Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-07-18
LIMESTONE.
For the Herald and Tribune.

this district will cast his vote for Geo.
rye Stuart, who is regarded as desert
er from thr party. The question now
before the people of Washington Coun-
ty is not whether we have Pritchett or
Hickey for Sheriff, but it is whether
we have Democratic or Republican
Sheriff, 1t is whether the election Of
officers of this county shall be appoint.
ed by Democrat or a Republican.
Under the existing infamous election
laws if we loose the Sheriff it will give
the Democratic Sheriff the power to
Count out votes enough at any election
to put in their county officers. OF all
the county Office that of Sheriff is not
important to the Republican party.
We of the Eighteenth District, are Re-
publicans, not for office or Doodle,
but because we have the principles
and doctrines of the grand old party.
No renegade or independent deserter
will receive any Republican votes in
this district. George Stuart, after
promising in good faith to support the
nominee of the party, has violated his
sacred promise to the convention and
is now evidently in collusion with the
Democratic party to defeat the Re-
publican candidate for Sheriff, and in
my opinion if the people knew the
facts about him he would not get a
Republican vote in the county. No
public acts are public, and propose
to discuss them for few brief moments
George Stuart has placed himself in
the breach in front of the Republican
guns and it is but our duty to open fire
on him. The writer Of this was the
nominee of the Republican party for
the Legislature to represent Washing
ton County in 1884, and was defeated
by twenty nine votes when there was
strong factional fight raging in the
party. l felt fully competent at that
time tn hold my own against the blows
of our legitimate opponents the Dem
ocracy, but in that fight "the sorrows
that sank deepest into my bosom was
sped by archers from my own camp.
George Stuart told some of the most
reliable men in the county that he was
going to help defeat me. He used all
the influence he could bring to bear in
the First and Second Districts against
me and in favor of the Democratic
candidate. He went to the polls and
voted for and in presence of the Demo-
cratic candidate, and the Democratic
candidate thanked him openly for his
vote and influence. 1t is an open Sc.
cret that two years ago George Stuart
voted against Jacob Hawkins for Sher.
if and for Mr.. Saunders, the Demo.
cratic candidate. | charge further
that his letter announcing himself an
independent candidate, claiming to
have majority of votes in the primary
is both misleading and false in every
implication. In my opinion there never
was a fairer convention held in Wash
ington County than the one that nomi.
mated our county candidates. In what
striking contrast are the manly deport-
ment of Kinny Martin and w. G..
Mathes and the other defeated candi.
dates in comparison to George Stuart's
cause. In 1894 when the Republican
party was defeated all olong the line
with the immortal blame at the head
Cf the ticket and myself the defeated
candidate for the legislature, it is said
George Stuart went to Limestone to the
Democratic jubilee of rejoicing over
the victory. Also few days after
the election, it is said he went to Jones'
boro and boasted that he had helped
defeat the Republican candidate for
the legislature, and attended the grand
Democratic rally at Jonesboro when
they painted the town red, rejoicing
over their victory. If the above allie
CATION be true, which to the best of
my information they are, then is Geo.
Stuart entitled to any sympathy or sup
port from any man who claims to be a
Republican? A few years ago the
State of Virginia was controlled by
the Republicans, but owing to factional
fights within the party the control of
this State passed over to the Democrats.
Such is usually the result when every
man in party is mad because he can I
get office. Every election that has
been held throughout the nation in
the last year has either gone Republi.
can or has shown large Republican
gains. All the factlonal fights we can
hear of among Republicans are in the
First and Second Districts of Tennes
see. notwithstanding the little rip
pie and noise of very few sore heads
the Republican county ticket is going
to win by good majority both in the
county and judicial race. o. NJ. B.
Politics is beginning to make stir
| We do not know of Republican about
Limestone who will vote for StuaI fol
Sheriff, but they will stand by Sandy
for Register. All o X on Leah and
Cooper. Your scribe thinks the peo
pie would rather have a primary on
the Circuit Judge race. Who else think,
so. The pastures are improving since
the late rains, and the cattle and sheer
are looking better. T. N. and H. c
Remine Jr. are all the time in marke
] looking for fat ga tile ahaan ond ho0s