The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-16

pictured him in the bitterest words
in his vocabulary as a common
CRATER. And the whole crew joined
their voices in one universal choris
Of damnation-e crook CRATER cor
rupt politician. cheap John dema-
gogue'-sueh were the words that
flew thick and fast from the mouth of
Duncan B. Cooper and all the leaders
in the great movement to reform and
purify the state. to destroy the power
of the political machine and restore
TO the people of Tennessee. The
whole campaign was conducted with
a view not only to defeat Governor
Cox, but to load him with infamy and
drive him out OF the politics of Ten
nessee. So far was this carried, that
after Governor Patterson had been
nominated for governor and Cox had
been nominated for the state senate,
Major Cooper journeyed to Bristol for
the purpose of getting out an indie
pendent candidate against him.
These facts will serve to glorify the
recent past of peace. 1t shows how
far Governor Patterson had TO stoop.
how much Governor Cox had to for
give and match an infinite condescen-
sion with an infinite humility. OF
course. there are other details.
When Governor Cox was summoned
10 Nashville. some weeks ago, it was
not simply for The purpose of falling
on somebody's neck or of having
somebody fall upon his. There are
honors and dignities and offices and
substantial rewards 10 be distributed
things that go to heal the hurt
thai honor feels'-and these things
We're talked of and considered
But no doubt. the main thing was
that Governor Cox agreed to join
himself with Ban Murray. Dune
Cooper and Spared Hill and aid them
in their battle for the Holy Cause of
Local Self Government"
BY local self government, Carmack
meant the fight against prohibition.
The liquor interests led by the gov
ernor. declared in favor of local OPP
ton and of letting each community
settle the saloon question for itself.
Colonel Cooper upon reading this
editorial. sent the famous message to
the Tennessean again. one of us must
die The warning was delivered 10
Senator Carmack by Ex-State Treas
nrer Craig. Carmak said that Col
Cooper's threat had made a cessation
of the editorials impossible-that If
the Tennessean never again used
Cooper's name. the public would be-
lieve that The paper had been bluffed
and II would lose caste. So on Mon
day November 8, the day of the kill
ing. there appeared in the Ten
nessean this editorial:
To Major Duncan Brown Cooper
who wrought the great coalition, who
achieved the harmonious confluence
of incompatible elements; who weld
ed the pewter handle to the wooden
spoon; who grated the dead bough
10 the living tree and made it to
bloom and bourgeon and bend with
golden fruit, who made playmates
of the lamb and the leopard and
boon companions of the spider and
the fly; who made soda and vinegar
to dwell placidly in the same bottle
and who taught oil and water how
tHtN HlSHi ok W hdJOi OuHtdii
Brown Cooper. the great diplomat of
the political Sweibund be all honor
and glory forever"
What happened next 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 TO reason With Carmack and
that he opened fire at once, wound
ing Robin who. thereupon and in self
defense fired The shots which killed
the editor.