Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-12-07
CAPlTALCOMNIENT

The seven long days of another
week have dragged their weary
length of time away to join the
dim and mystic league of past
events, and still that canvassing
board remains as portentously 81
lent as the Oracle of Delphi, and
the relations existing between
Henry Whitewash and Patriotic
Honesty continue as cordial as
those between Damon and Pythias
AS unbrokenly and unqualified
confidential as those of the Siamese
twins
A whole month has passed now
since the election and still bets are
passing freely here in Nashville on
VINO will be our next Governor and
one is daily more and more impress
ed with that sage remark of Uncle
Remus. to the effect that ode mo-
y thinks erbout hit de less y seems
ter know" In the meantime the
respective party leaders here are
vigorously pursuing the Uneven
tenor Of their different ways. The
Republicans are going ahead with
an air of confidence which admits
of no sen timent of doubt as to final
result, while the Democrats are
industriously cultivating silence
and secrecy that is beautiful to be-
hold. By Democrats and Republi-
cans referred to here / merely
mean the party managers, of course.
The rank and file OF either party,
known as considers, known as lit
tie of what is going on as known
tie Russian peasants of what takes
takes place in the Cars house
hold.
But for all fear that is felt and
expressed toi the ultimate end of
this unfortunate business, ] have
no doubt as to its outcome. There
are two reasons why l have not.
In the first place l believe that the
aroused public sentiment will not
permit it and in addition to this /
believe that he in whose interert it
is supposed to be in operation will
spurn any offer of office which
comes with the faint of suspicion
about it. l have always believed
and | do still believe that Gov.
Peter Turney is a brave, honorable,
high-minded old hero and if he is
induced now to accept the office at
all, it will be after he is firmly con-
WINGED that he has been fairly and
squarcly elected. The story of
his life is one of chivalrous man.
hood and stainless honor and he
will not stoop now to conquer in
his last days and intellectually blot
the cscutchcon which has been
kept so proudly pure. Whatever
his enemies may say of him or evil
minds imagine he is not the man to
play the role of villainy performed
by that imbcciIc whose name is a
stigma to the pages of American
history, when he stole and filled the
Office to which the men of America
had elected grand old Samuel j.
Tilden, and therefore say that
! if Gov. Turney makes the ruinous
mistake of accepting this office Gas
! do lot believe he wild he will do
so honestly conscicntiously.
Another reason why l feel so sure
that the deal will be square is be-
cause the returns arc in the hands
of VIM. S. Morgan-than whom a
trucr, honester man does not livr.
l have known him long and init
mately and Lnow him to be the
S ul of honor, the embodiment
of true manliness. | never knew
man whose word was worth more
or by whom honor was accounted
/, more sacred.
But McCorry-Hcnry White
; wash-thcre is where the joke comes
in. He isbeyond question the most
gifted of all comedians, modem
or ancient, is Henry Whitewash.
He las appeared in many comic
parts, first and last. but he reached
the zenith of histrionic glory when
he came before the public as the
champion ofpurity in politics. The
spectacle of a big bull calf casting
amorous glances on a mermaid
: could not be more prcvokingly
ridiculous.