The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-26
THE x COMET.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Catered at the P0st06ce al johnson City Tenn, az
Second Class Matter.
DON'T GET GAY.

DON'T GET GAY.
The johnson City COMET, which is
one of the character whose orbit is
hyperbola, which has long since passed
its focus and is now on the wane, has
still strength enough, in the face of a
net loss OF more than 800 votes in Wash
ington county for the democratic tick
it, to raise its puny voice and accuse
another paper of being o 'load on the
party" It is not necessary for any
reputable paper to devote much space
to the silly mouthings of such little
fellows. 1t wears at its mast head an
ad. for general debility" and it is evil
dent that it should take out the first
months account in the stuff. 1t needs
it. -Knoxyill Sentinel.
The red-headed man on the Knox
vile Sentinel has at last condescended
to give THE COMET dignity by MOTTO
ing it editorially. This affords us great
pleasure, as it was not expected.
When the Sentinel was mentioned in
these columns it was not thought that
it would ever notice us, but its 2x4 re-
calcitrant disposition got the better
OF it.
1t says The COMET is making its last
revolution in its orbit and that it ought
to shut its mouth because the republic
cans gained 500 votes in this county.
1t strikes us that there was some gain
ing done in Knox county. If it had
not been for THE COMET Hanna would
have bought 800 more in this county.
THE COMET worked hard for the ticket
and its editor voted for free silver
and supported the ticket FROM ONE END
TO THE OTHER. Can the editor of the
Sentinel say as much and tell the truth
The COMET is better weekly paper
by long odds than the Sentinel is q
daily and will be sporting her bright
tail in the eternal blue when the edi-
tor of the Sentinel starves to death
working at his present salary.
The Sentinel regarded THE CoMET
as very good paper when it wanted Q
lot of free advertising done for the
Knoxville Street Fair, but when THT
COMET accused the Sentinel of support
ing Bryan for the sake Of policy only
il answers back by trying to make ut
appear puny.
In other words we were induced by
the Sentinel to distribute, folded in
The COMET, what was supposed to be
advertising matter for the Knoxville
Street Fair. When the supplement
came it was found to be filed up with
advertisements Of Knoxville business
firms for which the Sentinel apparent.
ly got pay. but for the sake of Stree
street fair" we were to distribute fol-
nothing. THE COMET distributed til,
supplement" free and don't car,
whether the Sentinel got pay or not
and the matter is only called up her,
TO show that THH COMET is sufficiently
interesting to the Sentinel when it cal
be used as o vehicle to further the ef
forts of that paper to obtain an exist
ence.
The agent OF the Sentinel and tn
chain OF papers to which it belong
called on US only this week, trying t
sell us patent outside or inside. TIL
credit of The COMET must certainly b
good with the Sentinel, else il woul'
not have US for a patron.
Tax COMET may be on its last leg
but 1t has not yet reached the ''paten
outside" symptoms.
The Sentinel should not get gay ; !
is only the scavenger Of the Tribun
and only publishes that which is nc
decent enough to go in the Tribune.
The Sentinel is penny wise an
Pound foolish. It may have news I
sell but il had better not try to spar
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