The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
Talking for Two.
A right pert paragraph in the Dunlap
Tribune is to this effect:

A right pert paragraph in the Dunlap
Tribune is to this effect:
Politics is opening up at Nashville
The opposition is trying to select Gov
Patterson'sc scampaign manager for him,
in addition to explaining his attitude
on railroad rate legislation. Great
country, this, where man has every
thing done Tor him free."
Another illustration of this disposi.
tion of the opposition to say and do for
the governor is noted in the Knoxville
Sentinel of Friday afternoon. Mr.. Car
mack was in that city to fill lecture
engagement. In an interview under a
Chattanooga date line this sentence oc-
ours: "Mr. Carmack says be is satisfied
that Gov. Patterson has yielded to the
calling of primary" To the Sentinel
reporter this language was used when
asked if he thought Gov. Patterson has
been opposed to a primary: "'I know
that up until a few days ago he was
bitterly opposed to it, replied Senator
Carmack, with emphasis" Again, he
did mot think that Gov. Patterson or
his friends could help being convinced
that to deny primary would be an act
of suicide"
Mr.. Carmack's familiarity with the
governors recent position on the pri.
mary and his present determination on
that subject is surpassed only by his
disinterested concern lest the chief ex-
scutive's future course shall be polite
ally suicidal. The latter would be q
source of unassuageable grief to him,
no doubt!
When these interviews were shown
him, Gov. Patterson observed with
some positiveness "Senator Carmack
seems to be doing my talking for me
now. Later on l will talk for myself.
At the present 1 am very busy with the
affairs of the governors office and try.
ing to do my duty to the people in deal.
ing with the many questions which
daily present themselves.
Besides the routine duties, there are
thousand and one things arising tc
demand the governors time and atten.
Ntion. But recently he has had under
consideration at one time eleven cases
in which capital punishment had been
imposed; the rate conference is impend.
ing, and arrangements had to be made
for it; the disposition Of the sewage
that defies Mill Greek water has been
the subject Of conferences; it has been
his duty to disburse $4,000 in small
amounts among the soldiers OF the
Fourth Tennessee; commissioners for
the location of the West Tennessee OF
pertinent station have just been select
ed, and this matter demands immediate
consideration; conferences have. beer
set with the commissioners to discus.
the development of the Herbert Do
main. These are some OF the more i'm,
portant questions that are to be deal
with Immediately, so that, as matter
of fact, it is not likely that the govern
or has given or can soon devote mucI
time to his personal political fortunes.
Mr.. Carmack may assume now tt
speak for both, but the governor say
that later on he will talk for himself
The governor is not losing anything il
public estimation by sticking to his of
fee and attending to the business o
the people; for, as the Bolivar Bulletir
says: every action of Gov. Patterson
no matter how meritorious or deserv
ing, finds adverse criticism at the hand
of few papers and politicians, VIII,
have bounded him and uniustly cen
sured him ever since he became tn
chief executive. In the meantime, b
is doing his duty and making the stat
one of the best governors it has eve
had. The people appreciate that fact
and ct the proper time will show it,
Nashville American.