Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-11-22
tFrom an Occasional Correspondent
THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.
How BrOwnlow Stands at Washington
The Recent Elections Another Deme-
cratic Misstep.. AppOmatOx.

The Recent Elections. Another Demo-
cratic Misstep..Appomatox.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,Nov. 10, 93. 2
Many Tennesseans here are gratified
to see, in the last issue of the Herald
and Tribune" that the good people of
the First District, are so decidedly in
favor of sending Hon. w. P. Brownlow
to the next Congress. He deserves it.
Mr.. Brownlow is known here as an ex-
pert in Departmental work. He knows
just precisely where to go, what to do,
and how to do it. His warm heart and
activity will make him an invaluable
public servant, BY all means, send
him here, ifyou want a pushing Repre-
sentative. Look, merely, at the work
of the last socalled "Silver Session" of
Congress. There we're 1910 bills intro
duced in the House of Representatives,
alone. In the Senate 1116 bills. In
such a wilderness of proposed legisla-
tioI-work cut out at a "called" ses-
sion-what are the chances OF an indi-
vidual Congressional District to get
legislation for its benefit? That de-
pen Is wholly upon the working capac-
ity of the Representative. OF talk
good heavens! We have had enough of
that The country is sick of it. FIVE
ponderous volumes of windy speeches
were manufactured during the three
months sitting of this Congress. You
can not lay a tariff on wind mills, high
enough to keep these speeches atoat!,
Not a vote in either house, was affected
by them. Work and not talk, is what
wins Congressional success. You can't
measure sense by the yard or the pound.
Thought is put up in small nuggets.
Pray send us B,ownlow, to the next
Congress, to do a little work. We say
this as a native Tennessean, who is
anxious to see the volunteer State"
well served at Washington.
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
The more news we get on this subject
the bigger grows the victory. The re-
suit is cheering beyond the widest ex-
pectations. No greater victory has been
achieved for the country at large, since
Grant and his soldiers. turned their
backs on Appomatox. 1t was not mere
ly a Republican victory, it was a VIC
tory of the people for themselves-a
vindication of free government. The
enthusiastic patriot has always had one
fear-that the people were too slow in
action. Great bodies nov slowly,
while mischief and evil ride on swift
wings. "a lie will travel a mile" is
the old adage, before truth gets on his
boots" Well, he got them on, Tues
day, the 7th inst, and did some effec.
tive stamping out of long standing
abuses.
In New York, he trod on ''the tigers
tail, and the screech was awful. May
nard fell behind his party 100000 votes.
Woe is Tammany. Boss" McLaugh-
lin of ''the Brooklyn Ring is in the
dust. David B. Hill has been smitten
in the citadal of his strength-Albany.
The "Sheehan Ring" of Buffalo has
been smashed. 1.-The Gamblers" of
New Jersey have been beaten. Judge
Gary has held a popular term of his
court at Chicago, and Anarchy again
is condemned. Verify, as Horac Gree
ly used to say: when the people do
get mad, they get very mad" The
wrath of the silent majority-who only
speak by their votes-is terrific. What
did it? Contempt, disgust and fear of
the Democsatic party, who knows
nothing and learns nothing" swift to
destroy and incapable to build! When
Benz. Harrison left the White House,
the country was enjoying the greatest
prosperity it had ever known. In six
months, under Democratic rule, an
army of the unemployed blocked the
streets of our great cities. The New
England looms ceased to move; and
the iron furnaces of Pennsylvania and
Tennessee shut down. Gold fled from
the country by millions, before Demo,
cratic silver talk" until people got
scared and drew out of the banks and
out of business channels hundreds OF
millions additional, and locked it up.
No man can estimate the damage done
to this country by the Democratic
threat to make one standard of value
silver, and to put us on a commercial
basis with Mexico. The further threat
to turn the pauper labor of Europe, in
upon us, by repeating the principle OF
protection, had its influence. Well, the
people have taken a hand in the matter,
and you see what they think about it,
A West Indian hurricane could moi
have left a palmer mark.
MATTERS ABROAD.
Talking about hurricanes, there is a
small one brewing at present in the
Pacific Ocean around the sea girt is
lands of Hawaii, a storm again, OF
Democratic originl The pulling down
of the American flag, set floating by
Mr.. Harrison's Administration, by the
hands of the Cleveland diplomats, may
he q small family affair. hnt if the nres.