Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-24
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would give some relief in storm;
that almost any device we might ar
range to gain control of theState and
repeal the Infamous election laws
would be fair, on the doctrine that 1t
might result in good. But all the
time l mistrusted Mcdowell. If he
would sell out to us might he not sell
us out a little later on? Still, after
the bargain was made and part of
the money paid, and when l saw
Buchanan's independent announce
ment as in part provided for, / had a
hope that it might pull through
without harm to US, believing, of
course, that we would not be cut off
with no other help from the national
committee than that given to him.
Answering your question direct l
think it was all mistake. / believe
it will cost, is costing, us votes in
Tennessee. I: is very embarrassing,
and / hardly know what to say to
you about it more than what have
indicated in our several converse
tions and what have written above.
| wish now that l had destroyed the
scheme as soon as / learned of it by
protesting against the payment of the
money to Mcdowell. l would do so
even yet, but Capt. Baker some
weeks ago-;n fact very soon after
the payment to Mcdowell began
informed me that it was no affair of
mine and none of my business. l
rather feel that / owe an obligation
to my party in all emergencies, and
that maybe, after all that has been
said, it is my business because affect
ing the party. Your remarks as to
the trade with these people are in line
with its details, and may add that
l don't understand what Buchanan
came to Republican East Tennessee
for, If they intend keeping faith with
us. He is to-day an enemy of our
party and is doing us harm, not good.
l have faith in the ultimate triumph
of our principles If we adher to them
strictly; but i fear that your words
are too true-that we are camping
too close to political heresy in our
present entan clement. We ought to
cut loose from these fellows, and
from now ON make strong, straig ht
fight. If we do this, we shall elect
George Winstead Governor. AS ]
figure it out, we have now lost $15,.
600 on Mcdowell and Buchanan and
have gained nothing. We ought to
save our principles and our party
from disgrace. Already, as you say,
it is common talk on the streets and
in the highways. l am not going TO
let it injure me. 1t cannot hurt John
Houck, because he, like myself, was
let into it after the bargain was made
and since then has only endeavored
to see that the Republican party was
not imposed on by holding Mellow
ell to the terms. Neither do l censure
Baker. He believed that he was
taking a near and legitimate cut to
success, and / am satisfied expected
out Of ii to see victory.
Before closing l want to say that
the matter is no longer secret, and
wherever l have an opportunity
intend to warn our people to have
nothing more to do with it, but to
stick to the Republican party, to
Harrison, Reid and Winstead, and
our candidates for Congress in the
First, Second, Third and Eighth dis
tricts, and to elect good Republicans
to the Legislature who will give us
good laws and will vote for an honest
Republican for United States Sena'
| tor.
Suppose you write to Baker and
Jeffreys and get their views.
Yours truly,
| n w HuII