Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30
HOt One
"AnOther Voter" Demands Har.
mOny in a Loud VOice-.A
Salty Letter.

the Lawrence Democrat or Marcn w,
there appeared an article signed ga
Voter" who, at this early stage of the
game, appeals to Democrats to stand
by the nominees of their party. Appar-
entity he sees crises coming and is for
tifying. He recalls to our minds the
unfortunate occurance of Republican
victory in 1904, in this County, the
hrst perhaps in its history. He urges
Democrats to get their heads together,
to lay aside prejudice, put their should
ers to the wheel and start for victory
this Summer. To comment briefly on
his appeal will say: "There is peculiar
atmosphere surrounding his article" it
is in sense daring and unreasonable,
and asks an outraged Democracy to en-
dorse political chicanery in preference
to justice and constitutional rights
The writer, if for any length OF time, a
citizen of this County should know that
there was certainly a cause for the over
whelming victory for the Republicans in
this County, in 1904. Perhaps no one
Democrat would admit that this victory
was pre-arranged. For number of
years few men, pehaps bakers
(6nanciaD half-dozen, have almost ex-
clusively named the candidates for
County Offices. They pre-arranged, and
feresaid candidates for the various other
offices, or rather dictated them, and in a
sense cowed Democrats into subm ission
by questioning their Democracy, must
ering in volunteers to fight the battles
for them in the general elections, by
patting them on the backs and hattery
and placing of chicken feed in their
pockets, and by promises to defeated
candidates. To me it appears that the
rank and file of Lawrence County's
Democracy has been robbed of its rights
for number of years in Party Coun
ellis, but where was it so high handed as
in the recent delegated County Conven-
ton. Machine Politicians have had
their clutches on us just as long as W.
dare stand it, and we are going to breal
the shackles and throw them off, an(
once, and we hope forever rid ourselves
of political poison. The tidal wave o
political reform in the United State
has struck them, and Lawrence County
and it cannot be stemmed. There il
going to be a reckoning. There is no us
of asking Democrats to unite to indors
such high-handed political trickery a
was INDUCED in here of late. We don
care any longer to be people of tax
alton without representation. Their
are thousand, and more, of the thirteel
hundred Democrats in Lawrenc
County, who desire once more to hav,
their political and constitutional right
restored to them. They are going to as
the party that deprived them of thes
rights to restore it unto them. Let
settle our gubernatorlal muddle. Let
give unto Ceazer that which belong
unto him. Lets substitute principle fo
practice, then the heads of a righteou
people will 60 together, prejudice wi
be a thing of the past, our shoulder
will be to the wheel and all will h
peace and harmony in Democrat
ranks, and "a Voter" can do somethin
other than appeal to Democrats to SUI
port the nominees. There will ono
more be a united Democracy in Lay
renee County. United we stand divide
we fall. Westand fer our rights, an
will be content with nothing less. +,
was indeed cowardly for minority
deprive vast majority of Lawren
County's Democracy of their rights
party council, but it would be mo
cowardly for an honest Democrac
that knows its duty so well, that h
seen principle entirely obliterated, t
will of the people ignored, practice su
stituted for principle, to indorse SUI
undemocratic, high-handed polite
trickery.
The Republican Party will rid its
of "Brownlow bossism," and Democra
is going to rid itself, in some way, of
elephant and mark you my predicti
Cox and Patterson, Carmack and Tay
are great men, and the people will p