San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-26
THAT TENNESSEE STEAL.

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| Avalanche on the iniquity per-
| petrated in the Senate OF Tennes-
see, in voting to prevent Evans
taking his seat as governor, to
which office he had been elected by
a.vote Of the people, are we'll worth
quoting. The Avalanche is a Demo,
cratic newspaper, ably edited and
a power in the western part Of that
state. Its double loaded editorial
on that steal is as follows:
"By a vote of Is to IA, the bill to
steal the chief executive office OF
Tennessee from Gov. Evans, who was
elected by the people on November
| 6, and give it to Peter Turney, eX-
governor, and at present holding
the office by force and violence,
passed the Senate. Senator Bates
protested in an argument that was
powerful, lucid, logical and unan-
sWerable. For this service he has
endeared himself to nine-tenths Of
the Democrats of Tennessee, who
love courage and fairness and
who scorn trickery and subterfuge.
Senator Bates possesses the true
Jacksonian spirit. Look at it as
we may, it requires courage Of no
mean order to resent the imperious
demands OF the clamorous coal oil
crowd and resist the influence of
fhn f,oiSnrn IIn in 70 I'm q tinn fha
seems to possess the members of
the General Assembly. A mans
world is that portion Of the earth
and sky that envirOns him, and
the world of Nashville, with it's
Hobbies and considerations Of wire
pullers and pap-suckers, is a mar
row one, but large enough to
cause the purblind and the short
sighted to imagine that it
covers the state. The startling
proceedings in the Senate yester.
day, the arrogant brutality, the
farce and fraud, the sniveling n.y.
pocrisy, and the miserable subter-
fuges by which the crime has been
committed should arouse to indig-
nation every honest man through
out the country. Unable to de.
fond their position or explain there
conduct, these infatuated fools who
are makinga burlesque Of sovereign
authority, shield themselves from
the condemnation of the press of
the country by impudently assum-
ing superior wisdom and claiming
that their position is not under
stood. Magnificent assumption
Splendid idiocy! Unparalleled ash
ninity These acknowledgements
ators-pass measure against the
almost unanimous wishes of the
Democratic press Of their own state
and against the unanimous pro-
tests of the Democratic press of
the United States. They consume
weeks in discussing the measure
and in having their organs pa
rade their arguments and in their
last breath have nothing better to
say and no better argument to Of
fer than that the newspapers do
not understand the question. The
eXigencies Of the times demand a
strong man. Some honest and able
man who loves his state
should meet this infamous meas
ure in the House as he would
monster and destroy it. Some
man, who would blush to see the
indellible brand of crime on the
brow Of Tennessee, should leap to
hnr do oh inlI
disgrace. Some man, who respects
the wishes OF his constituents,
should raise his voice and COM
mand that this insane rush to de-
struction cease. Some man, who
is free to speak his sentiments,
who can defy vicious influences,
who Is proof against contiguous
clamor, who can look beyond
the confines of the lobby-rooms
and see the fair face of Tennessee
turned toward him, should have
the manhood to draw steel In her
defense and scourge back those
fools or criminals who would
smirch her 'scutcheon or defile her
| honor. A leader is wanted. A
leader Of courage and character can
save her. The occasion Is here; the
man should arise. A rare oppor-
tunity presents itself, one that may
not come again in century, never
let us hope. 1t is only necessary
for some man to raise the standard
Of right and the rest will follow.
Public sentiment is rolling in upon
the state capital and it's waves are
irresistible. With leader to make
the first move, there will be few
who will dare defy it, or breast the
waves Of popular censure. Never
was there more opportune time
for leader to come forth and WELD