Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-07-25
THE WHIRLIGIG OF TIME.


1t brings curious and amazing
changes. These changes crowd each
other with such rapidity that they leave
US no time TO express our astonishment.
1t is a sign Of mental weakness to Won
der at any thing.
For years Sam Jones was drunken
Georgia lawyer, then he howered into
q thunderous pulpiteer and may yet
fruit into Methodist Bishop. Grover
Cleveland started out as master Of
ceremonies at hanging bees, gained
GovernorShip, won the Presidency
twice, and may yet be missionary to
Hawaii or the Cannibal Islands. Many
Yelling Lease leaped from the gloomy
obscurity of local brawler in Kansas
into the splendid fame Of most grace
full and impressive rostrum oratress,
and before the stars OF glory throw
their silver sheen upon the shadows
deep ming round the sunset of her life,
she may be Presidentess Of these Uni
ted States. Ten years ago it was con-
sidered the climax Of improperly to
even hint the suggestion that lovely
women had o sovereign right to mix in
political brawls, to display her gift of
eloquence and dainty graces before
practical conventions, and to crowd
among the ribald and vicious throngs
at the polling booths, and to profane
her angel hands, made to gather the
sweet roses and rich pearls of the high
est and holiest sphere with the pollu-
tions Of the ballot Now, the Sorosis
of the fair and fascinating ballot seek
ers has become an institution Of monu.
mental power and influence, and State
after State is Internationally surren-
dering to the sweeping propaganda Of
female suffrage. Less than two years
ago the country went Democratic with
whirl and whiz that paralized us on
the spot, but now State with Dem
cratic majority would be considered
community of imbeciles or madmen.
In this, the good old County OF Wash
ington, the Democrats used to hold
high carnival. 1t required the most
incessant and arduous missionary work
to get the most worthy and capable
man into the smallest Office who didn't
swear by all the Democratic gods at
once. Now, victories for the party Of
Jefferson and Jackson are so Few and
far between that if the Democrats
elect school director in Taylor or q
constable in Mohawk they still con-
slider themselves in the ring.
The Democrats of this county are in
unusually hard luck this year. Right
at the start their strongest mon organ
lied q Afraid. Of-My- Shadow party,
and no amount of csjolery and assur-
ance could induce consent to having
nomination thrust upon them. They
did try to pull DR.. Dobson out of his
cloister, but he said, NAY gentlemen,
have all l can do practising medicine,
attending to farm and helping to build
up old Washington College" Other
men we're engaged in good and profita-
bic work and had. no mind nor time to
monkey with the whirligig, and beg
ged to be excused. And so the Demo-
cratic convention put kind OF a ram
shackle, disjointed, nondescript affair
with fifth wheel attachment, that
they have about as good prospect Of
electing as Coxey's army had of cap
turing the Governmental Washington.
1t is amazing and interesting to see
how this whirligig is getting in its
work on our Democratic friends. The
Democratic nominees don't seem to
know these is death in the wheel. They
are going to martyrdom like so many
condemned Government mules to the
slaughter field.