The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-02
THAT HARMONY cay.

THAT HARMONY cay.
One would get the idea from the
way In which a few of the republic
cans OF Knox county strut about
and use their mouths that, in their
own estimation at any rate,
they were the head, body and
limbs of the republican party.
They are continually bowling
for "harmony" and at the same
time raising more sand than q cy-
clone in the Sahara desert. Of
course their idea Of harmony" ia
that everybody else should agree
w It'll them In everything they do
and say, and of course they are to
be considered as the needful stuff
whenever there is any office in
sight. When any poor country
fellow concludes he has a right to
help run the party and offers a
Suggestion, or concludes he wants
an otlice the Knox county San
hedrim gets together calls the
victim in sits down on him, rolls
him over, sits down on him again
and cautions him not to mention
such thing again, as the one thing
needful is "harmony." Then If the
country man feels hurt over the
matter and tells few truths on the
fellows who regard themselves as
the salt of the earth they call him
a sore-head and not try to ruin him
politically, but some have even
gone ~ far as to try to ruin char
actor and business.
1t has come to pretty pass when
the honest voters of the republican
party are afraid to say word in
regard to the offices, or party pol.
icy. 1t is a shame when a set of
brazen faced, political tricksters
get all the credit for the large re-
publican vote in this district. 1t is
shame the way set of politici-
ans, whom the people Of this dis
trict have repudiated, are allowed
to come in, claim konors and die
tate tolall on the plea of "harm0ny."
1t is shame to see the good men
of the party silent under the lash
of these fellows for fear of ipjuring
party success. We say away with
this cringing and trimming on the
part Of the republican voters. The
people who vote the republican
ticket from principal deserve the
honor Of the victories and not the
fellows who are trying to ride into
notice on Mckinley, booms, Evans
booms or any other kind Of b0oms.
These fellows who cry Harmony"
the loudest always get in their
work just on the eve of election
because they believe they can
scare the people into their trap,
then for fear of causing split. A
split will not hurt US as there are
more honest republican voters than
there are deinagogic politicians
and split from such cause would
only be getting rid of a few ugly
party warts. The party would still
be here and we are persuaded il
would be more prosperous without
"Alabama Dicky and some others
who have been sailing under the
name of Mckinley club. Ninety
nine one hundredths of the people
OF Tennessee were for Mckinley
and yet the Dick Austin politicians
are trying to claim all the credit.
If anyone has an idea these fel.
lows are the bosses of this district
just let any of them try to gel an
Office from the people and the truth
will soon dawn upon the mind of
that misguided individual.
The TIMES is willing to do any
thing honorable it can to help along
the success of the republican party
but for the good of the party we
insist that the politicians he not al
lowed to work all their schemes
through on the cry of "harmOny."
If such men are allowed to do as
they please because all are afraid
to speak out and condemn them, 1t
will not be long until their sway
will be real, instead of all bluff, and
the free republican voters of the
East Tennessee mountains will
have bosses as surely as do the
slums of New York. Far be that
day from us!