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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
The Popular Vote.


The full official vote for President
will not be received for several weeks,
but careful estimate OF it makes it
foot up about as follows
Cleveland 49,. 6, 100000 Weaver ..... $4,000
Harrison ..... 8, 100000 Bldwell. ,.,,. 250,OOC
The total vote Of 1888 was 1885,.
$50 the total vote of 1892 will not be
less than 14,850,0O0, and may exceed
14,500,000. The Prohibition vote is
not yet reported from a number of the
States, and it is chiefly estimated in
the foregoing table.
If, az now appears reasonably certain
Cleveland has received 100000 plural
ity over Harrison, his actual vote must
be two or three hundred thousand
more than it will appear on the II
fetal returns. In Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, North Da-
kota and South Dakota, the friends o.
Cleveland voted the Weaver Electoral
ticket to defeat Harrison, and that
will give Weaver several hundred
thousand votes which we're cast by
voters who thus voted in the most di
rect way to promote Cleveland's cleo
ton.
Assuming that Cleveland's popula,
majority over Harrison is 100000 by
the returns, his actual majority, in
GLIDING the Cleveland men who voteC
for Weaver to defeat Harrison Eiec
tors is not less than 10000, and til,
popular majority against Harrison is
over 100000. When it is remember
ed that the whole Weaver party favor
ed positive tariff reform, it is sale t,
say that the popular verdict agains
the Republican or Mckinley tariff pc
Icy is fully 100000. Philadelphia
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
The Fruits OF Victory.

Mr.. Cleveland's speeches since the
election are even better than those
which he made in the campaign.
There is an ad vantage..in perfect free
dom.
No truer or more Philosophical
statement OF the causes that underlay
the recent political revolution has been
made than was contained in Mr..
Cleveland's brief speech at the Man
haitian Club. "The American people"
he said, "have become politically more
thoughtful and more watchful than
they were ten years ago. They are
considering now vastly more than they
were then political principles and par
ty policies, in distinction from party
manipulation and the distribution Of
rewards for partisan services and &C.
tivities."
During the campaign it was com
mon remark that so quiet Presiden-
tial canvass had not been seen in
many years before. But the result
showed that the people had been think
Jag and that they knew what they
wanted. What they want and what
they have demanded they must be
given if the Democratic party is to re-
main in power. And what the people
ask and expect, Mr.. Cleveland clearly
indicated in this earnest and elevated
passage in his speech:
an the present mood of the pc opls
neither the Democratic party nor any
other party can gain and keep the
support OF the majoritity Of our voters
by merely promising or distributing
personal spoils and favors from parti-
san supremacy. They are thinking
of principles and policies, and they
will be satisfied with nothing short OF
the utmost good faith in the redemp-
ton OF the pledges to serve them in
their collective capacity by the inaug.
uration OF wise policies and giving to
them honest government"
~ would not have this otherwise, for
| am willing that the Democratic par
ty shall see that its ONLY hope OF sue
cessfully meeting the situation is by
being absolutely and periodically true
to itself and its profession This is a
sure guarantee OF success, and | know
of no other.
Truer words we're never spoken
The fruits OF Democratic victory must
be sought in lower AID more jsst tax.
es, in lessened expenditures, in bet
ter public service, in the reform OF
abuses md the remedy OF evils from
which the people are suffering, and, in
general, in good and honest govern
ment. This is indeed the only vindi.
cation of the success that has been
achieved, the only guarantee OF other
triumphs to come.-N. Y. World.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

GREAT BRITAIN, France, Germany,
Russia and Austria together pay lees
than $1OO000,000 annually in pensions.
The United States will need $1S6,000,
900 to pay its pensions for the current
fiscal year, and in year or two $780,
100000 will be required annually ia
satisfy the greedy demands Of the pen
sion attorneys. The sharks must be
shut out from the Treasury.-COurier
Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
The New York senatorshlp.

