The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-19
SHARPE is A FREE MAN
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| c6, adviser" Again, Cnrmack lost
and a month before the election, be.
came the editor of the Nashville Ten
nesseap. He had made the race on
the prohibition platform, and, while
| he did not get the nomination, he did
secure enough representatives to as
sure the passage OF the so-called state.
wide liquor bill
In the meantime. Governor Patter-
son and former Governor Cox, once
| deadly enemies, wero reconcied The
| TennesSean charged that Colonel
| Cooper brought this reconciliation
about. and referred to II IN n humor-
GUS and sarcastic vein In It's editor
Ial columns Carmack also intimated
| that, TO save Governor Patterson, the
Democratic leaders were preparing TO
| trade Bryan for the goyernorship Col
| onel Cooper WAS chafing under the
comment, and. becoming more incens-
| ed every day. On Sunday, November
| S. the day before the killing, the fol
| lowing editorial appeared In the Ten.
| nessean:
ACROSS the Muddy Chasm."
I'VE trust there will he no unseen
ly ribaldry on the part OF the base
vulgar concerning the happy reunion
! OF long sundered hearts which was
accomplished in the Joyous reconcil
lation of his eXcellency, Hon. NJ. k
Peterson and his ex-eXcellency, Hon
John Isaac Cox. All honor to that
noble spirit. Major Duncan Brown
Cooper. who wrought this happy re.
union of congenal and conhuxible
spirits separated by evil fates although
born for each other All honor to
Major Duncan and may the blessing
OF the Peacemaker be upon him. May
he be heir TO all the beatitudes and
especially to the blessing reserved for
trose who hunger and thirst after
righteousness And there goes also
blessing TO His EXcellency-for as he
obtain mercy
But the choicest blessings. as is
right and proper, are for Governor
Cox himself. For If there be any re-
ward for meekness. and any for en-
during persecution for righteousness
sake. he shall inherit the earth and
Ills is the kingdom of heaven Yet
such is the meekness of his spirit
that we doubt not that Governor Cox
would be entirely comforted with the
meek mans reward.
III we pause here briefly 10 review
tho unhappy differences that have
armed these valiant souls against
each other. it is for no purpose OF re-
newing the strife, but rather of eni-
phasizing by contrast the felicity OF
the present situation. 1t will serve
also, TO bring out In bold relief the
gracious spirit which enables GOV
ernor Patterson to 'condescend TO men
of low estate lift up where he has
t-ampled down and lay q poultice OF
warm words upon the reputation he
has so fearfully bruised II Will teach
also those who most unJustly have
regarded Governor Cox as man OF
proud and naughty spirit that he is.
In fact, man OF modest stiffness anc
humility, one who can forget inju;ieS
the most grlevous. forgive insults tho
most flagrant, endure every assault
upon his honor and good name with
out resentment, and, in general, hum
bio himself that he may be exalted
II will also show that no one can ever
sin away his day OF grace with the
present all merciful machine; that no
nan can ever become SO vile. so de.
graded, so corrupt in its estimation
that 1t is not ready to raise him up
and load him with dignity and hon
ors II he only will give up everything
and serve 1t with fidelity and single
Eess OF heart.
1T will be remembered that Gov
ernor Patterson professed to have
only one great motive In seeking the
Office of goyeTnor-the wholly patri
otic and unselfish desire to purge the
state Of the shame and infamy brought
upon II by Cox and the Cox machine
He openly declared that he would
rather some other than he had the
task and the honor, but his soul would
not consent that such a man AS Cox
should be the governor OF Tennessee.
He charged that Cox had degraded
and debauched the politics OF the
state, he represented him as the Pill
ant tool Of the saloon and the cor
porations: he charged that he was
Democrat only In name. Republican
In fact: he called him a traitor 10
the Democratic party. Not only that
but he viciously assailed his personal
honor. his pecunlary integrity. and.
from every stump In Tennessee, he
pictured him In the bitterest words IN
his vocabulary aa a common CRATER
And the whole crew Joined their
voices In one universal chorus oil
damnatlon-'crook, CRATER. corrupt
politician cheap John demasogue'-
such were the words that flew thick
and fast from the mouths of Duncan
B. Cooper and all the leaders In the
great movement to reform and purge
and purify the state, to destroy the
power of the political machine and re.
store power to the people OF renne.
sec. The whole campaign was con.
Quoted with a view not only to defeat
Governor Cox. but to load him with
infamy and drive him out OF the Dol.
itice Of Tennessee So lar was this
carried that, after Governor Patterson
had been nominated for governor and
Cox had been nominated for the state
senate, Major Cooper journeyed II
Bristol for the purpose OF getting out
an independent candidate against him.
These facts will serve to glority
the recent pact Of peace. 1t shows
how far Governor Patterson had to
stoop, how much Governor Cox had to
forgive and matches an infinite con.
descension with an infinite humility.
OF course. there are other details
When Governor Cox was summoned tD
Nashville. some weeks. ago. 1t was
not simply for the purpose OF falling