Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-05-19
Is the Criticism Just!


pointments. Another case of the
man getting larger than the party
he represents. We have no kick to
make individually, but it is our du-
ty to give facts to the public as we
gather them; and we intend to do
this, let the Axe fall where it may.
In doing so, we might go against
our desire, should we consult our
own feelings and interests; but we
think that a newspaper should give
the news, let it touch who it may;
this course we shall pursue, regard
less of consequences.
Now we know that at least three
fourths of the people of the 9Th.
Civil Dist are dissatisfied with Col.
Cox's action. not his appointment,
but the course he pursued in max
ing this appointment, Cor caused it
to be made.) We have not heard
any objection raised to DR.. R. H.
Harvey for the position of Post
master, neither do we expect to
hear any, for he stands surrounded
by many friends, who would be
glad to see him hold any position
under this administration, SO dis
card from your minds at once, that
We arc objecting to DR.. Harvey, or
that this is intended in any way to
reflect on him, nor is it intended to
convey the idea, that DR.. Harvey,
could not have gotten a good in
dorsement from the patrons of this
office, for the position he now
holds. The trouble now arises
from the facts as we have been
able to gather them, that Col. Cox,
after obtaining the wishes of his
constituents here, ignored them all,
and taken the responsibilities up
on himself. We have not been
rblc to find single person that
Col. Cox consulted in reference to
the appointment of Harvey as
Post Master. This is something
unprecedented, where q Congress
man has gone ahead and RECON-
mended the appointment of a Post
Master, and not consulted a single
one of the patrons of the office. 1t
is not right, and it is not sur
prising that SO many are dissatis-
fled with his action. Col. Cox has
been at war with, and opposed to
dark horses all his life, and he has
been heard to say repeatedly, that
he had rather yield position to
an enemy, rather than give way to
some one who had not come out
and made a fight for the position.
Col. Cox held the petitions of Mrs.
Davenport, Miss Sowell, Mr.
Barnett, Mr.. Bills and Mr.. Busby,
all of whome were entitled to some
consideration, as they were recon-
mendcd by the citizens, and pa
irons of this office, and we believe
without a single exception, that
they were all well qualified to fill
the office with credit. Cox has
acted in bad faith by ignoring the
expressed wishes of his friends and
taken the responsibility upon him
self to appoint some one that was
not an applicant for the position.
We have it, that Coll Cox wired
DR.. Harvey if he would accept the
position. If this is a fact, in the
face of the petitions and recon-
mcndations he held from parties
here, this action should be con-
demned by every Democrat in the
county. Why should you ignore
the petitions you held Col? Did
you think that the the people here
did not have sense enough to know
what they wanted, why did you
ask for the portions, if you did
not expect to act upon them? II
you intended to act upon your
own judgement regardless of any
Endorsements? Why did you not
act candid with the petitioners and
tell them so? Did you not answer
each petitioner and tell them that
YOU would consider their cndors.
ments and act upon them? Did
not every Democrat patron here
sign some one of these petitions!
Did you not know the petitioners
and their cndorsers? If none OF
these have been worthy of your
Honors consideration, why did you
not be candid with them and tel