What has President-elect Cleveland
to do with the United States Senator
ship in New York? He was elected
to the Presidency; not to the Boss
ship OF the party in New York city or
State he voted for Senator and Rep
resentatives to perform legislative
duties, Including the election OF a
United States Senator he voted for
Mayor and other officers to admins
ter the municipal government OF New
York city and they should exercise
their duties and powers with the same
independence that even the President
claims for himself.
1t is not Mr.. Cleveland who is rails
ing the issue oihis right to dictate who
shall or shall not be elected to the
Senate from New York but he is in.
considerably urged by some of his
supporters who are presumably not in
control OF the city and State govern.
ments, to summon his Presidential
omnipotence to say whs shall not be
Senator. OF course, he knows better
and will not obey such demands; but
why shonld those who haYe won an
exceptional victory in Mr.. Cleveland's
triumph, chiefly by the efforts of the
party organizations they now would
relegats to the rear, call on the Presi.
dent to degrade himself as party die
ator by attempting to boss the Tam
many tiger in the city or the Hill close
corporation that controls the power Of
the State.
1t is possible that the New York
Legislature may elect United States
Senator who would reflect no credi
upon the Empire State; but the re
sponsibility is clearly defined and thu
Legislature, and not President-elect
Cleveland, must answer to the people
While it is possible that the people
may resent the failure of the Demo
cratic Legislature to ELECT Senate
worthy OF the Empire State, it is abso
lutely certain that both the Legisla
ture and the people would resent an!
Presidential interference in the Sena
torial contest.
President Buchanan drove the en-
tering wedge that rent the Democrat.
in twin in 1857, by demanding tn
nomination of Colonel Forney for Sen
ator. No man in the State was NOR
worthy of the honor and none would
have filled it with more credit; but hi
forced nomination when not anon
the canvassed candidates, delicate,
Forney, defeated and demoralized tn
part 'andDemocratic unity inPennsy
vaniawas unknown thereafter until tn
State was anchored as positively RI
publican. The election of Senator
belong to the Legislatures, who's
members are directly responsible t
the people, and the President can il
terfere in such contests only with tn
certainty of breeding discord and pre-
voking personal and party defeat
Phi ladelnhia Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE annual report of the Treasurer
OF the United States shows . decrease
of $37, ST., 1858 in the net ordinary rcve-
nues for the past fiscal year, and de-
crease of SIC, S49,S54 in the net ordina'
ry expenditures. The total receipts
for the year are given as t736, 401, 2o6l
and the total expenditures $es4O19, 2So
The public debt June 80, 1892, is sta
ted as $1,5SS, 464,144, an increase oil
$42, 467 500 during the year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THIS is a great year for Cs. We
have had great C-yclones'and C'onfag-
arations, the number of Converts to
Democracy have been unprecedented.
C-oRBETT Caught C-inch and
CLEVELAND Carried the earth.
THE Democrats have G G G both
houses of Congress and the White
House, andt he Three C's is still in
C.hancery Court, II we are to believe
astronomers long before CRISP is re-
elected speaker of the House Biela's
Comet will C-onfscate our moon or
Consume the earth.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
The Dear Girls,

That Christmas time 10 near at hand
Strong evidence L find,
For all the girls know have grown
Oflate exceeding kind.
New York Herald
The desolste Seashore, forsaksn and lorn,
Ia bsreit of its fun sad its folly;
And the summer girls bathing suit now can
be worn,
By her little sisters Dolly. Truth
He loved the maid and she loved him,
Jrstas they all begin It,
He introduced another man,
And now-he is not in It
Smith, Cray 4 Cos Monthly
Her friends she's always chatting,
Although she isn't witty;
But she takes delight in laughing,
Because her teeth ia pretty
New York Sun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

