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liquor bill.
 In the meantime, Governor Patterson
 and former Governor Cox, once deadly
 enemies, were reconeiled. The Tennos,
 seean charged that Colonel Cooper
 brought this reconciliation about, and
 referred to it in humorous and sar,
 castle vein in its editorial columns. Car.
 mack also intimated that, to save Gov
 ernor Patterson, the democratic leaders
 were preparing to trade Bryan for the governorship. Colonel Cooper was
 chafing under the comment, and becom-
 ing more incensed every day. On Sun.
 day, November 8, the day before the
 killing, the following editorial appear
 ed in the Tennesseean:
 "ACROSs THE MUDDY CHAsM." "We trust there will be no unseen ly ribaldry on the part of the base vul- gar concerning the happy reunion of long sundered hearts which was accom- plished in the joyous reconc iliation of His Exeellency Hon. M. R. Patterson, and His Ex-Excellency Hon. John Issac Cox. All honor to that noble spirit,
 Major Duncan Brown Cooper, who wrough this happy reunion of congcnial
 and confuxible spirits separated by evil fates although born for each oth- CT. All honor to Major Dune and may the blessings of the Peacemaker be upon him. May he be heir to all the
 beatitudes, and especially to the bless | ing reserved for those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. And there goes also a blessing to his excellency-- for as he has been merciful to Cox, so shall he obtain mercy.
 'sBut the choicest blessings as is right and proper, are for Governor Cox him self. For if there be any reward for meekress, and any for enduring perse- cution for righteousness saks, he shall inherit tho earth and his is the Kingdom of heaven. Yet such is the meekncss of his spirit that we doubt not that Gov ernor Cox would be entirely comfo9ted with the meek man s reward.
 eff we pause here briefly to review the unhappy differences that have arai- ed these valiant souls against each other, it is for no purpose of renewing
 the strife, but rather of emphasizing
 by contrast the felicity of the present | situation. It will serve also, to bring out in bold relief the gracious spirit
 which enables Governor Patterson to 'condcscend to men of low estate,' lift up where he has tramplod down and ! lay n poultice of warm words upon the reputation he has so fearfully bruised. | It will teach also those who most ua justly have regarded Governor Cox as man of proud and naughty spirit, that he is in fact, man of modest stiffness
 ard humility, one who can forget in | juries the most grievous, forgive in suits the most fragrant, endure every as. l sault upon his honor and good name
 without resentment, and, in general, humble himself that he may be exalted.
 It will also show that no one can ever sin away his day of grace with sho
 present all merciful machines; that no | man can ever become so vile, so dc. graded, so corrupt in it's estimation that 1 it is not ready to raise him up aud
 load him with dignity and honors if he only will give up everything ana serve it with fidelity and singleness of heart.
 "It will be remembered that Gov ernor Patterson professcd to have only one great motive in seeking the office nr erox-o-ne.r- tb z, ,rholIx, ,,atr.n4;. ,,1 unselfsh desire to purge the state of the shame and infamy brought upon 1t by Cox and the Cox machine. He opel y declared that he would rather some other than he had the task and the honor, but his soul would not consent that such man as Cox should be the governor of Tennessee. He charged that Cox had degraded ard debauched the politics of the state; he represented him as the pliant tool of the saloon and the corporations; he charged that he was democrat only in name, . repub- lican in fact; he called him traitor to the democratic party Not only that. but he viciously assailed his per sonal honor, his peeuniary integrity, and from every stump in Tennessee, he pictured him ia the bitterest words in his vocabulary as a common grafter. And the whole crew joined their voices in one universal chorus of damnation-- 'crook,' 'grafter,' Corrupt polit;cian,' 'cheap John denagogue, '--such were the words that flew thick and fast from the mouths of Duncar B. Cooper and all tho leaders in the great movement to reform and purge and purify the state, to destroy the power of the DO litieal machine and restore power 10 the people of Tennessee. The whole cam paign was eondrcted with view rot only to defeat Governor Cox, but to load him w;th infamy and drive him out of the politics of Tennessee. So far was this carried, that after Governor Patterson had been nominated for gov ernor and Cox had been nominated for the state senate, Major Cooper journey ed to Bristol for the purpose of getting out an independent candidate against him.