Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-20

uuSetnSH ueslIe w puiS' -" ''"''
OF the shame and infamy brought
upon it by Cox and the Cox machine.
he openly declared that h" would
rather some other than he had IN"
task and the honor. bul his soul would
not consent that such n man rs Cox
should b. the Governor of Tennes'
see lie charged that Cox had de-
graded and drbauched the politics oi
the state: he represented him as the
rliant tool rf the saloon and the cor
nora, ions. he charged thai he was
IRmocra, only In name. Republi'
can In fact: he called him n traitor
to the Democratic party Not oniy
that. hut he vicionslN aSsailed his
personal honor. his psCuniary inteG'
rity, and from every stump In Tchhfs-
see he pictured him in the bitt"rcst
words in his vocabulary as a common
CRATER. And the whole crew joined
their voices in one universal chorus
OF danna, ion--'crook. CRATER. cor
rup, politician. cheap John demaeogu"
such were the words that Jew thick
and fast from the mouths Of Duncan
u. Coooer and all the leaders In IN"
great movement, to reform and pnrg"
and purify the state. to destroy the
power OF the political machine and
restore power to the people OF Ten
nessep. The whole campaign was
conducted with a view not only TO de
feat Governor Cox. but 10 load him
with infamy and drive him ont of tn"
notifies OF Tennessee. So far was this
carried that after Governor Pa'ter-
son had been nominated for Cover
nor and Cox had been nominated Tor
the State Senate. Major Cooper jour
neyed to Bristol for the purpose or get
ting out an independent candida'"
against him.
These facts will serve 30 glority
the recen, past of peace. II shows
how far Governor Patterson had 10
stoop. how much Governor Cox had
to forgive and matches an INFINITE
condescension with an INFINITE mt
mili,v. Or course there are other
details. When Governor Cox was
summoned 10 Nashville some weeks
ago II was not simlly for the pur'
pose of falling on somebody's neck or
OF having somebody fall upon MS,
There are honors and dignities ana
Offices and substantial rewards to be
Observation-Disclosures that go to heal
the hur, that honor feels'--and these
things were talked Of and consider
ed
But no doubt. the main thing was
that Governor Cox agreed to fo'h
himself with Dan Murray, Dune
Cooper and Spared Hill. and aid them
in their battle fer the holy cause Oh
local self government"
Bv local self government, Carmack
meant the fgh, against prohibition.
The liquor interests led by the Gov
ernor declared In favor or local OPP
ton and CT letting each community
settle the saloon question for itself.
Colonel Cooper upon reading this
edit rial. sent the famous message
to Carmack: IL my name appears
in the Tennessean again one OF us
must die" The warning vas deliv-
cred to Senator Carmack. by Ex-State
Treasurer Craig Carmack said that
Colonel Cooper threat had made n
cessation Of the editorials impossible
that if the Tennessean never again
used Cooper's name the public would
believe that the paper had been blum
ed and II would lose caste. So on
Monday, Nov. 3, the day OF the kill
ing. there appeared in the Tennes-
sean this editorial:
THE Diplomat Of the swiebund."
TO Major Duncan Brown Cooper,
who wrought the great coalition. WHO
achieved the harmonious confluence
OF incompatible elements: who welded
the pewter handle to the wooden
spoon. who grated the dead bough
to the living tree and made II 10
bloom and blossom and bend with
golden fruit, who made playmates OF
the lamb and the leopard and boon
companions Of the spider and the ny.
who made soda and vinegar to swell
placidly in the same bGstle and who
taught Gil and water how they might
axree-to Major Duncan Brown
Cooper. the great diplomat Of the 20
Iitical Sweibund. be all honor and
glory forever
What happened neN Is history.
The States witnesses say that Car
mack was shot down from behind.
while he was In the act Of raising
his hat TO a lady-Mrs. Eastman. The
Coopers swear that they walked
across the street to reason with Ca--
mack and that he opened fire at once.
woundins Robin. who thereupon and
in self defense fired the shots wh'ch
killed the editor.