A Few changes in the White House
will be noticed by Mrs. CLEVELAND on
her return to Washington. She will
find the mansion illuminated though
out with electric lights, which were
substituted for gas two years ago, In
the blue room she will notice new silk
tapestries on the walls, . ceiling fresh.
ly hand-painted with designs repre-
senting the clouds Of morning and
evening, and furniture gorgeously re-
covered. She will observe that the
green room has been papered in q
lighter shade OF green, and that the
great vestibule has been much improv.
cd by redecoration. Apart from these
features, however, all will be just as il
was when she left the establishment
four years ago. Everything in it will
be in perfect order, just as ifshe had
only gone away the day before. Mr.
Harrison, before his departure, will
follow the usual custom by having a
thorough house cleaning, so that the
residence may be in proper shane for
the reception OF Uncle Sans new ten
ants. Thus the most popular woman
in America, returning as matron to
the house where she formerly reigned
as q bride, will find it swept and gar
nished to receive her.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

Gov. TAYLoR's strength on the first
ballot in the caucus for U. s. Senator
is now generally conceded to be not
less than Al. 1t is claimed by some
who are in position to know that it
will be 46. 1t is not at all unlikely
that there will be other changes in hi
favor in the next few weeks and he
will get the necessary two-thirds or
the first ballot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

In answer to inquiries regarding an
extra session and the repeal of the Nc
Kinley bill 1873 votes out of356 Con
gressmen are said to have expressed
themselves as follows Seventy-two for
an extra session, seventy-eight opposed
and thirty-eight non-committal; on
the tariff, seventy-five for repeal, forty
four favored it with notifications
fifty-ssven opposed to any change
and twelve non-committal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

A QUESTION of the constitutionality
OF the Australian ballot law has been
raised in California, and temporary
Injunction has been granted restrain
ing the counting of the vote in San
Francisco. A blind voter claims that
it deprives him of the secrecy Of the
ballot, guaranteed by the Constitu-
ton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
The Fight for United States
Senator on in Earnest.
Ex.GOv. TaylOr's Managers Assert
That When Senator Bate Says He
Has a Cinch lie Holds Gen.
verse Through His Tile.

NASHVILLE, Nov. 29.-There has
been some talk Of splitting the regular
Democratic caucus in the next Gener-
allAssembly, but any suchtalk is the
veriest rot and bosh There is no
machine power or political influence
in Tennessee strong enough to burst
the caucus.
One strong reason for holding on to
the caucus system is that all the in
dependent Democratic members have
announced their intention of going in
to the caucus and voting with the re-
gular Democrats.
The State Democratic Committee
men have put their feet down on this,
and that ends it, There is one indie
pendent in the Senate and five in the
House Of Representatives,
There are about forty machines" in
Tennessee. Every senatorial district,
every congressional district and each
Of the three sections of the State have
particular machines" and all of them
propose to run the Legislature to suit
themselves, and the result is, the Leg
islature will run without their distin-
guished efforts to save the country.
Each machine has its pet candidate,
and there's where all the talk comes
from about busting" the caucus.
Anything goes with these fellows,
when their personal interests are at
stake. They tn reaten to "burst her"
when they see their particular candi-
date in danger. Let 'em burst her, if
they can.
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR.
United States Senator VIM. B. Bate
is still running. So is ex-Gov. Robert
L. Taylor. Sois John H. Savage. All
three want to be United States Sena-
tor from Tennessee. There are sever
al other fellows on the fence who have
their lighting rods up.
II VIM. B. Bate said he would get
four votes to Taylor's one, it stands to
reason that he was talking through his
hat. There are forty-four votes al
ready pledged to Taylor.
The Taylor contingent will beat Bate
Il hard work and hustling can accom-
plish it. They have their headquarters
at the Maxwell in room Il. There
typewriters are kept busy making and
sending reports to Taylor's friends
over the State. Gen. Laps D. McCord
is in charge Of Taylor's headquarters,
and he is pushing the campaign.
A full list Of the voters Of each coun-
ty INSTRUCTED or not instructed) as be-
ing taken as to the preference OF the
people for Bate or Taylor These lists
will be convenient put into the hands
OF the Senators and representatives Of
each county where the poll is taken
so they can see how the people really
stand on the question These polls
will be finished several weeks before
the Legislature convenes.
Neither will have walk-over for
the Senate. 1t will be a hard fight,
similar to the Bate Marks 6ghr.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

