The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-07
S1.oo A YEAR
he election hill will he passed.

DenlOcTatIc senators are u0lOE
all they possibly can to encourage
thos Republican Senators who are
known to b. favorable TO free silver
coinage to attempt to force the con-
sideration ofone Of the bills already
Introduced providing for FREQ coin
aye before the election bill or the
c'oture rule is disposed Of; they are
MT doing this because they favor
free coinage, which has some of its
bitferest opponents among the
Democratic Senators, but because
they wish to create dissention in
tn" Republican ranks in the hope
that they may profit thereby in the
end. 1t will he di. vered, I think,
by these Republicans, If one Of
these bills ever Reaches vote, that
t." Democrats, with a few eXcep-
tions, " i'll not vote for it.
The Republicans in the Senate
are strikingly in need of leader,
that Is to say m N with the daring
and dash which characterized GER
tain periods Of Mr.. Blhinp's and he
lac Roscoe Coukliug's Senatorial
C reer. There are many able and
learned Republicans in the Senate
but there seems to be no real leader
among them no man whom all
the rest will willingly follow. If
Speaker Reed had been in the SEN
ate don't believe the present con-
dition Of affairs, which is entirely
unsatisfactory to I'll classes of Re-
publicans, would exist. Battles
are not won with )ut fightiug and
no army can fight well with divided
leadership. Republicans all hrpe
for the best, but they are not IN
spired with that aggressive conf
drnce which has been characteris-
tic of the party in other great Com
gressional contests.
The President has signed the
commission of Henry B. Brown, as
Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, his nomina-
tim having been confirmed by the
Senate. The new Justice will take
\ hiss II rssext week sn1s tae d. slaye..
his hands full 0fsW0rll iait linn IL Ia M
Is there are u number of important
cases that have been " aiting for a
full court to act upon them. JUS
tice Brown Is fortunate man;
not single wo-d has been said
against his nomination.
= The President is utilizing all the
machinery Of the postoffice depart
ment in making an investigation
of the recent murder of J. p. Mat
thews, postmaster at Carrollton,
Miss. MIR. Harrison Is determined
to get to the bottom Of this case.
Mr.. Matthews was the third post
master appointed at tfO place
since Jude 1st, 1889. First, n. c..
Hansbrough was appointed, but
his commission was withheld and
his son appointed. Soon after ward
his bondsmen withdrew and not
being able tc obtain others he was
compelled to give up the Office.
Matthews was appointed in August
last, and took charge Of the office
In October. 1t has been stated here
that citizens Of the town had open
ly made threats that no Republican,
should be their postmaster. If the
President becomes convinced Of
the truthfulness of that statement
they may find Themselves without
either postoffice or postmaster.
Tha Presidents New Year recep-
; tion was one of the most brilliant
ever held In the White House, and
, it was followed by one equally as
brilliant held by tho Vice-President
and Mrs. Morton at their elegant
and capacious residence Promi-
nent among the attendants at both
was Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, our
Minister to Great Britain, who IL
here to receive his final instructions
before returning to his post, and
, Gen. w. T. Sherman, who Is visiting
, his brother the Senator.
|, There is good reason for believing
that the Democrats are scheming
to bring about the necessity for an
! extra session of Congress this
, spring. They'll get very sick of 1t
! If 1t Is held. Remember that.
Aglorious revival was held at MI
, Emory school house, by Revs. Id
dins, Brickey, Centell and Willocks
ut was a nnion meeting indeed, y
In xvhfoh ohp;ottauo ,xo~o ..s.~.I.