Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30
is CENT PER WEEK.
W. W. BARKsDALE. PROPRIETOR.
Turn Them Out.

In the Democratic caucus. This is
not the old belief in This direction,
but is one that has sprung up within
the last few days, which reaches the
LEAF-CHRoNICLE by private
source. To put this matter intelli-
gently before the people we will
have to revert to the time the Demo
Gratis of the county were laying their
plans to rid the State of Mcdowell
rule. There were men in this county
who protested to be Democrats, and
who were members of the Democrat
lie Executive Committee at that
time, who expressed themselves as
being in favor OF testing the strength
OF the contending parties by con-
vention to name delegates to the gu
bernatorial convention. The fight
was begun and long before that con-
vention the Populites, self-called
Democrats, saw the handwriting on
the wall and began at once to organ
IL to defeat Democracy. They
bolted the action Of the county con-
vention, in naming delegates to
Nashville and swung off at tangent
appointing an executive committee
OF their own. The next thing done
was to nominate men for the senate
and Legislature. These were men
who were known to hold Third party
ideas. They were the same men
who had been fighting the regularly
organized Democracy of the county
all the time. The straight Demo
Gratis held their convention and nom
mated candidates for the above men
toned offices. They nominated men
whose Democracy was above reproach
and who could not be mislcd by
anything. With the lines drawn in
this manner the forces went TO work.
The Populites saw they had to do
something or they would be woeiul-
ly In the minority when vote count
ing time came. They went to the
Republicans of the county for terms.
The leaders OF this party, black as
the ace OF spades, told them in so
many words that if they (the Popr-
lites) would make certain pledges the
Republicans would not nominate a
candidate for any one of the Legisla-
tive Offices, but would throw their
vote to the Populites. The main
pledge they wanted was to vote
against the Dortch election law and
the poll-tax qualification for voters.
We have it from a reliable source
that these pledges were made, and
we have no doubt they were made,
and In good faith at that. Anyway
to make a long matter short these
men were elected by Republican
votes and by frauds perpetrated at the
ballot boxes. To particularize lit
tie, the Democratic vote in the coun-
~ was in round numbers 1900, the
Republican vote | 800 and the Popu-
lite 300. Turney carried the county
over Buchanan but the combination
of the Republican and Populite vote
elected Populite Representatives.
The combined enemies of Democ-
racy carried the county by about 600
votes, and defeated the men who
were NOMINATED 10y the Democratic
party, and the defeat was brought
about by the Populites giving the
Republicans the pledges they desired,
which pledges are against the best
interests OF the county. This is the
way these men were elected and they
are more dangerous to the Demo-
cratic party than are the Republi-
cans, hence we say they should not
be taken into the Democratic caucus
at Nashville. They are no more
Democrats than the Republicans who
elected them, and do not represent
the ideas of the business men, the
best farmers or any class of citizens
of this county who, have made the
county what it is. There is no argu-
ment in their favor. They are bolt
ers from the Democratic party, cleo
ted by fusion with Republicans and
are pledged to vote for Republican
measures in the Legislature. There
Is just as much consistency in allow
ing these men in Democratic eau
Gus AS there is in allowing Republi'
cans In 1t. An enemy is an enemy,
and no man OF ordi lary common
sense will let an enemy into his pri-
vate affairs. The caucus is the pri-
vate council of the Democratic men,
bers of the Legislature and there
would be Ms much sense in BUSH
ness man admitting an enemy into
his private affairs as there would be
In the Democratic organization at
Nashville admitting Populites to a
Democratic caucus. The Democrat
ic party has something at stake in
this administration ami it cannot af-
ford to have its doors thrown open
to a lot of men who have been elected
to Office by fighting the party. Fur
thermore the Populites claim they
care nothing about what the Demo-
Gratis do, If this be fact why is 1t