Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
Squire elaushler and the Senate.
To the Tobacco Leaf Jhronlcle.

To the Tobacco LoAi- chronicle.
Will you kindly DO your readers
and the public generally an act OF
Justice by telling them what "nieas-
ures" / am "plt dyed 10" that are
squarely az inst the be4t interest Of
the country" in order that they may
Judge for thu mseIses? Ifyou desire
assistance | can send you one of my
printed circulars giving my views,
or pledges, rs regards questions Of
public policy, including the principles
upon which / was justly and honor
ably elected. Respectfully.
g. III. SLAUGHTER.
Nov. Is, 1892.
Square Slaughter handed the
above into the LEAF-CHRoNICLE
Office yesterday with the request that
It be published. 1t has been under
stood in the frst place that the Pop.
ulite candidates for the Senate and
the Legislature were expected to
vote for Jno. III. Mcdowell
for United States Senator in
the event they were elected,
and the LEAF CHRONICLE firmly
believes that ii the Legislature con-
tanned majority Of Populite mem
bers Tennessee would be dsgraced
by having Mcdowell in the Senate.
Squire Slaughter is with this crowd
and there is no telling what has been
promised behind barred doors, that
will never see the light of day. In
the second place, it was openly assert.
ed by negro politicians during the
campaign that the Populites would
vote against the Dortch law, IL they
got a seat in the Legislature. This
law has done more to purify elections
In Tennessee than any election law
passed since the war, consequently
we believe it ID to the best interests
of the public that il remain on the
statutes OF the State. The negro po-
litical speakers proclaimed it from
every stump in the county that the
Populite candidates would vote
against the Dortch election law, They
publicly avowed that they would
support no man who would
not make them this promise.
They supported Squire Slaugh-
ter In this district almost to man.
The LEAB.CHRoNICLE has no naeans
OF knowing what Squire Slaughter
promised these voters, but circum-
stances point strongly to promise to
vote for the repeal of the Dortch
law. In the Third place, we can
not look upon boiter as good
Democrat, and Squire Slaughter
bolted the regular nominees OF the
party, going into a fusion with Re
publicans to defeat the men good
Democrats Were supporting; men
whom the Democratic party had
nominated FOR the offices. II Squire
Slaughter calls this honest politics,
and If he calls counting ballots that
were cast ia violation OF law honest, |
then he has been hon0rably elected to
the State Senate. The facts, however, |
are against him and they have been
published in these colutnns hereto.
fore. There Was more violation of
law in certain districts Of the county |
in this election than was ever known
in the county before, aud il the con-
test were made Squire Slaughter
would never get to air his feet in the
Senate, this round especially. The
LEAF-CHRoNICLE has opposed tie
election OF Squire Slaughter because
he was running against the regular
Democratic nominee, and for 10
other reason, except the ones noted
above. II, under the circumstances,
he Is allowed to take his seat he
should remember that he will have
it through the good graces OF the
Democratic Executive Committee,
for they can Dust him II they so de.
sire. The best thing Squire Slaugh-
Tor can do just now is to write less,
and hold what he has.
80 far as reading Squire Slaugh'
ter's printed circular is concerned, he
will please excuse us; our time is too
precious. II any man wants to go to
sleep right quick that circular is the
thing; we have tried II, No, thank
you.