Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-04
POLITICS BOILED DOWN.
News Notes Caught on the
Streets and Elsewhere.

News Notes Caught on the
Streets and Elsewhere.
A Condensation of Interesting Events
Pertinent 10 the Present Political
Campaign, State and County.
A LEAF-CHRONICLE reporter was
leaning against the letter box at
Owen 4 Moore's corner last evening,
meditating on the political sins of
the age, when Squire Slaughter, who
knows all about the subject, came up
and halted with an air that led the
reporter to believe that the Squire
wanted to talk. BY way OF begin
ming, the reporter asked him II he
would accept the nomination of the
Third party for the Senate.
Eyes," he replied, "I will accept
it; / can't we'll get around 1t. ! care
nothing for holding Office. The fact
Of the business is, i never cared for
Office. holding. / will accept the
nomination, therefore, for principles
sake, and not for the honor and
money j will get by being elected.
Principle is. the only thing that inn
pels me to accept the nomination.
This brings up more talk, as the say
ing goes. All these Third party fell
lows claim that a very great princi-
pie underlies the Third party move
ment, but none of them can tell you
what it is.
Hon. Jas. A. Mckenzie, the orator
from Blue Lick, was in the city for
short while yesterday, and an effort
was made to get him to remain over
and deliver speech before the Young
Mems Democratic Club. Mr.. Nc
Kenzie wanted to comply with the
request, but his condition was such
that he could not stay. He has just
returned from speech-making tour
through Indiana. He made twenty
speeches in ten days and nights, ana
was very hoarse. He promised,
however, to make speech in Clarks-
vile before the campaign closes. BY
the way, Col. Mckenzie had an un-
usual experience in Indiana. At
Shelbyville he saw crowd Of people
estimated at 10000 ali at one political
gathering. There were eight plat
forms, each containinga speaker, and
the welkin rang from all quarters.
Col. Mckenzie occupied one OF the
stands and had the advantage OF any
OF the speakers from the fact that he
could be heard further than any Of
them. Col. Mckenzie says there Is
no question about Indiana. 1t will
go Democratic.
The letter Of Crostwait, the colored
lawyer OF Nashville, repudiating
Repubaicanisn, has caused such con-
sternation in the Republican camp
that the committee Is hunting for
some one to answer 1t. They have
addressed letter to Gen. Boyd ask
ing him to do the act, but Boyd Ia in
the same boat with Crostwait, to a
certain extent, and does not feel dis
posed to serve. Crostwait's letter has
put the more intelligent class Of Re-
publicans to thinking, and 1t need
not surprise the public to hear that
some more Topping will be done.
w. r.. Harrington, the colored
speaker from the College of Tennes-
see, will speak at the court house to.
night. He wants both white and coli
ored people to hear him. He is said
to be good speaker, and will deal
with Lis subject in logical way.
Squire Slaughter said yesterday
that he would open his campaign in
this county Saturday, when he would
speak at u Third party gathering at
Loug's Schoolhouse, In the Fourth
district.
A rousing Democratic club will be
organized at New Providence to NOR
row night.
/ Great preparations are being made
for the Democratic rally at Cedar
Hill next Saturday. Congressman
Washington Is using his best efforts
this week 10 see thai the occasion Is q
SUCCESS. He has secured the WASH
ington artillery, Of Nashville, with
their regiment band for the occasion.
and many renowned speakers will
} be present. The Young Mems DEM
: ocratic Club will attend, taking with
, them the Clarksville Military Band.
The railroad company will give re-
duced rates from all points, and II Il
believed now that ten thousand peo.
! pie will be present.
Senator Bate and Congressman