Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-03-14
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.

l am not in the habit of writing for
the public and would not in this in,
stance infiict a communication upon
your readers did | not feel that Justice
to the honest gentleman demanded it
should be done. l have noticed a
communication recently in your val
liable paper in which the writer an.
nOunces his choice for the various
county officers in the approaching
election a counterpart of their com
munication appeared in the johnson
City Staff on March 8. These com
m%unications we're written by one and
the same person as | am reliably in.
formed. / feel SURE that his full name
laudations of w. g. Mathes, candidate
for Trustee would have created merri-
ment in the minds of your readers had
they known that the author was an
uncle of that gentleman. He has writ
ten too often heretofore to allow any
room for mistake 8. His ear marks are
well known. The faint praise OF Mr..
Bacon is also amusing. 1t occurs to
me, that if Mr.. Mathes instigated or
knew of these publications, his per-
hitting them to 70 before your readers
shows such a want of modesty and
Judgement as utterly precludes him
from filling any Office. II the ''mis.
takes" of Mr.. Bacon are to be held I'D
before the public. if he is to be criticised
would it not come in much better taste
from some other source? and should
not the attack be made in a bold and
manly manner; and not by covert in
situations. 1t is almost impossible
that Mr.. Mathes did not know of these
writings and he just as certainly knew
that Mr.. Bacon had committed no
wrong. l detest all effort upon the
part of one man to injure another in
order that the sly worker of the mi
guilty may profit thereby. l have
known Mr.. Bacon for years and l know
he is honest sober and industrious. That
he is efficient, any one in this county
will witness. His circular letter writ
ten to the people heretofore, is an hon
est manly statement and every man
in this district accepts it as such and
are willing to endorse and aid him.
The County of Washington has not
and will not loose a dollar by him, but
he in protecting the interests of the
people has suffered personal loss and
has sustained the same cheerfully, only
seeking to protect the public interest.
| havenO word to say against Mr. Mathes
further than to suggest that he is not
entitled to the nomination and if he
expects to receive any consideration in
the race therefor be had better muz
zle that uncle in the Second District.
Now l haze only to add that Albert
Bacon is no kin to me or mine. have
known him all his life, and this is
written without his knowledge conniv-
ance or consent AMI only in a spirit of
fairness. The people of Washington
County have cause to be proud of her
present officers. All of them are gentle
manly and accommodating, and there
is no call or reason for any special one
of them stepping aside to make room
for onother simply because he is "out
of a job" Knowing the sentiment of
the people in the northern part of the
county al well as l do in this district |
will say that if the most of the county
will do as well as they. Mr.. Bacon will
have an overwhelming majority. z.