PROF HICKS, the st. Louis astrono-
mer and weather prophet who fore
told the tornado that destroyed por-
tions OF Illinois, expresses the opinion
that the comet now attracting so much
attention will have "vitiating" effect
on the arth, and predicts the preva-
lence of cholera next summer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

SENATOR KENNA, OF West Virginia
is dangerously ill. He has been sick
for several weeks but few days age
it was thought the crisis had passedand
that he was on the road to recovery
but Saturday he had a relapse and to-
day the worst is feared. He has plu
risy and heart trouble.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

IT is reported that G, P. Hunting
ton and Jay Gould have recently
been doing some quiet buying of rail-
roads in Texas, and that before long
they will have acquired a monopoly
of the business in Central and South
western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
and Southern California.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE feature OF a Thanksgiving eel
ebration at Richmond, Va, was the
cutting OF mammoth Cleveland and
Stevenson plum pudding by Senator
Daniel. 1t weighed 271 pounds, that
number being the latest estimate Of
the electoral vote received by the
Democratic ticket.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

PROF. Boss says that the comet
which is thought to be bearing down
on us is, in reality, scurrying away
from the earth at full speed, with a
large section of its tail Topped off. 1t
probably got too near our little cy-
clone OF November s.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

AT Gainesville, Fla, CHARLES II.
PRATT, editor of the Daily Leader,
was shot and killed late Saturday
night by THORNTON s. STRNGFELLow.
STRINGFELLow caught PRATT in a
compromising situation with his wife,
and shot him in her presence.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

DR.. PARKHURsT is still attempting
to purify New York's morals. He has
decided to have a map made showing
the location and character OF every
house inside the city limits. This
unique map will also show the social
condition of the inmates OF each
house.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
Boz TAYLOR has evidently captured

Bon TAYLOR has evidently captured
Atlanta, Judging from the following
editorial from the Atlanta Journal :
Ex-Governor TAYLOR of Tennessee
Bob TAYLOR, as several hundred thou
sand OF his" fellow countrymen call
him, has long been famous as one of
the greatest stump speakers in Amer
ca, but lately he has come into pro-
minence as one of the most attractive
of all the figures on the lecture plat
form. He delivered his lecture on
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

In fulfillment OF a bargain Jerry
Constantine, hotel-keeper at Sparta,
KY, shot and killed Roberts, colored
man. Constantine loaned Roberts
$40 some weeks ago, telling him that
if it was not paid on Thanksgiving
Day his life would be the forfeit 1t
was not paid and Constantine kept
his word,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
Three Charters Issued.

The Chattanooga Telephone Com
pany, the Household Publishing Com
pany, OF Chattanooga, and the Bristol
Novelty Company, were chartered
Monday by the Secretary Of State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
A DISPATCH from Chattanooga states

A DISPATCH from Chattanooga states
that the farmers of that portion oil
Tennessee, as we'll as of NorthsrH
Georgia and Alabama, are being fur
nished with free seed, instructions, ETC.,
and contemplate the introduction of
tobacco culture. 1t is claimed the soil
will'produce as fine grades as are
grown in North Caroline.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

ALL this noise is not made by Dem
ocrats trying to get their hands on the
offices. Much OF it comes from the
Republicans taking a fresh hold and
trying to lash themselves to the saddle
by civil service rules.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE complete returns from Caliior
MIA show that the election OF the next
United States Senator from that State
will be controlled by the Third party,
the balance of power in the Legisla-
ture being in the hands of the Popu-
lists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND serves notice
upon the early birds that indecent
haste in seeking Office will be properly
rebuked. The danger is that early
birds don't know indecent haste VIXEN
they sec it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE inhabitants of mars and neigh
boring plants are still rejoicing over
the recent Democratic victory, if we
are to judge by the magnificent dis
play of fireworks visible in the heav-
ems nightly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
Nature Discouraged.

