The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-08-01

and were carried off by various per-
sons as souvenirs. haye batch of
them myself. Some souvenir degene-
rate forged the signatures to one of
them and some idiot bought it and
passed it in. What is to hinder Other S a.?
The government does not permit you
even to own a counterfeit and Tennes-
see ought to have some such stringent
inhibition. We will zee more OF this
trouble, or our sons will.
That silver paper is about to pan
out. Hon. B. Augustus Enloe is to be
the editor in chief and it is backed by
strong men of means and brains. 1t
is to be a iirst-class morning paper,
straight Democratic, straight silver
and will steer clear of corporate infu
ences. 1t is not Known what will be-
come OF its prime tenet if the Demo
cratic party should declare for gold or
straddle as it did last, or split the diff
ference, or ignore it, or do some other
fool thing. The management espec.
ially reserves the right to attend to
that bridge when they get to it. 1t
will not do for straight partisan
Democratic paper to say that it will
not follow the party, even if it declares
for gold, for it would thus discount
and annul in advance it's own inhu-
ence. On the other hand, it will not
Go for it to say that it will follow the
party, no matter what financial schultz
1t takes, for then it would not get the
free silver support upon which it
hopes to predicate a prosperous bust
ness to start with. Mr.. Enloe clearly
indicated in his silver speech at Wat
kin's hall few weeks ago that he was
with silver to stay and | infer and pre-
dict that the new paper will not follow
the party into the gold bug trap. Con-
ditions may change before the time
comes, however. Enloe is a man and
a Democrat without blemish, a nd the
worshippels of the pale metal may
rely upon it that he will be as nearly
right as big-brained patriot can be
and hold his job.
The suggestion of Carmack for gov
ernor awakens pleased expression
from his many admirers here, but not
in second of the motion. They would
be delighted, but it is impossible. All
Democrats, even Gov. Turney himself,
recognize the necessity of naming a
man who was not conspicuous in the
recent counting unpleasantness. Mr..
Enloe is charged with starting pa
Iper to BOOST his gubernatorial aspira-
tons, but / am informed that it does
him injustice. He would like to be
governor, of course, but be thinks il
. vital that no risks be taken, and have
heard that he has said that he might
not be elected but that Bob Taylor
could be. Do not possess yourself
with too much complaoency and con-
, fdence, you old NOISY Democrat.
You think doubtless that all the Dem.
; ocrats have got to do is to nominate O
. human being and his election follows
, I know myself of enough disaffection
. and disgruntlement to defeat the par
ty nnless some extraordinary thing
' happens to bring the boys back.
D hear it from all over the State-East
r West and Middle-and it is Bob Tay
a lor everywhere. Even the Chattanoo
ga Times allows its correspondents tC
show how the Bob Taylor storm is be
ginning to blow. l have heard only
faint whisper against it, and thst
! came from another aspirant-that thu
, people would not brook third term
Go to. thou sluggard and learn wis
dom from history. VIM. Blount. 10
r seph McMinn, and Willie Blount eacl
had three terms as governor, and JohI
Sewer and VIM. Carroll had six term
r each. These five men occupied th,
q place forty.one years. The unwrittel
a anti-third-term law applies only to TIA,
presidency. 1t is written and writer
the other way as to the Tennessee,
Q governorship. And whether 80 or not
4 we'd better be admonished and tax
the sure road to victory.
The centennial is fairly under way
u II is going to take some fast work t,
g get things in shape, but the will ant
" the means and the men are on decl
q and at l.. There ia one thing the.pet
pie outside of Nashville should insis
upon, and that is that the show b.
Q centrally located. The danger lie tha
) those people may locate it where yol
a pumpkins will have to spend half yol
. time here trying to scrouge into
: street Car to get there and the othe
J half waiting for o car to get back t
,. the city. All of us who want to se
, the big show succeed and have n,
i. corner.lot axes to grind want it in tn
river bottom, just over in Edgefeld
. where one can walk to it and laugh q
o the calamities OF the street car bond
If holder, but we are not going to kick
/ no matter where they put it. II tn
:, site committee makes a mistake W
u are going to rectify it by making tn
best OF q dernphool arrangement.
learned how to repress my hind.leg
at the Philadelphia centennial wher
after four days search, I found tn
d Tennessee headquarters hid under
,r hag-tent with wheelbaGrowful of Goa
"a for a State exhibit. had not the
: graduated in as many languages as
. felt indispensable to properly expires
Q my disenthusiasm, but realized no,
y utterly and abominably futile an
v foolish it is to kick when there is moth
. ing in sight and none coming to you
: 1t is generally thought that Maio