Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-01-22
THOUGHTS FOR REPUBLICAN, DI
GESTTON

Col. Brownlow has had his disap-
pointments in political life, but he al
ways bore them with unrufled euua
nimity and steadfast hopefulness. He
may have had good reasons for believ-
ing that at one time or another the
miscarriage of his plans have been due
to the INSCRIPTIONS use of arts and
methods that would not bear scrutiny,
yet he has constantly refrained from
becoming that intolerable nuisance
and affiiction-a man with a private
grievance pleading for public sympa-
thy. He has never discouraged bis
successful rivals with a treat of ''cold
shoulder" has never sulked in his tent
whilst the Republican army was march
ing to the front or fighting in the field:
but on the contrary plunged into the
thickest of the strife, doing the most
earnest, active, enthusiastic and telling
service for the ticket. He is this kind
of a Republican, never allowing a keen
memory of wrongs done him to drive
him away from the plain, straightfor.
ward line of duty. We do not claim
that Mr.. Brownlow deserves distin-
guished consideration for this manly
cause any more than an honest and
yirtuous man deserves special mention
and credit for honesty and virtue, for
in both cases it is simple obedience to
duty; u contention is, and we dare
maintain it as the facts are with us,
that the efficient worker and faithful
partyist, when the feast is spread,
should not always be sent around to
back kitchen door for the scraps.
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THOUGH it may be overtaken by oc.
casional reverses. a party with correct
basic principles can not fail as long as
it recognizes and rewards fidelity as.
ISOLATED with judgment, tact and abili.
ty. When it drifts from this standard
and selects for its opponents incompe-
tents and those with a consuming greed
for personal gain, it f~orfeits all claim
to existence and the sooner it is sent to
join the silent majority" the better it
is for all concerned.
~
No party can thrive and retain a hold
upon the popular confidence and sup
port that ignores the ethics of common
honesty and disregards the dictates of
prudence and common sense. A party
that is not loyal to the right, to itself,
and to its faithful and deserving, that
shifts from this to that that thrift may
follow subterfuge and deception, no
matter what its creed may be, will
sooner or later dig its W grave and
write its own epitaph.
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The Democratic party Is rapidly GO
ing to pieces because its efforts are no
longer supported by the courage of its
convictions; because of its substituted
subterfuge, evasion, chicane, and dou-
BILE dealing for manly and honest tao.
tics; and because it has put the lyw
politician and corrupt time server in
the lead in preference to its able and
meritorious men, who would have built
up a respectable aud solid organiza-
ton without wrecking the country.
So
THE Republican party is coming on
back" into power. 1t has not only re-
covered all it's lost ground but planted
its flag upon some of the strongest eita.
dels of the enemy. 1t is in the ascen-
dant already, and a cyclonic sweep
will smooth and straighten the way for
its march on Washington in 1886.
IS
THE Republican party a only main.