Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-02-27

ed Evans was elected, there is not re-
spectacle lawyer from johnson to
Shelby who would not feel that he was
lnsulted If any one would have report.
ed that he construed the Constitution
as 1T is construed by this Legislature
TO keep one in that was not elected.
My opinion is that there is not in Ten
nessee one lawyer in ten of the Demo.
cratic party believes with the adyo.
Gates Of this bill. / am glad to know
that have not heard a single Judge of
any court that SO construed the Consti-
tuition.
We offered resolution to let the
Democratic Attorney General construe
1t, but it was voted down by the Dem.
ocrats, not one voting for it. Oh, no.
Not willing to let their own Democratic
Attorney General pass upon it. am
proud to believe that nine tenths of
our people are opposed to this great
wrong and mistake for political pur.
poses, that the honest people of all
parties do not endorse it.
| They believe, and have been educat.
ed to believe, that it is Just and right
TO give the Constitution the same inter.
probation when Republican is elected
as when Democrat is elected. Cover.
nor Evans has had hard time with
democracy. When he was elected to the
Fifty First Congress his certificate was
withheld, Notwithstanding the retutns
showed he was elected. A Democratic
Sheriff was procured to make two re.
turns of the election from his county.
The first and honest return, elected
| ESan9' tho cnnnnA l..Lz
IL IL had been counted, would have re-
Jected him. The steal was so palpable
that 1t was abandoned and he received
his certificate. Then the Democratic
Legislature at the next session added
to his district Democratic counties
enough to defeat him for reelection by
a small majority. But the supposed
Democratic district was carried last
fall by Republican with handsome
majority, and Evans Governor, but. by
the same party, is deprived of his rights
and the Constitution violated, to keen
him out OF the eGovernorship. But his flu.
ture is only madebrighter by Democrat
ic fraud and prosecution. But they say
he Is carpet bagger. l wish we had
one hundred thousand of such carpet
Daggers. Yes, he came to Tennessee
thirty years ago, he has been an hon.
est, sober, industrious citizen; built up
large business; but he is a Republi.
can. But If one comes to our State from
any of the loyal States and is drunk
half of his time, adds nothing to the
wealth or business of tAe country, and
loafer generally, but votes the Demo.
cratic ticket, he is glorious fellow
from the North and not q carpet bag
ger. Oh, such a sentiment. 1t is a
wonder that we ever got dollar of
capital, or man of business and en-.
terprise to come to our State And this
great wrong that is about to be perpe.
trate is the hardest blow to business
and enterprise that the State has re-
ceived since the foolish Rebellion.
We wanted grand Centenniel next
year when our State will be an hundred
years old, when our Constitution soon
thereafter was adopted; our Legisla-
ture to do likewise. But what will we
celebrate? The violation of the old
Constitution, in order that he may be
kept out OF the office of Governor who
was elected and one kept in whom they
know was defeated. Will Congress ap-
propriate large sum to be used? In
the language of the Washington cor
respondent of the New York Tribune:
ITO celebrate the steal of a Governor.
Shall we ask the Republicans to con-
tribute to the great Exposition, when
they know that their candidate was
elected and that Democracy violated
the Constitution to keep him from tax.
ing his seatp
trust that this great calamity may
yet be averted and this great wrong be
rlghted. said the great majority of
the Democrats in and out of the State
were opposed to this great wrong. The
Senator from Madison said the news
paper men did not understand this
question, if they did they would be
with them, the Democrats. l say to
the Senator that the reason those men
are not with them is because they do
understand it. If they did not under.
stand the question their papers would
have been filled with glowing articles
sustaining the Democratic Legislature.
| know they wish they could sustain
them; but they know the intelligent,
honest people will not agree to the
greatest wrong ever perpetrated to keep
a Democrat in office who was defeated.
Look at the Democratic papers of our
State, not one in five sustains you. The
city papers of the largest circulation,
the country papers almost solid against
this wrong. But some say they don't
know anything about the question.
Oh, what mistake.
There is the New York World, the
New York Tribune, the Baltimore Sun,
thd Atlanta Constitution, and many
others. Are their editors ignorantp
Oh, no. II they were, they would be
with you. The Courier Journal, whose
editor is Henry Watterson, one of the
brainiest men in the South, son of
noble sire, the Hon. Harry NJ. Waiter
son, who was honored by our State
time and again as Representative in
the State and National Legislature-he
understands the question well. He
was born and raised in our State. He
pleads, yes, implores you not to dis
grace his native State, not to violate
the old Constitution and bring reproach
upon the Volunteer State, the home of
Jackson, of Polk, of Grundy, of Bell,
of ii. L. White and many other patri-
OTIS, and forever blast her good name.
Yes, he pleads with you to save the al.
most destroyed Democracy. He knows
no one can justify this great outrage.
But he don't understand the question,
you say, your answer in action is that
you NEED the Hog"
The Bristol Courier, the only Demo
cratic daily published in East Tennes-
see, is published by John Slack & Son.
J The old man is the County Trustee of
the only Democratic county in East
J Tennessee. His son Charles, who writes
} nearly all the editorials. is one of the
J brightest young men in the country.
J He understands the question we'll, and
he would 60 with you if he could, but
the Democrats of old Sullivan are hon.
est, they don't want the Constitution