Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-31

is CENT PER WEEK.
W. W. pARKspALE, PROPRIETOR.
Over He Goes.

In speech al liealy, Ienn., declared
that he would not stand on Demo
cratic platform adopted at Nashville
on the Goth of the present month.
Said he was in favor of the "Third
party" called on all present favor
ing the third:party to hold up their
hands, and the. dispatch says some
Democrats, but no Republicans held
up their hands. He was addressing
crowd largely made up of alliance
men, some OF whom were Republi-
cans and some Democrats. Some OF
the Democrats agreed to go with
him, but none of the Republicans.
We desire to remark in passing that
Republicans are not run off in any
such way, and you may say what
you please of their party, they will
stick to it. But John Henry Nc
Dowell has at last packed his bag
gage and stepped over into the third
party. We have often said to our
readers.that the time was not far dis
tant and gwould soon come when
Mcdowell would throw off the mask
and go body and soul into the third
party. We have repeatedly said
that outside of the ends he hoped to
attain, the filling of his pocket-book
and elevating himself to Office, he had
no interest either In the Democratic
party or the farmers Of Tennessee. He
Travelled over the entire State, from
end to end, from center to circumfer-
ence, and on every stump, at first, he
professed und ing devotion to the
Democratic party, and swore by all
that was good and holy that if there
was Democrat in all the land above
suspicion he was that one. He got
mad, frothod at the mouth and de-
nounced as liars all who ques-
toned his Democracy. Finally he
began to Waver. 1t became evident
to him that the respectable people of
the State had more wisdom than he
had given them credit for, and that
the members of the Alliance were
suspecting him. He had his powers
and they were great for while. He
organized boycotts against newspa-
papers that dared to oppose him,
and many of our business men were
threatened by this would-be boss
with destruction of their business il
they dared antagonize him or his
methods. lie threatened United
States Senators, Congressman, Judges,
and all others who would not bow In
humble submission to his authority.
Who was he, and what was he that |
he should thus dictate to the people |
OF Tennessee? John III. Mcdowell,
coal Oil inspector under John B.
Buchanan and President of the Ten |
nessee Alliance. The people will not
submit to such demagogues. The
man never lived in this free land |
who could exercise such authority |
and power as this man tried to eXer-
else. The Alliance was doing very
well until he took it in hand, but he
has succeeded in almost running the
order, and with its troubles under
his leadership, the Democratic
party has suffered humiliation,
shame, and much injury. What good
has come from his rule or ruin
policy? No one has been benefited |
save him. lie has received much |
money, which he would otherwise
have never seen, and he is the only |
man who can trace to his labors one
solitary benefit. To-day there is a
meeting in Nashville called by this
boss, and while its proceedings may
never become known to the outside
world, for he works in secret at times,
yet we are sure he will advise the
Alliancemen present to withdraw
from the Democratic party and follow
him into the third party. His paper
has declared for the third party, and
Editor Taylor, of that paper, says
the meeting day will be to consid-
er the step mentioned, and when
Mcdowell was seen about it he re-
fused to say whether it was to organ
izc third party or not. And yet
Mr.. Buchanan allows this man to
remain his leader; allows him to go
over the State as his representative,
abuse the Democratic party, threaten
its defeat and destruction, advocate a
third party in the columns Of his
paper and on the stump, and while
he is holding an Office by the grace Of |
the Democrats Of Tennessee electing
Buchanan Governor.
In one c. lumn of his paper he adj
vocates the third party, and in the
next urges the Democrats to nomi-
nate Buchanan. In one breath he
urges the Democrats of Tennessee to
nominate Buchanan and in the next
advocates the organization of a third
party, whose purpose and only aim
is to defeat the Democrats.
The farmers of this county are
honest. They are Democrats. They
want int, tho A II;opon oftor thnxy