Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-11-29
BRO WILLOW FOR CONGRESS

BRO WILLOW FOR CONGRESS-
From newspapers, correspondents,
private letters and personal interviews
with hundreds of people in various
counties in this district, we are salts
fed Hon. w. P. Brownlow is the choice
of a large majority of the Republicans,
for nomination for Congress in the
next contest.
His long and faithful party service,
his familiarity with the red tape meth
DDS of department business, his prompt
ness in attending to business for the
people of this district, his intimate &C.
quaintance with all the prominent
leaders in public life at Washington,
his unselfsh labors in behalf of the old
soldiers, hundreds of whom will bear
testimony to his successful work for
them, his personal popularity at home
and in Washington City, his reputa-
ton for doing just what he promises
in private or public life. These are
some of the things to his credit, that
the people recognize as important for
an efficient Congressman, when he
undertakes to do the business demand
ed by the people of this Congressional
District.
The election of Mr.. Brownlow to
Congress, will give him additional
strength and influence at Washington.
Favors that he has been securing for
our people as a courtesy, will be &C.
corded as a right, and the people will
get the benefit Of this increase of use
fulness, when they call on him to look
after matters in which they are inter
ested.
The people of this district believe in
rewarding their faithful workers, and
having never done anything for Mr..
Brownlow, they have with a unanimity
seldom witnessed reached the conclus-
ion that this is the time to reward him
by a nomination for Congress. We
have nothing but the kindest feelings
for all the gentlemen now in the field
for Congress. In fact we esteem them
as personal friends, for whom at some
future time it would afford US pleasure
to work. But candor forces us to say
that the Masses in this contest are for
Mr.. Brownlew, and we regret that the
excellent gentlemen opposing him have
not yielded to the current of public
sentiment in his favor, and added to
their laurels by giving him their sup
port, and a clear track for the nomi.
nation.
The Republican party is now in bet
ter shape in this District than it has
been for years, for which Mr.. Brown.
low is entitled to much credit. The
elections in 1894 cover every Office in
the State, an event that will not occur
again for twenty four years on the
some day. These State and county
elections are of paramount Importance
to the people, and especially to Repub-
licans who hope to secure a Legislature
to wipe out the odious election laws,
and elect the county and district of.
ficers in every county in the district,
with possibly one exception, and that
only in part. To do this thing, harmo-
ny in the party is essential to success.
Factions seldom originate except in
congressional contests, but when once
created, are carried into every other
contest from the highest to the lowest.
We have no factions now, and any eff.
fort to revive them will be repudi-
ated by the people, as it should be.
The masses of the people in the First
Congressional District, upon whom
the Republican party must rely for sue
cess in other contests, are largely In
favor of Mr.. Brownlow for Congress,
and If this current of sentiment is re,
spected there can be no occasion for
anything to disturb party harmony or
endanger our candidates for other po'
sitions in the State and County cleo.
tons to occur next year. Ifpublic sen
timent in this district pointed to any
of the other gentlemen, as undoubtedly
asst does to Mr.. Brownlow for nomina'
ton as the Republican standard bearer
for Congress, the Herald and Tribune
would urge his withdrawal from the
race, and use its columns to carry out
the desires of the party. We hope this
spirit will control other gentlemen, and
that public sentiment may be honored
and their claims to future recognition
strengthened, by such action as will
insure a united and harmonious party
in behalf of every candidate put forth
by the party, in every county in this
district in 1894.
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