Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-09-02
THE euBERNAroRIAL CONTEST.

affairs was approaching-that the ex-
plosion would come sooner or later.
They knew that the machine was draw
ing on funds set apart for other specific
purposes to tide v Q present and press
ing emergencies and to prevent an K
posure. They knew that something had
to be done to make provision against
the deficits that were daily accruing,
and when the Old Fraud and usurper,
who regularly draws Gov. Evans sal
airy without blush or shame or qualm
of either stomach or conscience, called
the extra session they were neither
shocked mol surprised.
These persons gave out their knowl-
edge freely and on all occasions. OF
course, the ''organs," published in the
interest Of the machine and whose sole
apology for existence is to conceal its
recklessness and incompetency and to
defend its vices and crimes, promptly
and stoutly denied that such a woful
and disgraceful condition of affairs ex-
listed, answering back that such state
ments were baseless f%abrications solely
designed for electioneering purposes.
Subsequent events proved that the
"organs" are still welded to the prac-
tice of falsehood and deception. The
exposure had to come, Pete had to
tumble. The stream of revenue could
not supply a treasury constantly and
illegally ENTHUSIASTICALLY drained be.
cause u present State Government
stands on lawlessness and usurpation.
Those who predicted an enormous de-
felt turned out to be genuine prophets
and the genuine friends of the people.
Right in the midst of the excitements
of the State contest, when T%urneyism
with all the r%eproaches which the name
implies is on trial before the Jury of
the people and Bob Taylor has to carry
a weight that would break the back
of a mastadon, there comes from the
very throne of the Tennessee Democ.
racy a proclamation of utter incompe.
tency to manage the affairs of the
State and an ukase to raise the tax
rate to meet the obligations its own
recklessness and dishonesty have in
Cured.
Our present woful and shameful con.
dition is a striking illustration of the
truth of the scriptural declaration:
when the wicked rule the people
mourn" Their burdens are too grew
GUS to he borne and their woes are
without number.
With the present slump in the mar
kets and the scarcity of money, a very
large majority of the taxpayers can not
pay the present rate of taxation without
the most stinting economy and de-
priving themselves and their families
of the actual necessaries of life. Money
having practically ceased to circulate
they try every scheme and work every
plan to get even or a little ahead, and
in every instance exhaustive failure is
the result. Increase the tax rate 1874
per cent. as contemplated and which
will be done, and the money in active
circulation in no county in East Tennes'
see will be sufficient to pay the taxes, to
say nothing of paying debts and pro
viding for the looming winter. The
families arelegioa, whose impoverished
heads are forced to rob their wives OF
their pin money and to sell the butter.
eggs and poultry, that was formerly
set apart for the sole use and benefit
of the children, to keep out of the re.
morseless clutch of the back tax gath.
erer and to avoid the memorable pro.
cesses of the courts. Truly, under the
Democratic regime we have descended
to the very Avernus of shame and
want.
What hope a there be of relief
from our present harassments and more
grievous distresses as long as the gang
is continued in powerY How can we
expect a bettcrment of our condition
by electing q man Governor who is q
candidate of this gang, and who must
be its champion and be subject at all
times and in all things to it's imperial
edicts, willing or unwillingp
The presumption is reasonable that
the gang" fully understood their own
business when they nominated Mr.,
Taylor for Governor by reclamation,
Under their auspices the Democratic
party had so run down in reputation
and the public confidence that the
nomination of n of their own immedi
ate number would have been rejected
with general scorn and indignation
Robert was their only chance. "Barkil
was willing" too. He had waxed ricf
on hippodroming and was fixed" t.
enter politics" A Governor who hat
managed to spend 1915, 900 more of tn,
peoples money than his predecessor
and had nothing to show for it, ant
who had without hesitation affixed hi
official signature to such odious ant
liberty destroying enactments as tn,
back tax attorney, the poll tax, tn,
Dortch, the uniform ballot and regis
tratiou laws, all uncomfortable out
RACES on a free people, could be relic,
upon with absolute certainty in an,
emergency "in politics."
Former Gov. Taylor has never bee
accuaed of kpnwino n oront oiuL