Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-07-25
THEN AND NO W.

Those acquainted with the facts
have never conceded the honesty and
regularity OF Brown 3 nomination eight
years ago. There were spots here, there
and yonder, that had for a cover
a pretty thick crust OF rank smell
ling dirt 1t was thought and be-
lieved that His Honor did good many
shady things for man who assumes
to be the incarnation of political virtue
and moral purity. There vas vast
amount Of subdued excitement and
irritation in the party at the time, but
it passed away without rupture.
With his characteristic vehemence and
sanctity Brown contended that he was
straight goods" and was entitled to
the full support Of the party. His
tongue warbled of silvery eloquence
by the yard in advocating peace and
unity, that the party might present an
unbroken front to the enemy and elect
the full ticket To ell appearance the
disaffection passed away like a summer
cloud, but hundreds of Republicans,
knowing that his nomination was
tainted by unfairness, voted for Brown
with a strong mental reservation for
use in the future, and he was elected.
The whirligig Of time has changed
things and as far as Brown is concerned
brought around complete reversal.
1t always makes vast deal Of differ
ence as to whose OK is gored-as to who
is and who isn't. The convention met
in Jonesboro to nominate q candidate
for Judge. Brown had no showing at
all. He didn't amount to anything
more than crumb Of cheese in rat
harbor-a tadpole in frog pond-a
gnat on the left horn Of a Texas steer.
His delegates could have been put in a
room ten feet square and then had
plenty of fighting room. He discovered
that his name was. Dennis Ichabod A.
jackson B. His numerous friends
had remained quietly at home, as they
will the 2nd Of next month, giving him
unrestricted opportunity to run his
masheen " as best he could. Founder
ing ''in the SOUP" sizzling, bubbling
and boiling over with wrath that the
grimy hand Of fraud and bribery had
stolen the $4,000 jewel, his numerous
ly few friends, looking like the frazzles
to an old army blanket that had went
through the whole service of the war,
looked helplessly on his downfall and
woe,j without so much as word ex.
pressing a keen sense Of their own be-
reavement.
Brown hustled off to Greeneville with
his red hot grievance tucked snugly
and securely under the frozen cookies
Of his depressed heart, and after re-
covering his breath and convalescing
from his paralytic stroke, and after the
delay and hesitation due to the solem-
mites Of the occasion, he again stepped
into the arena, not only full fedged
independent candidate but metamor-
phosed Digger Indian warrior with
tomahawk and scalping knife and
painted black as the ace of spades. He
became at once the admiration of the
Democratic Dough Faces and the idol
of the ringed, streaked and striped
Hoboes. They gathered around him
like tumble bugs always gather around
similar rich spots in the public roads.
He was the medicine for Campbell.
There was as much blood in his eye as
there is in full grown calf and he was
more dangerous than the Wild Man
of Borneo.
Congratulations over, Brown solemn
ly rehearsed the oft repeated story of
his maltreatment misfortune and pov.
erty to the charmed and charming cir.
Gle, and by all the gods at once assured
the mongrel crowd that he was in the
fight to the finish. Overcome by his
emotions, he fell like Lucifer, Son Of
the morning, into their outstretcheC
arms. At last reviving under the in
fluence of his favorite stimulant, he con
tinued his impressive address by ssyins
that he had been defeated by fraud ant
bribery, that whisky had poured down
the capacious throats Of the corrupted
delegates like the waters at the Fall
of Lodore, and that Tyler Campbell
should never wag off with that 800, 900
which was his only barrier against tn
poor house. His pension of $3.50 yea
didn't amount to huckleberry in
bears mouth, and as to the produce o
his fine river farm in Greene county
was eaten up and forgotten before
was raised. He was old and poor, an,
badly afflicted as his pension proved
but he would show Tyler Campbell
and his bodied and his boodlers tn
omnipotence of phrensy propelled b.
the pauperism Of saint.
i A horse kicked II. s. Shafer, of tn
Freemyer House, Middleburg, N. Y.
on the knee, which laid him up in be-