Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-07-10
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRAT.
Another Batch Of His WOndrOus
SCintiIlatiOns.
Written for the News,

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aerial conditions shall have been
Gisinfected, purged. or otherwise
cleanssd; when all the Pelees shall
have given off their ashes to settle
like pail upon our devoted heads;
when the whole heavens OF the po>
litical canvas shall have been fu-
migated until it is as clear an azure
hue az the heavenly armament ato
ter an April shower-the Jacksone
ian like the Roman soldier buried
amid the ruins of Pompeii, will
still cling onto ns "fowling piece,
and continue to cry out duty first
and duty always, and if die he
must he will continue to stand
steadfast and immoveabIe like
ocean lighthouses, pointing to
right, pointing to peace, pointing
TO the stars, determined 10 act ouV
that which he cannot say.
Awake2 Yes, and Argus eyed!
AS the day comes near that gives
tone and vigor to the feelings OF
some candidates and makes others
feel like other candidates who did
MT get enough votes in other days,
we can see new and strange vapors
rising from the political cesspool'
Some of the Jacksonians closest
friends are complaining that he is
a little too much vacillating, con-
tinued and continuous change OF
base in the presence OF the enemy
Now it is necessary for the Jack
sonian to do this, as he must keep
his characteristic of the Palmer
Buckner proeivities We are
strictly opposed to any reforms In
our government and before we eau
get to be politicians we must learn
to dodge, or sidetrack, these para
mount issues. Whatever influence
we can WELD in politics. we want
il understood, is to be in the inter
est Of our aspirant for office. II
makes no material difference with
us about corruption We could ST
placidly by and see corruption ac'
cumulate and pile up in mammoth
proportions in pyramidal form un'
til it's magnitude would be suffi
cient TO cover this entire judlcia
and we, after winning this ho
political battle, would retire to th'
shade Of this huge monument o
political pollution, and while re
posing there, drink from BeIshaz
zarian goblet the peerless waters tt
the health of M. NJ Allison, Chan
cellor Mcconnell and NJ, W. Whit
aker, and while thus regaining tn
bronze bloom of bloo1-bright you'll
meath natures bower we woul'
"trip the light fantastic tee" wit
our easel and portfolio, with thos
of our ilk-the giddy and the ga
keeping pace with the circuitou
movement of the shade cast fror
this pyramid of corruption, stop
ping at intervals to write parod
on our innocence, and give GU
conscience touch of high lite, an
while thus enjoying the testivitif
of the day. gaily let the old ma
sing 70 the vibrant sounds of b
fiddle and anon beat time with ht
wooden shoes.
The JaCksOnian was sorry
learn that certain picnic fell b'
low the standard. On account
the inclemenl weather the suppl
of ardent spirits" was cut some
what short, but at any rate an e
teemed Bros, favored few got
finger OF two of "Betlerton's Best
We regret very much We were n,
over there with a pocket full
rocks. As our Jasper contempo
ary knows nothing OF this v
mean to pass ii by as much unn
ticed as possible.
The products Of thriving go
ernment are millionaires on oI
hand and paupers on the oth'
We are glad to see this distincti'
well marked under the gold stan
ard and confidence Better
we'll enough alone" Labor is l
balaoce wheel Of the entire bu.
ness world. and il is nothing b