bit
ter wrangle of the Nashville Ameri
can and Herald, over their respect
fully champions, Patterson and Bax
ter, has not advanced the interest o
either of these aspirants, and the con
troversy may prove instrumental il
the defeat of both of them. In cas-
either of these gentlemen should b.
nominated, the files of some Demo
cratic newspapers will furnish Re
publican organs and stumpers no in
considerable amount of campaign
thunder, and some of orr Democrat
brethren will have very nauseatin;
plates of crow set before them. Hon
John NJ. Taylor is decidedly GU
, choice of the field. We believe hin
to be the cleanest man in the race
and his ability is unquestioned, bu
. we are ready to render our hearties
support to the choice of the party ii
y convention assembled, whoever tina
. choice may happen to be. There ar
. strong indications at present tina
Buchanan will lead on the first bal
y lot. " tits still quite probable, how
ever, that he viii poll his ful
strength on first ballot. 1t is quit