Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-16
Governor Buohanan's Announcement.

8ONSAhoE ohchdhhh . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All doubts as to Gov. Buchanan's
intention in regard TO the guberna-
torial campaign have been put to
rest, and the governor is now in the
field as IN Independent candidate.
In taxing this step he exercised his
right as All American citizen, and
while the party that elected him gov
ernor of the old Volunteer State two
years ago may doubt his judgment
and deplore his action, i, has no de-
sire now to question his right to take
the above step. The most fair mind
ed men of the State have given little
credence to the assertions of certain
Third party leaders that the govern
or would be an independent caLdi-
date, from the fact that they had
some confidence in the Democracy of
the chief executive. His repeated as
sertion that he loved the teachings of
Jefferson and Jackson, had led them
to believed that he was indeed the or
thordox Democrat that he and his
leaders claimed him to be, and,
therefore, they believe that he would
not lend his name and influence to a
cause that will jeopardize the success
of Democracy in the State. While
the LEAF-CHRoNICLE is sorry that
Gnx, D.,nhap haS fab on
it has no harsh words for him or his
followers. They may be sincere in
their belief, but the logical conse-
quence of this action is plain to any
man who has the power of concep.
ton. There is not the slightest
chance for the election of Gov. Buch-
anan /; If this were not true then all
would be different. AS the matter
now stands, Judge Turney or Mr..
Winstead, the Republican nominee,
will be the next governor of the State.
There is not the shadow of a chance
for the election of Mr.. Buchanan.
Should the independent candidate
defect enough votes from the regular
nominee of the Democratic conven-
tion to give Winstead and Harrison
the State, then all that the Democrat
ic party has labored for is lost, and
force bill Republicans will have con-
troll of the government, and those
who lived through the dark days of
reconstruction know better than the
younger generation what this mt ans.
Narrowing the situation down to
this, there is only one question for the
voter of Tennessee to ask himself,
and that is: (which ticket do pre-
fer, Cleveland and TurGey or Harri-
son and Winstead ~ The LEAF
CHRONICLE has an abiding faith IN
the intelligent yeomanry of Tennes.
see and it believes that they will sup
port the party that will bring to
them the most relief. This party is
the Democratic party, and the princi-
Piles for which it contends cannot
fail.
The LEAF-CHRoNICLE would be
clearly understood. The Republi.
cans are going to make desperate
attempt TO capture several of the
Southern States in the national elec.
ton, and Tennessee is in the group.
The action of Governor Buchanan
will give them fresh courage. They
will use every means at their com
mand to carry their point, therefore
Democrats must be up and doing.
Already the Republican camphres
have been lighted. The news coms
from New York that Elkins, Foster
and few Republican millionaires
have decided on campaignio DOODLE
They are encouraged by the dissen-
stious In the Democratic ranks In
the South and they are now ."
work raising q big sum for their CAM