The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-02-08

have intimated that application was
made to Mr.. Ryan, is cut off the same
cloth, and is characteristic of the du-
plicity which attaches itself to the en-
tire proceeding of the governor and his
publicity agents.
"The suggestion of Mr.. Ryan was
eagerly caught up by those agents.
Fancy political promoter refusing
money from anywhere or anybody!
But when | spoke to Gov. Wilson about
it he said some uncivil things of Mr..
Ryan, expressing a fear that if the
knowledge of such contribution got
abroad it might do more harm than
good-an opinion with which Col. Har
vey promptly concurred, and the mat.
ter went no further. | might have
asked Gov. Wilson how he could recon-
ellie his objection to Ryan money, which
had not yet been offered him, with his
demand for Carnegie pension money,
which had been denied him. But, al.
though growing little impatient un-
der his sudden change of demeanor, |
did not wish to be disagreeable. Certain
it is that Mr.. Ryan never heard of the
matter. Neither l, nor any one else,
spoke TO him on the subject The eff
fort of the Wilson promoters to revive
it and bring it to the front is simply an
unprincipled attempt to divert the pub
lie attention from the fact that Gov.
Wilson has been rafting round as a
hero because of his indignant rejection
of Ryan, the truth being that Ryan
was never pressed upon him at all.
Feather IN Cap.
His courageous repudiation of Har-
vey, which has put such feather in
his cap, was on par with this. Whilst
Gov. Wilson was receiving popular ap-
plause because of his sacrifice of private
public duty, he was grow
cling at Harvey's feet after pardon for
the shameless and heartless treatment
he admitted having bestowed upon
Harvey at the Manhattan Club. If he
possesses g spark of honorable sensibil-
lty he will at once demand and require |
the publication of the abject letters he
wrote TO Harvey when he was made to
and realize that he must |
square the account of ingratitude, or
take the consequences.
Meanwhile, let me say, that whilst
the governors tardy repentance may |
placate the forgiving Col. Harvey
whilst it may even satisfy the suscepti.
ble Mr. Bryant refuse longer to follow
a man whose nomination would, in my |
be disaster and whose cleo
ton calamity He who could show
so disloyal to private friend
ship can not be trusted to be loyal to
anything. Within single year Gov.
Wilson's radical change of base, his re- |
and readjustments, person.
al and political, bis offenses to some
and apologies TO others have been ex-
actly concurrent with his selfish aims. |
There seems no abasement into which |
he is unable to descend with equal ia
cility and grace. May God protect de.
from such leader and such |
leadership.
Not on Trial.
81 submit to the democrats of the
United States that am not on trial.
am candidate for nothing. There is
no office within the gift of the govern
ment, or the people, the acceptance of
which / would so much as consider.
My career is behind me. / have pur-
sued it in the light of day. If it does
not plead my cause, I can not plead
for myself.
:" In the support gave the candidacy
Of Gov. Wilson, as herein related,
acted for the best, according to the
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