Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-22
For the Herald and Tribune.
COURT OF CHANCERY APPEALS.

wv IN INpl'N W
for the first time, elect the Judges of this
new court.
Those now occupying that bench are
candidates for election, and are the
nominees of the late Is to | Democratic
convention at Nashville. | have no ac-
q%uaintance with either of the three. No
matter how personally clever they may
be, they took "A very bad official start by
accepting appointment from Peter Tur-
ney a few days after he was lifted into
the executive chair, to which he was not
elected, by the people, but reached his
seat by virtue of an open violation of
u organic law and the outrageous dis
reimbursement of a large number of
thousands of the citizens of the State.
see that Hon. II, L. Taylor has agreed
to fill a list of appointments over the
State, commencing at Gre%eneville the
2Oth, in advocacy of the Turney appoin-
tees and Is to | nominees. Much anXi-
ETY. will be felt as to what he may be
able to say in favor of their election. As
he will be their attorney before the high
court of the people of the State; and as
they are the nominees of the Democratic
party, the people especially of East Ten
nessee as well as of the Middle and
Western divisions, will ask Mr.. Taylor
to state what the position of his clients
was in reference to what is known as
the "~Gubernatorial Steal" and looking
back to that unprecedented, law defying
and outrageous action, what their esti-
mate of it is now. There is another mat
ter which Mr.. Taylor must be sure and
state. How do these nominees, for whom
he speaks, stand in reference to the very
late and very peculiar Chicago platform?
Are they on it, under it, or by its side?
If on 1T, are both feet planted on its uni
que and extraordinary "Altgeld-Till-
man" planks. Especially, how are they
ON the concluding part Of the money
plank which says, "And we favor such
legislation as will prevent for the future
the demonotization of any kind of legal
tender money by private contract?" The
intent and meaning being to make it
unlawful to stipulate by note or bond
for the payment of an obligation solely
in any II Of several kinds of legal ten
der money that may be in circulation.
And, how do they stand as to that
plank which denounces as unlawful and
arbitrary the action of the Federal Coy
eminent and courts in suppressing in
cendiary and murderous mobs?
These inquiries are pertinent. For,
should the questions contemplated by
those planks come directly or otherwise
before our Court of Chancery Appeals
the people have a right to know whether
the incumbents of the bench would de-
eide in favor Of lawlessness or law.
Opposed to these three client-nominees
Of Mr.. Taylor's are three opposing nomi-
nees, Messrs. Turner, Smithson and Pos
ton. They too are partisan candidates.
They are Republican in politics. They
are lawyers Of eminent learning and
ability. Men of high and irreproachable
character. Guided by their knowledge
of the law and political righteousness.
they openly denounced the action of
Peter Turney, his advisers and aids and
the dominent majority of the General
Assembly as a high and ineXcusable
outrage on the laws and honor of the
State. They Furthermore stand openly
opposed to all the planks of the Chicago
platform referred to; and especially to
those features Of it, tending directly to
the reputation of our honest public and
private obligations; and, that specially
that strike at the credit and honor of our
National Government. They oppose
with equal tirmness the suggestions and
dictations of that platform pandering to
the worst elements Of communism and
anarchy; and, that would compel our
National Government to bow its head in
shame and hand its flag Of stars and
stripes to lawless mobs to be trailed and
trampled in the dust.
am no candidate for office; and there
are too many of life's miles past on the
road travelled over to allow me to en-,
gage in active political field contests
but it is my right, and perhaps my duty
to call attention to the facts | have sta
ted.
Our judiciary ought to constitute oul
strongest and most reliable safeguard
Let that department be intrusted alone
to those who have never sanctioned
breach of the law or approved directly
or remotely a violation of the organi,
character of our State. OLD LAWYER.