(St Louis Post Dispatch.
II nature abhors vacuum what
must be her feeling toward the Treas
ury of the United States as it has been
managed by the party which is about
to rs1ire from its control?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

OVER 10000 detective ballots for
Governor were cast in the Massachu-
sets election. Two-thlrds OF these
were marked incorrectly for the Re.
publican candidate, and il legal would
have defeated Gov. RUSSELL
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE report of the Assistant Secreta-
ry of the Interior shows that there
were S56,OS7 pensioners on the list
June 80, 1892, an increase OF 1928
the past year and 457,050 the past five
years. Gen. Bussey recommends leg
islation to correct some abuses OF the
system.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE Home for Confederate Veter-
ans in Georgia, established by Henry
Grady, is the subject of a heated can
vass in the Legislature. 1t is propos-
ed to turn the institution over to the
State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

AFTER all, does 1t make so very
much difference whether Mr.. CLEyE-
LAND said "damn" or not? "The in
teresting fact remains" the country
has said "damA" with the biggest of
"big, big D's.'
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE extra session pendulum swings
back and forth from day to day. Last
week for a time it seemed that the
sentiment in favor OF an immediate
extra session was overwhelming
among prominent Democrats, as for
several days about nine out OF every
ten Senators and Representatives that
were willing to express a decided
opinion were in favor Of an extra SEES
sion at the earliest possible mement
Then there was change the other
way, and about the same percentage
opposed an early extra session, al
though many Of these opponents Of
an early extra session think it would
be an advantageous saving of time to
call an extra session about Sept. or
Oct. If a poll of all the Democratic
Senators and Representatives now in
Washington were taken on the ques-
ton OF an early extra session, it is eX-
trem9ly doubtful which side would gel
majority, so evenly divided has the
sentiment become.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

No DIsREsPEcT is meant to the pres
ent holder OF the title, but it cannot
be forgotten that there we're no COM
cts whisking around and threatening
to hit the earth when John L. was
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

OFFICERS of the United States Elk
press Company say the report that
the company will take charge of the
express business on the Louisville
aad Nashville railroads line on Janua-
~ / is premature. Vice President
Loveioy, of the Adams Express Com
pany, contradicted the report.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

ONLY a money party, born under the
sign of the Almighty Dollar, would
stop amid the wreck OF worlds that
surrounds the G. 0. P. to grope about
for a measly little wad OF 100000
which may have gone astray,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE doors will not be opened till
March 4, and no reserved seats will be
marked off beforehand. The man who
scrouges and shoulders will be sent to
the peanut gallery or sent home.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

A dispatch from Knoxville states
that after January l, the United States
Express Company will handle all ex-
press business over the Louisville and
Nashville lines.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

IT does not take much argument to
convince victorious party that the
people want rotation in Office. The
difficulty is to convince the leaders
that the people want anything else,-
N. Y. Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad has Withdrawn from the
Western Passenger Association, This
is looked upon as the death knell OF
the association.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

THE damage already done in the
Puget Sound country by the floods
will probably reach 100000, and the
prospect now is that much greater
damage will result.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

DECORATIVE ITEM. There is moth
ing adds so much to the coziness of a
bridal chamber as the knowledge of
having q ton of coal convenient.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

II the comet should strike the earth
the shock would not be half so great
as if THE COMET should strike the cell.
ing and 1t is not half as likely to do SO.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

IT is pleasure to be able to an
nounce authoritatively that Judge
TURNEY is rapidly and permanently
improving
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

In a short time TURNEY pie will be
carved, but it will be small matter
compared to the big CLEVELAND pud'
ding that will be seved later.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
Give 1t Plenty of Space.

Give 1t Plenty OF Space.
Boston Transcript.
Chicago gives liberal space to the
shoe exhibit at the Worlds Fair. The
shoe is naturally looked upon as a big
thing in Chicago,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01

The Radicals have had their day,
Everything has come our way,
We are 'in 1t" now to stay,
Ia, ra, ra, rs, boom de aye,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-01
Need No Prompting.

Washington Star
Those who are engaged in Cabinet
making for Mr., Cleveland appear to
have no objection to working over
time.