Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-02-14
For the Herald and Tribune.
The Congressional Race.

Inc congressional Kace.
Though presenting many fronts of
battle and the respective partisans are
warming to the work, the struggle for
the Republican Congressional nomina-
tion has SO far progressed without the
least break of friendly relations and
without friction usually consequent
upon such a contest.
This is asst should, the party is greater
than any one of the candidates --intin.
itely greater than all the candidates
combined. That party is deservedly in
the shadow OF impending defeat, when
1T allows itself to be dismem bered into
warning factions, each one having no
higher aim and lottieI ideal than the
elevation of particular I individual to
Il particular Office.
We now count six candidates for Con-
gress, and we do not say aught in de
probation or disparagement of several
OF these aspiring gentlemen, when we
do say that they have not as yet at
tanned the grade of a novice in national
legislation. To speak without offense
IN learning the confusing intricacies OF
the lower house it would require
whole term to enable them to distin-
guish its cataclysmal outburts from the
howlings of u labor riot; and to the
end OF that time the mazes of the De-
partments would be as bewildering as
the labyrinths of the Roman catacombs.
They are all honorable men-all, but
be they never better men, the most that
can be said of them is that in the field
OF statemenship they have but local
name and habitation, and their attain
meuts in this art must be the result Of
an education Ill the future. In fine,
they lack the training and experience
necessary for a Congressman to prose
cute his work with success from the
start. We can assure these gentlemen
that this criticism does not proceed
from any unfriendly telling, but is the
first of conscientious investigation
and deliberate judgment.
Hitherto we have not held up Mr..
Brownlow as an orator, logician, par
humanitarian or thorough paced poll.
Jician, nor do we introduce him now rs
a distinguished statesman. Ours is
simply the suggestion, founded on
lact, that he is an apt, advancing stu
dent in all things political; that he seeks
values and improves every opportunity
4or iamiliarizing himself with govern
mental affairs; and that his thorough
acquaintance with the leading minds
OF the Nation and his residence at Wash
lngton as an employee of the Govern
ment in positions of honor and trust
nave opened before him field of USE
fulness as national legislator which
ne is qualified to occupy and fill at
once. Had he never studied Ihe
problems of politics for himself, such
is his natural receptivity, the very at
mosphere in which he has lived moved
AID had his being for nearly two de-
cades would have impaired a sound and
thorough knowledge of the living is
sues before the country.
Mr.. Brownlow is keenly alive to the
faCt that the tariff is the vital essence
of our financial system, keeping the
factory wheels in motion, employing
labor, and feeding, housing and edu-
eating the telling millions of the Re-
public. And what is of special inter
est to US he knows the needs and dis
tresses of this immediate constituency,
and his the sleepless vigilance and tire
less industry to meet the one and re-
lieve the other.
1t will soon be determined who shall
be our banner bearer for Congress. No
mistake should be made. The nomina-
tion of any other man than Brownlow
is an experiment. If there is danger at
all it always turks in experiments. Sue
cess is assured with the nomination of
the strongest and most available man.
Give US Brownlow, "a wet sheet, a flow
ing sea and u wind that follows FAST
ii DISTRICT.