The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19
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Many years ago when Christ was on
earth he met man possessed with a
devil, who, recognizing them, cried
out, 81 know Thee, thou holy one of
God" Christ rebuked the devil and
said, "Hold thy peace" for Christ did
not intend that his unsullled truths
should be scattered by such messen-
gers. And 80 ought the democratic
party rebuke all republican papers,
who, under the cloak of hypocrisy, APP
parently champion the cause of some
democratic partisan, when in fact they
are working for the disorganization of
the whole party.
1t will be noticed by the democrats
of Johnson City that Edward W. Car
mack, through some agent, has joined
hands with an avowed republican organ
and is distributing through that medi.
um an extra sheet in which he is de-
Tending the magnificent, gilt-edged,
diamond studded stand he madam be-
half of the good people of Tennessee,
while in the same act he joins hands
with the enemy. He is placing the re-
publican and democratic colors on the
same flag .stsff, and he shall realize
when it is too late that when he blows
his horn, democracy will not rally
around any such a depraved standard.
Carmack's platform is composed of
approximately two issues. He rode
one up to the convention, his "popu-
larity," and there he found another,
namely, Bogus Convention" So
proud is he and his followers of this
issue, that in their wild hallucination,
they repeat that phrase and imagine
they see the doors of the governors
mansion open wide
At this democratic convention Pat
/ terson and his followers had one idet
Of how the primary should be conduct
ed, Carmack and his followers another
Patterson won out and Carmack lost
: and since that time he has been tryinl
t to turn his defeat into victory.
Ii this had been the first time Mr.
Carmack lost the thing for which h
was striving, his demonstration nigh
be excusable, but the Bob Taylor cpl
u sode has not become ancient history
: and if he will look out and read tn
a signs of the times he will find NOR
"a overwhelming defeat in store fer him.
Malcolm r. Patterson does not hay
to retract one word from any speech h
u made in the recent campaign he mad
}, for governor; he does not have to max
Is one apology. He is living by what h
+ advocated at that time. The peopl
have a primary and an excellent on,
" A primary similar to the way we sls'
u the presidents of our nation, and whe
'e the results have been proven, it sha
le appear that the popular vote and ii
of unit vote shall be in harmony,
If Carmack can not carry the coul
ties by the unit system, then he eou1
not carry them by other system. 1t
at just as likely for him to have by fe
er votes whole counties thrown to him
n. it is for MIR. Patterson, fact whi'
ok seems to have been overlooked.
tn Instead of this being Bogus Co
h vention" it has given rise to bog
plan, which the Carmack forces ha
captured, namely, to seduce the peor
Ia into believing that they are being 70
er bed of their votes.
up This convention has also give N
n Carmack something about which he C
it? converse. Almost every intervi'
ate which now falls from those heretofc
he sealed lips begins with "Bogus O.
De- vention" and ends with Bogus Cc
nj ventien" with q portentious sprinkli
Of this Bogus Convention" interspe
ed. But Mr.. Carmack will find IL
on he must meet the clean, honest a
lg- superb record of Patterson as govern
Dss Gov. Patterson has reflected the sc
ler timents Of the Tennessee people on
af- the great issues of our state. That
las has been just and liberal in his supp
n.y. of the prohibition movements can l
ing be denied. He has met the railrC
'lic rate question in the most advantaget
way 10 our people and it Is but just q
fair and in line with the time-honol
up custom of this state that he shol
8 it again be the executive of the comm,
Irs. wealth Of Tennessee, and to this {
to should the loyal democrats of this st
,rts bend their every effort.
end A YOUNG DEMOCRAT
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