Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-07-25
BROWNS FORE KNOWLEDGE

Brown knew at the very start that
the Republican party, the bar, the
court officers, the litigants and the
witnesses who had been before him.
and the juries that had served in his
courts, were organized against him for
his childish petulancy, intolerant bigo-
try and for his studied and conspicu.
GUS sham efforts to make it appear that
he was all the time diminishing crime
and curtailing court expenses" He
knew from the very start that he stood
no earthly chance for the nomination,
and that he would make an independ-
ent race. His cyclonic indignation at
the convention was pre- conceived long,
long before the convention met. He
laid his plans for a second term with
all the cunning and elaboration Of the
chronic Office hunter and the thorough
paced demagogue. He knew that no.
body rated him as a true, genuine Re.
publican; that all men and all parties
regarded selfish interest as the basis of
his loud professions of loyalty and de-
votion TO the party Of Lincoln
and Grant" He knew he did not have
the respect and confidence Of his tempo
rary political associates whom he had
twice successfully mislead, deceived
and betrayed. Therefore for him to
flop" again was an easy and rapid
performance. His tremendous effort
to foist himself again on an unwilling
and objecting people took the old, new
direction, where his only remaining
hopes and prospects lay. His schemes
matured, his first step WAS to create
confusion and discomfort in all the
counties Of the circuit, to get out a
large number of Republican candidates
for various county offices, 30 that the
defeated ones, when he gave the signal
by raising the black flag Of mutiny,
could yell the hue and cry Of fraud
and bribery" and ring the loud changes
oil around the circle. He played this
adroit game through q handful of
henchmen including Town Bosses" :"
whom he so tiercely despises
All the time Brown was busy col
lecting round him an admiring advi-
sary board Of dough faced Democrats
and spotted, streaked and ring tailed
Hoboes, whose only function was to
extol his character, glorify his name,
worship at the shrine of his purity and
iterate and reiterate how badly their
chieftain had been mistreated.
The convention met and Brown with
the most discreet circumspection fed
from before the MatterhorG avalanche
that was bearing down upon him, but
with the most ignominious cowsrdice
and betrayal of political honor, as
the shameful sequel proved.
Brown "stood not upon the order Of
his going, but went at once, inconti-
nently rushing from Q field where he
had vaunted himself an invincible
warrior, before the slogan for the open
ing charge had been sounded, yea, be-
fore the lines of battle had been formed.
| Andiwhilst the one sided conflict was in
the most critical and hardest turmoil
for the decisive issue, he like terri
fled condor, was speeding away from
that terrible storm center ''o'er the
sweet blue hills" and smiling vallies
which lie between the ancient capitols
of Washington and Greene. And after
having shown the white feather" at
the final wind up. Brown is carving
around on his coat sleeve for public
exhibition an equally white liver, and
pouring out his agonizing soul in hide.
Gus lamentations over the bad treat
ment he has received, the threatened
| iobo VI ulo lJdoL SnduCt anu his un'
paralleled and appalling poverty.
In the doleful refrains OF his i'm
measurable wo and misfortune, there
is not note to tell that his own in
tolerance, bigotry, greed and conspicu
GUS lack of steadfast political princi
pals has disgusted the Republican par
ty and all sturdy and right thinking
men; not a note to tell that in the las
eight years-in addition to the s15, ,0OO
before received-that he has relieved
the national treasury of S2 $50 in tn
way Of pension, and the State ex
chequer Of S2O, 900 in the way of salar,
as Judge.
+ The degradation and dishonorinl
humiliation to which Brown has stoop
ed makes the peoples resolve to pulver
ize him all the stronger.