Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-01
CHERRY GROVE.

AS this is my last opportunity of an.
pearing in the Herald and Tribune be.
fore the August election | want to an.
peal to the Republican voters of this
Washington County, the mother of
Tennessee, and one of the grandest
and most patriotic counties in the
State; her patriotism dates back before
the birth of Tennessee, to the DAYS of
Sewer and Tiptons and others. we
could mention whom from our section
defeated Ferguson ut Kings Mountain
n turned the tide in the revolution,
In those days there were traitors to the
American cause just as there is today,
but they were not so independent about
it as Brown and Stuart are at this time.
They are openly denouncing the leaders
of the party that they claim they
fought to establish and are calling on
their old comrades to stand by them
now as they did in armies. Here is
their theory J stand by me old COM
rades and beat your own brains out
with the but of YOU musket that YOU
shot ut the Johnnies with during the
rebellion. We hold the old soldiers in
high esteem and are proud that our
Government is able to care for them in
the way OF giving them liberal pensions,
but we appeal to their better Judgment
and advise them to vote as they shot in
the go square at the face of the enemy
not turn and shoot pell NELL through
their own ranks. Suppose that during
an engagement in val that one or two
hundred men would turn and go to
shooting their " comrades right and
left the result would be disaster and
defeat. That is what Brown and Stu
art are calling on you to do on the End
of August, but we think you are men
with too much brain to follow the de-
serters and beat out your W brains.
Now In regard to the claims of Geo.
Stuart put forth in his little malicious
circular, in his own words: II came be-
fore the primary election willing to
stand by the result of the primary"
In Stuart's announcement for Sheriff
he declared himself subject to the de-
cision of the Republican convention,
but said nothing about the primary
election. Next he says: Let us see
If l have ever been q traitor to the
cause of Republicanism." Well, Mr.. Stu.
art, we think you have. Did you not
in 1884 work and vote against o NJ.
Brabson, Republican nominee for Rep
resentative of Washington County.
and did you not, when defeated by ].
|. Hawkins for the nomination of
Sheriff, 60 into the Democratic caucus
held in Capt. Deaderick s office in Jones-
boro and declare yourself full fedged
| nan,aorot anA rnnatun ,a,n g. IL
against Hawkins and did you not use
it and did you not vote against him
and did you not the day that Mr..
Hickey was nominated state to the
convention publicly that you would
support the nominee? Are you doing
it? Are you not q bolter and a traitor
in this campaign We have no re.
Election to cast upon Mr.. Stuart's war
record, but hope he was a better SOL
dier than he now is a Republican. In
his little circular Stuart would have
the colored voter believe that he was
the n gave them their liberty or free
dom instead of Abraham Lincoln and
the whole Federal army. Colored
friends, the army was larger than Stu
art, so is the Republican party today,
so stand by the party rather than a
hungry office seeker. Now to the Re.
publican voters of Washington County,
both old and young, let ME say to you
stand by your ticket from head to foot,
do not stripe do not swap, do not loose
your vote by voting for any independ-
ent, and victory is ours; the whole
ticket will so through and we will
still sustain III reputation for patriot
ism and be in good shape for the No
vember campaign. l am an unflinch-
| Republican. KEN.