The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-10-20
Brownlow's MeddlesOmeness.

Inc ola saying tnat prophet is not
without honor save in his own country
seems abundantly justified by the situ-
alton in the home county of Walter P.
Brownlow, for eight years Tennessee's
congressman from the First district,
and for six years past the absolute die
tater of the republican party in Ten
nessee. No republican or democrat
acquainted with the political situation
in this section of the state will serious
ly question the statement that the ring
'Boss" has fewer friends in Washing
ton county among his party associates
than in any county of his district, or of
the entire state, for that matter.
A very large portion of the republi-
can party in Washington county is in
open revolt against the "easy boss. I"
They charge that, not content to go to
congress every two years by the grace
of their suffrage, and of being the spoils
distributor of the entire state, Brown
low must interfere in every local con-
test, whether judicial, county or dis
trict. His stock seems to have declined
in this section from the time he inter-
fered in the bitter contest between Ty-
Ter and Harmon for the judgeship in
the First circuit. He succeeded in
foisting upon the people judge who
was not the choice of majority of the
republicans of the circuit.
While the returns IN November's
congressional election will not, in all
probability, show Brownlow's loss of
strength among the republicans, the
vote in the governors race is almost
sure to do so. The first proposition is
true because it is anotorious fact, open
y admitted by democrats, that there
are more than enough democrats who
regularly vote for Brownlow to offset
the detection from the republican
ranks.
The opposition of many of his party
enemies will, however, be carried fur
ther than a vote against Brownlow,
and it is stated on nrepublican authority
that as a rebuke to Brownlow's meth
DDS, his candidate for governor, Mr..
Littleton, will lose many republican
votes in Washington and Greene coun-
| ties.
Politics is perhaps more badly mixed
in the First than in any other congress
sional district in the United States. II
is charged that Mr.. Brownlow has as
much say-so in the councils of the
| democratic party in many counties Of
the district as he has in his own party.
1t is also true that the democrats dc
not make very strenuous efforts to i'm
pair his influence or to defeat him
| This is evidenced by the fact that thu
democratic nominee for congress this
year, Capt. r. E. Styll, of Cooke coun
| ty, two and four years ago openly sup
ported Brownlow. When Mr.. Brown
low received challenge from him fo
Joint debate, he made the character
lstic statement that his position OIL
public issues now does not differ from
that of two and four years ago, whe1
his opponent indorsed his views, and
therefore there was nothing to discuss
The democracy of East Tennessee
sends glad tidings TO the faithful o
Middle and West Tennessee. Away
loyal to the tenets of the party ant
faithful to the state ticket, the party
except for the schism in Knox, wa
never more harmonious or more thor
oughly united for a candidate than Ii i
for James B. Frazier. That he will
poll the solid democratic vote IN tn
First congressional district admits G
little doubt. The temperance sent
ment is strong in all the counties of th
district, except in Bristol, where tn
Adams law does not apply, and there
not, therefore, any danger that GoV
Frazier will lose any democratic vote
on this account.
On the other hand, the repubica
party is torn and rent with feuds. /
; Greene county the complete success {
democracy is generally admitted. I
Washington opposition TO Brownie
rule, devotion to temperance and
the University of Tennessee will co
Littleton many votes. In no county
the state is the temperance sentimeI
as strong as it is in Washington, an
republicans there do not like Mr.. Ii
tleton's position on this issue, and the
do not hesitate to say so. Mr.. Littl
ton evidently realized this, for O
though twice challenged to do so |
Gov. Frazier, he did not state how !
voted on saloon abolition in Winche
ter. The cry of honest elections do
. not interest Washington countians
any great extent, as it is universal
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