Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-02-14
From the Rogersville Herald.
Read, Think, Act.


to every Republican in the district that
the Republican papers opposing the
nomination Of w. p. Brownlow for
Congress, should have treated lightly
the letters of Senator Sherman and 9th
els, addressed to Mr.. Brownlow, and
spoken in contemptuous terms of their
authors. The effort of those in charge
of these papers, and responsible for
their utterances, is to make the people
believe that Senator Sherman and Elk.
Gov. Foraker, of Ohio. Senator Collum,
of Illinois; Senator Stockbridge and
Gen. Whitfield, of Michigan; Ex Sena
tor Blair, of New Hampshire, Ex Sena.
tor Malone, of Virginia, and Judge
Chandler, of Kansas, beco:ne parties to
petty and disruptable scheme which
originates with Col. Reeves and others
of Col. Browniow supporters in this
district to advance Drownlow interest,
and that these letters were written in
furtherance of that scheme. In view
OF the fact. that nearly all of these gen
tlemen, who are men of national repu-
tation and trusted leaders of the party, =,
tender their services to the Republicans
of this district in the coming campaign,
express a willingness to come and speak
for us, not in the interest of Mr.. Brown
low, personally, but in the interest of
the party, the effort of these papers to
create the impression intended, is simly
pan outrage, and merits and should re-
ceive the unqualified condemnation of
every Republican in the district. 1t
may have been an indiscretion in Mr..
Brownlow s friends to have made these
letters public, though l can see nothing
wrong in this, but there was nothing
out of the ordinary course of things in
these gentlemen writing these letters.
Mr.. Brownlow has for a number OF
years past held position in the Senate
and was intimately associated with
Senators Sherman, Cullom, Stockbridge
and Blair, aud as member of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, repre-
Senting the State of Tennessee, he was
intimately associated With TX Governor
Foraker and General Malone, and rep
resenting the interest of the people OF
this district before the departments at
Washington, he was intimately associ
ated with Judge Chandler, Of Kansas,
who held the position of 1st Assistant
Secretary of the Interior under Presi-
dent Harrison and Gen. Whitfield, of
Michigan, Harrison's First Assistant
Postmaster General. In these associa
tions warm friendship originated and
is yet continued between Mr.. Brownlow
and these gentlemen respectively, and
when they learn of his being candi
date for Congress, the promptings OF
friendship induced the writing of the
letters. And desiring his success they
give some very cogent reasons why his
candidacy should be favorably consid-
cred by the Republicans OF this district
1t never entered the minds of either OF
these gentlemen that they in writing
these letters would become involved in
the personal warfare being waged
against Mr.. Brownlow in this district
and treated as his personal partisans
and the effort so to connect them with
the local contests is an act of the gross
est injustice and as against these trust
ed leaders of the party an unpardona-
BILE sin.
The proper things for the Republicans
OF the district to do is to have passed in
each county convention ON the first
Monday in March and in the Congress.
sional convention on the Sth of March,
resolutions thanking these gentlemen
for the tender of their services in the
coming campaign and ndextending 10 each
OF them cordial invitation to come
and speak TO our people at such times
as may suit their convenience. If this
action is taken these gentlemen will
feel free to come and take part in our
canvass, otherwise they would not, and
the Republicans OF this district can do
nothing less than this and do justice to
themselves. This is matter to be con-
sidered not in the interest of Mr.. Brown
low, but in the interest of the Republi.
can party of this district. The reputa.
zion of the party abroad is involved
and the wrong done the party by these
publications must be righted in the way
indicated. w. p. GILLENwATERs,
RogeIsville, Tenn, Feb. 5, 1894.
For the Herald and Tribune.
BrownlOw's Personal aud Acquired Fit.
ness for Congress.
The numerous letters from men OF
high character and station written from
disnterested standpoints, which l set