The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-10-16

out he will be drowned in sympathetic
tears before he girds up his loins to
start in the race. Abingdon Virginian.
While Mr.. Brownlow for some reason
failed to fill his appointment here Mon
day, his opponent, Mr.. Cy H. Lyle, was
on hand and spoke to large and en-
thusiastic audience. Those who were
present gave Mr.. Lyle the closest at
tention, and he seems to have made
good impression with the people of this
county. New Tazewell Times, repub-
lican.
Cyrus H. Lyle expresses himself as
being highly encouraged over his pros
poets of election to. congress from the
First Tennessee district. He has al
ready convinced Mr.. Brownlow that
the district is not his personal property,
as his lurid imagination had so fondly
pictured it. Mr.. Lyle has the ability
and patriotism that will render him a
useful member of congress. Gate City
va Leader.
Since Bob Burrow has declined to be
a democratic candidate against Brown
low the democratic executive committee
has n0med Cy Lyle, editor of THE Com
EFT. Under ordinary circumstances we
would support newspaper man
through thick and thin, but they claim
Cy will drink up all the campaign Ii
quor himself and never allow us leaders
to taste it.-Sevierville indicator
1t has been said that Congressman
Brownlow has declined the honor of
making a joint canvass with Editor Cy
Lyle; it now remains for the latter
named to have lots of fun, to be missed
by the latter. That Mr.. Lyle will have
it it there is no doubt. Mr.. Brownlow
should bear in mind that the self-im-
portant- and-I- Lam the-bo individual is
liable to wake up some morning and
kick himself for wanting more boot in
trade than he is actually worth or en-
titled to. --Maury Democrat.
We knew Brownlow would claim any
thing he had the slightest chance at,
but his opponent, Mr.. Lyle, is showing
that Brownlow has not accomplished
all he claims-he proves that W. G. An
derson did a good many of the things
in congress for which Brownlow claims
credit; also that A. A. Taylor did some
things for the district. He also proves
that there is more wind than action in
Mr.. Brownlow's Appalachian Park talk
Senator Pritchard being the one to
whom most credit is due. Newport
Times
If Mr.. Brownlow had consented to
meet Mr.. Lyle in a joint discussion it
would have shown that he had faith in
the righteousness of his cause. AS it
is, he knows that his own party to a
very great extent is opposed to him and
he is catering to the democrats for sup
port. At Rogersville he said that, if
there was any fraud committed in the
judicial race between Harmon and Ty-
Ter, the democrats did it, for they were
in control of the machinery. If demo-
Gratis want to help man who will will
fully make such charge as that pub
licly so far as we are concerned they
can do 30. Greeneville Democrat.
The nomination Of Cy Lyle for our
representative in congress on the dem
ocratic ticket is taken as a cause for re-
joicing by many democrats and repub-
licans. So far as the writer knows he
has clean record as man. Congress
man Brownlow has done much for our
district, and there are many reasons
why he should be returned to the place
BUT WE MUST ALL BE MEN before we
can be worthy politicians. And every
intelligent patriot, in order to exercise
his duty as citizen, will vote for the
man whom he thinks will best represent
the character of those he leaves behind.
Cedar Greek correspondent onesboro
Herald and Tribune.
Cy Lyle, "witty Cy," of johnson
City, has accepted the democratic nom